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China
Trans woman forced to undergo electroshock ‘conversion therapy’ wins record compensation in China
A 28-year-old transgender woman in China known by the pseudonym Ling’er has won a historic lawsuit against a hospital that subjected her to ...
Carl Samson
Business
AsiaSF restaurant, a beacon for the SF transgender community, to close after 26 years
AsiaSF, a bar and restaurant that also serves as a beacon for transgender inclusivity in San Francisco, is closing its doors permanently nex...
Bryan Ke
Government
Japan’s top court axes sterilization surgery requirement for legal gender change
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender individuals to undergo sterilization surgery to officially change their gen...
Michelle De Pacina
Events
Asian Games: Indian athlete hits back at compatriot who accused her of being transgender
Indian heptathlete Nandini Agasara has hit back at her compatriot, who accused her of being a transgender woman after finishing behind her i...
Film & TV
George Takei draws parallels between ‘scapegoating’ of trans community and WWII treatment of Japanese Americans
George Takei recently argued that Republicans are “scapegoating” the LGBTQ+ community and recalled his experience being scapegoa...
Entertainment
Did you know? K-pop once had an ahead-of-its-time all-transgender idol group
South Korea once had an all-transgender K-pop group known as Lady, but their time in the limelight was short-lived. Origins: The four-member...
Beauty
Oli London says he’s now ‘living as Ken’ after detransitioning from ‘Barbie’ look
After trying to look like a Barbie doll, British internet personality Oli London says he is now happily “living as Ken.” Background: London,...
Japan
Japan’s Supreme Court rules against government’s restroom restrictions for transgender employee
“All people should have the right to live their lives in a society based on their own sexual identities” ...
Ryan General
Crime
NYC career criminal sentenced to 12 years for striking Asian man with hammer
A woman who brutally attacked an Asian man with a hammer on a Manhattan subway platform last year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. ...
Washington Korean spa ordered to drop ‘biological women only’ policy after trans complaint
A Korean spa in Washington state that requires nudity in some areas was forced to wipe its “biological women only” policy by a Seattle court...
Culture
Thailand’s ‘most beautiful transgender woman’ and husband wear $580K in attire at extravagant wedding
Thai transgender model Poyd Treechada Petcharat, who is colloquially known as Thailand’s “most beautiful transgender woman,” has tied the kn...
India
Indian transgender couple go viral for pregnancy photoshoot
A transgender couple in India, who just recently gave birth, went viral for their pregnancy photoshoot. Ziya Paval, 21, and Zahad, 23, are a...
Civil Rights
Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling allowing registration of gender change without surgery
Hong Kong’s highest court has ruled in favor of allowing transgender people to change their gender identity on government-issued ID cards wi...
Education
Vanderbilt professor says math education is too ‘white, cisheteropatriarchal’
A Tennessee university professor recently made the case that undergraduate mathematics education is discriminatory against queer and transge...
South Korea’s supreme court delivers major victory to single transgender parents
South Korea’s supreme court ruled on Thursday that transgender individuals’ have the right to change their legal sex status, even if they h...
Khier Casino
Crowning of first transgender woman in local Miss America pageant sparks ‘woke’ criticism
Brían (pronounced "Bree-ann") Nguyen, a 19-year-old social media influencer and business management student, was crowned Miss Gre...
Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20 million
Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a Thai transgender businesswoman, has acquired the Miss Universe Organization pageant for $20 million. Jakra...
Trans woman in Japan denied status as parent of her own daughter
A Japanese court has ruled that a trans woman in her 40s cannot be recognized as the legal parent of her second daughter due to her transit...
Rebecca Moon
Lithuanian man arrested for allegedly murdering his transgender partner in Thailand
Malleus Kunickas, a 32-year-old Lithuanian man, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 31-year-old partner, Thiraphong Lamlua, in Surin...
Filipino trans man Van Vincent Go documents his gender transition on YouTube to inspire others
Since 2014, YouTuber Van Vincent Go, 28, has been sharing details about his gender transition journey to empower the trans community in the...
Social Media
Transgender and disabled TikToker says TSA sexually assaulted his girlfriend and broke his walker
A transgender and disabled TikToker claimed in a TikTok video that TSA agents at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport and Los Angeles International A...
News
Thai beauty pageant finalist denied entry into Dubai for being transgender
Thai model Rachaya Noppakaroon, who is transgender, said she wasinterrogated for hours at the Dubai airport because her passport stated tha...
Jane Nam
China opens first transgender clinic for children, adolescents in a Shanghai university
China’s first transgender clinic that offers help to children and adolescents in their transition through medical and psychological means ha...
Genderqueer actor and model Chella Man becomes the first transmasculine face for YSL Beauty
Jewish Chinese American artist, activist, actor and model Chella Man is celebrating another milestone as the first transmasculine face of YS...
Trans activist’s anti-Asian tweets resurface after Netflix walkout against Dave Chapelle special
Old tweets from a transgender activist who led the Netflix walkout following the Dave Chapelle comedy special “The Closer” have gone viral f...
Editorial Staff
Upcoming DC Comics live-action ‘Batgirl’ movie to cast trans Asian American woman
HBO Max’s upcoming “Batgirl” movie is currently looking to cast a trans Asian American woman for a supporting role. Awaiting: On Oct. 14, Ka...
Maina Chen
Malaysian trans woman accused of blasphemy for ‘cross-dressing’ granted asylum by Australia
A Malaysian transgender woman facing a blasphemy charge for “cross-dressing” during a religious event has been granted asylum. F...
15 charged over sexual abuse cover-up of South Korea’s first trans soldier
South Korean authorities have charged fifteen individuals with covering up in alleged sexual abuse case of Air Force officer Byun Hee-soo, S...
Filipino American Kataluna Enriquez Becomes First Trans Woman to Compete for Miss USA Title
Kataluna Enriquez is now set to become the first transgender woman to compete for the Miss USA title in November. Making history: The 27-yea...
Soccer Player Kumi Yokoyama Comes Out as Trans Man, Earns Praise From Biden
Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama’s announcement that they are transgender has earned praise and commendation from President Joe Biden. C...
South Korea’s First Trans Soldier Found Dead in Her Home at 23
Byun Hee-soo, South Korea’s first transgender soldier who was forcibly discharged from service over a year ago, has been found dead. Sudden ...
Trans Beauty Queen Makes History After Becoming Miss Universe Nepal Finalist
A finalist at this year’s Miss Universe Nepal is making history whether or not she takes home the crown on Wednesday night. ...
Trans Woman Activist Attacked on Video as Homophobic Woman Throws Rocks at Her
A transgender woman in the Philippines was subjected to verbal and physical abuse by a self-professed “born again Christian” because of her ...
Family of Trans Asian Nurse Missing from Dallas Airport 1 Year Ago Still Hopeful
A 59-year-old transgender Filipino American has still not been found after she went missing at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport i...
Lifestyle
Trans Teen Gifted Money From Friends to Legally Change His Name
A Dallas-area high school student was given funds raised by his friends for his 18th birthday to help him legally change his name. Andi Bern...
South Korea’s First Transgender Soldier Discharged After Sex Change Surgery
South Korean military officials have confirmed that they discharged their first known transgender soldier after she underwent gender reassig...
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