Trans people will be able to self-identify on the next census for the very first time

●UK
‘The next official census could allow people to disclose their sexuality and self-identify their gender for the first time.’

The next official census could allow people to disclose their sexuality and self-identify their gender for the first time.

Jessica Platt on Coming Out as a Pro Hockey Player: 'I Stand for Equality'

●COMING OUT STORY
"I didn't realize until after I came out how much stress I had been living under," Platt said during Fortune's Most Powerful Women International Summit in Toronto on Tuesday. "After I came out, it was like a weight had been lifted. I had one less thing to worry about."

"I honestly believe I am lucky because I know who I am and I know what I stand for."

Speculation Bronx Slaying Victim Was Transgender

●ANOTHER TRANS MURDER, USA🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡
‘An individual who was found dead, tied up and with multiple slash marks, in a Bronx apartment on September 13 may have been transgender, according to neighbors.’

An individual who was found dead, tied up and with multiple slash marks, in a Bronx apartment on September 13 may have been transgender, according to neighbors.

Transgender teen subjected to sickening attack

●UK
‘At Ayr Sheriff Court last Tuesday, he pled guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, behaviour likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear and alarm, and that he did shout, swear and utter remarks in relation to transgender identity.’

The victim was attacked and punched repeatedly on the head during the incident.

Breaking Barriers With Beauty: Pakistan's First Transgender Salon

●PAKISTAN
‘Bebo Haider says she used to be unable to get a haircut in Karachi -- businesses would refuse to serve her because she was transgender. So Haider decided to start her own beauty salon where transgender people are welcome.’

Bebo Haider says she used to be unable to get a haircut in Karachi -- businesses would refuse to serve her because she was transgender. So Haider decided to start her own beauty salon where transgender people are welcome.

Transgender Brazilians 'afraid for our lives'

●BRAZIL😥
‘Two transgender activists from Brazil who spoke in D.C. last week said their country has become even more dangerous for trans Brazilians since anti-LGBTI President Jair Bolsonaro took office.’

Two transgender activists from Brazil who spoke in D.C. last week said their country has become even more dangerous for trans Brazilians since anti-LGBTI President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

The Breakfast Club Address Trans Issues With Malik Yoba, Carmen Carrera, David Johns + Nala Simone

●WE HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES IN OUR BLACK COMMUNITY
This video has nearly 1 million views on a black radio station. The comment is filled SO MUCH HATE AND REJECTION! 24,000 dislikes....We truly have a long way to go!

We getting educated today! Malik Yoba, Carmen Carrera, David Johns and Nala Simone drop in to talk trans issues and what we can do to support the LGBTQIA+ co...

Ben Shapiro just got publicly owned by the Merriam-Webster dictionary

●ATTENTION SEEKING-WH*RE🤮🤢🙄🤬😡
‘The Merriam-Webster dictionary has hit back at critics like Ben Shapiro who are upset about the recognition of the pronoun ‘they’ for non-binary people.’

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has hit back at critics like Ben Shapiro who are upset about the recognition of pronoun 'they' for non-binary people.

To the surprise of nobody, users on Mumsnet really don’t like the NHS LGBT+ rainbow badges

●ROLL EYES🙄🙄🙄
‘The latest outcry from the online parenting forum Mumsnet concerns the NHS’s LGBT+ rainbow badges, which commenters claim are “divisive political symbols”..’

The rainbow badges are optional for NHS staff but have become a bone of contention for some users of Mumsnet, who made their views clear on the forum.

Marc Almond deletes anti-trans tweets before claiming: ‘I’ve got that out of my system’

●HERE WE GO AGAIN! WHO EXCAVATED THIS HATEFUL DINOSAUR FROM?
‘In the series of tweets, Almond slammed those who use diverse labels to define their gender identity and sexual orientation, while also referring to himself with labels.'

Singer Marc Almond has deleted a series of anti-trans tweets, saying he "draws the line after LGBT" and referred to his tweets as part of a "rage".