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Changing The Game: trans teenage athletes striving to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning

Brian Butler February 4, 2025

Michael Barnett’s award-winning documentary Changing The Game follows the journeys of three US trans teenage athletes as they strive to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning. It’s a glorious celebration of being who you know yourself truly to be, but also a realistic look at the bigotry, prejudice and hatred […]

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Transgender News

Trump bans trans people from serving in the US military, saying they are “medically and morally unfit to serve”

Graham Robson January 28, 2025

Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning trans people from serving in the military. In the order, Trump claimed that “the Armed Forces have been afflicted with radical gender ideology,” and claimed that trans people are both “medically and morally unfit to serve.” It is estimated that there are around 15,000 trans people in […]

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Promoted

Trans Miss Universe hopeful pulls out of competition

Graham Robson January 24, 2025

Trans Miss Universe hopeful Keylyn Trajano has waved goodbye to her dreams of winning the competition as she pulled out of the Miss Universe Philippines Pampanga qualifying round. In a statement on social media, Trajano detailed her reasons for her withdrawal, but underscored that this does not mean that she is “quitting or backing down […]

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Transgender News

Trans prisoner Zoe Watts no longer has access to life saving medication, according to campaign group #JusticeForZoeWatts

Graham Robson January 22, 2025

Zoe Watts, who is currently being held in the Men’s Healthcare Wing at HMP Peterborough, no longer has access to life saving medication, according to campaign group #JusticeForZoeWatts. A statement published on the #JusticeForZoeWatts Instagram said: “[Zoe] has not been provided with her prescription of Sertraline for the past week since Monday (January 13) and […]

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Transgender News

University of Brighton announces one of the UK’s first scholarships focused on the study of trans inclusion

Graham Robson January 16, 2025

A PhD scholarship focused on trans and non-binary inclusion has been launched by the University of Brighton in collaboration with the Paul Cottingham Trust. The scholarship will provide a researcher with financial support and access to world-class resources to develop a project focusing on trans and non-binary inclusion within the broad remit of supporting health, […]

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Transgender News

Brighton & Hove City Council to discuss adopting revised version of Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit

Graham Robson January 16, 2025

Councillors will discuss adopting a revised version of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit at the meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s (BHCC) Cabinet on Thursday, January 23. According to BHCC, the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit has been developed to empower staff and governors in Brighton & Hove’s schools and colleges to develop inclusive policies […]

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Music

Indie-rock trans songstress joy burklund & her band announce release of debut album ‘Songbouquet’

Graham Robson January 14, 2025

Philadelphia-based indie-rock trans songstress joy burklund & her band have announced the release of their debut album Songbouquet on March 22. Following last year’s debut release On the Line, joy’s second single Steady Heart swirls joy’s quirky anti-folk lyricism into a lush, classic rock band arrangement. joy burklund said: “I wrote Steady Heart for my […]

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Sport

Noa-Lynn van Leuven to “step back” from darts for mental health reasons

Graham Robson January 11, 2025

Noa-Lynn van Leuven, the first trans player to compete at the World Darts Championship, has announced she will “step back” from the sport for mental health reasons. The 28-year-old history maker, who lost in the first round of WDC to Dutch compatriot Kevin Doets, returned to the oche at Q-School, where players compete to earn […]

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Transgender News

Body of 18-year-old trans woman lay undiscovered in her flat for two days

Graham Robson January 7, 2025

The body of an 18-year-old trans woman lay undiscovered for two days in her flat, an inquest has heard. Emma Alraabeah came to the UK in 2022 – aged 16 – after fearing persecution in her home country of Saudi Arabia. The emergency services were called to her flat in Harlow, Essex, on 26 June […]

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Transgender News

Labour councillor quits Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity

Graham Robson January 4, 2025

Zoe Hughes, a councillor on Exeter City Council, has quit the Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity. Hughes, who will now serve as an Independent, said: “As a queer person, I have often felt alone and marginalised within society. However, I […]

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