Rights & Law Senate rejects amendment to ban trans girls from female school sports
Senators rejected an amendment aimed at excluding transgender girls from school sports as part of a larger Republican voting bill, underscoring clashes…
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Rights & Law California families file class action after Rady Children’s pauses gender-affirming care
Families have filed a class action alleging that Rady Children’s decision to stop gender-affirming care discriminates against transgender youth and violates California…
Rights & Law Why advocates say the SAVE America Act threatens transgender people and voting rights
A coalition of advocacy groups argues that the SAVE America Act (S.1383) would disenfranchise voters and escalate attacks on transgender people across…
Rights & Law Romance scammer sentenced after taking more than £28,000 from men on dating apps
A 26-year-old used Tinder and Bumble to create false romantic ties and obtain more than £28,000 from three men, leading to a…
Rights & Law Police Scotland to record biological sex and note transgender status separately
Police Scotland has withdrawn guidance that allowed self-identification and will now record biological sex while separately logging transgender status; the change follows…
Rights & Law Investigation into Violette and Co dropped after no evidence found
A high-profile search of Violette and Co over a disputed coloring book ended with no charges, raising questions about proportionality and legal…
Rights & Law NSW moves to protect LGBTQIA+: Sackar review released after Greens motion
The Greens forced the release of the Sackar Review after growing calls from advocates for stronger protections for LGBTQIA+ people amid new…
Rights & Law Government bill would require medical boards for transgender recognition in India
Government amendment would redefine who counts as transgender and make medical certification mandatory for legal recognition
Rights & Law Why settlement should be a right, not a privilege
Settlement reform threatens to turn refuge into a decades-long limbo — this article explains the risks and how to respond
Rights & Law How AI-driven fake posts about celebrities reveal gaps in free speech and digital literacy
Social feeds are filling with AI-crafted falsehoods about public figures that inflame anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment; experts argue the fix lies in stronger digital…
Rights & Law Why AIDS-era exposure laws still force HIV-positive Americans onto sex-offender registries
Take an in-depth look at how legacy exposure laws put some people with HIV at risk of arrest and forced registration, and…
Rights & Law Lil Nas X asks court to move battery case into diversion program
Lil Nas X tells fans he appreciates their support after a hearing where his attorney requested diversion
Rights & Law HIV criminalization and exposure laws: why outdated statutes remain in force
An examination of how historic exposure laws persist despite modern science, and the legal fight to end discriminatory registration practices
Rights & Law HIV criminalization and sex offender registration: why exposure laws persist
Survivors of AIDS-era exposure laws are fighting statutes that ignore modern science and disproportionately punish LGBTQIA+ Americans of color, raising urgent legal…
Rights & Law HIV exposure laws and the fight to end sex offender registration
Survivors and advocates argue that long-standing exposure laws deter testing and punish communities of color
Rights & Law Cal State uproar over trans athletes and Title IX
A professor’s intervention at a March 10 board meeting and a March 12 EU court decision highlight how courts and campuses are…
Rights & Law Varoufakis charged after recalling ecstasy use at Kylie Minogue concert
Yanis Varoufakis rejects the indictment after speaking openly about drug use from 1989 and frames the case as part of a broader…
Rights & Law How HIV criminalization and gender terminology shape legal rights
An exploration of how statutes that force people onto a sex registry and evolving definitions of gender influence legal protections and social…
Rights & Law Rory Amon cleared on eight charges with jury deadlocked on two in supreme court case
A jury in the NSW Supreme Court cleared Rory Amon of eight charges but failed to agree on two counts, leaving the…
Rights & Law Senegal proposes tougher penalties for same-sex relations in parliament
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has presented a bill that would raise jail terms for same-sex relations and penalise advocacy, introduced into parliament…
Rights & Law How fan communities support queer identities and the persistence of the panic defence
Discover how the furry subculture can be a liberating space for LGBTQ+ people and why the persistence of the gay and trans…
Rights & Law Why the litter box myth persists and what it means for school policy debates
A persistent urban myth about schools installing litter boxes for students who identify as cats has been amplified by political figures and…
Rights & Law Appeal tribunal rules original dismissal of drag storytime vilification complaint contained legal errors
A tribunal ruling has overturned a previous dismissal of a vilification complaint against Lyle Shelton, recognising drag as a core element of…
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Approval of trans rights foundation in South Korea follows extended deliberation
South Korea has authorised a new foundation named for Byun Hee-Soo to fight discrimination and pursue transgender rights amid contested laws and…
Rights & Law Marielle Franco case: political leaders sentenced after years of justice pursuit
The convictions bring legal closure in the murder of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes while exposing alleged links between local political power…