Transgender
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‘To gain respect, you need success’: the trans tycoon from Thailand who bought up Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20mA…
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‘We deserve to be treated equally’: Pakistan’s trans community steps out of the shadows
Ridiculed and persecuted for years, members of Khwaja Sira have staged their first march in support of trans r…
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Film depicting transgender love affair to be screened in Pakistan
Cannes Jury prize-winning Joyland had previously been banned following objections by Islamist hardlinersA Paki…
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Joyland: Pakistan bans Oscar contender film about trans love affair
Islamic groups denounce film that won prestigious jury prize at Cannes and has Malala Yousafzai as executive d…
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Thai transgender tycoon buys Miss Universe Organization for $20m
Jakapong ‘Anne’ Jakrajutatip has spoken about her experience as a transgender woman and advocated for trans ri…
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Japanese trans woman denied status as parent of own child – reports
Tokyo high court rules that child born after woman’s legal gender change should not be recognised as her daugh…
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‘Like a bridge that connects us’: Pride parade comes to Bangkok amid new hope for LGBT rights
Event returns for first time in many years on Sunday as city appoints governor vocal in supporting LGBT commun…
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‘A turning point’: Indian art fair challenges gender and sexual stereotypes
Participants including Aravani trans art collective are shifting perceptions in male-dominated societyEven thr…
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Pakistan’s transgender women protest against rising tide of violence
Rally and vigil held in Islamabad to highlight discrimination and attacks on community, including murders of f…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Human rights, LGBT rights, Rape and sexual assault, Sharia law, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
Lives of LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘dramatically worse’ under Taliban rule, finds survey
Human Rights Watch reports cases of mob attacks, gang-rape and death threats, with LGBTQ+ people living in fea…
- Beauty, Delhi, Discrimination at work, Global development, Human rights, India, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
‘It’s so liberating’: India’s first salon run by transgender men
Founder Aryan Pasha wants La Beauté & Style to be an inclusive and comfortable space, as well as tackle pr…
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New Zealand passes law making it easier to change sex on birth certificates
Advocates welcome bill allowing for self-identification they say upholds rights for transgender and non-binary…
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Time running out for LGBTQ+ Afghans hiding from Taliban, warn charities
Large numbers linked to previous administration are stranded in Afghanistan, with calls for the UK to broker r…
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‘We have more in common than what separates us’: refugee stories, told by refugees
In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced b…
- Global development, India, LGBT rights, Police, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
‘The best cops’: Indian state recruits its first transgender police officers
The 13 new constables have overcome society’s prejudice to win a place at Chhattisgarh’s training academyThe t…