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Switzerland

Switzerland rejects idea of a third-gender option in official records

Currently, people are entered into the civil registry as male or female, with no other option.

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'Woman' named Word of the Year 2022 by Dictionary.com

'Woman' is Dictionary.com's Word of the Year amid roll back of abortion rights and transgender row

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Why the French are saying "non" to gender neutral pronouns

One for all and all for one? Not for France's first lady Brigitte Macron, who's fired a new volley in the country's debate over whether to use gender neutral pronouns.

Design

Berlin museum explores relationship between gender and architecture

An artist has transformed the imposing modernist building of the New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie) in Berlin, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe.

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Pom-pom boys: Male cheerleading team hoping to challenge gender norms

With their glittery make-up and their buttocks moulded in red lycra mini-shorts, eight male cheerleaders strut their stuff, with a series of swaying moves and sexy poses to "deconstruct toxic masculinity".

Green News

Women are leading climate talks on COP27's toughest topic

Nearly all of the key players in negotiations on loss and damage are women.

Green News

COP27: 5 key takeaways from science and youth on day 5

Protests continued at the conference with activists calling out fossil fuel lobbyists and asking for climate justice

Travel News

LGBTQ+ travel: This airline has relaxed its gendered uniform rules

The policy follows a 2019 removal of Virgin's mandatory makeup rule for female staff and a 2022 move to allow visible tattoos.

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Film Independent Spirit Awards drops genders acting categories

The awards which celebrates indie films has also upped its budget cap for eligible films.

Health news

Outrage after man appointed Scotland’s first 'period dignity officer'

Critics, including former tennis star Martina Navratilova, say the job of a period dignity officer should have gone to a woman instead.

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Are male skirts about to be the next fashion essential?

As Brad Pitt and a UK binman ditch their trousers to appreciate the breeze, we speak to a fashion expert on the skirt revolution.

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Harry Styles accused of queerbaiting: but what is 'queerbaiting'?

In a recent interview, Styles has said that "it doesn't matter" what his sexuality is. This has sparked renewed queerbaiting criticism. But is that fair?

Art

Venice Biennale: Spotlight on women and non-gender conforming artists

At the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, the overwhelming majority of artists are women for the first time.

Work

Gender-neutral uniforms, tattoos and piercings take to the skies

Alaska Airlines staff can now choose gender-neutral uniforms and show a wider range of tattoos, piercings and hairstyles in an effort to make the workplace "more inclusive".

Culture news

The Art of Menswear: V&A's first male fashion exhibition

Opening on Saturday, 19 March 2022, Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear is the first major V&A exhibition to celebrate the power, artistry and diversity of masculine attire and appearance.

Europe News

Euroviews. Europe must do more to end gender-based violence

Iratxe García Pérez says the most brutal form of misogyny is often the most hidden and therefore the hardest to eradicate.

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How this year's Berlinale is bursting open the gender binary

Gender has been a major theme of the festival, which opened with Francois Ozon’s gender-flipped film Peter von Kant, adapted from Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 movie ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’.

USA

Biden ready to nominate 'long overdue' black woman to US Supreme Court

No black woman has ever served on the high court. But the decision is also coming at a critical time of national reckoning over race and gender inequality.

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Jonathan Van Ness films episode on gender identity for new series

The hairdresser and presenter opens up about the experience of being non-binary in new episode of his spin-off.

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'Bacha posh: where young girls secretly live as boys in Afghanistan

'Bacha posh' presents both harrowing joys and traumatic limitations to families who choose to partake in the Afghan custom with their daughters.