Biden official speaks on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation
Ned Price, the US state department’s official spokesperson, has shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ Americans and highlighted the importance of queer representation in politics.
Tory MP calls for trans conversion therapy ban
Conservative MP, Alicia Kearns, has called for the UK government to ensure that any future laws created against LGBTQ+ conversion therapy will be trans inclusive.
US senate confirms first out LGBTQ+ cabinet member
Former mayor Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as the US transportation secretary on January 2, making him the first ever out LGBTQ+ cabinet member confirmed to the presidential administration.
Turkish president condemns LGBTQ+ youth
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the anti-LGBTQ+ president of Turkey, has condemned queer youth following the arrest of four students for creating artwork depicting a sacred Islamic site alongside rainbow symbols.
Maureen Colquhoun dead at 92
Maureen Colquhoun, feminist pioneer and the UK’s first out lesbian MP, has died at 92. Colquhoun was a Labour politician, representing Northampton North from 1974 to 1979.
Texas introduces anti-trans bill
Republican lawmakers in Texas, US, have filed a bill which would prevent trans woman from playing on single-sex sports teams in public schools and colleges.
Update: Scottish government retracts anti-trans regulations
Scottish justice minister, Humza Yousaf, announced the country has decided to scrap a bill which would allow anti-trans hate speech as part of the proposed ‘Hate Crime and Public Order’.