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Danielle McGahey Announces Retirement After ICC Transgender Ruling

arun Posted On November 24, 2023

After a key change to ICC’s gender eligibility requirements that banned transgenders from participating in women’s internationals, McGahey retired from international cricket. New Delhi, Nov 22: Danielle McGahey, the first transgender to play international cricket, has said that “with a […]

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Report indicates Transgender deaths in US increases with rise in anti-trans law

arun Posted On November 23, 2023

NEW DELHI: 53 transgender were murdered and 32 committed suicided in the United States, last year, as per a new report from the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). Notably, anti-trans legislation and rhetoric were increased during this period, reports […]

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Canada’s transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey quits after ICC ruling

arun Posted On November 22, 2023

Danielle McGahey, a transgender cricketer from Canada, has decided to conclude her international career in response to a recent directive from the game’s governing body. The International Cricket Council (ICC) declared, during a board meeting on Tuesday, that individuals who […]

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Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics

arun Posted On November 10, 2023

In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public a sharply contrasting statement, saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans […]

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Transgender people can be baptized catholic, serve as godparents: Vatican

arun Posted On November 9, 2023

Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said. Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the […]

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Vatican says transgender Catholics can be baptised

arun Posted On November 9, 2023

VATICAN CITY: Transgender believers can be baptised in the Catholic Church, if it would not cause scandal or “confusion”, the Vatican said Wednesday, clarifying a sensitive area of doctrine. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, tasked with promulgating […]