General News GP facing tribunal for running unlicensed trans clinic Dr Helen Webberley is set to go before a tribunal after it was found that she was running an unlicensed gender clinic. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Louisiana rejects anti-trans sports bill Lawmakers in Louisiana have voted against a bill that would prohibit trans students from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: 45% of gay and bi men have experienced sexual assault New research from SurvivorsUK found that nearly half of gay and bisexual men have been sexually assaulted. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Biden orders health insurers to cover costs of PrEP Joe Biden has ordered nearly all healthcare insurers across the country to make PrEP readily available at no cost to the public. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Prime minister Viktor Orban General News Hungary to hold referendum on anti-LGBTQ+ law Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, has announced that he intends to hold a referendum on a recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ law. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Pride at the Ironworks announces launch of photographic exhibition, The Identity Project Organisers of Brighton & Hove Pride’s new festival of cultural events Pride at the Ironworks, supported by Tesco, have announced details of an exhibition by Brighton-based photographer Chris Jepson, which explores what it means to identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community today. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News Trans woman killed in Maryland Taya Ashton, a 20-year-old black trans woman, is the 31st known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Embassies publish open letter in support of Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community 30 international embassies have signed an open letter to express their ‘support for the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary’ ahead of Budapest Pride. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Texas set to pass anti-trans bills Texas is due to become the latest American state to pass bills that will prohibit young trans people from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts SEAS announces ‘News From Nowhere’ exhibition If you look into one of the windows of the new LGBTQ+ Ledward Centre on Jubilee Street you’ll be confronted with Boris Johnson’s face staring out from the bum of Leonardo de Vinci’s drawing of The Proportions of the Human Body According to Vitruvius By Jaq Bayles • 3 min read
Community News Peter Tatchell becomes patron of People’s Pride Southampton People’s Pride Southampton announces that human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has become patron of the charity, following the appointment of Dr Sophie Cook. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Report: No trans or non-binary characters seen in major studio films in 2020 GLAAD found that out of 44 major studio films that were released in 2020, none featured a trans or non-binary character. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
