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.”
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.