The first selection of transgender headlines today reflect, unfortunately, the increasing violence against transgender people, and in particular transgender women.
Transgender advocacy groups are calling for the murder of Sharon 14-year-old Pauly Likens to be investigated as a possible hate crime.
Father of murdered trans teen Pauly Likens speaks out. He is coping with feelings of anger, rage, sadness and sorrow.“ But if I release that out into the world, that’s not going to do anyone any good,” he said.
https://www.wfla.com/news/national/father-of-murdered-trans-teen-pauly-likens-speaks-out
The transgender community in Chicago faces what the American Medical Association has termed an “epidemic of violence.”
This article highlights the disturbing trend of unsolved transgender homicides in Chicago, focusing on the case of Tatiana Labelle and the broader systemic failures within law enforcement.
https://www.transvitae.com/unsolved-murders-chicago-transgender-community
A man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to beating an 86-year-old woman suffering from early-onset dementia for 42 minutes in Dublin, Ireland. He said he thought that she was transgender and therefore was “a predatory pedophile.”
Transgender woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted in Zimbabwe. “Sunflower [Sibanda] is currently receiving support and assistance during this difficult time from loved ones, and has already received medical support,” her family says.
The US military would not be able to pay for surgeries for transgender troops under the Senate’s version of the must-pass annual defense policy bill, legislative text released Monday evening revealed.
SIEGEDSEC, a collective of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers,” has claimed credit for breaching online databases of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that spearheaded the right-wing Project 2025 playbook.
Turkey: Trans people are faced with unfair rental prices, transphobia from landlords and neighbors and difficulties in pursuing legal recourse, exacerbating the housing crisis.
This year, Channel 4’s award-winning ‘Mirror on the Industry’ series was turned on the representation of transgender people in TV ads with Channel 4 finding that only one in ten transgender people feel like brands are supporting their community.
India: Three transgender candidates have cleared the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) Sub-Inspector examination.
https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/bihar-gets-first-transgender-sub-inspectors-1.9712333
Amnesty: Transphobia is the fear or dislike of a person, or a group of people, because they are non-binary or transgender (or are perceived to be so.)
https://amnesty.org.nz/how-to-respond-transphobia
Gender-affirming health care needs to be improved in Canada according to articles published in the July edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ.ca).
https://www.sudbury.com/health/medical-journal-addresses-health-care-for-transgender-people-9196014
HRC President Kelley Robinson: “We appreciate that the [Biden] administration has clarified that its position on healthcare for the transgender community has not changed—that it opposes any and all bans on access to care…”
