General News Galop launches national hate crime helpline LGBTQ+ anti-violence organisation, Galop, has launched a national helpline to provide advice and support to queer people who have been affected by anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and violence. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Scottish government retracts anti-trans regulations Scottish justice minister, Humza Yousaf, announced the country has decided to scrap a bill which would allow anti-trans hate speech as part of the proposed ‘Hate Crime and Public Order’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman shot in Mississippi Dominique Jackson was shot on January 25 in Jackson, Mississippi, making her the third known trans person to have been killed this year in the US. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Headteacher comes out to students 41-year-old Nick Hewlett, the headteacher of St Dunstan’s College in Catford, South London, came out as gay to his students in an online video message, making him the first teacher in the UK to do so. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
A Pride parade in Rio, Brazil General News Brazil proposes trans employment quota Brazil is the latest South American country to propose a trans employment quota in its job force, meaning 3% of jobs in major companies would be set aside for the country’s transgender community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Gibraltar lesbian couple in race for equal parental rights Natalie and Katie Perez-Muldoon, a lesbian couple living in Gibraltar, are in a legal battle for Katie to obtain equal parental rights before the birth of their child next month. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News YouTuber Abigail Thorn comes out as trans British YouTube creator Abigail Thorn recently came out as trans in a video where she explained her gender identity and spoke out against the increasing hostility towards trans people in the UK. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Eddie Izzard announces political bid 58-year-old comedian Eddie Izzard has announced she wants to run for parliament and become the UK’s first transgender MP. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
A Pride parade in Turkey General News Turkish students arrested for LGBTQ+ artwork Four students in Turkey have been arrested for creating artwork which depicted rainbow symbols alongside a sacred Islamic site and displaying it at a protest. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Famous LGBTQ+ bar to be revived in Somerset Famous LGBTQ+ bar, The Coleherne, is due to be resurrected in Taunton, Somerset. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish town reverses anti-LGBTQ+ regulations Councillors in Nowa Dęba have voted to withdraw their pledge to ‘oppose all acts of tolerance’ towards the LGBTQ+ community, making it the first zone in the country to do so. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mermaids warns of transphobic cyber-bullying Trans advocacy organisation, Mermaids, has warned of the high levels of cyber-bullying young trans people face, which often leave them afraid to come out. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
