The charity Mermaids, which offers support services to transgender young people and their caregivers in the UK, was once portrayed in the media as a respected source of advice and information. But by 2022, this had changed.
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In 2023, 24 states had laws or regulations in place prohibiting transgender students from participating on public school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. These bans mean that a person whose sex assigned ...
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Dec 7, 2023
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With the subject more in the public eye than ever before, you might assume transgender people's quest for rights would be gaining significant support across the country. Not so, reveals a survey conducted in three southwestern ...
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Aug 29, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria should be protected against discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Jul 3, 2023
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Recent debates around transgender people and sexual diversity have been marked by essentialism, a profoundly conservative mindset with deep links to religious and metaphysical dogmatism. It is a stance through which conservative ...
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Apr 18, 2023
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The UK's equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch, has announced a review of the list of countries whose gender recognition certificates are recognized by the UK. This could mean that transgender people from more than 40 countries ...
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Jan 12, 2023
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Shinta Ratri, an Indonesian transgender woman, taught transgender people at the Al-Fatah Islamic boarding school she founded in 2008 that God didn't care if you were gay or transgender.
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Dec 7, 2022
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While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice.
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Nov 17, 2022
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Librarians need to be able to communicate about social justice issues, and teaching social justice storytelling to library school students will help them develop the skills to do so, two researchers say.
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Nov 3, 2022
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The teenage years are a tumultuous time in one's life, especially for transgender teens. On top of typical social, mental, physical and emotional changes, they might also experience gender dysphoria—the psychological distress ...
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May 30, 2022
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