A trans woman who was falsely identified as the helicopter pilot involved in a mid-air crash, in which 67 people died, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the conservative influencer who spread claims about her. The collision occurred over the Potomac river in Washington DC on 29 January, involving an American Airlines flight from Kansas […]

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The University of Sussex has accused the Office for Students (OfS) of “giving free rein” to hate speech, including homophobia and transphobia, as it launched a legal challenge to the regulator’s unprecedented fine. The university was fined £585,000 ($756,000) last month for a trans-inclusive policy which the OfS, a non-departmental public body of the Department […]

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Democratic politician Zooey Zephyr has celebrated the amendment of two state bills that make legislation significantly less anti-trans. Montana’s first trans state representative shared her elation on Wednesday (9 April). Proposed in February, House Bill 446 originally aimed to modify indecent exposure laws in the state to remove an “intent clause” only for transgender residents, […]

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