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A4TE fires half its union staff with a one-sentence email

Advocates for Trans Equality fired 12 union staff members on 30 September 2026 with a single-sentence email that misspelled the organisation's own…

Trade unions back trans workers. That is not a crisis.

The UnHerd framing treats trade unions advocating for trans workers as a threat to women's rights and a problem for the Labour government. That gets…

Trans NSW Health Worker Wins $35K in Discrimination Case

A New South Wales tribunal has awarded $35,000 to a trans man employed by the Northern NSW Local Health District after finding that an internal…

Iowa music teacher says school board denied him a job because he is transgender

Ace Rios, a transgender music teacher in Iowa, accepted a job offer at Fremont-Mills High School in Tabor, only to have the school board vote to…

Norfolk sues over trans recruit in women's locker room

The city of Norfolk and Police Chief Mark Talbot are facing two lawsuits totalling $20 million over a 2024 incident in which a transgender woman…

Durham NHS chief says 'we did not listen', but Rose paid the price

The chief executive of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has admitted the trust 'did not listen closely enough' in the case of trans…

The HR leadership test hidden in the single-sex spaces debate

The EHRC's updated Code of Practice on single-sex spaces gives employers a legal framework, but it does not tell them what to do on Monday morning…

The HR leadership test hidden in the single-sex spaces debate

The EHRC's updated Code of Practice on single-sex spaces has been laid before Parliament and gives employers a legal framework, but not a complete…

Megan Rapinoe lost work for backing trans rights. What does that cost?

Megan Rapinoe lost a World Cup commercial contract after an AI risk-flagging tool identified her support for trans rights as a liability. Helen…

Trans Corrections officer settles landmark human rights case against employer

A transgender corrections officer in Aotearoa New Zealand has settled a landmark human rights case against the Department of Corrections after…

Pride flags at work are legal: tribunal backs DWP over LGBTQ+ displays

An Employment Tribunal has ruled that Pride flags, pronoun markers, and LGBTQ+ symbols in DWP workplaces are lawful. In Jennings v Department for…

Forty-five years of dentistry, lived authentically

Dr Michelle Peterson's decision to transition whilst maintaining her dental practice in the American Bible Belt offers a powerful testament to…

Trans at Work: Know Your Rights and Protections

A practical guide helping trans employees and employers understand workplace rights, facilities access, and legal protections in the UK.

Employers must create clear, inclusive gender policies now

Dr Helen Webberley calls on employers and HR teams to establish transparent policies that support transgender and non-binary staff.

Sheffield NHS Trust trans staff policy: what it really offers

An examination of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust's commitments to supporting transgender and gender diverse employees in practice.

Essential questions trans employees should ask employers

Trans workers deserve to know what protections, policies and support their employer can offer, before and after transitioning at work.

Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling: what employers need to know

A recent tribunal case highlights the importance of robust equality, diversity and inclusion policies in the workplace.

NHS nurse claims staff stayed silent in trans rights fight 'out of fear'

Sandie Peggie, an NHS nurse who previously brought a case against NHS Fife over a shared changing room with transgender colleague Dr Beth Upton, is…

Pentagon searches medical records to purge trans troops

The Pentagon is reportedly searching military medical records, including mental health notes and pre-service treatment histories, to identify and…

Ousted transgender CIA officer warns of 'palpable fear' at security agencies

Julia Curlee served four US administrations as a CIA officer and became the first transgender officer to transition openly and remain with the…

White House trusted a trans CIA briefer with its deepest secrets

Julia Curlee briefed presidents and rose to become the White House's senior career intelligence official, trusted with the most sensitive secrets in…

Michigan transgender candidate could become state's first trans state representative

Joanna Whaley won the Democratic primary for Michigan House District 2 and could become the first openly transgender woman elected to the state…

Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as anti-2SLGBTQ+

Tim Hortons announced a Harry Potter-themed promotion tied to the franchise's 25th anniversary, and faced immediate backlash from Canada's 2SLGBTQ+…

Gender-critical Belfast Film Festival case thrown out in full

The Industrial Tribunal dismissed Sara O'Gorman's claims against Belfast Film Festival in full. O'Gorman, who worked as an Inclusion and Audience…

Being transgender is not the most interesting thing about me, says Green MSP

Iris Duane, one of the first openly transgender MSPs in the Scottish Parliament, has said being transgender has never been the most interesting thing…

Trans troops win class action status as courts keep saying the same thing

A federal court has granted class action status to Talbott v. USA, meaning legal protections won by individual trans service members could extend to…

Alaska flight attendants fired after opposing trans rights get jury trial

Two former Alaska Airlines flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who were fired in 2021 after posting comments opposing the Equality Act on…

Durham nurses tribunal: what the ruling actually said

Eight nurses at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust won their Employment Tribunal claims partly because their employer mishandled their…

Pennsylvania's first openly transgender mayor reflects on first months in office: 'We're all neighbors here'

At a moment when trans people are being framed as a threat to public life, Erica Deuso is simply running public life. Downingtown's mayor,…

Citizens condemn Erie councilman for misgendering trans colleague

Misgendering is not a politeness question, it is a dignity question. When Erie City Councilman Ed Brzezinski referred to openly transgender Council…

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