8 d. ago Reaction when I stood up for trans women made me realise I had to do more

Manchester City and Netherlands player explains why she has become an LGBT Foundation patron and the importance of keeping football free of hateIn April, after scoring for Manchester City against Everton, I kissed a band in the blue, white and pink colours of the transgender flag on my right wrist. I felt very strongly about the supreme court ruling, politically and emotionally. It really hurt me, even though I’m a cisgender woman, and it still hurts me because it targets people within my community.I really feel part of the queer community because I grew up in a pretty small town in the Netherlands and didn’t have a lot of queer people in my circle or in school, and there wasn’t a lot of representation on TV. I never really felt a part of any community because I didn’t really know it was out there. Growing up and coming out and being in women’s football, which has a very accepting and open environment, and then moving to Manchester, I felt that I could be myself and I became much mo...

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1 week ago Miss Major, trailblazing US trans rights activist and Stonewall veteran, dies aged 78

Longtime organizer and founder of House of gg earned reputation as champion for liberation of Black trans womenMiss Major Griffin-Gracy, a trailblazer of the transgender rights movement, longtime community organizer and veteran of the Stonewall riots, died on Monday, her representatives announced.The acclaimed activist died at her home in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by family, the House of gg (the final organization she founded and led) announced. She was 78, and the group’s statement did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bridget Phillipson 'delaying trans guidance to avoid damaging her Labour deputy leader campaign'

At the beginning of last month, Ms Phillipson received guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights.

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3 w. ago Youth LGBT charity at centre of previous paedophile scandals given almost £500k of taxpayers' cash

A controversial gay and transgender rights group for teenagers is to receive a boost in taxpayer funding despite once being led by a paedophile.

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3 w. ago Timeline of JK Rowling and Emma Watson's relationship as rift deepens

JK Rowling has accused Emma Watson of ‘pouring petrol’ on the online hate towards the author after comments made in a recent interview.

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3 w. ago Beloved Harry Potter star takes BRUTAL swipe at TV reboot as JK Rowling reignites feud with 'ignorant' Emma Watson and fans blast 'woke' casting twist

The actor, 36, is best know for his role as Neville Longbottom in the films - offered up his opinion on being replaced by a new face in the upcoming reboot.

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3 w. ago JK Rowling blasts 'ignorant' Emma Watson in extraordinary attack

The Harry Potter author has accused the actress of being 'ignorant of how ignorant she is' amid an ongoing transgender row

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3 w. ago ‘She is ignorant of how ignorant she is’: JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

The author has rebuffed conciliatory remarks made by the Harry Potter actor, saying Watson has ‘enthusiastically participated’ in the ‘trashing of women’s rights’Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson’s recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.Rowling’s post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don’t believe that holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago JK Rowling blasts ‘ignorant’ Emma Watson following rift over transgender rights

"I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous."

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3 w. ago Statement in full: JK Rowling in blistering attack on Hermione Granger actress Emma Watson

Harry Potter author JK Rowling blasted Emma Watson of being 'ignorant' and having 'little experience'

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3 w. ago JK Rowling calls Emma Watson ‘ignorant’ following rift over transgender rights

Watson and co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have all spoken out in support of transgender rights, distancing themselves from Rowling.

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3 w. ago Emma Watson is ignorant of how ignorant she is, JK Rowling slams after Harry Potter star’s comments on her trans views

JK ROWLING has launched a scathing attack on Emma Watson after her interview speaking about their rift over transgender views. The Harry Potter author slammed Watson - who played Hermoine in the movies - in a lengthy statement calling her "ignorant". The author, 60, slammed: "Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by...

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3 w. ago Newly divorced UK couples reveal what they blame for marriage breakdowns

Arguments over Brexit, transgender rights and immigration are some of the top reasons British couples have divorced, a study has revealed.

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4 w. ago JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson interview with parody clip following rift comments

Writer appears to mock the actor over comments about their rift

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4 w. ago Emma Watson speaks about JK Rowling rift: ‘I hope I can keep loving people I don’t share the same opinion with’

The Harry Potter actor spoke in a conciliatory way about her falling-out with the author over transgender rights Harry Potter star Emma Watson has said she will still “cherish” her previous relationship with JK Rowling, despite their more recent rift over transgender rights.The actor had previously attacked the author for the latter’s gender critical beliefs, responding to Rowling’s essay about the need for single-sex spaces due to the threat of violence against women, by tweeting: “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender peopleOn the day anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was shot, fear rippled through the left that the far right would seize the moment to consolidate power. Nowhere was that fear more acute than in the transgender community.Within hours, Republicans were already blaming trans people; one commentator even claimed the bullets carried “transgender symbols”, a claim investigators quickly debunked. But the deeper fear wasn’t misinformation – it was the crackdown that would follow. With fragile rights hanging by the thread of court rulings and blue-state protections, trans people braced for the worst. And they were right: The right has seized on the shooting as its own Reichstag fire, accelerating a campaign to target transgender existence – now with the full weight of the Trump administration behind it.Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington DC. She tracks LGBTQ+...

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