Music group XG changes its name after member Cocona comes out as transmasc non-binary

Music group XG changes its name after member Cocona comes out as transmasc non-binary

Japanese music group XG, which originally stood for ‘Xtraordinary Girls’, has changed its name after member Cocona came out as transmasculine non-binary. On Monday (12 January), the band revealed that it would keep the moniker XG, but that the name would now stand for ‘Xtraordinary Genes’. In a statement via Billboard, the group explained that […] The post Music group XG changes its name after member Cocona comes out as transmasc non-binary appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news .

Workers at Chinese factory that produces Labubu toys are being exploited, says NGO

Workers at Chinese factory that produces Labubu toys are being exploited, says NGO

Exclusive: China Labor Watch says people aged 16-18 employed without required special protections A labour rights NGO says it has found evidence of worker exploitation in the supply chain of Labubus, the furry toys that took the world by storm last year and which are expected to continue to grow in popularity in 2026. Labubus, toothy gremlins made by the Chinese toy company Pop Mart, have become one of China’s hottest cultural exports. In the first half of 2025 alone, “the Monsters” line of toys, which includes Labubus, generated 4.8bn yuan (£511m) in sales for the Hong Kong-listed company. In August, Pop Mart’s chief executive, Wang Ning, said the company was on track to reach 20bn yuan in revenues in 2025. Continue reading...