Arts Save the arts: a performance piece by Cameron MacDonald Cameron MacDonald, a choreographer and performer represented by The Wright Agency, has created a performance video with other professional dancers in a bid to encourage the preservation of the UK arts industry. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Update: Canada advances ban on conversion therapy An overwhelming majority in the Canadian House of Commons has voted to give approval in principle to a bill outlawing LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the nation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News Happy Maki manager accused of transphobia and biphobia The manager of Brighton sushi bar Happy Maki has been accused of transphobia and biphobia by ex-staff members who were given an ultimatum to leave their job or not mention LGBTQ+ rights again on the job at risk of being sacked. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Tampax’s trans inclusive tweet sparks rows Tampon producers Tampax have sparked online rows after tweeting ‘not all people with periods are women’ in a move to make the brand inclusive of trans and gender non-conforming people who menstruate. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community News Have your say: the future of Sussex’s hospitals Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) are planning to merge in spring next year and are asking for the public to give their opinions on the move by completing a short survey that can be found online. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community LGBTQ+ Durham university students face online harassment Students from an LGBTQ+ association at the University of Durham has reported an incident in which a group of 15 ‘hijacked’ a Zoom meeting and harassed them. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts First blurred film to raise awareness of nation’s worsening eyesight Focus on Life, the first completely blurred short film shot entirely out of focus, hopes to bring attention to the worsening eyesight of the UK population. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Survey shows LGBTQ+ care home residents unlikely to disclose sexuality A new survey, conducted by researchers at both the University of Nottingham and Manchester, found care home residents were unlikely to disclose their sexuality to staff. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News TikTok bans conversion therapy content Social media app TikTok has updated its UK guidelines to ban content which promotes LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, leading many to encourage prime minister Boris Johnson to speed up the ban of the practise. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
The serious and organised crime police office in Basingstoke, Hampshire General News Hampshire police face misconduct review after using anti-LGBTQ+ slurs Six police officers based in Basingstoke, Hampshire underwent a disciplinary hearing after they were recorded using homophobic and transphobic slurs. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman commits suicide after not receiving mental health care The parents of a trans woman who committed suicide last year have publicly said their daughter felt “marginalised and fobbed off” by mental health services and was not given the proper care that could have prevented her death. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News UK census undergoes LGBTQ+ inclusive reforms Next year’s UK census will be the first to include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity after government reforms to national survey. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
