Rappler's latest stories on transgender rights
'Not here for decoration:' Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive anti-junta Future Forward Party, is one of 4 transgender MPs in the house – pioneers in a society where discrimination in education, employment and at home persists
HRW urges Japan to change transgender 'sterilization' law
Applicants who wish to change their official documents are required to be without reproductive capacity, effectively requiring most people to be sterilised to meet criteria
The week in photos: November 24-30, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Scarlett Johansson withdraws from trans role following backlash
The actress was initially cast to play trans man Dante 'Tex' Gill in a film about his life
Transgender teen wins battle in U.S. 'toilet wars'
Gavin Grimm, who identifies as a man but was born as a woman, is at the heart of a pitched battle for transgender rights in the US
Trump scraps blanket transgender military ban, major restrictions remain
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security 'may exercise their authority to implement any appropriate policies concerning military service by transgender individuals,' says the memorandum
Trump bans transgender people from U.S. military
UPDATED The announcement serves as a stunning reversal of an Obama era policy and leaves unanswered a slew of questions including whether transgender personnel currently serving may soon face getting booted from the military
White House overturns Obama-era protections for transgender students
The Trump administration is now leaving it up to states and school districts to decide whether students should have access to bathrooms that do not reflect their biological sex
White House hires first transgender official
The White House says Tuesday it had hired its first openly transgender official a move which supporters said underscored the administration s drive against inequality
Victories for transgender equality and the long road ahead
President Barack Obama has done more in less time to advance the rights of the LBGT community than any administration in history
India top court recognizes transgenders as 'third gender'
India s Supreme Court rules in favor of recognizing trangender individuals as having a third gender
