General News School assistant sacked after anti-LGBTQ+ Facebook posts 44-year-old teaching assistant Kristie Higgs lost her job after sharing a controversial Facebook post about LGBTQ+ ‘indoctrination’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Update: Ofsted to mark down schools that exclude LGBTQ+ education New regulations about LGBTQ+ inclusive education means UK schools that fail to teach students about LGBTQ+ matters risk being marked down by Ofsted inspectors. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News New equality ruling protects gender non-conforming people A new addition to the UK Equality Act will provide greater protection to the gender non-conforming community by recognising non-binary identities. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News Trans woman refused service in UK pub 19-year-old trans woman Savanna Galloway was ‘left in tears’ after being refused service at The Counting House (Wetherspoons) in Glasgow. Staff refused to serve Galloway, arguing her ID photo was not her. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Johnson supports Abbott despite controversial LGBTQ+ views Prime minister Boris Johnson has said Australian prime minister Tony Abbott will be appointed to unpaid trade job from the UK government. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
