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8 February 2013
Polish trans MP Anna Grodzka loses out on deputy speaker job in parliamentary vote 9 Anna Grodzka, the transgender MP who had been a contender for the position of deputy speaker, has lost out in a parliamentary vote that chose to keep the incumbent deputy speaker in the role.
6 February 2013
US: State finds six surgeons to perform gender reassignment for trans woman prisoner + The US state of Massachusetts has found six surgeons willing to perform gender reassignment on a trans woman prisoner allowed to have the surgery in prison.
4 February 2013
Comment: Thank you Prime Minister for supporting equal marriage, it is going to benefit the trans community 22 Conservative Party member Tara Hewitt has written a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, thanking him for supporting equal marriage in the face of heavy opposition from his party.
30 January 2013
LGBT people in French Polynesia follow French equal marriage and adoption debates 6 Now that the debate on France's equal marriage and adoption law has gone before parliament, French Polynesia has begun watching the early stages closely.
30 January 2013
Oregon: Bar owner accused of discriminating against transgender customers + The Oregon labor commissioner has filed discrimination charges against a Portland bar owner accused of telling transgender patrons to stay away.
28 January 2013
Brazillian trans model features in Benetton ad campaign 19 A global advertising campaign by United Colors of Benetton has launched, and features a Brazillian trans woman model.
24 January 2013
US: 11-year-old trans girl says Obama should have mentioned trans people at his inauguration 11 An trans girl has written a speech in response to that given by US President Barack Obama at his public inauguration on Monday, during which he referred to the gay community.
24 January 2013
Video: ‘Negative’ IKEA advert slammed by Thai trans rights group 16 A recently unveiled advert for IKEA in Thailand has been heavily criticised for its depiction of a trans woman, which has been described by a trans rights group as a "violation of human rights", and "negative and stereotypical."
19 January 2013
Gay activist arrested and beaten in Honduras gay bar raid 4 A leading gay rights campaigner in Honduras was arrested and assaulted in a raid on a bar frequented by LGBT people, reports suggest.
18 January 2013
Observer’s readers’ editor says ‘it was wrong’ to publish transphobic slurs 62 The Observer’s readers’ editor, Stephen Pritchard, has issued his full response into the paper’s decision to publish a transphobic article by Julie Burchill.
18 January 2013
London: Protesters demonstrate outside Guardian offices over transphobic Burchill article 18 More than 100 transgender people and cisgender allies have taken part in a protest outside the central London offices of the Guardian and Observer newspapers over the publication of a transphobic article by Julie Burchill.
18 January 2013
Press Complaints Commission to investigate Julie Burchill’s transphobic article 8 The Press Complaints Commission is to launch an inquiry into the Observer's decision to publish a transphobic article by Julie Burchill.
17 January 2013
Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore attacks PinkNews 87 Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has launched an outspoken attack on PinkNews after it published a story about the killing of a trans woman in Brazil.
16 January 2013
Fox News criticised for using a photo of Mrs Doubtfire for trans health story 16 Fox News has been criticised for using an image of Mrs Doubtfire, Robin Williams’ fictional character from the 1993 film of the same name, in a story about transgender inequality on its website.
15 January 2013
Oregon & California health insurance companies told to cover transgender patients + Regulators in Oregon and California have directed several health insurance companies to stop denying coverage for transgender patients because of their gender identity.
14 January 2013
Daily Telegraph republishes Julie Burchill’s ‘transphobic’ column removed by the Observer 58 The journalist and free-schools campaigner Toby Young has republished a column by Julie Burchill that was removed earlier today from the Guardian/ Observer website after accusations of transphobia.
14 January 2013
Lynne Featherstone: Sack Julie Burchill and Observer editor for ‘disgusting’ transphobic rant 38 Liberal Democrat International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has called for the editor of the Observer and columnist Julie Burchill to be sacked over a transphobic article.
13 January 2013
Guardian Writer Julie Burchill defends Suzanne Moore saying she was ‘monstered’ by ‘chicks with dicks’ on Twitter 81 Julie Burchill, has come to the defence of fellow Guardian writer, Suzanne Moore, who came under fire for accusations of transphobia, writing that trans women "don't know the meaning of suffering", and describing them as "bed-wetters in bad wigs."
12 January 2013
Trans woman accuses Post Office of discrimination for refusing to open a savings account 21 A trans woman from Lancaster has accused the Post Office of discrimination, after she was denied a savings account because her drivers license still contained her former name.
12 January 2013
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly mocks trans prisoner’s appearance and calls her ‘he’ 29 Fox News hosts Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly have mocked the physical appearance of a transgender prisoner, repeatedly calling her 'he' and joked that she isn't attractive enough to be in danger of being physically assaulted in prison.

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