General News Update: Canada advances ban on conversion therapy An overwhelming majority in the Canadian House of Commons has voted to give approval in principle to a bill outlawing LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the nation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Texas reverses law allowing social workers to deny LGBTQ+ clients The state of Texas has reversed its decision to allow social workers to deny LGBTQ+ and disabled clients. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Puerto Rico Medicaid programme now includes trans healthcare Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program, which assists those who are not able to afford healthcare, will now cover transition related care. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Italian Boys – a series of short films Brian Butler is intrigued by the latest film offerings from New Queer Visions By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Election Special Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice Republican judge Amy Coney Barrett has been appointed a position in the US Supreme Court, despite her controversial opinions on the LGBTQ+ community, as she was voted in 52 to 48. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: BREMF@home – a weekend of joyous early music Brian Butler finds reasons to rejoice in a weekend of streamed early music By Brian Butler • 1 min read
General News Sydney to host world’s first LGBTQ+ inclusive boxing tournament Sydney, Australia, is due to host the world’s first LGBTQ+ inclusive boxing tournament in 2023, organised by the World Gay Boxing Championships (WGBC). By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mexican football team promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport Muxes, a football team in Mexico City, has risen to prominence for promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in South America’s most popular sport. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Citi bank first to use ‘True Name’ initiative for gender non-conforming customers Citi bank has become the first leading bank in the US to allow trans and gender non-conforming customers to add their preferred name to their credit cards. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Jay Sekulow General News Trump lawyer cracking down on LGBTQ+ and women’s rights in Europe Jay Sekulow, a member of US Christian group American Centre for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and personal lawyer to president Donald Trump, has backed Poland’s new abortion restriction laws and contributed to the 28 groups who have spent $90 million pushing conservative anti-LGBTQ+ agendas in Europe. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News October 25 – 31: Ace Week 2020 This week is international Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week); a worldwide campaign to celebrate the asexual and aromantic communities, debunk myths surrounding the identities and promote equality. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Prime minister Viktor Orban Arts Hungarian prime minister attacks LGBTQ+ inclusive children’s book Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, has condemned an LGBTQ+ inclusive fairy tale book, saying the queer community need to “leave our children alone.” By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Pakistan district proposes greater support for the trans community On Saturday October 24, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Social Welfare Department – based in Peshawar, the capital of the Pakistani province – laid out new policies to increase protections for the area’s transgender community. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Amy Coney Barrett Election Special Amy Coney Barrett revealed to be a trustee of anti-LGBTQ+ schools Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has replaced the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a US Supreme Court justice, has previously been linked to anti-LGBTQ+ private schools where queer teachers or children of LGBTQ+ couples were not welcome. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Tampax’s trans inclusive tweet sparks rows Tampon producers Tampax have sparked online rows after tweeting ‘not all people with periods are women’ in a move to make the brand inclusive of trans and gender non-conforming people who menstruate. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Intersex Awareness Day: #IAD2020 Monday October 26 is international Intersex Awareness Day; an event which shares the histories and experiences of the intersex community and promotes equality. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Brighton march for solidarity with Polish LGBTQI+ communities A well attend protest made up of a sizeable crowd of LGBTQ+ people and their allies marched in solidarity from Brighton Station to the Old Steine on Saturday lunchtime. Organised by local LGBTQ+ activists Filip Canha & Pawel Kluzowski to show Solidarity with Polish LGBTQI+ communities By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Chile moving to legalise same-sex marriage The Chilean Senate’s Constitution Commission has approved crucial articles which will allow the country’s government to move forward with a marriage equality bill. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro General News Venezuelan president urges parliament to consider marriage equality bill Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, 57, addressed the country’s national assembly on Thursday 22 October, asking members to consider the passage of a marriage equality bill. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Northern Ireland now has full marriage equality The Northern Ireland government have amended a law which was preventing same-sex couples from converting civil partnerships into marriages, meaning the country now has complete marriage equality. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Trans and gender non-conforming Americans facing barriers to voting A new study by the UCLA School of Law has found that out of 965,000 eligible trans voters in the US, 42% don’t have the correct identification which may prevent them from voting in the upcoming elections. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community March in Solidarity with Polish LGBTQ+ people this Saturday, October 24 Solidarity with Polish LGBTQI+ Brighton to host a Protest in Solidarity with Polish LGBTQ+ people on Saturday, October 24 from 1pm. By Contributor • 2 min read
General News US Election: “Trump Pride” Courts LGBTQ+ Voters, Fails Tiffany Trump`s Florida campaign event causes backlash By Paul Wright • 2 min read
Arts Raindance Film Festival announce Queer strand of films Raindance Film Festival, marketed as the UK’s biggest independent film festival, returns October 28 – November 7 with a ‘QUEER’ strand of films. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
