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25 March 2013First trans woman BBC Radio 1 presenter launches programme tackling prejudice 7 BBC Radio 1's first trans woman presenter Paris Lees, will launch a new programme tackling prejudice across the UK in an "open and honest' way. -
25 March 2013US: GLAAD alters its mission statement to include trans and bisexual focus 4 The organisation has formally dropped the words ‘Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’ from its name, to now include more focus on transgender and bisexual people. -
25 March 2013100,000 sign petition for sacking of Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn over Lucy Meadows article 38 More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the sacking of Richard Littlejohn, the Daily Mail columnist who wrote an offensive article about a transgender teacher. -
25 March 2013Vigil to take place outside Daily Mail offices in memory of Lucy Meadows as pressure intensifies on paper 7 Campaigners plan to stage a candle-lit vigil outside the offices of the Daily Mail at 6pm in memory of Lucy Meadows, a trans woman and teacher who died last week. -
22 March 2013Comment: Julie Burchill – the message she is sending to trans people and aspiring writers 20 Vienna Karakas writes on the Press Complaints Commission's decision regarding a transphobic article by Julie Burchill, and the implications it has for journalism. -
22 March 2013Analysis: Trans suicide and the way the media reports the trans community 37 Following the death of Lucy Meadows, Maeve Regan explores for PinkNews the impact of transphobic language in the media and the findings from the Trans Mental Health Study. -
22 March 2013UK: Activist Helen Belcher to meet MPs over media mistreatment of trans people 8 Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has contacted MPs over the mistreatment of Lucy Meadows, the trans teacher who was hounded by the media, and who was found dead this week. -
22 March 2013Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows prompts calls for Daily Mail to sack Richard Littlejohn 81 More than 3,500 people have signed an online petition that calls for the Daily Mail to sack its columnist Richard Littlejohn, in the wake of the death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows. -
22 March 2013UK: Transgender teacher whose decision to live as a woman was outed by media found dead 31 A teacher whose decision to begin gender transition because national news in December last year has been found dead. -
22 March 2013UK: Woman jailed for obtaining sexual consent of another woman ‘by fraud’ 34 An 18-year-old woman has been jailed for three years on the grounds of obtaining the sexual consent of another woman “by fraud” because the victim thought she was male. -
21 March 2013Canada: Bill criminalising anti-transgender discrimination passes in House of Commons 3 A bill protecting transgender people from discrimination narrowly passed in Canada's House of Commons on Wednesday. -
21 March 2013Observer transphobic Julie Burchill article did not breach Editors’ Code of Practice says PCC 45 A highly offensive article about the trans community which was written by Julie Burchill and published in the Observer did not breach the Editors’ Code of Practice, the Press Complaints Commission has ruled. -
19 March 2013London: Trans woman told to use New Look changing facilities ‘out of hours’ 23 New Look has responded to claims that a trans woman was prevented from using the changing rooms at one of their London stores, then advised she should arrange to shop at the store "out of hours" in future. -
18 March 2013Rocky Horrow Show writer Richard O’Brien: ‘I’m 70% male, 30% female’ 20 Writer of the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien, has said: “I believe myself probably to be about 70% male, 30% female,” calling himself the "third sex." -
18 March 2013Trans woman golfer hopes to compete professionally at age 62 4 A trans woman who overcame numerous obstacles on her way to accepting her gender identity says her next goal is to become the first trans woman to compete in the Ladies Professional Golf Association. -
18 March 2013US: California bill would require schools to allow trans students to use appropriate toilets and locker rooms + Under a newly introduced bill in California, schools would have to allow transgender students to use facilities and participate on sports teams which match their gender identity. -
17 March 2013Video: TV host claims 6 year old trans girl’s gender identity is a result of her parents’ ‘fetish’ 37 A TV host in Canada has claimed that the parents of a trans girl have committed child abuse by allowing her to live according to her gender identity, and says it amounts to a "fetish". -
15 March 2013US: Fraternity to donate $18,000 to charity after insurance agrees to cover trans brother’s surgery 3 The trans student whose fraternity banded together to pay for his top surgery has learned that his insurance will cover the operation after all, meaning the $20,000 (£13,209) raised can go to helping other trans people in need. -
15 March 2013US: Maryland gender identity bill fails to pass Senate committee 3 A bill which aimed to tackle discrimination in employment, credit, housing and public accommodations, based on gender identity or expression, failed to pass the committee stage of Maryland's Senate. -
12 March 2013Ohio: Health club fined for discriminating against transgender massage therapist 1 A health club in the US state of Ohio has been fined for discriminating against a transgender employee.
