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Transgender athletes banned from women's events

Luke Phillips, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 06:25 AM

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. Read more »

Funeral held in UK for stabbed transgender girl

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 03:30 AM

Family and friends of a 16-year-old British transgender girl who was stabbed to death in a park paid their last respects on Wednesday at her funeral. Read more »

Trans women with violent past barred from Scottish female prison

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 06:22 AM

Scotland's government said Sunday it would stop transferring transgender women with a history of violence against women to its all-female prison, days after a rapist was removed from the facility. Read more »

Germany pushes to end gay blood donor discrimination

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 11 07:18 AM

Currently, gay men cannot donate blood for a period of four months if they either had a new sexual partner or more than one sexual partner in that time. Read more »

Scotland passes bill allowing transgender self-indentification

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 23 09:05 AM

Scotland's parliament passed on Thursday a controversial bill that lowers the age for recognizing transgender people from 18 to 16 and scraps a medical certification requirement. Read more »

Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant planong mag open ng transgender category

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 07:49 PM

Inihayag ng pamunuan ng Mutya ng Pilipinas ang intensyon nilang buksan na ang kumpetisyon sa mga transgender. Read more »

Gender: X - Proud owner of Chile's first non-binary ID card

Miguel Sanchez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 10:26 AM

Shane Cienfuegos, the first non-binary person to receive a gender-neutral identity document in Chile, says they feel a "great weight" of responsibility despite their victory over centuries of discrimination. Read more »

'Warla' gang members arrested after rescue of kidnapped businessman

Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 03:44 PM

The suspects allegedly use the money for sex reassignment surgery. Read more »

International triathlon chiefs set transgender policy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 04:19 AM

Meanwhile, the international swimming federation, has allowed the creation of an open category. Read more »

Slay teams up with ABS-CBN to search for PH talents

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles
Posted at Jun 29 08:35 PM

A model management company has teamed up with ABS-CBN for the Philippine leg of its next search for aspiring transgender models. Read more »

The doctor who does gender affirmation surgery in PH

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jun 28 05:54 PM

Dr. Alvin Jorge helps individuals with gender dysphoria but he is foremost a general surgeon. He got exposed to GAS thru his uncle who started this type of surgery in the country. Read more »

PH bet is Miss International Queen 2022

Narong Sangnak, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jun 26 11:31 AM

Miss Philippines Fuschia Anne Ravena is the new Miss International Queen 2022. The transgender beauty contest was held Saturday in Thailand. Read more »

Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes

Peter Berlin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 20 04:14 AM

Swimming intends to set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete in a separate class at the elite level, Husain Al-Musallam, president of governing body FINA, announced on Sunday. Read more »

US trans swimmer says transitioning never for 'advantage'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 07:34 AM

Swimmer Lia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win a top-tier US university title, insisted Tuesday that trans athletes don't transition to gain an edge in sports and voiced ambitions to compete in the Olympics. Read more »

Doctor plans uterus transplant for trans woman

South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 16 06:51 AM

A doctor in India is planning to transplant a womb into a transgender woman, to enable her to carry children. Read more »

‘This is me’: Jake Zyrus goes topless to ‘free’ self

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 05:18 PM

Singer Jake Zyrus proudly shared his topless photo to 'free' himself from insecurities, dedicating his post to other transgender people. Read more »

New US swim policy could impact transgender athlete

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 05:35 AM

Lia Thomas’ performance has renewed a long-running debate about the fairness of a transgender woman competing against biological females. Read more »

'Drag Race' superstar Valentina tampok sa music video ni Jake Zyrus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 08:47 PM

Balik-Hollywood si Jake Zyrus kasama ang superstar ng "RuPaul's Drag Race" na si Valentina. Read more »

New IOC transgender rules slammed by medical experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 06:24 AM

IOC guidance on transgender inclusion poses a risk to the integrity of female competition, according to a study produced by 38 medical experts. Read more »

UK school drops J.K. Rowling name amid trans row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 07:53 AM

A British school has dropped J.K. Rowling's name from one of its houses because of the "Harry Potter" author's controversial views on transgender issues. Read more »