Transgender rights
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Non-binary: does the UK recognise a third gender?
In Depth A Dutch court has urged lawmakers to recognise those who do not want to register as either male or female
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Why ‘trans on Wednesdays’ activist was suspended by Labour
Speed Read David Lewis stoked gender self-indentification row by standing for women’s officer role
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Hundreds of women to quit Labour over transgender candidate row
Speed Read Mayday4Women group claims party ‘takes women for granted’
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Trans teenagers turning to ‘DIY’ online hormone therapy
Speed Read NHS warns of potential ‘irreversible’ side effects of prescription-only drugs bought on internet
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Pakistan opens first transgender school
In Depth Founders hope vocational courses will enable marginalised community to find acceptance
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Marvia Malik: Pakistan hires first transgender news anchor
Speed Read The 21-year-old journalist and model said she was ‘moved to tears’ when offered the job
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Giuliana Farfalla: German Playboy’s first transgender cover star
In Depth 21-year-old model follows in footsteps of US Playboy cover star Ines Rau
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Pentagon to allow transgender military recruits
Speed Read Enlistment will begin on 1 January despite Donald Trump’s ban
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The teen hoping to become the first transgender MP
In Depth Lily Madigan’s appointment as women’s officer has sparked a row in the Labour party and the press
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Let boys wear tutus and tiaras, says Church of England
In Depth New guidance for CofE schools says play is ‘sacred space’ for imagination
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Trump bars transgender people from US military
Speed Read President reverses Obama-era policy, citing 'costs and disruption' to armed forces
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Jenni Murray sparks outrage with trans women column
In Depth BBC Woman's Hour presenter claims men who have had a sex change are not 'real women'
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Two transgender women 'beaten to death' in Saudi Arabia
Speed Read Amna and Meeno, aged 35 and 26, reportedly thrown into sacks and tortured by police
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Childline receives record number of calls about gender issues
Speed Read Charity counsels 2,700 children in 2015/16, more than double the number of the previous year
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