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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

What's next for trans rights after the midterms

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Colorado mom's story built a campaign. The courts told a different one.

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Northern Ireland benchmarks its gender service against a discredited review

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Every UK medical student offered free trans healthcare training

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Anti-trans political ads backfired 2-to-1 in the 2026 midterms

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Macrons file new defamation lawsuit against US podcaster over transgender rumours

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Montana House Democrats elect two trans lawmakers to lead them

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Article · In the news · 12 Nov 2026

Washington parents sue to block trans girls sports ban

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Hampstead Heath ponds trans access challenge heard at High Court

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Trans sport bans won in Washington and Colorado, and young people pay

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford is Wisconsin's first transgender lawmaker

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Trans Texans breathe again, but they're watching closely

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

LifeLabs ordered to pay $32K for misgendering trans and non-binary patients

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Australian Press Council rules 'Transgender Dropout' headline unfair

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

New transgender Georgia lawmaker wants to push for LGBTQ+ policies

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

The political playbook that unraveled US transgender rights in the past decade

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

Queer groups sound the alarm as BC Conservatives target trans youth

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Article · In the news · 9 Nov 2026

When a Democrat runs the same ad as a Republican, what does trans Iowa have left?

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Article · In the news · 3 Nov 2026

Camas trans runner qualifies for state, and the protestors stay home

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Article · In the news · 3 Nov 2026

HHS rule strips disability protection from gender dysphoria

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Article · In the news · 3 Nov 2026

Marine Corps ends extensions amid scrutiny of transgender separation cases

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Article · In the news · 2 Nov 2026

Transgender teenager sues Essentia Health after 5 years of care abruptly ends

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Article · In the news · 2 Nov 2026

YouGov poll: voters trust Democrats on trans rights by 29 points

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Article · In the news · 2 Nov 2026

US ballot measures that will reshape trans lives in real time

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Article · In the news · 2 Nov 2026

One loss, one trans athlete, one ballot initiative: let's be honest

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

Erika Hilton: the Black trans politician reshaping Brazilian power

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

2 arrested in killing of transgender woman Jayla McGee

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

Gender-affirming healthcare is still out of reach for many South Africans

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

A Kansas pastor just said what most politicians are afraid to

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

Minnesota trans athletes caught in a bylaw battle they didn't start

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Article · In the news · 29 Oct 2026

Fighting the universe to make a surgery happen

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Article · In the news · 26 Oct 2026

Genital exams for girls: what Washington's sports ban actually demands

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Article · In the news · 26 Oct 2026

The DCCC just ran its first anti-trans ad. Now what?

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Article · In the news · 26 Oct 2026

Living behind a thick skin: life as a trans woman over 6ft tall

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Article · In the news · 23 Oct 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to back transgender military ban

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Article · In the news · 23 Oct 2026

Rowling calls trans activism 'elitist'. Let's look at who holds the power

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

Beyond depathologisation: Securing the right to health for trans communities

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

Teacher barred after deadnaming pupil raises £46k for fresh appeal

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

A teenager just wanted to run. Adults made her a target.

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to ban trans women from women's sports

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women?

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Article · In the news · 21 Oct 2026

Arizona puts trans people's rights to a ballot vote

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Article · In the news · 19 Oct 2026

I'm trans – why don't I belong on a women's ward?

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Article · In the news · 19 Oct 2026

The Voice singer Ciiara Nyx says music helped her navigate her trans identity

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Article · In the news · 16 Oct 2026

A girl just wanted to run. Then came the protest.

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Article · In the news · 16 Oct 2026

Texas GOP leader says anti-trans ads are not working

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Article · In the news · 16 Oct 2026

Trans rights protesters crash London's largest Harry Potter store opening

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Article · In the news · 14 Oct 2026

He murdered a woman. A court overturned his conviction because the victim was trans.

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