national/world - As a trans Australian, I was kicked out of a UK toilet. This is not the open-hearted Britain I remember

Jack Nicholls

The Guardian

London, UK

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national/world - Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation

Libby Brooks, Frances Ryan

The Guardian

London, UK

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national/world - Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman

Ian Youngs

BBC

London, England

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ezs note:  Hey, dimwit Ted - free speech is acceptable.  Damaging telephones is, clearly, NOT.  😡

national/world - ‘Rights can be knocked out in a second’: older trans people shocked by supreme court ruling

Libby Brooks

The Guardian

London, UK

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national/world - What to Know About the U.K. Supreme Court Transgender Women Ruling

 Solcyré Burga

TIME

London, UK

UK Supreme Court

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national/world - Transgender women can continue playing under new FA rules

Press

BBC

Wembley, London, UK

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national/world - Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male

Rachel Looker

BBC

London, UK

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national/world - Gang detained over transgender student stab attack

Thomas Mackintosh

BBC

Harrow, London, UK

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national/world - The Data Doesn’t Lie: Anti-Trans Legislation Kills

Parker Molloy

The New Republic

Nature

London, England

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national/world - ‘Every face tells a story’: Teresa Margolles on putting 740 trans lives on the fourth plinth

Claire Armitstead

The Guardian

London, UK

Trafalgar Square

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James Barry (Wikipedia)

 James Barry (ca. 1789 - 1865)

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ezs note:  If you have a notable transgender person who is not listed, please don't hesitate to bring it to Wikipedia's attention!

Leave a comment!

Radclyffe Hall (Wikipedia)

 

Radclyffe Hall (1880 - 1943)

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Nikki Sinclaire (Wikipedia)

 

Nikki Sinclaire

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Alan Turing (Wikipedia)

 

Alan Turing (1912 - 1954)

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ezs note:  For a bit of light reading, see Alan Turing's thesis.

Sam Smith (Wikipedia)

 

Sam Smith

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ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Robin Maugham (Wikipedia)

 

Robin Maugham (1916 - 1981)

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ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Wikipedia)

 

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)

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ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

UK conversion therapy ban to include trans people

Vanessa Clark

BBC

London, England

(now if we could get some of the states to do likewise)

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'Harry Potter' Alum Harry Melling Refutes J.K. Rowling's Controversial Transgender Comments

Mekishana Pierre

Entertainment Tonight

Harry Melling

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A BBC List Celebrating Successful Women Has Stoked Staff Unrest Over Trans Coverage

Jake Kanter

Deadline

London, UK (1593)

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Two transgender women out of 100.  How horrible.

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