Darts star ‘retired’ by new rules banning transgender players in women’s events The Darts Regulation Authority has decided transgender women cannot compete in women’s events. The Independent UK · Apr 9
Automatic Draft Registration Jeopardises Transgender and Immigrant Youth, Says Civil Rights Group Civil rights advocates warn that automatic draft registration could disproportionately affect transgender and immigrant youth, raising privacy and data misuse concerns. International Business Times UK · Apr 9
New in City Journal: "The Transgender Tide Has Turned at the Supreme Court" "Six recent rulings uphold the rights of parents and governments to preserve a traditional understanding of gender." Reason · Apr 7
Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing trans students Education department will no longer enforce schools from California to Delaware to comply with US civil rights law The Guardian - US · Apr 6
Trump administration scraps transgender student protections in schools Trump has taken a hard line on trans rights since returning to office The Independent UK · Apr 6
Megan Rapinoe Blasts Olympic Trans Athlete Ban Linked to Trump Agenda Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is sharply criticizing a new Olympic policy aligned with President Donald Trump's stance on transgender athletes, calling the move "hateful" and "harmful" as the global debate over inclusion in sports intensifies. Latin Times · Apr 6
Democrats can’t ignore trans rights Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights Salon · Apr 5
Tamzin Outhwaite talks 'very long journey' since eldest child came out as trans Tamzin Outhwaite says it has been “a very long journey” since her and Tom Ellis’ eldest child Flo came out as transgender but insisted that he's now "thriving, absolutely thriving". BANG Premier · Apr 4
John Lithgow believes that J.K. Rowling's trans views have been 'misrepresented' John Lithgow - who will star in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series - feels that the franchise's author J.K. Rowling's controversial views on transgender issues have been "twisted and misrepresented" to a certain extent. BANG Premier · Apr 4
Belarus passes bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights echoing similar law in Russia Belarus decriminalised homosexuality in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it doesn’t recognise same-sex marriages and lacks protection for LGBTQ+ rights. Euronews · Apr 2
Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights The Belarus parliament has passed a bill to introduce punishments for people who promote LGBTQ+ causes, in an echo of similar laws that have been set up in neighboring ally Russia The Independent UK · Apr 2
If Chiles Was So Lopsided, Why Did The Court Deny Cert In Tingley? The legal landscape for transgender cases has changed since 2023. Reason · Apr 2
What Is Conversion Therapy? Controversial Practice Explained as Supreme Court Ruling Challenges LGBTQ Youth Protections The US Supreme Court's ruling against Colorado's conversion therapy ban affects LGBTQ rights and free speech. Learn about its national impact and potential effects on laws in over 20 states. International Business Times UK · Apr 1
The Independent UK · Apr 1 Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world's first same-sex weddings Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands
The Times of India · Mar 31 Trans Day of Visibility: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani greets trans people, says ‘Your existence is not up for debate’ New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 with a strong message of support for transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people.
International Business Times UK · Mar 31 Trump Admin Sues Minnesota Over Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports—Claims That It 'Ignores Biological Reality' The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging the state's policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports, citing Title IX.
The Guardian - US · Mar 30 Trump administration sues Minnesota for allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports Justice department claims the state is violating Title IX – the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Ohio moves closer to banning most public drag shows Drag bills across the country have faced legal challenges on free expression grounds
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Minnesota sued by Trump administration over transgender athlete participation in sports ‘The Trump Administration does not tolerate flawed state policies that ignore biological reality and unfairly undermine girls on the playing field,’ Pam Bondi said
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports
The Conversation · Mar 30 Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth The International Olympic Committee announced a new policy on March 26, 2026, for women’s competitions: Every athlete must be tested for a gene called SRY, usually found on the Y chromosome. Males typically have a Y chromosome and females typically don’t, so the IOC says this requirement will exclude “biological…
International Business Times UK · Mar 28 Tennessee Bill to Track Transgender Medical Data Passes the House: Sponsor Likens Care to Lobotomies The Tennessee House advances a bill mandating clinics to report gender-affirming care details, sparking privacy and equality concerns.
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom bill Friday that makes it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity
Radio France Internationale · Mar 27 France calls Olympic gender testing a 'step backwards' as other nations support policy France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.