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MEPs to Croatian government: protect Balkans Trans & Intersex March
On 30 March, the city of Zagreb will host the Balkans Trans and Intersex March on the theme «My body – my temple! My identity – my business!»
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Japan: Compelled Sterilisation of Transgender People
Japan’s government should stop forcing transgender people to be surgically sterilised if they want legal recognition of their gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Eirin was born as a boy, now she wants to be Miss Norway
On July 27, this year’s Miss Norway will be elected, and among the semi-finalists is 26-year-old Eirin Grinde Tunheim.
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Egypt: Trans Activist Risks Serious Abuse
Egyptian security forces on March 6, 2019 arrested Malak al-Kashif, a political activist who is a transgender woman, Human Rights Watch said today. According to a lawyer with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, al-Kashif is being held in an undisclosed location with no access to legal counsel.
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Jackie Shane, Transgender Pioneer of 1960s Soul Music, Dies at 78
Jackie Shane, a black transgender soul singer who packed nightclubs in 1960s Toronto before she stepped out of the spotlight for decades, only to re-emerge with a Grammy-nominated record in her 70s, has died. She was 78.
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Acceptance is Key to Ensuring Transgender Young People Are Safe, Healthy, and Thriving
New Campaign Calls on Parents and Communities to Share Their Stories of Growing to Accept and Support Transgender Youth.