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Home Office denies detainee HIV medication for 7 days
The UK Home Office is facing legal action after denying an immigration detainee vital HIV medication for 7 days.
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Lesbian couple launch case against NHS over IVF discrimination
Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans have launched a case against NHS after they were made to pay “gay tax” to become eligible for IVF.
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Lorraine Kelly backs trans rights in debate with Kathleen Stock
TV presenter and LGBTQ+ ally, Lorraine Kelly, affirmed her support for the trans community during an interview with Kathleen Stock.
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Protest held outside BBC after anti-trans article
On November 6, around 100 people gathered outside of the BBC headquarters in London to protest the publishing of an anti-trans article.
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LGBTQ+ rights group shuts down in China
One of China’s largest LGBTQ+ rights groups, LGBT Rights Advocacy China, has announced that it will be shutting down for good.
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Report: Anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom is building international networks
The ADF has been pushing an “anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Eastern Europe” by building relations with far-right groups and political leaders.
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Trans activist killed in Washington
39-year-old Latina trans woman Rikkey Outumuro is the 44th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year.
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Study: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination on the rise in the US
GLAAD has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination within the past year, compared to less than 50% in 2020.
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Government officials held “secret meeting” with conversion therapy practitioners
An investigation discovered that the government equalities office held an “undisclosed meeting” earlier this year with the Core Issues Trust.
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42nd trans person killed in the US
26-year-old Jo Acker died after she confronted a shooter in a shopping centre in Boise, Idaho, and was fatally wounded.
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15-year-old beaten in homophobic attack
A teenager was violently attacked in St Andrews, Scotland, after being subjected to homophobic harassment on a bus last Wednesday.
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LGBTQ+ veterans to have lost medals returned by Remembrance Sunday
LGBTQ+ veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their identity will have them returned in time for Remembrance Sunday 2021.