Transgender Community

French trans youth dies by suicide after tensions with school officials; students hold protests

Classmates said Fouad, 17, had recently decided to go public about identifying as female and had been summoned to speak with a school official after she wore a skirt to class

Legal notice sent to MX Player show Pati, Patni aur Panga for transphobic and defamatory content

The legal notice against Pati, Patni aur Panga, states that the show and its trailer ‘perpetuate and propagate social stigma, stereotypes and humiliations faced by queer and transgender persons.’

JK Rowling's latest novel, Troubled Blood, comes under fire for an allegedly transphobic plot

Written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, it is the fifth of the author's Cormoran Strike detective series and revolves around the investigation into a cold case of a suspected transvestite serial killer.

The Friday List: From the storytelling spectacle dastangoi to a tour of ringmaster Gregangelo's home museum, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

Halle Berry withdraws from transgender role, apologises after backlash: Vow to promote better representation

Halle Berry later tweeted that she was no longer considering the role.

After Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Eddie Redmayne, Bonnie Wright condemn JK Rowling's controversial tweets

Emma Watson and many others have spoken against JK Rowling's controversial tweets about the transgender community.

Daniel Radcliffe responds to JK Rowling's tweets: 'Need to do more to support transgender, not invalidate their identities'

Daniel Radcliffe hoped JK Rowling's tweets would not "taint" the meaning of the Harry Potter books for fans.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Trans community's lives come to standstill, but hope presents itself through welfare initiatives

Many individuals in the trans community, such as the hijras, have lost all sources of income due to the nation-wide lockdown. Social stigma makes it difficult for them to access essential items like food, and many are struggling to pay rent

JK Rowling draws criticism from activists over tweet supporting anti-transgender researcher

JK Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex

Transgender bill awaits presidential nod to become law but betrays the very community it aims to protect

There is an inadequate representation of transgender persons in the proposed National Council for Transgender Persons since only five members will be from the community.