Yes, trans women can breastfeed too. Here's why it's good for both mum and baby
Trans women can breastfeed too – but they’re often met with stunned disbelief and abuse when they share their breastfeeding stories. (Getty) Yes, trans women can breastfeed – and research shows that trans women breastfeeding is perfectly healthy and safe for both mother and baby. Most people assume that only cisgender women can breastfeed, but a combination of medical research and anecdotal eviden
Anti-trans hate reaches ‘genocidal’ levels in New Zealand after Posie Parker visit, report says
Anti-trans pundit Posie Parker’s latest event in Dublin was drowned out by hundreds of LGBTQ+ protesters and allies. (Getty) Anti-trans pundit Posie Parker’s visit to Australia and New Zealand allegedly caused transphobic harassment to skyrocket, analysts say. Research collected by independent NZ body The Disinformation Project found that transphobic rhetoric reached “genocidal” levels following t
University accused of 'failing trans students' by hosting gender-critical lecture
Protesters gathered outside while Dr Holly Lawford-Smith gave a lecture on conversion therapy. (Reading Trans Movement) Activists and students have accused the University of Reading of platforming a “dangerous culture war” after hosting a lecture on keeping trans conversion therapy legal. On Monday (25 April), Dr Holly Lawford-Smith gave a lecture, organised by the university’s school of law, titl
Boris Johnson is losing his anti-trans 'culture war' on all fronts, polling suggests
Majority of British people want the government to bring forward a conversion therapy ban that includes the trans community. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty) The majority of Brits want a conversion therapy ban that also includes protections for the trans community, according to an extensive YouGov poll. The survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Times, of more than 1,800 adult
Trans man challenges Japan's cruel, archaic gender laws with historic legal action
People take part in a rally organised by an activist group to support the LGBT+ legislation in Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan on 6 June 2021. (Philip Fong/AFP via Getty) Gen Suzuki, a Japanese trans man, has filed a request with a Japanese court legally change his gender without having to undergo surgery and be sterilised. Suzuki, 46, filed a request on Monday (4 October) with the Hamamatsu bran
‘Gender-critical’ MP Joanna Cherry complains about being ‘called transphobic’
Joanna Cherry questioned the ‘vetting process’ for the SNP’s new complaints officer. (ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images) SNP MP Joanna Cherry has complained about her party’s new complaints officer, claiming that he accused her of “transphobia”. Cherry, an outspoken opponent of Scottish trans rights reforms who was sacked from the SNP’s Westminster front bench days after Nicola Sturgeon vowed t
Government lies, media profit and trans suffering turned the UK into 'TERF island'
How did Britain become ‘TERF island’? A brief history of government lies, media profit and trans suffering As transphobia continues to run riot in the UK, Michelle Snow explains how we got to this point. Many around the world have asked why the UK is so transphobic. There are many theories but the reason isn’t complicated. Turning the UK into a world-renowned transphobia hot-bed was profitable. An
Mother of nine-year-old trans girl turned Netflix star says embracing her daughter made her a better Christian
Kim Shappley (L) swam against the current in conservative Houston to secure equal treatment for her daughter, Kai. (Screen capture via FOX26) The nine-year-old trans daughter of an evangelical mother in Texas – who became the unlikely firebrand for LGBT+ equality – is starring in the new Netflix series reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club. The web-show is an adaptation of Ann M Martin’s series from the
Proud lesbians share defiant photos after LGB Alliance bizarrely claims they’re ‘going extinct’
Pro-trans group L With The T lead the Brighton Trans Pride march in 2018. (Facebook/TransPrideBrighton) Proud lesbians have been sharing photos of themselves after a bizarre claim from anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance that lesbians are going to “become extinct”. The LGB Alliance launched in October 2019 and promptly faced a blistering backlash from the wider LGBT+ community for its position on
Trans woman slapped and spat on in New York City subway in ‘loathsome transphobic attack’
Trans woman Serena Daniari (L) alleged she was spat on and verbally assaulted by a couple (R). (Screen capture via Twitter/@serenajazmine) New York City authorities confirmed Saturday that officers are investigating an alleged late-night hate crime against trans activist and journalist Serena Daniari. With tears and mascara running down her cheeks, Daniari’s voice crackled as she said, “I just wan
Japan's Supreme Court rules trans people have to get sterilised
The Supreme Court of Japan has upheld a law which forces transgender people to get sterilised before they can legally change their gender. The panel of four justices ruled unanimously on Thursday (January 24) to reject an appeal filed by Takakito Usui, a trans man who wants to change the gender on his official documents, Australian outlet SBS News has reported. Usui was trying to overturn Law 111,
The US voted against banning the death penalty for gay people
Why did the US vote against banning the death penalty for gay people? The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to condemn the imposition of the death penalty for homosexuality – but the US voted against. On Friday the United Nations body approved a motion opposing the use of the death penalty in an “arbitrarily or in a discriminatory manner”, including for homosexuality. It called for the
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