General News Study finds Hong Kong lacking LGBTQ+ acceptance A new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, an economic research group, found Hong Kong is trailing behind other Asian countries in terms of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the workplace. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish LGBTQ+ activists go on trial On January 12, three LGBTQ+ activists went on trial in Poland after being arrested for showing an image of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow background during a protest against the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ regime. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Activist Ken Jones dead at 70 San Francisco based LGBTQ+ activist, Ken Jones, has been pronounced dead at age 70 after battling with bladder cancer since September 2020. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mississippi bill could ban trans youth healthcare Republican senator Angela Burks Hill has filed a bill, with support of other Republican lawmakers in Mississippi, US, which could prevent trans youth from accessing all transition related healthcare. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indiana could outlaw conversion therapy Indiana could become the next US state to ban the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after JD Ford and Sue Errington, two Indiana Democrats, proposed bills to “make anti-LGBTQ+ practices illegal”. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News North Dakota proposes anti-trans bill Lawmakers in North Dakota, US, have proposed a bill which would prevent high school and college athletes from participating in sports under any sex other than the one on their birth certificate. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Two trans Americans killed Tyianna “Davarea” Alexander, a 28-year-old black trans woman, and Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a trans man living in Puerto Rico, are the first American trans people to have been killed in acts of violence this year. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Lana Del Ray announces new album: Chemtrails Over the Country Club The new album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, has a brilliant title and front cover. Her dreamy songs about faded Americana set her apart from her contemporaries. By Alex Klineberg • 2 min read
General News Sarah McBride sworn in as US senator 30-year-old Sarah McBride has been sworn in as the senator of Delaware after winning the November 2020 elections, making her the highest ranking transgender official in US history. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News EU could withdraw Polish funding The European Union has added a new clause to its funding rules, meaning Poland could face further financial restrictions if it continues to attack the country’s LGBTQ+ community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
McIver’s Ladies Baths General News Sydney baths ban trans women McIver’s Ladies Baths in Sydney, Australia, has faced backlash after updating it’s regulations to ban trans women who have not yet undergone gender-reassignment surgery. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
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