General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Instagram @hooraymae (Mae Martin) General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
