The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Czech Republic violated the rights of trans people by forcing them to be sterilised. Requiring transgender men and women to undergo sterilisation procedures in order to gain legal recognition of their gender identity meant the central-European country had breached international law, the court decided […]
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The head of the UK’s equalities watchdog has said she believes a trans person’s right to privacy “doesn’t apply” when it comes to accessing gendered facilities, such as toilets. Kishwer Falkner, the chairwoman of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said privacy laws set out by human rights legislation in the UK don’t extend […]
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Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina has got engaged to her girlfriend, having recently switched her allegiance to Australia because of her sexuality. Kasatkina came out publicly as gay in 2022 and revealed that she was dating Russian former Olympic figure-skater Natalia Zabiiako. Earlier this year, in the face Russia’s homophobic climate, world number 16 Kasatkina […]
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The UK Aids Memorial Quilt is on display in London’s Tate Modern for the first time in 30 years, but only for a few days. In a bid to raise awareness of the ongoing battle against Aids, the quilt will be on show in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall from Thursday (12 June) until Monday […]
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