Fear and Loathing

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US: Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence

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The department argued in its memo that key government agencies needed to adopt an explicit and uniform definition of gender as determined “on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.”

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UK: Gender Recognition Act debate is being used to roll back trans rights

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IT has been an odd facet of the debate around trans rights that those claiming to be silenced have managed to publish endless commentary in major newspapers, while the voices of trans people have remained remarkably absent.

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Israel's Cyber-spy Industry Aids World Dictators Hunt Dissidents and Gays

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Haaretz investigation spanning 100 sources in 15 countries reveals Israel has become a leading exporter of tools for spying on civilians. Dictators around the world – even in countries with no formal ties to Israel – use them eavesdrop on human rights activists, monitor emails, hack into apps and record conversations

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UK: Inside the Poisonous British Fight Over Transgender Acceptance

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Transphobic commentary in the British media has reached fever pitch, as the public consultation process over the U.K.’s Gender Recognition Act nears its Oct. 19 end date.