Information Canadian political candidate dropped over transphobia Blaine Higgs dropped a party candidate for the provincial elections after learning of their transphobic social media posts. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Health Superdrug receives backlash for inclusive sanitary range UK health and beauty company Superdrug has faced backlash for releasing its first line of sanitary products that are gender neutral. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Two trans women murdered in Mexico Leslie Rocha is the second known Mexican trans woman to have been murdered within the last week after she was killed in Cuidad Juarez. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ information centre to open in Tokyo The Pride House Tokyo Legacy is due to open its doors on October 11 2020 in time for the Tokyo Olympics 2021. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Advocates call for regulations to prevent ‘outing’ in Japan Japanese LGBTQ+ activists are calling for authorities to increase protection of the queer community from being outed against their will. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ content censored by TikTok Popular social media platform TikTok has been ‘shadow banning’ a variety of LGBTQ+ hashtags according to a study by the ASPI. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Two men charged with attacking trans women Carlton Callaway and Davion Williams have been charged for committing a hate crime after a video of them attacking three trans women on August 17 in Los Angeles was made public. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Canadian Drag Race announces its first winner Toronto based drag queen Priyanka has been crowned the winner of the first season of Drag Race Canada. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Johnson supports Abbott despite controversial LGBTQ+ views Prime minister Boris Johnson has said Australian prime minister Tony Abbott will be appointed to unpaid trade job from the UK government. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News New safe housing for Haitian trans people The Kay Trans Haiti centre has opened its doors in the capital Port-au-Prince to provide safe housing for up to 10 transgender citizens who have been victims of abuse. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indonesian men arrested for holding ‘gay gathering’ A group of men in Kuningan, Indonesia have been arrested for hosting what police have referred to as a ‘gay party’ and nine suspected organisers have been detained. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Kendall Stephens was attacked in August. General News US trans woman attacked in own home Kendall Stephens, a black trans woman in Philadelphia, US, was beaten in her own home on the eve of Monday, August 24. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
