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19 July 2011Malaysian trans woman loses court case over gender change 5 A Malaysian trans woman has lost her court case to legally change her sex. -
15 July 2011New Irish transgender laws ‘will break up families’ 27 Irish proposals designed to give transgender people more rights will break up happy families, trans campaigners say. -
12 July 2011Sainsbury’s apologises for transgender toilet ban 20 Sainsbury's has apologised after a transgender woman was told by a Surrey store that she could not use the women's toilets. -
8 July 2011National transgender festival Sparkle kicks off 11 The national transgender festival, Sparkle, has begun in Manchester. -
23 June 2011Transgender woman banned from using Poole stadium toilets 52 A transgender woman has described her humiliation at being barred from using the women's toilets at Poole stadium.
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23 June 2011New Jersey man charged over murder of transgender model + A New Jersey man has been charged with murder and bias intimidation over the death of a transgender woman last September. -
21 June 2011Trans woman wants drag acts banned from Pride festival 142 A transgender woman in Calderdale is calling for the area's Pride festival to ban drag acts or publish a disclaimer about them. -
15 June 2011French transgender woman hopes to run for president 19 A trans woman who has set up a new political party hopes to run in the 2012 French presidential elections. -
8 June 2011CNN documentary reveals tragic consequences of ‘experimental therapy’ designed to make young boys ‘more masculine’ 97 CNN are to screen a three-part documentary about a form of 'experimental therapy' designed to make 'feminine' boys more masculine. -
7 June 2011Trans prisoner files lawsuit after botched self-castration attempt 21 A trans inmate in a Virginia prison has filed a federal lawsuit months after a botched attempt at self-castration, claiming the state failed her because of its refusal to provide a sex-change operation. -
6 June 2011Lesbian couple successfully dodge French gay marriage ban 24 Two French women successfully circumvented France's same-sex marriage ban on Saturday owing to the fact that one half of the couple is still classed as a man - in the legal sense only.
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6 June 2011Exclusive: Credit scoring company Equifax discriminating against trans clients 27 An investigation by PinkNews.co.uk reporter Jane Fae reveals that one of the UK’s largest credit scorers, Equifax, is discriminatory in its treatment of trans individuals. -
5 June 2011Homophobic group flies aeroplane banner warning families about Disney’s Gay Day 53 Today sees the end of the annual Gay Days event at Disney World, Orlando Florida. -
3 June 2011Facebook belatedly remove transphobic hate page 17 Facebook came under fire yet again this week for what some are claiming is a pattern of failure to take seriously attacks on the LGBT community. -
31 May 2011Nepalese census includes category for ‘third gender’ 4 Nepal's Central Bureau of Statistics has given official recognition to LGB and transgender people.
