Parliament majority against letting trans people change registered gender more easily

NL Times— A majority of Members of Parliament indicated they do no want to move forward with a Cabinet proposal that would allow people to more easily change their gender in the country's official birth records. The motion from NSC and SGP calls on the caretaker Cabinet to withdraw the proposed relaxations to the Transgender Law within four weeks, and passed by a slim margin with 73 voting in favor, and 70 opposed.

CNN—Clear lets people skip the line at the airport. California lawmakers want to change it. Clear is a service that lets people skip the security line at airports with nothing but a biometric scan and $189. Some California lawmakers want to make changes to it in the state, saying it separates travelers into haves and have-nots. California lawmakers voted 8-4 to move a bill out of the Senate Transportation Committee that would create a moratorium on Clear’s expansion at state airports. The bill has to be approved by the full California Senate and Assembly and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom...

dailym.ai—Rishi Sunak planning to introduce major overhauls to benefit system this week with changes that could see disabled people receive vouchers rather than monthly payments. The Prime Minister is expected to announce his plans for a crack down on benefits ahead of a predicted bruising week for the Tories in the local elections.

NL Times—Parliament majority votes for affordable rent law, passing by wide majority. The Affordable Rent Act was passed in a vote on Thursday by the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. This law, submitted by outgoing Interior Affairs Minister Hugo de Jonge, should reduce the rental prices on some units that are available for tenants on the private rental sector.