US federal employees file complaint against Trump’s anti-transgender policy
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.
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Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report
Rights groups allege manipulation of US report after firing of key staff and overhaul of human rights priorities.
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US university bars trans athletes from women’s sports after Trump order
University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.
Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride
Organisers estimate up to 200,000 people marched after government banned the annual celebration.
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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for youth
Critics have denounced the US ruling as endangering transgender youth by preventing medical access to puberty blockers.
Pulse massacre survivors in Florida to revisit nightclub before it is razed
The nightclub is being replaced with a permanent memorial to one of the US’s worst mass shootings in modern history.
Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll
By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US.
New Zealand’s minor gov’t party pushes to define women by biological sex
Populist New Zealand First party says bill will ensure country moves away from ‘woke ideology’ harming women.
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Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means
The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.
Hungary approves constitutional change banning LGBTQ+ events
Rights activists and some legal scholars condemn the law, arguing that it effectively criminalises LGBTQ+ expression.
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Athletics governing body to require DNA tests for women’s sports
World Athletics chief say rules will uphold the integrity of women’s sport amid debate over inclusion of trans athletes.
