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on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity was established in 2016 with by a narrow vote of member states, and was renewed narrowly in 2019. It is the only part of the UN that directly addresses issues pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity.

trans cheerleader in NFL history. A post shared by Justine Simone Lindsay (@jus_lindsay_)The 29-year-old is one of the newest members of the Panthers’ TopCats cheerleading squad. She shared the announcement on her Instagram as the league prepares for its 2022-2023 season.  “I’m paving the way for those under me who are scared and afraid to take that step because it is not easy to do…” she shared in a post.

United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an official proclamation recognizing Pride month and promised to fight for LGBTQI rights. Biden signed an official proclamation declaring June 2021 as Pride month. “I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community, to celebrate the great diversity of the American people, and to wave their flags of pride high,” said President Biden. The White House pointed out that “after four years of relentless attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken historic actions to accelerate the march toward full LGBTQ+ equality.” Pride stands for courage, it stands for justice, and most of all it stands for love.

“It’s totally undermining of everything, your confidence, your self-worth, anything that is positive in your everyday life is just undermined by this stuff. The online world isn’t this abstract thing, it’s real,” Bridget Clinch told Star Observer.For two years now, Clinch – a former Greens member and activist who was the first transgender soldier to transition while serving in the Australian Army – has been embroiled in a deeply personal and highly publicised court battle between herself, and Canberra radio presenter Beth Rep – whom this month was been ordered to pay $10,000 in compensation.

JK Rowling has been widely condemned for her latest novel after it was reported to feature a “transvestite serial killer”.The Harry Potter author, 55, has attracted strong criticism for her comments on gender identity, sparking accusations of transphobia – which she denies.‘Troubled Blood’, which will be released on September 15 under Rowling’s known pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the latest instalment in her Strike detective series.In his review of the book, The Telegraph’s critic Jake Kerridge questioned the author’s decision to include, among its characters, a cross-dresser who murders women.An excerpt of the review reads: "The meat of the book is the investigation into a cold case: the disappearance of GP Margot Bamborough in 1974,

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”.

A 14-year-old in South Australia has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her trans mother to have gender affirmation surgery.Leah Ewart, started the campaign on July 11 to fund her mother, Saoirse Ewart’s surgery. Saoirse was born intersex and raised as a boy by her Irish family.

2 min read Puerto Rican authorities have confirmed that they are now investigating the murders of two transgender women. Reported by the Puerto Rican newspaper, Primera Hora, authorities found the bodies of Serena Angelique Velázquez and Layla Pelaez’s in a car under a bridge in the municipality of Humacao on the island’s southeast coast.

< 1 min read NZ’s Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin has confirmed that the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill will not be reintroduced before this year’s election.

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