Transgender people

6 days ago

Women hold placards as they celebrate the US Supreme Court's ruling

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in female school and college sports

President Trump called the ruling a "big win", while an LGBT group said it was "heartbreaking".

6 days ago

8 days ago

A general view of the Scottish Parliament chamber, with MSPs sitting at wooden desks

Scottish Parliament restores online gender search for MSPs

Visitors to the Holyrood website are able to search for parliamentarians by their sex and trans status.

8 days ago

25 Jun 2026

A tightly cropped image of campaigners protesting for a ban on conversion practices. Two campaigners are in sharp focus, holding a sign featuring the progress pride flag and the words 'Ban Conversion Therapy Now' written in letters cut out from a newspaper or magazine. Both protestors are wearing glasses and have serious looks on their faces. Other protestors in the foreground are slightly out of focus.

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

The government says a new Bill will protect LGBT people from "abusive acts" to change who they are.

25 Jun 2026

24 Jun 2026

Five women stand outside a court building. They are standing on steps and, as a result, are seen at different heights. Two are blond, three have dark hair and all their hair is about shoulder-length. They are all smartly dressed - four are wearing jackets (navy, cream, pink and grey) and one is wearing a black-and-white floral blouse.

Trust pays £187k over trans changing room tribunal

Seven Darlington nurses are being compensated following a dispute over single-sex changing rooms.

24 Jun 2026

23 Jun 2026

Male prison guard locks a white internal prison door. His back is to the camera.

Trans inmates leaving women's prisons following court ruling

John Swinney confirms he will not appeal the judgement that prisoners should be housed according to biological sex.

23 Jun 2026

22 Jun 2026

Dame Hilary Cass is sat looking at the camera in a meeting room. She is in front of a glass wall with a geometric pattern.

Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author

Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."

22 Jun 2026

19 Jun 2026

A teenager sits, scrolling on his mobile phone

Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial

Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.

19 Jun 2026

An image of a series of security gates in a prison - with floor-to-ceiling white metal bars. Above the first set it says "E/F Wing" and a prison officer - a bald man in a white shirt and black trousers - is opening the gate. We see him from behind.

Judge rules Scottish guidance for housing trans prisoners is unlawful

Judge Lady Ross said sex segregation in prisons must be based on biological sex, based on a Supreme Court ruling last year.

19 Jun 2026

11 Jun 2026

An image of the WellBN clinic sign in Brunswick, Brighton. In the window you can see a reflection of a child walking passed and some shops on the road opposite.

Dozens of children put at risk after gender care failures at GP clinic, inquiry finds

A safety inquiry into the WellBN clinic in Brighton found 78 children were potentially harmed after being given gender medication without proper checks.

11 Jun 2026