W.H.O. Weighs Dropping Transgender Identity From List of Mental Disorders
The World Health Organization is moving toward declassifying transgender identity as a mental disorder in its global list of medical conditions, with […]
Month: July 2016
Government slammed for ‘lukewarm’ commitment to transgender reforms
Labour and the Scottish National Party have questioned the government’s response to a report calling for urgent changes on trans issues. Parliament’s […]
Woman feared walking down Brighton’s streets after trans abuse
Sian shares her story after the courts give her abuser a tougher sentence because he was motivated by transphobia A trans woman […]
Beyond Bathrooms – Meeting The Health Needs Of Transgender People
The New England Journal of Medicine Mark A. Schuster, M.D., Ph.D., Sari L. Reisner, Sc.D., and Sarah E. Onorato, B.A. From the […]
Infants Prefer Toys Typed To Their Gender
Children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, according to a new study from […]
For Aging Trans People, Growing Old is Especially Isolating
Most people look forward to their retirement, but researchers say that transgender people are especially vulnerable to abuse in care homes. Retirement […]
UK doctor prescribing cross-sex hormones to children as young as 12
As charities call for NHS to lower age limit of 16 for hormones, parents are taking their children to private clinics for […]
Huge rise in number of Britons trying to change gender
Figures obtained from UK clinics show referral increases of several hundred percent, leading to long waits for new patients The number of […]
Transgender health services nearing crisis as clinics face 2800% surge in referrals
The number of trans people seeking treatment in the UK has risen drastically. There have been repeated warnings in the past few […]
Meet the gender reassignment surgeons: ‘Demand is going through the roof’
Under a dozen people in the UK can carry out vaginoplasty or phalloplasty operations – and attracting new talent is tough The […]
Gender identity and the big questions that have yet to be answered
Why a person feels male when biologically female, or vice versa, is still unclear. But scientists are working to solve the puzzle […]
Government to review 2004 Gender Recognition Act
Nicky Morgan unveils package of reforms including overhauling legal process for registering change of gender Legal processes for registering a change of […]
Trans people attack UK government’s trans ‘equality’ report
‘Trans people deserve action, not more words.’ Many trans people have reacted in anger to the UK government’s trans equality report released […]