Government appoints first LGBTQ+ business champion
Iain Anderson, executive chairman of public relations firm Cicero, has been appointed as the UK’s first LGBTQ+ business champion.
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Wiltshire Police bows out of Stonewall’s diversity champions programme
Wiltshire crime commissioner Philip Wilkinson accused Stonewall of having a “potentially dangerous” ideology for supporting trans equality.
MP urges government to act on trans healthcare “crisis”
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has criticised the government for its “continued failure” to provide gender-affirming healthcare.
EU sends warning to Polish ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones
The EU has sent letters to five regional councils in Poland, urging them to discard their ‘LGBTQ+ free’ status or risk losing funding.
Church in Wales to bless same-sex unions
The Church in Wales, which is the largest Christian denomination in the country, has voted to begin blessing same-sex unions.
Birmingham’s Gay Village sees another homophobic attack
Two gay men were violently attacked in Birmingham’s Gay Village on June 18, with the incident only just being made public knowledge.
Trans employees win healthcare discrimination lawsuit in North Carolina
Six employees in North Carolina have won a lawsuit accusing the State Health Plan of discriminating against either them or their children.