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Labour MP Rosie Duffield under fire after she criticises primary school for celebrating Pride Month

Labour MP Rosie Duffield under fire after she criticises primary school for celebrating Pride Month

Labour MP Rosie Duffied has come under fire after she criticised a primary school after it shared an image of young students posing alongside a Progress Pride flag during Pride Month in June. The MP for Canterbury, Whitstable and the Villages, who has been criticised from within Labour for her oppos

From gender-affirming care to conversion therapy, where do the main political parties stand on LGBTQ+ rights?

From gender-affirming care to conversion therapy, where do the main political parties stand on LGBTQ+ rights?

As the UK prepares to go to the polls on July 4, the nation’s two main parties – the Labour Party and the Conservatives – have released their manifestos, with LGBTQ+ issues and policies featuring in both. Key topics – such as gender-affirming care, conversion therapy and single-sex spaces – have bee

Labour commits to new HIV Action Plan in election manifesto

Labour commits to new HIV Action Plan in election manifesto

The Labour Party has announced it would “commission a new HIV Action Plan in England, in pursuit of ending HIV cases by 2030” in their General Election manifesto. The announcement follows Tory commitments to ending new HIV cases by 2030 and justice for those impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal. H

Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as ‘Posie Parker’, implies she was responsible for Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s downfall

Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as ‘Posie Parker’, implies she was responsible for Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s downfall

Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who also goes by the name of ‘Posie Parker’, has shifted her attention to Bristol Central for the General Election on 4 July, after threatening to stand as an independent for the Brighton Kemptown seat. The controversial figure, whose stance on trans rig

LGBT+ Labour raises “record funds” to support LGBTQ+ parliamentary Labour candidates

LGBT+ Labour raises “record funds” to support LGBTQ+ parliamentary Labour candidates

LGBT+ Labour has announced it has raised £27,500 to support LGBTQ+ Labour parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election on July 4, surpassing the previous record held since the 2015 general election. LGBTQ+ Labour said: “LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms are increasingly under threat: from the ris

“I’ve just got to keep pushing.” Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate Eddie Izzard fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP

“I’ve just got to keep pushing.” Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate Eddie Izzard fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP

Eddie Izzard, who failed in her bid to become the Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate at the next general election, has said she fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP. Izzard, who first came out as trans in 1985, said she may be considered too “different” for voters with str

Labour councillors win Kemptown and Queen’s Park; Katy Bourne (Conservatives) re-elected as Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Labour councillors win Kemptown and Queen’s Park; Katy Bourne (Conservatives) re-elected as Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and by-elections – following resignations of Chandni Mistry and Bharti Gajjar – took place to elect new ward councillors in Kemptown and Queen’s Park on Thursday, 2 May. On Sunday, 5 May, the votes for the local by-elections and Sussex Police an

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