LGBTQ+ News Government pushes ahead to make single-sex toilets compulsory in all new restaurants, bars, offices and shopping centres The Government has announced that single-sex toilets in England will become a legal requirement for all new restaurants, bars, offices and shopping centres later this year, meaning it will be compulsory to provide separate facilities for men and women. The law will apply to new non-residential build By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell reacts after UK Equality Minister, Kemi Badenoch, refuses to meet with LGBTQ+ groups, including Stonewall, Mermaids, Terrence Higgins Trust and the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition The UK Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch, has told the veteran LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell that she will not meet mainstream LGBT+ organisations. Mr Tatchell had offered to facilitate a round table discussion with groups such as Stonewall, Mermaids, Terrence Higgins Trust, the Ban Conve By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch, invited to meet leading LGBTQ+ advocacy groups Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch MP has received an invitation to meet with leading LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. The invitation, which comes from human rights organisation Peter Tatchell Foundation, is in response to reports that Badenoch has had little or no engagement with most LGBTQ+ organisations, d By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Equality and Human Rights Commission calls on UK government to ban “harmful” conversion therapy practices The UK’s equality watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), has called on the government to ban “harmful” conversion therapy practices, which seek to change or suppress someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The EHRC says legislation to outlaw conversion therapy should be By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Gendered Intelligence releases statement on changes to gender neutral toilet provision Gendered Intelligence has released a statement on changes to gender neutral provision which will, according to the government, “ensure provision of separate toilets for men and women and sets out guidance to encourage the provision of universal toilets, ensuring appropriate levels of privacy in all By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Trans pupils could be denied admission to single-sex schools Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan are reportedly considering issuing new guidance to single-sex schools in England saying that they aren’t legally obliged to admit transgender pupils. By Graham Robson • 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
General News Liz Truss speaks out against self-identification for trans people Truss has caused controversy after saying “it wouldn’t be right to have self-identification with no checks” in relation to trans people. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
MP Mike Freer General News Out Gay MP Mike Freer named as new equalities minister Conservative MP Mike Freer has been announced as a new UK equalities minister and will working alongside Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Kemi Badenoch General News Calls for equalities minister Kemi Badenoch to resign after anti-LGBTQ+ comments LGBTQ+ activists and advocacy groups are urging Badenoch to resign after a leaked 2018 video showed the MP making anti-LGBTQ+ comments. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Ex adviser warns LGBTQ+ people “forgotten” from Covid-19 data Catherine Meads warned that analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on queer people has “not been done”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Jayne Ozanne General News Former LGBTQ+ advisor “saddened” by disbandment of government panel Jayne Ozanne has expressed concern after the full advisory panel was disbanded earlier this week. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
