Real News from the Real Transgender World |
Edition Date: April 27th, 2024 |
By: VICE Staff The White House has decided to insert itself into the controversy surrounding North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill, which mandates people use the restroom that matches the gender on their birth certificate. On Friday, the Obama administration is expected to issue a letter to all US public schools strongly suggesting transgender students be…
By: Angelica Ross By now, everyone paying attention has realized that the battle over bathrooms is less about protecting women and children and more about our society’s continued refusal to accept transgender people. When I first transitioned back in 1999, I encountered resistance from the other women in the cosmetics department where I worked. They…
Via: Sky News Brighton Council defends its letter to thousands of parents after it was branded “utterly ridiculous” by a Tory MP. A council leader has said he is “proud” of a letter asking children aged four to choose the gender “they most identify with”. Brighton and Hove City Council wrote to thousands of parents…
By: Cleis Abeni Katrina Johnson moved her family from Chicago to Burlington, Iowa, to escape rising violence in the big city, reports the Des Moines Register. She settled in the small city of around 50,000 residents in a culturally diverse, low-income neighborhood called South Hills. Her family thrived. Then the unthinkable happened. On March 2, Burlington police discovered the…
Originally Posted: BBC News Transgender people are waiting up to 18 months for an initial consultation at specialist NHS gender identity clinics. Those seeking gender reassignment at one of England’s eight centres face a further wait of more than three years. Under NHS guidelines, an initial appointment for hormone therapy and surgery should be within…