General News
Irish MEP warns of LGBTQ+ rights rollback in Hungary
Maria Walsh has warned European leaders that Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has only “just started” his crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights.
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Books
Author Philip Pullman says he is “anti-transphobia”
Philip Pullman has said that he is “anti-transphobia”, but also condemned the online abuse of author JK Rowling.
General News
Chile set to legalise marriage equality
Chile is closer to marriage equality than ever before after the national Senate passed a bill to legalise same-sex unions last week.
General News
GP facing tribunal for running unlicensed trans clinic
Dr Helen Webberley is set to go before a tribunal after it was found that she was running an unlicensed gender clinic.
General News
Louisiana rejects anti-trans sports bill
Lawmakers in Louisiana have voted against a bill that would prohibit trans students from participating in school sports.
General News
Study: 45% of gay and bi men have experienced sexual assault
New research from SurvivorsUK found that nearly half of gay and bisexual men have been sexually assaulted.
General News
Biden orders health insurers to cover costs of PrEP
Joe Biden has ordered nearly all healthcare insurers across the country to make PrEP readily available at no cost to the public.
General News
Hungary to hold referendum on anti-LGBTQ+ law
Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, has announced that he intends to hold a referendum on a recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ law.
General News
Trans woman killed in Maryland
Taya Ashton, a 20-year-old black trans woman, is the 31st known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
General News
Embassies publish open letter in support of Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community
30 international embassies have signed an open letter to express their ‘support for the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary’ ahead of Budapest Pride.
General News
Texas set to pass anti-trans bills
Texas is due to become the latest American state to pass bills that will prohibit young trans people from participating in school sports.
Film
Report: No trans or non-binary characters seen in major studio films in 2020
GLAAD found that out of 44 major studio films that were released in 2020, none featured a trans or non-binary character.