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Barclay ‘playing politics at expense of people’s health’ amid trans plan

The Health Secretary faced criticism from some quarters but got the backing of his party colleague Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Trans women to be banned from female NHS wards, as Steve Barclay insists ‘Tories know what a woman is’

Health secretary vows to restore ‘common sense’ to NHS despite no evidence of complaints about trans people

The Independent UK

Lexington's extended school program reaches a three-decade anniversary

Dozens of elementary-aged children gathered in front of Stonewall school Friday afternoon. They are the current participants in Lexington’s extended school program.

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UN refugee agency and charities blast Braverman's extreme asylum comments

The UK could be seen to be turning its back those in need in a “direct affront” to human rights, charities said after the Home Secretary…

The National (Scotland)

UN refugee agency and charities reject Braverman asylum comments

The UNHCR said there is no a need for more restrictive interpretation on who qualifies for protection.

The Independent UK

LGBT charities granted permission to intervene in gender reform legal case

The Scottish Government has mounted a legal challenge over the UK Government’s block on gender legislation passed in Holyrood.

The Independent UK

Stonewall and LGBT charities given permission to intervene in GRR legal challenge

LGBT charities and advocacy groups including Stonewall have been granted permission to intervene in the legal challenge against the UK Government…

The National (Scotland)

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Health minister says Stonewall should not write gender policies for NHS bodies

LGBTQ+ charity defends work with public bodies after Will Quince speaks of ‘ideology’ danger

The Guardian - UK

Stonewall hopes Jordan Henderson speaks out about LGBTQ+ rights after Saudi move

The England midfielder has joined Al-Ettifaq.

The Independent UK

FIFA criticised for lack of pro LGBTQ+ stance in new ‘Unite’ armbands

None of the eight stakeholder-sanctioned ‘Unite’ armbands advocated specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

The Independent UK

World cycling body tightens rules on transgender athletes after review

UCI says transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty are to be barred from women’s events

The Guardian - UK

Mermaids v LGB Alliance: who was involved in tribunal case?

As judges rule trans children’s charity cannot challenge charitable status of gay rights organisation, we look at decision

The Guardian - UK

Bring in UK ban on conversion practices now, LGBTQ+ campaigners urge

Government pledged to bring end to ‘abhorrent’ practices five years ago but legislation has been beset by delays

The Guardian - UK

Lives ‘ruined by conversion therapy’ in years since ministers vowed to ban it

The Government, then led by Theresa May, first pledged to ban conversion practices in July 2018.

The Independent UK

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What is ‘heteroactivism’? How sports became a battleground for opposing LGBTIQ+ progress

There has been a sharp increase in public resistance and backlash to the advancement of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and equality recently. The UK charity Stonewall reports that LGBTIQ+ recorded hate crimes in the UK have increased in recent years, and in Australia, there has been a large uptick in anti-LGBTIQ+ related…

The Guardian - UK

How did NHS body get the law so badly wrong over its rules on same-sex care?

New healthcare guidance could deny female patients their legitimate rights. It should be withdrawn

Evening Standard

What were the Stonewall Riots, and how did they shape LGBTQ rights today?

The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement around the world

Daily Mirror

How pioneer Jake Daniels has impacted football one year on from coming out as gay

On May 16, 2022, Blackpool starlet Jake Daniels released a statement in which he came out as gay - and the 18-year-old has had a seismic impact on football in the year since

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The Independent UK

Ligue 1 players refuse to take part in anti-homophobia campaign

Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, said the incident highlighted why anti-homophobia campaigns are important in football after French club Toulouse left out players who refused to wear rainbow colours

The National (Scotland)

LGB Alliance call for public inquiry into gender debate

THE LGB Alliance has called for a public inquiry after accusing a leading LGBT charity of spreading “lies” about gender identity.

The National (Scotland)

UK equalities watchdog 'advocating' for rollback of trans rights, say LGBT+ charities

A GROUP of LGBT+ charities have said that the UK’s human rights watchdog is “actively harming” transgender people and called on an…

The Guardian - UK

At last, a consensus is emerging on protecting women-only spaces

Compassion and common sense are prevailing in a sensitive conflict over rights

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch could rewrite law to allow trans exclusion from single-sex spaces

Redefinition of sex as ‘biological sex’ in Equality Act would enable single-sex restrictions against trans people

The Independent UK

‘We’re not all old farts’: LGBT+ elders on life, love and why the battle for equality isn’t over

As they’re photographed for a new project celebrating people aged 50 and above, queer elders speak to Joanna Whitehead about living under Section 28, decades of fighting for the most basic of LGBT+ rights, and the younger people taking up the baton for equality

The Guardian - UK

Lily Savage’s leading role in the fight for gay rights

Brief letters: Paul O’Grady | A woman’s work | Payout to slave owners | Tory ambition

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