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Labour councillor Bruno de Oliveira defects to Green Party in Brighton & Hove

Labour councillor Bruno de Oliveira defects to Green Party in Brighton & Hove

Councillor Bruno de Oliveira, who represents Hollingdean & Fiveways, has today joined the Brighton & Hove Green Party, becoming the party’s 10th sitting councillor on Brighton & Hove City Council. Councillor de Oliveira was elected as a Labour councillor in May 2023 and served as chair of the council’

Green MP Carla Denyer condemns "homophobic" heckling in the Commons

Green MP Carla Denyer condemns "homophobic" heckling in the Commons

Green Party MP Carla Denyer has spoken out after being subjected to what she described as a "homophobic" heckle from a fellow MP while raising a question on inclusive relationship education in primary schools. In her post on X, she wrote that she was “heckled by another MP

Ousted trans colonel, Bree Fram, runs for US Congress

Ousted trans colonel, Bree Fram, runs for US Congress

Retired Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, who was pushed out of uniform under President Donald Trump’s trans military ban, has launched a campaign for the US Congress - seeking to become only the second openly trans member of the House of Representatives. Fram - a retired astronautical engineer and

Reform UK-supporting drag queen calls for councils to stop funding Pride events

Reform UK-supporting drag queen calls for councils to stop funding Pride events

A drag queen and former city mayoral candidate has called on what they describe as “woke” local councils to stop allocating public funds to Pride events, arguing that taxpayers should not be underwriting LGBTQ+ festivals. The comments come from Michael Felse, also known as drag queen Ethol Mary, who previously

Republican opponent of trans healthcare jailed over child abuse images

Republican opponent of trans healthcare jailed over child abuse images

A former Republican state lawmaker in the United States who repeatedly warned that trans healthcare “harms” children has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for offences involving child sexual abuse imagery. RJ May III, a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, was sentenced in federal court

Republican Andrew Clyde misgenders Democrat Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress

Republican Andrew Clyde misgenders Democrat Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress

Representative Andrew Clyde (Republican ‑ Georgia) sparked fresh controversy in the U.S. House this week after deliberately misgendering Representative Sarah McBride (Democrat ‑ Delaware)- the first openly transgender member of Congress - by introducing her as “the gentleman from Delaware.” During a routine moment when Speaker Pro Tempore Clyde was

Peter Mandelson says sexuality shielded him from Epstein’s abuse circle

Peter Mandelson says sexuality shielded him from Epstein’s abuse circle

Former UK Ambassador to the United States Lord Peter Mandelson has insisted that his sexuality led Jeffrey Epstein to keep him “apart from the sexual side” of the disgraced financier’s activities. Mandelson, who was sacked last September after supportive emails to Epstein emerged, maintained in a BBC interview that

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