18 h. ago Trans teacher in Texas resigns after online attacks: ‘I’m heartbroken’

Rosie Sandri says her ‘hands were tied’ after slew of criticism, including death threats, led to her resignationA trans teacher at a Texas high school has resigned after becoming the target of conservative backlash and online attacks.Rosie Sandri came out as a trans woman about seven months ago. Her colleagues at Red Oak high school and the Red Oak independent school district were very supportive, she recalled to NBC News. Continue reading...

Events

44 h. ago Nurses launch landmark sexual harassment battle against NHS: Group claim transgender colleague given access to female changing rooms 'stared as they got undressed'

The eight nurses say that allowing a male-born colleague to use the women's facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital puts them at risk, deprives them of dignity and breaches their rights.

Events

46 h. ago Nurses’ action over trans colleague using changing rooms to be heard in autumn

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Politics

47 h. ago Nurses take trust to tribunal over trans colleague’s use of changing rooms

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Politics

7 d. ago Patients and staff praise remarkable turnaround in NHS Out of Hours service for Forth Valley

The Out of Hours service once struggled to get staff but NHS Forth Valley board heard it's changed for the better

Science

8 d. ago ‘I was surprised how common it is’: the director of Sebastian on his controversial film about an author who enters sex work

In Sebastian, a writer sells his body to provide material for his debut novel, then doesn’t give the night job up. Mikko Mäkelä explains what inspired his film – and remembers his cinematic sexual awakeningGrowing up in a small Finnish town close to the Russian border, Mikko Mäkelä knew he was gay from the age of 11. “I think I was happy until then,” says the shy 36-year-old, whose slippery second film Sebastian is about to be released. Isolated he may have been, but at least the young Mäkelä had movies. Alone in his room, he watched queer gems such as Mysterious Skin, Presque Rien and Beautiful Thing, keeping the volume low in case his parents heard. Then a trip to the cinema to see Brokeback Mountain changed everything.“When I got home, they asked me, ‘Did you like that film?’ They had read about it and wanted to make sure I wasn’t like the characters. That was the night I ended up coming out to them.” He didn’t stay in Finland much longer, movingNottingham to attend university. “...

Culture

8 d. ago BBC Radio 2 responds after being slammed for controversial Spice Girls lyrics edit

Spice Girls fans were torn when they heard changed lyrics to Spice Up Your Life on BBC Radio 2, but the station has explained what's really behind the edit to the 1997 hit song

Politics

1 week ago Christian nurse takes legal action after NHS 'punished' her for calling transgender paedophile ‘Mr’

Jennifer Melle, from Croydon, was disciplined by Epsom and St Helier University Hospital Trust when she declined to use female pronouns for a convicted paedophile

Politics

3 w. ago Baby breaks leg falling off changing table at Scots nursery as bosses face legal action

Skye Tucker suffered the painful injury on her first day at nursery.

Politics

4 w. ago Treat bearded trans colleagues as women if that's what they identify as, NHS staff told

Official guidance from NHS Scotland states employees must use the correct name and pronouns for transgender colleagues.

Sport