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August 3, 2026

Left: a smiling woman with blonde hair holds a Harry Potter book at a book event; right: a blue Beira's Place sign for Edinburgh Women's Sexual Assault Support Centre visible.

America August 1, 2026

JK Rowling Wins Apology After Amnesty International Retracts Criticism of Beira’s Place

JK Rowling has received a public apology from Amnesty International UK after the human rights organization withdrew a report. It…

By Jackie Allen

Trump Trans Youth Healthcare Order

America February 14, 2025

Judge blocks Trump order on transgender youth care

In a major legal blow to the Trump administration, a Washington federal judge on Friday issued a second temporary restraining…

By Rihem Akkouche

EEOC Trans Workers Harassment

America June 28, 2024

EEOC Trans Worker’s Harassment Case Moves Forward

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has urged an Illinois federal court to keep its lawsuit against a hog…

By Rihem Akkouche

Georgia County Appeals Gender Surgery Coverage Ruling

America June 5, 2024

Georgia County Appeals Gender Surgery Coverage Ruling

A Georgia county that lost a legal challenge to a provision of its health plan that bars coverage for gender-affirming…

By Rochdi Rais

School Religious Bias Suit

America April 30, 2024

School Knocks Out Religious Bias Suit Over Pronoun Policy

In a significant ruling on Tuesday, an Indiana federal court dismissed a school religious bias suit filed by a Christian…

By Rihem Akkouche

Microsoft Settles Fired Trans Engineers Bias Suit

America March 22, 2024

Microsoft Settles Fired Trans Engineers Bias Suit

Microsoft has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a transgender former software engineer, Cassandra Granade, who alleged discrimination,…

By Rihem Akkouche

Transgender athletes

America August 6, 2023

Transgender Athletes: World Aquatics Adopts ‘Open’ Category for Swimming Competitions

Competitors whose gender differs from their birth sex, including transgender athletes, participate in elite-level competitions. World Aquatics, the international governing…

By Jackie Allen

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