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Transgender Woman Name Change Punjab and Haryana High Court (1)

Granting relief in trans woman’s name change plea, Punjab and Haryana High Court leaves larger legal question open

April 28, 2026 2:19 pm

The transgender woman moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after a request to update her name in school records was stalled due to a rule mandating the submission of a medical certificate and a Gazette notification.

Mohammad Rafi, OP Nayyar, RK Rakhan and Asha Bhosle during a recording

Asha Bhosle’s voice: Subverting the bounds of Indian womanhood

April 12, 2026 7:07 pm

Asha Bhosle’s passing marks the end of a cultural protest. Her voice expanded the limits of Indian identity, subverting gender norms and domesticity

How to raise a boy: What grandparenting boys taught me about love, patience and play

September 14, 2025 12:13 am

It’s not parenting 2.0. Being a grandmother is less about control and more about connections -- even when things get rough

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In US, UK, the gender battleground

January 29, 2025 11:41 am

As regulations tighten, a complex science-vs-rights debate is shaping up

Algeria’s Imane Khelif (left) and Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting, the two boxers at the centre of gender row at the Paris Olympics. (PHOTOS: AP)

Paris Olympics: Boxers at centre of gender row get booed at venue, targeted in media

August 03, 2024 7:27 am

Lin Yu-Ting and Imane Khelif receive hostility from crowds as heads of government, authors and fellow athletes join the debate

British airline adopts gender-neutral uniform policy to encourage people to 'embrace their individuality'

September 29, 2022 4:10 pm

"The policy, effective today, champions the individuality of Virgin Atlantic’s people by enabling them to wear the clothing that expresses how they identify or present themselves," the airline said

'JLo is not closed minded': Jennifer Lopez praised for introducing child with gender-neutral pronouns

June 20, 2022 6:09 pm

"They are very, very busy, booked and pricey," the singer joked

Psychologist's study on transgender children

Few transgender children change their minds after 5 years, study finds

May 06, 2022 12:28 pm

The data comes from the Trans Youth Project, a well-known effort following 317 children across the United States and Canada who underwent a so-called social transition between 3 and 12. Participants transitioned, on average, at age 6 1/2.

Man charged with threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions

April 23, 2022 2:31 pm

The man who was arrested in California, threatened to kill every employee of Merriam-Webster because he didn’t like the company’s dictionary definitions relating to gender identity.