Poet-politican Andrea Jenkins: first Black trans American to run a city council
LONDON, Feb 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poet, performance artist, politician and ground breaker. For Andrea Jenkins, the…
Arizona Senate passes anti-trans sports ban
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to bar transgender girls and women from competing on the…
Passport to acceptance? LGBTQ+ travellers wary about gender-neutral IDs
LONDON/NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – S tudent Mars Proppe, who identifies as non-binary – neither male nor…
USA Swimming unveils new policy for transgender athletes
(Reuters) – USA Swimming has unveiled a new policy that would allow transgender athletes to swim in elite…
One trans woman’s fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ community
KUMASI, Ghana (Reuters) – In a dimly-lit room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist…
South Dakota House committee approves trans athlete ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Wednesday approved a proposal from Republican Gov. Kristi…
Mother: teachers manipulated child to change gender identity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her gender…
Arizona bill would ban transgender girls, women from teams
PHOENIX (AP) — Transgender girls and women would be barred from competing on the high school or college…
Hormones help trans teens, U.S. study finds, as state bans loom
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender teenagers prescribed cross-sex hormones are less likely to have suicidal thoughts and…
In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition
OUAGADOUGOU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in…