Government to fine universities that ban hate speech
UK education secretary, Gavin Williamson, to release new regulations regarding free speech at universities tomorrow.
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Study finds LGBTQ+ more likely to experience workplace harassment
A new report has found LGBTQ+ employees are more likely to feel unsafe and experience harassment in the workplace.
Gay asylum seeker criticises UK immigration system
Abderrahim El Habachi, a gay asylum seeker from Morocco, has spoken out against the UK Home Office’s lack of support for LGBTQ+ immigrants.
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.
Study finds non-LGBTQ+ people less likely to get HIV test
New research undertaken by the Terrence Higgins Trust found straight people are considerably less likely to get tested for the virus, despite making up 40% of recorded cases in 2019.
Eddie Izzard speaks about experience as a trans child
58-year-old comedian Eddie Izzard recently told Simon Thomas on the Life, Interrupted podcast that she knew she was trans as a young child.
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.