Arts ‘No Place for Hate’ – new poem from Andreena Leeanne for National Hate Crime Awareness Week Organisers of #NationalHCAW announce they have commissioned a new poem by Andreena Leeanne, No Place for Hate, for National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which takes place from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, October 17. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Trans activist Monica Roberts dead at 58 Houston (Texas) based LGBTQ+ activist and trans pioneer Monica Roberts has been pronounced dead at 58; the cause of her death has not yet been confirmed. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman stabbed 16 times in hate crime Daniela Hernandez, a 42-year-old trans woman, was attacked and had her throat cut by a group of men at 9.30am as she was sat on a bench in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans Alaska residents suing state over medical care battle Three transgender Alaska residents – Swan Being, Robin Black and Austin Reed – are suing the US state for denying them medical care. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 31st trans person killed in the US Felycya Harris, a 33-year-old black trans woman, is the 31st member of the trans community to have been killed so far in 2020. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Right Beside You – films from New Queer Visions Brian Butler finds companionship is the recurrent theme in five new queer films By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Anna Montgomery before and after the attack General News Trans woman attacked on night out in Belfast A trans woman named Anna Montgomery, 20, was left with facial injuries after she was attacked in a bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Queer East Film Festival returns to cinemas and online from this month! The previously postponed Queer East Film Festival returns to cinemas across the UK with an additional seven films added to the original programme this October. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Anya Bradford at the court hearing General News Trans woman attacked by police in Sydney Anya Bradford, 25, was reportedly attacked by police officers in Sydney, Australia after being questioned at a pub. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman shot in Philadelphia A black trans woman, Mia Green, 29, was fatally shot on Monday 28 September in Philadelphia, US by Abdullah lbn El-Amin Jaamia. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study shows early care benefits trans youth mental health A new study demonstrates that trans youth are less likely to experience mental health issues if they have early access to gender-affirming health care. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Californian bill passed to protect trans prison inmates California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday 26 September allowing transgender prison inmates to be housed according to their self-identified gender. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
