A 2018 case involving forced marriage and sexual violence in Mali was the first in which an ICC prosecutor charged the crime of gender persecution.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/09/the-case-for-afghan-women-and-girls-how-an-international-criminal-court-investigation-could-expand-human-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-for-afghan-women-and-girls-how-an-international-criminal-c

AB 957 originally proposed that courts deciding custody cases must consider whether each parent affirmed the child’s gender identity.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/newsom-vetoes-bill-that-would-require-parents-to-affirm-childs-gender-identity-in-custody-battles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsom-vetoes-bill-that-would-require-parents-to-affirm-childs-gender-identity-

Accordingly, if a child or adolescent is experiencing gender dysphoria, baptism is appropriate if the child or adolescent is well prepared to acknowledge and identify with their sex despite struggling with dysphoria on an ongoing basis.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/transgender-baptisms-sorting-out-the-vatican-s-recent-statement

ACCORDING to a report by 451 Research, women now make up about 34 percent of the IT workforce in India, with a 50:50 gender parity rate in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) graduates.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/women-in-technology-tricity-8485113/

According to Arghavan, this year’s “unique artworks are likely to stimulate important conversations and debates around women’s rights and gender equality and inspire action and advocacy for positive social change.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/artdom-collaborative-art-project-women-rights-arghavan-agida-international-women-day-8482520/

According to Mrs Botchwey, available information showed there had been progress in closing the gender gap through the enhancement of women‘s participation in national development, over the last decade.

Source: https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/address-root-cause-of-inequality-discrimination-gender-minister/

According to the Trevor Project, teens who perceived parental support regarding gender identity were 93% less likely to attempt suicide than youth who did not perceive parents as supportive.

Source: https://abc7news.com/governor-gavin-newsom-california-lgbtq-legislation-youth-senate-bill-407-scott-wiener/13822395/

According to the UN: This year, at a time when we are seeing a range of movements and actions to curtail girls’ and women’s rights and roll back progress on gender equality, we see particularly harsh impacts on girls.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/invest-in-girls-rights-our-leadership-our-well-being/

A conservative organization that advocates against school curriculums that mention LGBT rights, race, critical race theory, and discrimination, Moms for Liberty also campaigns to ban from school libraries books that address gender and sexuality issues.

Source: https://njtoday.news/2023/06/30/southern-poverty-law-center-labels-moms-for-liberty-a-hate-group/

A constitutional amendment asking voters to change the state Constitution to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender had cleared the Senate but not the House.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-legislature-to-pass-infrastructure-package-end-consequential-2023-session-nursing-homes/600276931/

A CROWD gathered in York today to join a rally for Trans Liberation and protest against the Government's move to block gender recognition reforms.

Source: https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23268159.crowd-gathers-trans-liberation-rally-st-helens-square-york/?ref=rss

Additionally, activists from the community say that this will come at a loss for Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi transgender persons, as they will have to make a choice between availing reservation either based on caste and tribal identity or gender identity.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/transgender-demand-horizontal-reservation-explained-8694004/

“Addressing historical problems within Greek life,” such as when race, class, sexuality, gender identity or religion become barriers for inclusion, will be the focus of the remainder of the terms of Peer and IFC President Deren Purisic.

Source: http://cardinalpointsonline.com/greek-life-signs-on-inclusive-language/

Advancements in gender equality, such as repealing restrictive laws and increasing female parliamentary representation, further highlight the country’s progress.

Source: https://astanatimes.com/2023/12/kazakhstan-strengthens-human-rights-and-democratic-reforms/

Advocates say that, though more people are out of the closet in 2023, for some seniors it's still difficult to be open and proud of their sexual or gender identity.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trans-lgbt-seniors-residences-1.6727675?cmp=rss

Advocates say the disinformation and focus on the shooter’s gender are distracting from needed discussions about how to prevent mass shootings.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5479494/trans-people-face-rhetoric-disinformation-after-shooting/

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a conservative legal organization on behalf of nine parents challenging an Ohio school district’s policy allowing transgender students to use multi-user bathrooms matching their gender identity.

Source: https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/08/lawsuit-challenging-pro-trans-school-restroom-policy-dismissed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lawsuit-challenging-pro-trans-school-restroom-policy-dismissed

A federal judge has ruled against a Catholic-founded hospital in Maryland, contending that it discriminated in refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who was pursuing a purported gender transition.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/finding-freedom-while-serving-hard-time-behind-bars

Affirmation, particularly when it comes to kids who claim to be transgender, nonbinary, or any other made-up gender, feeds a delusion and doesn’t fix the actual mental issues that the child has going on.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/102507-what-is-child-abuse-2023-11-30

After all, there have been very public examples of political and gender bias exhibited by AI platforms.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/mlops-platform-seldon-raises-20m-series-b-to-improve-the-productions-of-ai-models/