Politics Sarah McBride becomes first trans person elected to US House of Representatives Delaware state senator Sarah McBride has made history as the first out trans person elected to the US House of Representatives. “Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress,” McBride wrote on X. “Delaware has sent the message loud and cle By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics JD Vance says there’s a ‘good chance’ Donald Trump could win the ‘normal gay guy vote’ Republican US vice presidential candidate JD Vance has said he thinks there’s a good chance Donald Trump could win the ‘normal gay guy vote’ in next week’s presidential election. Speaking to Joe Rogan, 40-year-old Vance said he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if his ticket won the traditionally left-leaning By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Cllr Bella Sankey Politics “We welcome today’s announcement and the additional investment in public services.” Labour councillor Bella Sankey, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, has responded to today’s (Wednesday, October 30) budget announcement. Councillor Sankey said: “We welcome today’s announcement and the additional investment in public services. “After more than a decade of underfunding, this cou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Sarah McBride expected to make history as the first openly trans person elected to US Congress Democrat Sarah McBride is expected to make history as the first openly trans person elected to US Congress. In 2016, McBride became the first openly transgender person to address a major US political convention and in 2020 became the first to serve in a US state Senate. “The fact that the candidacy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
2JGWBM3 British Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt speaks at an event to launch her campaign to be the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister, in London, Britain July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Politics Boris Johnson struggled to contain ‘amusement’ after Penny Mordaunt said gender recognition, and trans rights, was ‘the most important issue of our times’ Former Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt, who lost her seat in the 2024 general election, said that gender recognition, and trans rights, was ‘the most important issue of our times’, according to a new book by Boris Johnson. Johnson disclosed the details of the event in his memoirs Unleashed, stati By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Politics #TransWomenAreWomen: Labour MPs seeking to lead influential Women & Equalities Committee state that trans women are women Luton North MP Sarah Owen and Jarrow & Gateshead East MP Kate Osborne have stated that trans women are women as they seek election to lead the Women & Equalities Committee – one of the most influential groups in the House of Commons. In a tweet marking Transgender Awareness Week in November 2020, Ow By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Sian Berry, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, responds to scrapping of winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners Sian Berry, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, has responded to the news that the House of Commons has approved the scrapping of the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners in the UK. While MPs signed off the controversial measure by 348 to 228 this afternoon, around 50 Labour members ab By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Green Party suspends health spokesperson, Pallavi Devulapalli, for calling reports of rising LGBTQ+ hate crimes “mischievous” The Green Party has suspended its health spokesperson, Pallavi Devulapalli, for calling reports of rising LGBTQ+ hate crimes “mischievous”. At a general election hustings in June, Ms Devulapalli said she had “yet to meet anyone” who denied a person’s right to “dress” and “be addressed as they please By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Sarah McBride set to become the first openly trans person to be elected to Congress Sarah McBride, who is expected to become the first openly trans person elected to Congress in November, told LGBTQ+ delegates to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 21 that her candidacy marked a milestone for trans representation. McBride, a candidate for Delaware’s US House sea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, aka ‘Posie Parker’, to lose her deposit after receiving just 0.5% of the vote Anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who also goes by the name ‘Posie Parker’, is to lose her deposit after receiving just 0.5% of the vote. Keen-Minshill shifted her attention to Bristol Central for the General Election, after threatening to stand as an independent for the Brighton Kempt By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Election Special From gender-affirming care to conversion therapy, where do the main political parties stand on LGBTQ+ rights? As the UK prepares to go to the polls on July 4, the nation’s two main parties – the Labour Party and the Conservatives – have released their manifestos, with LGBTQ+ issues and policies featuring in both. Key topics – such as gender-affirming care, conversion therapy and single-sex spaces – have bee By Graham Robson • 4 min read
HIV Labour commits to new HIV Action Plan in election manifesto The Labour Party has announced it would “commission a new HIV Action Plan in England, in pursuit of ending HIV cases by 2030” in their General Election manifesto. The announcement follows Tory commitments to ending new HIV cases by 2030 and justice for those impacted by the Infected Blood Scandal. H By Graham Robson • 3 min read
