It took just 24 hours for a billboard displaying the dictionary definition of a woman to be taken down from the CBD in Wellington because of the number of complaints the media company received in relation to it. The company claims that the billboard, commissioned by New Zealand advocacy group Speak Up for Women, “could be in breach of the Advertising Standards Authority’s codes”. 

Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympian, California governor candidate and a prominent transgender woman, has said she doesn’t believe transgender girls should compete in girls’ sports because “it just isn’t fair”.

More and more questions continue to be asked about the ethics of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical treatment for transgender patients. At the same time, stories continue to surface about those who regret using these controversial methods to address their gender dysphoria.

By Rachael Wong

ABC’s Background Briefing has done an investigation on transgender women in men’s prisons. According to the investigation: