- Scotland’s largest health board is accused of misleading transgender children and their families over the potential effects of puberty blocking drugs by advertising them as “fully reversible.”
- Arkansas lawmakers pass a measure that could make it the first U.S. state to prevent doctors from giving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery to transgender minors.
- The International Summit of the Americas on Violence Against Indigenous Women starts today, with over 1,000 attendees virtually gathering to discuss policy solutions for protecting indigenous women.
- The Guardian reports strict male guardianship laws in Qatar are forcing women to live under a system of “deep discrimination.” According to a recent report, women in Qatar are dependent on men to work, marry, travel, pursue higher education, and make decisions about their own children.
- A new law in China mandating that couples take a 30-day “cooling off” period before divorcing is causing frustration among women who fear that getting a divorce is now more difficult.