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JK Rowling launches sex abuse support service that excludes trans women

December 12, 2022, Blog Latest News,

JK Rowling has launched a rape and sexual assault crisis centre in Edinburgh which excludes trans women as both employees and service users. Originally a townhouse, the centre is called Beira’s Place, named after the Scottish goddess of winter. In an interview with anti-trans journalist Suzanne Moore, published via Substack, Rowling’s opening of Beira’s Place […]

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Man issued ‘death threats’ to doctor for providing gender-affirming healthcare to trans patients

December 12, 2022, Blog Latest News,

A Texas man is facing federal charges after allegedly making a “death threat” and saying in a voicemail to a US gender-affirming doctor “you’re all gonna burn”.  Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, has been charged with one count of transmitting interstate threats for his alleged August 31 voicemail.  In the voicemail, Lindner, reportedly told the National […]

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‘Terrified’ trans royal fled from Qatar to UK, leaked documents reveal

December 12, 2022, Blog Latest News,

A trans royal reportedly fled from Qatar to the UK in 2015, fearing persecution in his home country. According to leaked documents obtained by The Sunday Times, the unnamed royal is a trans man who escaped from his security during a family trip to London in 2015 and went into hiding with his girlfriend. He […]

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Trans group demands Keir Starmer urgently addresses transphobia in Labour – before it’s too late

December 12, 2022, Blog Latest News,

Lobby group Labour for Trans Rights has called on leader Keir Starmer to urgently mend the party’s relationship with the trans community, before it’s too late. On Monday (12 December), Labour for Trans Rights published an open letter to Starmer, which was co-signed by Young Labour, Labour Students, LGBT+ Socialists, the LGBTQ+ section of the […]

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Drunk woman fined for grabbing trans man’s genitals to check his gender

December 12, 2022, Blog Latest News,

A Gloucester woman who grabbed a trans man’s genitals after demanding to know what sex he was has been convicted of sexual assault.  Karen Waldron, 53, was found guilty and forced to pay £300 compensation to the victim, fined £150 and ordered to pay court costs of £149 with a surcharge of £1.  It follows […]

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Mental health charity Samaritans reported to Charity Commission after showing support to trans people

December 11, 2022, Blog Latest News,

Suicide prevention charity Samaritans has found itself having to fend off so-called ‘gender critical’ activists after tweeting to mark Trans Day of Remembrance. Samaritans’ 20 November Twitter thread stated simply that Trans Day of Remembrance “can be a difficult and upsetting time”. The charity highlighted “social media in particular can be a tough place for […]

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