JK Rowling hands back human rights award after her views on trans people are denounced – but denies she’s transphobic

Strictly Come Dancing, its stars get up to all sorts of exciting projects, but fan-favourite Aljaz Skorjanec has just announced an endeavour we didn't expect.PHOTOS: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing stars' homes: Kai Widdrington, Aljaz Skorjanec and moreSharing a photo of himself, his sister Lara and her baby daughter Zala in the kitchen the dancer revealed that he was creating a new cook book with his sister, My Cook Book for You. In the snap, taken in a kitchen, Aljaz and Lara posed with baby Zala as the cheeky tot stuck her hand in a pot, trying to grab whatever was inside.WATCH: Aljaz Skorjanec has the sweetest family reunionIn his caption, the Slovenian native explained: "So excited to share this with everyone! @mycookbookforyou is our idea of [a] perfect and beautiful book for you, your family, friends, the one you love the most.READ: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec melts hearts with tribute to both the ladies in his lifeMORE: Aljaz Skorjanec acts as the perfect bodyguard for wife Janette Manrara in sweet video"We are not chefs with perfect recipes, we are brother and sister who know how much it means to have memories of cooking with mom, grandmother, friends, sister, brother...

In a first for the “Star Trek” franchise, characters who are gender non-binary and transgender will appear on the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” CBS All Access announced on Wednesday.Ian Alexander (“The OA”) will play Gray, a trans man who has spent his life planning to be a Trill host for a symbiotic alien species that lives in different hosts over its lifetime.And newcomer Blu del Barrio will play Adira, a non-binary character who bonds with Lt. Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Dr.

Bronx Times.It wasn’t clear if Williams had any signs of trauma to her body, or if she was clothed, and police were unable to immediately determine whether she had been killed or died of other causes, reports NBC New York.The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine how she died.Williams had previously been reported missing by a friend, who had received a call from Williams saying she was going to the beach. But Williams never returned to her Harlem neighborhood.

nearly 90 minutes before calling for medical assistance.The Bronx District Attorney’s Office declined to press charges in Polanco’s death, further angering her family, who argued her death could have been prevented.According to The City, the settlement of $5.9 million is a record for the death of an inmate in custody.“This settlement will allow Layleen’s family to move forward without enduring years of protracted litigation and reliving their trauma,” David Shanies, the lawyer for Polanco’s family, said in a statement.“This being the largest settlement in the city’s history for a death in jail should serve as a powerful statement that trans lives matter.”Polanco’s sister, Melania Brown, said the settlement was not a substitute for holding

in the Independent, titled ‘I sympathised with gender-critical campaigners – until my nephew came out as trans’, was written by Nora Mulready, who said: ‘Gender-critical campaigners are fighting to ensure that the government insists on medical, not just social, transition for gender identity to be legally recognised. ‘They simultaneously accuse trans activists and even parents of trans children of “shunting them” down a medical route.

J.K. Rowling is returning a coveted Ripple of Hope Award presented to her by the Robert F.

J.K. Rowling is returning her Ripple of Hope Award, given to her by the Robert F.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues.

J.K. Rowling is set to return an award presented to her last year by the Robert F.

J.K. Rowling is returning an award that she received from the Kennedy family last year after she was criticized by Kerry Kennedy.

J.K. Rowling claimed she had “no option but to return” a prestigious honor from the Robert F.

her views on trans issues, the “Harry Potter” writer is giving back the prestigious Ripple of Hope Award given to her by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization last year.The organization’s president, Kerry Kennedy — the 60-year-old daughter of RFK — recently said that Rowling’s controversial statements that sex is assigned at birth “diminished the identity of trans and non-binary people.”In a statement on her website, Rowling, 55, disagreed with Kerry’s criticism that she is transphobic, and as a result, returned the award.“I feel I have no option but to return the Ripple of Hope Award bestowed upon me last year,” she wrote.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticAuthor J.K. Rowling has returned a 2019 Robert F.

JK Rowling is returning an award from a group linked to the Kennedy family in the US, saying its president “incorrectly implied” that she is “transphobic”.

Naman Ramachandran “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has emerged into a fresh controversy after she returned the Ripple of Hope Award bestowed upon her by the Robert F.

circumvent that restriction — including by having candidates post clip reels to YouTube, or having party campaign committees post opposition research to public websites. That information can then be used by super PACS and other political action committees to craft commercials advocating for their preferred candidate and attacking the opposition party.In its attack on Ortiz Jones, the NRCC posted a picture of Jones and her partner holding champagne glasses, with a description attempting to contrast the background of Republican candidate Tony Gonzales by highlighting his Texas roots and service in the Navy.

inflammatory anti-LGBTQ statements he’s made over the years — Graham Lynch took aim at Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s record on various LGBTQ issues during the Obama administration and cast a Biden-Harris administration as a threat to the First Amendment rights of people who oppose homosexuality, transgenderism, or same-sex marriage on religious grounds.Graham Lynch called on devout Americans to “liv[e] out our faith in our daily lives, in our schools, in our jobs, and yes, even in the public square,” echoing the well-worn argument that a person’s individual religious or moral beliefs should take precedence over any inconvenience or discrimination directed at those who do not hold the same beliefs.“Democrats tried to make faith

ProPublica. “It sends a message when an overarching umbrella policy that is supposed to inform all of USAID’s practices and initiatives is missing those factors,” Gayatri Patel, the director of gender advocacy at CARE, a humanitarian organization, said of the LGBTQ omissions.According to ProPublica, the omission of LGBTQ mentions sparked an internal email exchange among USAID officials, with some noting their exclusion.

The Trump administration has removed references to LGBTQ people from official government documents.

Jaslene Busanet, left, Eden Estrada, center, and Joslyn Allen, right, were assaulted and robbed Monday morning in Hollywood, police said. The three women talk with KABC about the attack. Photo: Screengrab

2 min read Three trans influencers were beaten, robbed, and humiliated in a brutal attack by a pack of men in LA, while onlookers simply ignored the crime.