Transgender rights
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J.K. Rowling and Joanne Harris in death threat row
Talking Point Rowling accuses fellow author of allowing female writers to be ‘silenced and intimidated’ over their gender identity beliefs
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Where schools stand legally on children’s trans rights
feature Government’s chief legal adviser says schools can ‘ignore’ trans students’ pronoun preferences
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What the Tavistock clinic’s closure means for the trans debate
feature Gender identity clinic to close over safety fears
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The Week Unwrapped: Trans sport, fragrant friends and lost data
podcast Can women’s sport be both fair and inclusive? Do we choose friends based on how they smell? And is Big Data putting us at risk of big losses?
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Swimming’s governing body bans trans athletes from elite women’s races
Talking Point Fina may introduce an ‘open’ category to allow trans swimmers to compete at highest level
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‘France looks more ungovernable than ever’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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One in 20 young Americans identify as trans or non-binary
Speed Read New research suggests that 44% of US adults know someone who is transgender
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Why Ricky Gervais’ Netflix special has been condemned by LGBT activists
Today's Big Question Comedian defends show by saying his ‘target’ was ‘trans activist ideology’
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The Week Unwrapped: SIDS, Tasers and Alabaman rights
podcast Are we closer to understanding sudden infant death syndrome? Has a Trump-appointed judge given hope to trans Americans? And do too many British police have Tasers?
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Inside J.K. Rowling’s ‘gender wars’ lunch
Under the Radar Event attended by gender critical figures including Rosie Duffield and Maya Forstater
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‘Discussion around trans identity is becoming J.K. Rowling’s new brand’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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The Week Unwrapped: Religious tolerance, trans treatment and police misogyny
podcast Is the Arab world re-embracing its Jews? Are the rights of LGBTQ+ people under threat? And do the police have a misogyny problem?
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Rod Liddle: culture war in Durham
Why Everyone’s Talking About Having exercised their right to free speech, both sides of the latest culture wars skirmish ‘should move on’
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Controversial transgender and migration views are not hate crimes, says report
In Depth Law Commission decides that gender critical arguments should be protected as ‘freedom of expression’
By Kate Samuelson Published
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