Charli XCX breaks her silence about trans icon Sophie Xeon’s death

Charli XCX broke her silence about Sophie Xeon’s death in a statement shared to Twitter on Monday evening. The singer, 28, who had collaborated with the trans icon, hailed the producer a ‘special person’ as she declared she’ll honour her ‘in my grief, through my memories, through my work and through writing things only I … Read more

Joanna Cherry sacked from SNP frontbench after trans rights row

Joanna Cherry is sacked from the SNP’s Westminster frontbench after row over gender recognition and trans rights as widely-tipped leadership challenger to Nicola Sturgeon blasts party chiefs Joanna Cherry said she had been ‘sacked’ from the SNP Westminster frontbench She is widely tipped as a future SNP leadership challenger to Nicola Sturgeon Ms Cherry has … Read more

Trans children are ‘coached’ into giving answers to access puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears

Psychiatrists fear transgender children are being ‘coached’ into giving rehearsed answers to access puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears Former NHS trust boss fears parents and friends put children under pressure  NHS changed guidance over ‘puberty blockers’ after landmark ruling last year  Children should not be allowed blockers unless they understand long-term risks  Tavistock and … Read more

Trans woman is ‘deliberately run down’ by motorist in Brazil

Shocking moment ‘a trans woman is deliberately run down’ by motorist who mounted the sidewalk and hit her A street surveillance camera in Paraná, Brazil, captured the moment a trans woman was hit by the car  The pedestrian was walking on a sidewalk in the city of Cambé on Saturday when the vehicle jumped the … Read more

Trans girl is desperate to start hormone treatment so she can look like other teenage girls 

A transgender child who started transitioning from male to female two years ago is desperate to start hormones so she can develop breasts like other girls. Zoey Villa, 12, admitted to her mother, Sally Homer, 44, from New York, that she wanted to be a girl two years ago when the mother-of-three noticed she was … Read more

Frankie Boyle is accused of hypocrisy after he criticises Ricky Gervais over trans jokes

Frankie Boyle is branded a ‘hypocrite’ for criticising Ricky Gervais’s jokes about trans people after building a career out of offensive gags Boyle, 48, told Grounded with Louis Theroux podcast that he found Ricky Gervais’ humour ‘very lazy’ and criticised his jokes about transgender people In 2018 Netflix special, Gervais targeted Caitlyn Jenner, who’s trans, during … Read more

Oxford Union’s planned talk on ‘cancel culture’ by trans row writer Graham Linehan is AXED

Oxford Union’s planned talk on ‘cancel culture’ by trans row writer Graham Linehan is AXED after complaints it would cause controversy Oxford Union invited Graham Linehan to give talk then cancelled his appearance Invited to give the talk on ‘cancel culture’ on December 8 but offer rescinded  Union blamed ‘logistical difficulties’ and said it hoped to … Read more

Outgoing Woman’s Hour host says show in danger of centring trans debate at expense of other topics

‘The show deserves fresh voices’: Outgoing Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey says producers are in danger of focusing on transgender debate at expense of other issues Jane Garvey is leaving the Radio 4 programme after 13 years as its presenter Garvey said trans issues were ‘a very, very difficult area’ but not ‘the most controversial … Read more

Gabrielle Union reveals that her stepdaughter Zaya felt ‘outed’ before coming out as trans

Gabrielle Union reveals that her trans stepdaughter Zaya struggled with being ‘outed’ after her photos were ‘dissected’ before she came out By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 02:20 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 02:20 GMT, 15 December 2020 She helped her stepdaughter Zaya come out as transgender back in February. And now Gabrielle Union … Read more

Mum who called trans woman ‘he’ on Twitter is CLEARED of wrongdoing

Mum who called trans woman ‘he’ on Twitter is CLEARED of wrongdoing after appealing against conviction Kate Scottow was arrested after allegedly sending tweets to transgender woman Stephanie Hayden had accused Mrs Scottow of causing ‘significant online abuse’ St Albans Magistrates’ Court had found Mrs Scottow guilty of persistently using a public communications network to cause annoyance … Read more