U.S. Supreme Court cancels transgender bathroom showdown

The United States Armed Forces is set to bar transgender citizens from joining the military. The new rules apply to fresh intakes who will be asked to serve under their birth gender.

Cannes 2019: 'We are all transgender,' says actress Leyna Bloom

Valentina Sampaio is the first openly transgender Victoria’s Secret model. The Brazilian model first posted about the gig on Instagram, tagging the lingerie brand. Sampaio's agent, Erio Zanon, confirmedto CNN that the model will be a part of an upcoming PINK campaign. Erio Zanon, via E! News Victoria’s Secret has had a shaky past with the transgender community.

The top court's decision means the Trump administration can implement stricter asylum rules along the US-Mexican border while the policy is challenged in lower courts. The policy primarily impacts Central Americans.

Young Nigerians storm National Assembly, protest against Bobrisky’s alleged transgender lifestyle, LGBT.

The Trump administration will not participate in "illegitimate" impeachment probe. Earlier US State Department barred the US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, from testifying before Congress.

P&G, producers of Always sanitary pad, have given in to claims of discrimination by transgender men. From 2020, Always will no longer carry the ‘Venus’ symbol on the sanitary wrapping.

Despite repressive laws against homosexuality, gender reassignment surgery remains legal in Iran. But Iranians who seek sex change operations are faced with a harsh approval process and a high risk of botched surgeries.

Marie Cau has become France's first transgender mayor after being elected in Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes over the weekend. Her plans for the small rural commune in northern France include boosting local business and focusing on environmental issues.

Like thousands of other transgender people in the UK, Jay and Alexis are on waiting lists for gender confirming surgeries. But with Covid-19 exacerbating already years-long patient queues in the state-run National Health Service, they are now turning to crowfunding to finance their operations in the private sector.

Bangladesh opens its first Islamic school for transgender worshippers, with clerics calling it a first step towards integrating the marginalised group into society. The madrasa is one of a series of recent moves in Bangladesh to make life easier for the Muslim-majority nation's up to 1.5 million transgender people.

The feeling of being born with the wrong gender. It is estimated that one out of 500 children are affected by this profound feeling of doubt and unease. One that's often been cornered to the sole fields of psychiatry and mental problems. Children faced with such questioning often come across rejection, bullying, denial and isolation, meaning they are at heavy risk of self-harm and suicide. What is French society doing to reach out to these kids?