General News US bishops show solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth Roman Catholic cardinal, Joseph Tobin, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ youth, along with a handful of other US bishops. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Labour launches trans equality campaign The UK Labour party has launched a trans equality campaign (Labour Trans Equality) after the group was criticised for failing to address internal transphobia. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News New York to repeal anti-trans law New York lawmakers are to review an anti-loitering bill, known as the ‘walking while trans’ ban which allowed police to target trans people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Biden lifts Trump military ban US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order lifting the regulations created under the Trump administration which barred trans people from joining the country’s military. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Lesbian mother writes open letter to Joe Biden Dana Rudolph published an open letter addressed to newly elected US president, Joe Biden, urging him fight for LGBTQ+ equality for the good of LGBTQ+ families. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Pennsylvania lawmaker apologises for mocking Dr Rachel Levine Pennsylvania state representative, Jeff Pyle, has publicly apologised after mocking the appearance of newly appointed national health secretary, Dr Rachel Levine. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Lesbian refugee denied asylum in Ireland A lesbian refugee from Zimbabwe, who was facing death threats from her own family, has been denied asylum by Irish authorities which argued her claim ‘lacked credibility’. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
US president Joe Biden General News Biden repeals Trump diversity training regulations US president, Joe Biden, has reversed regulations on diversity training which were created by the Trump administration to ban federal agencies from conducting workshops which explore systematic discrimination. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Malaysia proposes heavier sentences for LGBTQ+ people The Malaysian government has announced it is considering amending its criminal conviction laws in order to impose heavier sentences on LGBTQ+ people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Jill Biden visits LGBTQ+ health centre Dr Jill Biden has begun her new role as US first lady by visiting Whitman-Walker Health, which specialises in LGBTQ+ healthcare and HIV/AIDS treatment. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Trailer released for Trans in Trumpland documentary The first trailer for Trans in Trumpland – a four-part documentary which follows the lives of trans people in America under the Trump administration – has been released. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Viktor Uspaskich General News Update: Anti-LGBTQ+ Lithuanian MEP expelled Lithuanian member of parliament, Viktor Uspaskich, has been expelled from the country’s centre-left Labour party following a series of anti-LGBTQ+ comments. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
