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41 people were killed, many of them children. they blamed the blaze on an electrical fault in the air conditioning system. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. according to research in the us and the uk, roughly one in 100 people is transgender. but the fact that the debate about transgender rights has become a political and even health care battleground isn t driven so much by the numbers, but more by conflicting ideologies. my guest today has a prominent voice in that debate. shon faye is trans, a writer and a former lawyer. is all this attention on issues of sex, gender and identity making it easier to be trans, or not? shon faye, welcome to hardtalk. pleasure to be here. thank you for having me. it s great to have you here. i also have a copy of your book, the transgender issue, which you wrote. published last year. it s described on the cover as a landmark bestseller. it has done well. and in the intervening m ....
and a former lawyer. is all this attention on issues of sex, gender and identity making it easier to be trans, or not? shon faye, welcome to hardtalk. pleasure to be here, thank you for having me. it s great to have you here. i also have a copy of your book, the transgender issue, which you wrote. published last year. it s described on the cover as a landmark bestseller. it has done well. and in the intervening months since you published it, the transgender story, as we put it, the issues around transgender rights has consistently been prominent in the political debate. would it be right to assume that you are delighted those issues are so prominent? er, i think. in one way, i feel vindicated. the argument that i make in the book, essentially, is that there has been an explosion in discussion of transgender people across all forms of media and in politics. but what i argue in the book is that trans people are often not at the centre of these conversations, and the actua ....
and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. hello. the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. joining now is professor roy chan, founder and president of the organisation action for aids in singapore. thank you very much ....
Briefed on the situation. Have you heard the burning man news. Any reaction to that . Rich New York Post cover with the headline mud max. Speaking of max, fox weather correspondent max gordon is there live. Hey, max. Good morning. Were in the closest town to the burning man festival. Weve seen a stream of vehicles as they open up gates. Some people were able to get out. Tens of thousands of people remained trapped after monsoon storms rolled in on friday and just kept raining through the weekend. There was flash flooding. The Sheriffs Office confirmed theyre investigating one death that occurred during this rain event. Officials havent provided much details about that death but they do say that the victims family has been notified. Organizers say that mobile cell trailers are placed around the event to boost cell signals and contracted firefighters and ems workers will remain ....
Our southern border where borrel Patrol Officers have been seeing a historic uptick in Migrant Encounters Biden Administration is facing mounting criticism over its handling of the crisis as homelands security Alejandro Mayorkas meets with the honduran president in mcallen, texas welcome to Fox News Live hour two im mike emanuel. Hi aishah. Aishah im Aishah Hasnie also following number of democrats calling on one of their own to step down. New jersey democratic senator bob menendez remaining defiant despite pressure from his own party to resign after getting slapped with bribery charges. This is the second time the lawmaker is charged with corrup ....