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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
20 states sue Biden administration over pro-LGBTQ+ order
20 US states are suing the Biden administration for enforcing an executive order prohibiting any kind of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Yucatán, Mexico, legalises same-sex marriage
The Mexican state of Yucatán has legalised same-sex marriage and banned LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after a congress vote.