A minister should be given specific responsibility for transgender issues in Wales, Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams has said. Ms Williams said “trans people are subject to so much prejudice” and “much more” could be done to help them get better access to public services. She said it was “astonishing” that there was no…

59% of trans people under 26 said they had considered suicide The hidden extent of suicide attempts among young transgender people has been highlighted in a study. A survey found that 48% of trans people under 26 said they had attempted suicide, and 30% said they had done so in the past year, while 59%…

Bangkok-based agency has 18 girls in its trans division A Thai modeling agency has launched the first transgender model division in the world. The Bangkok-based Apple Modeling Agency annouced the division on Tuesday (11 November) and has 18 transgender girls on its books. Apple is one of the leading and largest modeling agencies in the…

A New Jersey transgender woman died earlier this week after allegedly being attacked by a man living in her boarding house. Eyricka Morgan, 26, reportedly died Sept. 24 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Devonte Scott, 21, was arrested following Morgan’s death and charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and…

A group of men following a transgender woman reportedly shouted, “That’s a dude in a dress,” and other derogatory comments before attacking and robbing her Monday in downtown Toledo. Candice Rose Milligan, 33, formerly Shawn Milligan, was released from Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Thursday. She had undergone two surgeries and recently had her jaw…