LGBTQ+ News Suella Braverman faces backlash after describing Progress Pride flag as “monstrous” Suella Braverman MP, former Home Secretary, has faced backlash after she described flying the Progress Pride flag as “monstrous” and blamed “liberal Conservatives” for the party suffering a record defeat in General Election. Braverman, who is touted as new Tory leader, was speaking at the the Nation By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Labour commits to new HIV Action Plan in election manifesto The Labour Party has announced it would “commission a new HIV Action Plan in England, in pursuit of ending HIV cases by 2030” in their General Election manifesto. The announcement follows Tory commitments to ending new HIV cases by 2030 and justice for those impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal. H By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News Trans charity Mermaids launches Trans Youth Manifesto ahead of the General Election With the UK heading to the polls on July 4 to elect a new government – and issues affecting trans people likely to be a polarised talking point – trans charity Mermaids has launched its Trans Youth Manifesto. Developed by trans young people, for trans young people, the Trans Youth Manifesto calls on By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News OPINION: The impact of voter ID on trans and non-binary voters New research from Dr Ash Stokoe (Teaching Fellow at University of Birmingham) and Dr Kit Colliver (York Law School), has explored the impact that voter ID rules have on trans and non-binary voters. Dr Ash Stokoe said: “Concerns about the impact of voter ID on LGBTQ+ people are not new. In the US, ev By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV One Parliament Left: Charities urge next government to deliver on historic goal of zero HIV cases by 2030 Over 20 HIV and sexual health charities, including Terrence Higgins Trust and National AIDS Trust, have joined forces to call on the next Government to end the HIV epidemic in the UK — and become the first country to do so. With just five years left to deliver the UK’s commitment to end new HIV […] By Contributor • 3 min read
Election Special LGBT+ Labour raises “record funds” to support LGBTQ+ parliamentary Labour candidates LGBT+ Labour has announced it has raised £27,500 to support LGBTQ+ Labour parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election on July 4, surpassing the previous record held since the 2015 general election. LGBTQ+ Labour said: “LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms are increasingly under threat: from the ris By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Politics “I’ve just got to keep pushing.” Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate Eddie Izzard fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP Eddie Izzard, who failed in her bid to become the Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate at the next general election, has said she fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP. Izzard, who first came out as trans in 1985, said she may be considered too “different” for voters with str By Graham Robson • 1 min read
