Transgender
- Asia Pacific, Culture, Dance, Drag, LGBTQ+ rights, Māori, New Zealand, Society, Transgender, World news
Strike a pose: vogue balls go mainstream in New Zealand
Led by Māori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs …
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New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people
Critics warn move could have devastating impact on lives and wellbeing of those affectedNew Zealand has announ…
- Activism, Bangladesh, Garment workers, Global development, Indigenous peoples, Life and style, Muhammad Yunus, Protest, Sexual violence, Sheikh Hasina, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Because of women it became a people’s revolution’: what has changed one year on from Bangladesh’s student uprising?
Five female activists talk about their lives since Sheikh Hasina was ousted – and how the country can secure l…
- Aids and HIV, Global development, Health, India, Sex work, Sexual health, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
Diesel, oil, condoms: transgender sex workers teach India’s truckers about Aids
On the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about sa…
- Global development, Global health, Health, LGBTQ+ rights, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, Tuberculosis, World news
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek trea…
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Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment
Case marks first time a trans person has successfully challenged use of such conversion practices in countryA …
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The good hacker: can Taiwanese activist turned politician Audrey Tang detoxify the internet?
As the ‘civic hacker’ who became Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet minister, she is used to breaking boundari…
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Japan court lets transgender man change official status without sterilisation in legal first
Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in offici…
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LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal are first in south Asia to be legally married
Rights activists say marriage of Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey is ‘historic day’An LGB…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Human rights, LGBTQ+ rights, Society, Sport, Transgender, World news
Gay Games delight Hong Kong amid China’s growing hostility to LGBTQ+ community
Activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainla…
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Japan court rules mandatory sterilisation of people officially changing gender unconstitutional
Judges reject requirement for trans people to remove reproductive organs for state-recognised gender changeJap…
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Rediscovering India’s lost queer icons: a tour of Old Delhi’s secret history
The queen who dressed as a man and the eunuch who built a mosque are just two highlights of a journey through …
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Sex worker, survivor, Māori TV star: world’s first transgender MP remembered as trailblazer
Georgina Beyer was a formidable force for New Zealand’s rainbow community, pushing reforms on sex work and civ…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, New Zealand, New Zealand politics, Transgender, Wellington, World news
World’s first openly transgender MP, Georgina Beyer, dies in New Zealand aged 65
The former actor, drag performer, sex worker and radio host pulled off a surprise victory as a Labour MP and l…
- Cannes 2022, Cannes film festival, Culture, Drama films, Festivals, Film, Pakistan, Romance films, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World cinema, World news
Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut
Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delic…