Darcy Jeda Corbitt General News Trans women win Alabama drivers licence case Three trans women, who filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s current policy won the case after the state’s regulations were ruled as ‘unconstitutional’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
A Pride parade in Uganda General News UNAIDS calls for Uganda to protect LGBTQ+ citizens UNAIDS has released a statement calling for the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda, Africa to be treated with greater “respect and dignity”. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Anti-LGBTQ+ Ugandan president re-elected Yoweri Museveni, known for his controversial views on the LGBTQ+ community, has won his sixth consecutive term as the president of Uganda after being re-elected on Saturday January 16. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Athletes hopeful Biden will reverse anti-trans regulations American trans athletes are hopeful Joe Biden will begin to challenge the increasing number of regulations which prevent trans people from participating in sporting categories which align with their gender identity. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Poland to illegalise censoring hateful online content Polish justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, announced the ‘Freedom of Speech Protection’ bill on January Friday 15, which will prevent social media platforms from censoring hateful posts. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News California to ban non-consensual surgery on intersex infants California could be the first American state to outlaw non-consensual surgery on intersex children under six years old, after out gay state senator, Scott Wiener, introduced Senate Bill 225. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trump admin axes non-discrimination policies The US Department of Health and Human Services has finalised regulations which would allow government funded social-service providers to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish LGBTQ+ activists go on trial On January 12, three LGBTQ+ activists went on trial in Poland after being arrested for showing an image of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow background during a protest against the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ regime. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mississippi bill could ban trans youth healthcare Republican senator Angela Burks Hill has filed a bill, with support of other Republican lawmakers in Mississippi, US, which could prevent trans youth from accessing all transition related healthcare. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indiana could outlaw conversion therapy Indiana could become the next US state to ban the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after JD Ford and Sue Errington, two Indiana Democrats, proposed bills to “make anti-LGBTQ+ practices illegal”. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Two trans Americans killed Tyianna “Davarea” Alexander, a 28-year-old black trans woman, and Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a trans man living in Puerto Rico, are the first American trans people to have been killed in acts of violence this year. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Sarah McBride sworn in as US senator 30-year-old Sarah McBride has been sworn in as the senator of Delaware after winning the November 2020 elections, making her the highest ranking transgender official in US history. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
