General News
US reviewing housing policies for trans inmates
The US reviewing Trump-era policies regarding trans prison inmates, with the aim to provide more inmates with gender-affirming housing.
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.
General News
Bell v Tavistock puberty blocker ruling overturned
The Court of Appeals has reversed 2020 ruling that aimed to prevent young trans people from accessing puberty blockers without legal consent.
General News
Germany compensating LGBTQ+ people affected by historic anti-gay law
Germany offering compensation to 249 people who faced persecution under a 1871 law that criminalised same-sex relationships between men.
General News
South Korean government criticised for lack of anti-discrimination laws
LGBTQ+ advocates have criticised South Korea for failing to implement anti-discrimination laws to protect the country’s queer community.
Community News
Shadow women’s and equalities secretary resigns
Labour MP Marsha de Cordova has abruptly resigned from her position as the shadow women’s and equalities secretary.
General News
Madrid holds protest after wave of hate crimes
Hundreds of marchers gathered in central Madrid on September 11 to protest the rising number of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in Spain.
Business News
Government appoints first LGBTQ+ business champion
Iain Anderson, executive chairman of public relations firm Cicero, has been appointed as the UK’s first LGBTQ+ business champion.
General News
Wiltshire Police bows out of Stonewall’s diversity champions programme
Wiltshire crime commissioner Philip Wilkinson accused Stonewall of having a “potentially dangerous” ideology for supporting trans equality.
Health
MP urges government to act on trans healthcare “crisis”
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has criticised the government for its “continued failure” to provide gender-affirming healthcare.
General News
Anti-LGBTQ+ preacher convicted of a hate crime
Omar Mohamad, a 65-year-old Muslim preacher, has been convicted of hate crime after calling a gay man a “creature” in 2019.
General News
Finland to consider national ban on conversion therapy
Finland’s parliament is due to consider a sweeping ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after a petition was brought forwards.