- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) blocked a woman’s request for data on the “total number of male persons who identify as female, non-binary, or any other gender identity” currently housed in Washington women’s prisons. In response, the ACLU filed a temporary restraining order and motion for preliminary injuction against her. The Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) is representing the woman, who filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the data.
- BBC News reports Israeli soldiers who have been badly injured and “need sexual rehabilitation” are legally entitled to “surrogate sex therapy,” where people are hired to act as a patient’s sexual partner at the government’s expense.
- UK lawmakers vote against a proposal to put serial domestic abusers and stalkers on the existing violent and sexual offenders registry, sparking outrage from survivors and advocates.
- A group of women’s sports advocates unveil a new project to change the way trans-identified males compete in women’s sports, drawing backlash from trans rights activists.
- Hundreds of women in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region report they were subject to “horrific” sexual violence and slavery by Ethiopian and allied Eritrean soldiers.