Tag: transgender women
Trans Women Excluded: The Fallout from New Football Policies in England and Scotland
The English and Scottish football associations’ ban on transgender women in women’s football, effective from the 2025/26 season, has ignited controversy.
Australia : Queensland Parliament Votes Down Motion Against Trans Women In Sport
Labor and Greens MPs in the Queensland Parliament voted on Thursday to defeat a motion from Robbie Katter’s Australian Party against transgender women participating in female sport.
Pennsylvania Name Change Law Challenged on Behalf of Three Transgender Women
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) Pro Bono partner Reed Smith in end of May 2019 filed a court challenge to Pennsylvania’s name change law, which bars name changes for people who have certain felony convictions.
Florida: HIV Care Lacking for Transgender Women
Florida fails to deliver basic HIV services to many transgender women, endangering their health and contributing to an uncontrolled HIV epidemic in the state, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Florida and federal HIV officials talk a lot about the importance of reaching “high risk” groups like transgender women. Human Rights Watch investigated whether the reality on the ground is matching the rhetoric – it isn’t.
Gender-affirming surgery ‘significantly improves quality of life’, new study says
Approximately 75 percent of transgender women showed an improved quality of life after surgery, a study out of Germany found.
Azerbaijan: Anti-Gay Crackdown
Police in Azerbaijan have conducted a violent campaign, arresting and torturing men presumed to be gay or bisexual, as well as transgender women, Human Rights Watch said today.