Noticias y novedades

10 de julio de 2019 a las 12:50

Four Times as Many Men in Prison Than Outside of It Say They Are Transgender

A recent survey found that the number of inmates in England and Wales who self-identify as transgender has surged to ten times previous estimates, such that one in 50 prisoners now say they are transgender. The numbers of men “transitioning to women”

6 de julio de 2019 a las 15:44

Fighting Tasmanian Self-ID Laws

Tasmania has become the first state to make gender optional on birth certificates. That means anyone can legally change their gender, without undergoing surgery. Marty Smiley meets the people this stands to benefit and the groups who are fighting

1 de julio de 2019 a las 17:03

Feminists celebrate U‑turn on self‑id in Scotland as women’s prisons review trans policy

Scotland has shelved plans to allow people to self-declare their legal gender in what feminists said was a “major victory” for women’s rights and a “clear signal” to politicians in Westminster.

20 de junio de 2019 a las 13:45

Victoria moves to enact self-id laws

Scrapping a "cruel and unfair" law will mean trans and intersex people in Victoria will no longer need gender reassignment surgery before they can change the sex recorded on their birth certificate. Gender diverse people, including children in some circumstances, will be free to self-nominate their sex as male, female or many other non-binary descriptors of their choice, under a bill the Andrews government will introduce to parliament on Tuesday.

4 de junio de 2019 a las 12:50

Leeds Launch - Watch and Read!

Watch and read speeches from the Leeds Launch for the Declaration. Topics include the origin of the Declaration by Shiela Jeffreys, and transgendering children by Dr. Heather Brunksell-Evans.

4 de junio de 2019 a las 12:22

Womens Rights Are Human Rights

Progressive folk should surely celebrate when a charity promotes the ‘human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations conventions and declarations) of people whose experience of sex, gender, sexual orien

4 de junio de 2019 a las 01:17

Vancouver Rape Relief Stripped of Funding

The organization, which has been supporting victims of violence against women for over 45 years, was stripped of city funding for refusing to allow a male self-IDing as a female to be a rape counselor to women.