Photo: Instagram @hooraymae (Mae Martin) General News Protest held outside BBC after anti-trans article On November 6, around 100 people gathered outside of the BBC headquarters in London to protest the publishing of an anti-trans article. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ rights group shuts down in China One of China’s largest LGBTQ+ rights groups, LGBT Rights Advocacy China, has announced that it will be shutting down for good. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: Anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom is building international networks The ADF has been pushing an “anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Eastern Europe” by building relations with far-right groups and political leaders. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News Trans activist killed in Washington 39-year-old Latina trans woman Rikkey Outumuro is the 44th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination on the rise in the US GLAAD has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination within the past year, compared to less than 50% in 2020. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Government officials held “secret meeting” with conversion therapy practitioners An investigation discovered that the government equalities office held an “undisclosed meeting” earlier this year with the Core Issues Trust. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News 42nd trans person killed in the US 26-year-old Jo Acker died after she confronted a shooter in a shopping centre in Boise, Idaho, and was fatally wounded. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 15-year-old beaten in homophobic attack A teenager was violently attacked in St Andrews, Scotland, after being subjected to homophobic harassment on a bus last Wednesday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ veterans to have lost medals returned by Remembrance Sunday LGBTQ+ veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their identity will have them returned in time for Remembrance Sunday 2021. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News BBC defends anti-trans article In response to complaints about an anti-trans article, the BBC has insisted that the piece was “carefully considered” before publication. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Government sets out plans to ban conversion therapy Liz Truss has announced the government’s proposal to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy while launching a 6-week consultation on the matter. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News ‘Anti-trans’ Professor Kathleen Stock resigns from the University of Sussex Kathleen Stock has officially resigned from her position at the University of Sussex following a student-led campaign for her to be removed. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
