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Labour Government Faces Human Rights Concerns Again
For the second time, a Labour Government has been warned by Europe’s most senior human rights official about potentially breaching the European Convention on Human Rights. This warning follows the first instance, which led to the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, wrote to the Chairs of Continue reading
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State Of The World – November
Welcome to State of the World – November edition. In this edition, I look at five stories over the last month that have interested me. Let’s get started. Wait times for Gender Clinic’s Reviled The most up-to-date wait times for Gender Clinic’s around the UK has been released by WeAreQueerAF. It shows the average wait Continue reading
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Why LGBTQ People Suffer More from Food Insecurity in the UK
LGBTQ people in the UK are far more likely to go hungry, food insecurity data suggests. Newly published data on hunger in the UK reveals a shocking 34% of LGBTQ people experienced food insecurity in 2024. In contrast, only 16% of LGBTQ people used charitable food provisions after going hungry. In comparison, 15% of non-LGBTQ Continue reading
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New EHRC Code Threatens Transgender Rights in the UK
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has finalised updates to its Code of Practice on single-sex services. The UK’s top human rights regulator, which has faced criticism for its policies on transgender people, has shared a finished version of its Code of Practice for services, public functions, and associations with equalities minister Bridget Phillipson. Continue reading
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State Of The World – September
Welcome to September’s Edition of State Of The World, lets get started. Burkina Faso becomes 32nd African country to outlaw homosexuality Burkina Faso. the African country that is currently under the rule of a Military Junta, has become the 32nd country in the world to outlaw homosexuality. The military junta-run state proposed the ban in Continue reading
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State of the World – August
Hi all, welcome to the August edition of State Of The World, my monthly round up of news for the LGBT community that has interested me. Lots to get into so let’s get started. 100,000 People turn up for Trans Pride London On Saturday the 27th July over 100,000 people turned up in London in Continue reading
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Government Pride Celebrations Amidst Trans Rights Rollback
As I wrote in June’s State Of The World, Labour, along with all political parties, where banned from attending all the major Pride events this year. The reason ban was put in place this year is because this government is rolling back rights for the transgender community. Kier Starmer, the current UK Prime Minister, decided Continue reading
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State Of The World – July
Welcome to another edition of State Of The World. Let’s get started. Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and Continue reading
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State of the World – June
Welcome to this months pride edition of State Of The World. Let’s get started. Pride has a different meaning this year. A lot of companies that usually ‘celebrate’ Pride are not doing that this year. For instance, in my local Primark outlet, there is no Pride merch on sale that I could see, and the Continue reading
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Future of Trans Youth Healthcare at Risk: Government Actions Scrutinized
Less than a year after the U.K. banned puberty blockers for trans youth, health secretary Wes Streeting, the Health Minister for this very un-Labour-like Labour government, is considering banning the prescription of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by private clinics and healthcare providers to patients under 18. According to the BBC, government lawyers have stated that Continue reading
