A Pride parade in New Delhi General News India’s Nationalist Congress Party creates LGBTQ+ cell The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in India has become the first political party in the country to set up a dedicated LGBTQ+ cell. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Breakfast show presenter James Levett Arts New LGBTQ+ radio station in UK Gorgeous FM is a new LGBTQ+ inclusive radio station which began broadcasting across Birmingham, the Black Country and Shropshire on DAB at the end of September. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans Alaska residents suing state over medical care battle Three transgender Alaska residents – Swan Being, Robin Black and Austin Reed – are suing the US state for denying them medical care. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Kwon Do Woon Arts Gay Korean Celebrities – K-pop singer first to come out as gay in 20 years South Korean singer Kwon Do Woon has come out as gay, making him the first male Korean celebrity to do so in 20 years. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News 31st trans person killed in the US Felycya Harris, a 33-year-old black trans woman, is the 31st member of the trans community to have been killed so far in 2020. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Anna Montgomery before and after the attack General News Trans woman attacked on night out in Belfast A trans woman named Anna Montgomery, 20, was left with facial injuries after she was attacked in a bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Tokyo politician blames LGBTQ+ community for falling birth rates Masateru Shiraishi of Japan’s ruling party has faced criticism after claiming his north Tokyo ward would ‘no longer exist’ if LGBTQ+ people had legal protections. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Jacinda Ardern General News New Zealand prime minister vows to ban conversion therapy New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern promised to outlaw LGBTQ+ conversion therapy if re-elected on October 17. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Anya Bradford at the court hearing General News Trans woman attacked by police in Sydney Anya Bradford, 25, was reportedly attacked by police officers in Sydney, Australia after being questioned at a pub. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Poland appoints anti-LGBTQ+ education minister The Polish government has appointed anti-LGBTQ+ university professor and MP Przemyslaw Czarnek as the new education minister. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News First Out gay man running for Michigan congress Democrat state representative Jon Hoadley could become Michigan’s first out gay congressman if he is voted in over his Republican opponent Fred Upton. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman shot in Philadelphia A black trans woman, Mia Green, 29, was fatally shot on Monday 28 September in Philadelphia, US by Abdullah lbn El-Amin Jaamia. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
