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21 May 2013Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister 19 Equality Minister Helen Grant asked for amendments on rights for trans people in same-sex couples to be withdrawn in today's House of Commons debate on the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill. -
17 May 2013Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets 36 A transgender woman has claimed she was threatened with being banned from a shopping centre, after someone complained about her using the ladies' toilets. -
17 May 2013Interview: Anna Grodzka on life as Poland’s only openly trans MP 10 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Anna Grodzka, currently the only serving openly transgender MP in Poland, and the world, talks of the struggles that the trans community face in her native country. -
16 May 2013Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6 Senators in Texas passed a bill earlier this week that would dramatically affect transgender residents seeking a marriage licence. -
13 May 2013Ohio: Police charge man over murder of trans woman 2 Police in the US state of Ohio have charged a man in connection with the murder of a trans woman. -
13 May 2013Hong Kong: Transgender woman wins right to marry boyfriend in landmark case 4 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has ruled in favour of a trans woman seeking the right to marry her boyfriend, ending her three year legal battle. -
10 May 2013US: California Assembly passes two bills on transgender rights 4 The California State Assembly has approved two transgender rights bills despite opposition from Republican members. -
7 May 2013US: Authorities urged to solve murder of black trans women in three states 5 Two organisations in the US are calling for action by authorities, following the murder of several black, transgender women across three states. -
5 May 2013Canada: Dozens protest as bridal shop refuses to allow trans woman to try on wedding dress 14 Dozens have protested at a bridal store in Canada, after a trans woman said she was told she could not try on a wedding dress because the owner said she looked like a man. -
2 May 2013US: Ohio trans woman killed, media coverage denounced by GLAAD 3 The death of Cemia Dove, also known as Ci Ci, a transgender woman from Ohio, has highlighted both the hate crimes faced by the transgender community, and the "dehumanizing" effect of much of the media coverage of such crimes.
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2 May 2013UK: Trans woman former councillor hopes to become Brighton MP 7 Brighton and Hove could return the UK’s first ever openly transgender MP at the next general election. -
30 April 2013US: ACLU demands apology for trans student after ‘prom queen’ controversy 2 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has set Friday 3 May as the deadline for a Pennsylvania school to apologise for having listed a trans student on a 'prom queen' ballot, when he had campaigned to be 'prom king'. -
26 April 2013Sweden: High school to open gender-neutral changing room 1 A high school in Sweden is opening a gender-neutral changing room, in order to cater for trans, students and those who "aren't comfortable being divided into gender stereotypes." -
26 April 2013US: Philadelphia City Council passes landmark bill for LGBT benefits 2 The City Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has approved a bill which has been hailed as landmark legislation for strengthening LGBT rights in the city. -
25 April 2013US: Trans prom king hopeful put on ballot as queen 8 A transgender student who hoped to become prom king at his Pennsylvania high school is seeking an apology from his principal after he found himself on the ballot for prom queen.
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23 April 2013Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows, prompts poem by 7-year-old student 10 A seven-year-old student of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows, who was found dead last month, has written a poem as teachers and union members marched in remembrance in Lancashire. -
22 April 2013World’s only transgender MP to give Kaleidoscope Trust lecture 5 Polish MP Anna Grodzka is to give the annual Kaleidoscope Trust lecture to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. -
22 April 2013UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports 16 Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain. -
18 April 2013Video: UN Secretary General says ‘LGBT rights is one of the great, neglected human rights challenges of our time’ 17 The United Nations Secretary General Bank Ki-moon, has given an impassioned speech, voicing his support for LGBT rights, and condemning governments around the world which refuse to tackle discrimination against LGBT people. -
17 April 2013Trans mixed martial arts fighter to make television debut since being forced to come out 2 A mixed martial arts fighter, who was forced out as transgender last month, is to make her television debut in what will be her third fight since she came out.
