Pete Buttigieg General News US senate confirms first out LGBTQ+ cabinet member Former mayor Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as the US transportation secretary on January 2, making him the first ever out LGBTQ+ cabinet member confirmed to the presidential administration. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Recep Tayyip Erdogan General News Turkish president condemns LGBTQ+ youth Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the anti-LGBTQ+ president of Turkey, has condemned queer youth following the arrest of four students for creating artwork depicting a sacred Islamic site alongside rainbow symbols. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Maureen Colquhoun dead at 92 Maureen Colquhoun, feminist pioneer and the UK’s first out lesbian MP, has died at 92. Colquhoun was a Labour politician, representing Northampton North from 1974 to 1979. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Texas introduces anti-trans bill Republican lawmakers in Texas, US, have filed a bill which would prevent trans woman from playing on single-sex sports teams in public schools and colleges. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Scottish government retracts anti-trans regulations Scottish justice minister, Humza Yousaf, announced the country has decided to scrap a bill which would allow anti-trans hate speech as part of the proposed ‘Hate Crime and Public Order’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
A Pride parade in Rio, Brazil General News Brazil proposes trans employment quota Brazil is the latest South American country to propose a trans employment quota in its job force, meaning 3% of jobs in major companies would be set aside for the country’s transgender community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Gibraltar lesbian couple in race for equal parental rights Natalie and Katie Perez-Muldoon, a lesbian couple living in Gibraltar, are in a legal battle for Katie to obtain equal parental rights before the birth of their child next month. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Eddie Izzard announces political bid 58-year-old comedian Eddie Izzard has announced she wants to run for parliament and become the UK’s first transgender MP. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
A Pride parade in Turkey General News Turkish students arrested for LGBTQ+ artwork Four students in Turkey have been arrested for creating artwork which depicted rainbow symbols alongside a sacred Islamic site and displaying it at a protest. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish town reverses anti-LGBTQ+ regulations Councillors in Nowa Dęba have voted to withdraw their pledge to ‘oppose all acts of tolerance’ towards the LGBTQ+ community, making it the first zone in the country to do so. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Labour co-chair resigns over transphobia controversy Dr Heather Peto, a trans woman who was the co-chair of LGBT+ Labour, has resigned amid allegations that transphobia is becoming increasingly common in the political party. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Montana legislators reject anti-trans bill Legislators in Montana, US have rejected a bill which proposed to ban young trans people from accessing gender-affirming healthcare and medical treatment. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
