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The coronavirus pandemic presents a major threat to countries' health systems, economies and most vulnerable people. But advocates for the transgender community say Hungary has chosen this moment to bring in a law that hurts transgender people, one of its most marginalized groups.
Pop culture has featured violent representations of transgender people for decades, in books, horror movies and television drama. Yet research indicates that they are far more likely to be victims of violence than the rest of society.
Many nations were slow to respond to the threat at care home facilities, and the consequences for some of society's most vulnerable people have been devastating.
"Defund the police!" has become a common chant of US activists protesting the death of George Floyd. The calls have multiplied as other instances of police violence against African-Americans have come to light. But what it means depends on who you ask.
When a woman hits her 30s, she's expected to have it all: a trailblazing career, a loving family, a great home. But is this realistic in 2019, or is the pressure causing us all to suffer a tri-life crisis? Stylist investigates.
IF DONALD Trump is to cling on to power in the midterm elections, he needs support from the very people he appears to despise. The President has been accused of driving misogyny, racism and xenophobia. In recent days, he has has sown hatred against migrants, released a racist ad and been accused of using shocking slurs.
"But I have a ticket," a woman pleads with the stern-looking glamazons dressed in black and holding clipboards. "Yeah, that's great, but if you don't have seating assignment, you have to wait in line," comes the reply.
The walls were closing in on John J. Lennon - a drug deal gone bad, his own habit spiralling out of control and untrustworthy people everywhere he looked. He sensed that he needed to take decisive action against the next person who crossed him.
On the eve of the US mid-term elections, Emma Reynolds reports from the trenches.
TRAVELLING through New York on a train, Catherine Plano suddenly felt as though the carriage was caving in. She couldn't breathe, her hands felt numb and she lost all sensation in her legs. The high-flying Melbourne executive and mother was convinced she was dying.