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Added on: 12/23/2024

Sandi Toksvig wants to be the “grandma lesbian” for the trans community

12/22/2024

Sandi Toksvig, the Danish-British comedian, broadcaster and activist, is getting ready to put on a Christmas show, heading back to the same stage in which she did…

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Added on: 12/21/2024

Trans lobby group threatens to help break puberty blockers ban by exploiting loopholes

12/20/2024

Campaigners demanded an urgent review of the puberty blockers ban last night over a trans lobby group’s offer to help children exploit loopholes. Hours after they were…

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Added on: 12/19/2024

These women lost their children because they were lesbians – why can’t the government say sorry?

12/18/2024

I am more than just aware of the faint outlines of queer history – it is something I see in Technicolour. I immerse myself in lesbian books,…

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Added on: 12/13/2024

The U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Trans Minors

12/12/2024

The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the latest European country to restrict some form of health care access for transgender youth after indefinitely banning the sale and supply of puberty blockers to…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Banned LGBT veterans to get up to £70,000 in compensation

12/11/2024

LGBT veterans who were dismissed from the armed forces for being gay will be eligible to receive up to £70,000 in compensation, the government will announce on…

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Added on: 12/11/2024

Claims against PinkNews bosses of sexual misconduct ‘very concerning’, says No 10

12/10/2024

Downing Street has described as “very concerning” multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against the couple who run PinkNews, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ website. The BBC reported…

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Added on: 12/03/2024

The BBC’s new obsession: nonbinary Morris dancers

12/02/2024

Move over drag queens, the BBC has found a new group to obsess over: LGBT Morris dancers. As X user ‘ripx4nutmeg’ pointed out at the weekend, Britain’s…

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Added on: 11/17/2024

Record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay allowed to stay under ECHR rules

11/15/2024

A record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay have been allowed to stay in Britain under ECHR rules. The number of asylum seekers granted leave…

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Added on: 11/11/2024

Almost £2m of taxpayers’ money goes to LGBT Youth Scotland

11/10/2024

A row has broken out over public funding of almost £2 million for LGBT Youth Scotland, a teenage gay and transgender charity. The group’s accounts filed at Companies…

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Added on: 10/30/2024

England urged to follow Scotland on LGBT education in schools

10/29/2024

England has been urged to follow Scotland in introducing an LGBTI action plan, with praise for inclusive education policies. In 2018 the UK Government published a comprehensive…

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Added on: 10/28/2024

Christians demand Justin Welby’s resignation after gay sex comment

10/27/2024

Christians across the United Kingdom are calling for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation following his comments supporting sexual intimacy in same-sex relationships. They argue that his…

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Added on: 10/20/2024

Gay and unionist – a changing of the times?

10/19/2024

When Alison Bennington became the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) first openly gay election candidate, former Health Minister Jim Wells claimed the party’s founder Ian Paisley would be…

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Added on: 10/18/2024

Education has failed LGBT pupils, politicians told

10/17/2024

LGBT young people have been “failed” in the education system in Northern Ireland for many years, it has been claimed. Alexa Moore from the Rainbow Project organisation was…

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Added on: 10/15/2024

LGBT+ veterans redress scheme to launch in January

10/14/2024

Compensation for LGBT veterans who faced mistreatment in the military will begin in January, a defence minister has announced. The government will start a £50m financial redress…

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Added on: 10/13/2024

Palestinian woman wins £30,000 LGBTQ+ film award

10/12/2024

A Palestinian woman has won the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film award. Dima Hamdan said she was “deeply honoured” to receive the £30,000 2024 Iris Prize, because…

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Added on: 10/06/2024

EU Court Hands Down Landmark Victory For Transgender Rights

10/05/2024

The European Union’s top court has ruled that member states must accept changes of first name and gender obtained in other countries in the bloc, a landmark…

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Added on: 10/05/2024

E.U. nations must recognize legal gender changes across bloc, top court rules

10/04/2024

The European Union’s top court ruled Friday that member states must recognize legal changes to gender identity processed elsewhere within the E.U., in a case with far-reaching…

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Added on: 10/05/2024

JK Rowling declares that her religion is now transphobia

10/04/2024

In census data released Thursday in Scotland, there were a number of interesting findings about LGBTQ+ and gender identity, the trans population in Scotland, and religion. One…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Town’s Pride event returns for ‘amazing’ fourth year

09/21/2024

Organisers of a town’s Pride event said it meant “an awful lot” to have been able to share it with the local community. Alsager Pride marked its…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Georgia LGBTQI+ refugees say Europe safe lists put them at risk

09/21/2024

LGBTQI+ people who fled from Georgia because their sexual orientation or gender identity exposed them to death threats, abuse or curbs under new laws are at risk…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

UK study examines stigmas against LGBTQ and people with mental health problems

09/20/2024

A study of stigma against LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) people in British Society has shown that there is less stigma against these groups that…

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Added on: 09/18/2024

Kenyan Mercy Kamanja Calls for LGBTQ Awareness in Parenting

09/17/2024

Mercy Kamanja, a fervent advocate for Scotland’s independence and a champion against various forms of discrimination, has shared her insights on the challenges of raising children in…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

This Neo-Nazi was planning an anti-LGBTQ+ shooting. Now he’s paying the price.

09/16/2024

A neo-Nazi is facing years in prison after he was found guilty of intending to commit a terrorist act on an LGBTQ+ group in a nearby town….

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Added on: 09/04/2024

Britain’s first gay anthem? Why the UK’s pioneering LGBTQ+ protest band reunited

09/03/2024

There is a little bit of gay in everyone today,” sing Michael Klein and Gillian Bartlam, the lead singers of Everyone Involved, a collective of musicians formed…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

Enoch Burke: Irish teacher in transgender row jailed for third time

09/02/2024

A teacher at the centre of a row over a transgender student has been sent to prison for a third time by a Dublin court. Enoch Burke…

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Added on: 08/20/2024

East London bookshop and cafe described as a queer ‘haven’ fundraising to stay open

08/19/2024

A bookshop and cafe in East London, seen as a “haven” for the LGBTQ+ community, has launched a fund-raiser to help the venue to keep going. The…

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Added on: 08/19/2024

Outrage as librarians reveal UK schools are banning LGBT+ books after complaints from parents

08/18/2024

LGBT+ books are being banned from UK schools after complaints from parents, librarians have revealed. A six-month investigation by Index on Censorship, the results of which have been shared exclusively with The…

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Added on: 08/16/2024

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

08/15/2024

As the Scottish government seeks to ban conversion therapy, it is granting charity status to a notorious cult that believes in witchcraft, advocates gay exorcism, and extolls…

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Added on: 08/14/2024

Notorious cult that carry out “gay exorcisms” expanding in Scotland

08/14/2024

A church body that enables “gay exorcism” as conversion therapy and believes in witchcraft is conducting a major expansion in Scotland. The attitudes of the Forward In…

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Added on: 08/07/2024

The First British Movie With Sympathetic Gay Representation Still Has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

08/06/2024

In 1961, Basil Dearden’s neo-noir film, Victim, was released in the United Kingdom. Although Victim initially faced some controversy from the British Board of Film Censors, it…