Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer does not believe transgender women are women, his official spokesman has said. In March 2022, when he was leader of the opposition, Sir Keir told the Times that “a woman is a female adult, and in addition to that transwomen are women, and that is not just my view –...
Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said. In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short of saying trans women should use the men’s toilets. But she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The ruling...
PA Media A statue of former South African prime minister Jan Smuts was targeted by vandals The Met Police is appealing for information after several statues in Parliament Square, including one of women’s votes campaigner Dame Millicent Fawcett, were vandalised during a protest on Saturday. Transgender campaigners gathered in front of Parliament to protest against...
John Swinney said members of the trans community would be feeling “uncertain and anxious”. Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has said the Supreme Court ruling over the legal meaning of a woman will leave members of the trans community feeling “uncertain and anxious”. He was speaking as protests were held in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh...
Protesters have gathered in a city centre in a show of support for trans people following a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. One of the 200 attendees at Saturday’s rally in Plymouth city centre described the judges’ decision as “barbaric”. Some of the group held a large trans pride flag while...
Paul O’Hare BBC Scotland News BBC Kerrie Meyer had gender reassignment surgery at the age of 72 Campaigners have warned the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman could have “dire consequences” for the safety of trans people. Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman told BBC Scotland News the trans community is now...
Part of the Series Voting Wrongs When Laurel M. M. Benfield changed her name, she went through months of bureaucratic labor and countless hoops and expenses to ensure that her new legal name was reflected on all identity documents, including her birth certificate. The process required criminal background checks, notaries, court documentation, trips to the...
From Liza’s Gender Commission, we present this article as a complement to the translation of the text “Trans Counteroffensive” by the Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL). The document produced by our companions provides a contextual analysis of the trans issue both internationally and nationally within the French context, outlines the organization’s theoretical stance on including trans...
Megha Mohan BBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Chithra Jeyaram/ BBC Srija, (L) who fought to have her marriage to Arun (C) legally recognised, says everything she’s achieved has been made possible by her mother, Valli (R) In 2019 Srija became the first transgender woman to legally marry in the Indian state of Tamil...
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into California’s Department of Education over Assembly Bill 1955, a law passed last year that limits the forced outing of transgender students to their parents. The bill, already the subject of multiple legal challenges, has become a lightning rod for anti-trans activists who claim it...
As Republican lawmakers wage an all-out assault on transgender people, Democrats are reportedly “reshuffling.” In a recent article, sources told NOTUS that the party is attempting to adjust its tone on trans issues following its crushing losses in the 2024 election, instead seeking a sort of middle ground that won’t “inflame” voters. The myth that...
The court filing signals a shift from targeting openly trans troops to potentially investigating those who are closeted. According to a newly filed document in Talbott v. Trump — the court case that will determine whether transgender people can continue to serve in the U.S. military — the military now plans to ask all service...
The two had a heated exchange over an executive order banning trans women and girls from playing in women’s sports. U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday to demand an apology from Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democratic, after the two had a heated exchange at the White House in...
This story was originally published by Prism. Despite legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting trans rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, some institutions are complying with the orders — a move some advocates say is premature and potentially illegal. Hospitals have canceled gender-affirming surgeries, colleges have curtailed DEI programs, and...