#gender-identity

#gender-identity

"I realised that there would be people who had never met a single openly queer person in their life, reading this alongside people who would probably already feel quite shocked by all of the other revelations and my journey with gender identity."

Nicola Sturgeon describes feeling at risk of physical harm after JK Rowling's provocative T-shirt, which stated: 'Nicola Sturgeon, destroyer of women's rights.' She decried the vile abuse stemming from it.

Marks & Spencer issued an apology after a customer complained about a trans employee offering assistance. The mother claimed her daughter felt 'freaked out' by the encounter.

The case was the first gender identity discrimination case to reach the federal court and centred on the definition of sex and what it means to be a woman.

In March, the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 125, which mandates the removal of gender-identifying pronouns and gender ideology from state employees' email communications.

I came out as a lesbian, and then I came out as non-binary, and then I came out as trans. I identified as a lesbian for a very long time. There was no fluidity there, no interest in men.

The updated statutory guidance on RSHE calls for schools to remain 'mindful' of the 'significant debate' around transgender identities and not to endorse any particular view.

The Scottish government is reviewing its trans and non-binary inclusion policy following a new threat of legal action by gender-critical group Sex Matters, spurred by a Supreme Court ruling.

The NWSL established a policy in 2021, stating: athletes who transition from male to female are eligible to compete if they declare their gender identity is female subject to testosterone levels being within typical limits of women athletes.

Luke O'Reilly Kane emphasizes a significant issue with the current understanding of the Gender Recognition Act, stating that without clarity and foresight, achieving true equality for transgender individuals remains distant.

A truly progressive society should be moving towards seeing the person first, both beyond and in profound recognition of their politicised identities.

Ultimately, Byron's experience highlights a complex intersection of gender identity and exploitation, capturing both the struggle for self-understanding and the grim realities many young people face.

The message displayed throughout the school day denying the existence of gender identities of transgender and gender nonconforming students would have a serious negative impact on those students' ability to concentrate on their classroom work.