Trans

It’s illegal to impose restrictions on the bathrooms that trans people can use, a court in Japan has ruled. A trans woman brought her case against the government to a court in Tokyo, arguing that her workplace discriminated against her when it limited the bathrooms that she could use. The woman, who worked for the government at the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, will be paid damages of ¥1.32 million. It’s the first ruling in Japan in favour of a person suffering workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...

The Church of Sweden has decided to remove an LGBT-inclusive altarpiece after realising that some of the imagery could be interpreted as anti-trans. St Paul’s church in Malmö unveiled the altarpiece, the artwork behind an altar, on the first day of advent (December 1) to create “greater inclusion and identification in the Church”. Titled ‘Paradise’, the painting shows same-sex couples wearing fig leaves in the Garden of Eden and was created by the lesbian artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin. However, it also shows a trans woman in a tree holding a...

A mural commemorating the Stonewall Riots – painted to honour transgender icons Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who were key figures in the protests – has been defaced by vandals. Police in Texas are looking for people who vandalised the mural, which features LGBT+ activists Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Dark blue aerosol paint was used to paint moustaches on the upper lips of both Johnson and Rivera. The mural was painted by New York artist Brian Kenney to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, and...

A mural commemorating the Stonewall Riots – painted to honour transgender icons Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who were key figures in the protests – has been defaced by vandals. Police in Texas are looking for people who vandalised the mural, which features LGBT+ activists Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Dark blue aerosol paint was used to paint moustaches on the upper lips of both Johnson and Rivera. The mural was painted by New York artist Brian Kenney to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, and...