NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s trans-inclusive policy was raised in Scottish parliament (Envato Elements) An NHS board in Scotland has urged its staff to treat patients who complain about trans people in the same way as they would racists. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s gender reassignment policy review advises staff on what they should do
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Hundreds of requests for medical attention from transgender immigrants have been ignored by a detention centre, a federal inspection revealed. The Cibola County Correctional Centre in New Mexico is the only detention centre dedicated to housing transgender immigrants. Internal reports described to Reuters reveal the shocking conditions there, including poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment
Linda Harvey said LGBT+ people are “naturally ungrateful”. (Twitter) It’s no secret that plenty of religious folk hate LGBT+ people, but this woman hates them so much that she wants to trademark the rainbow. Writing for WND.com, Linda Harvey of Mission: America claimed that the “sweet rainbow image” has been “violated” and “raped” by the
The Guardian’s coverage of trans issues has repeatedly come under fire (Bethany Clarke/Getty) A third transgender person has resigned from The Guardian amid a long and bitter row over the newspaper’s problematic coverage of transgender issues. The woman dramatically announced her resignation in front of colleagues in a packed staff meeting on Tuesday, HuffPost UK understands.
Dozens of graduates packed the offices of Amazon for PinkNews’ 2020 LGBT Leaders Stem event. (Paul Grace) This February, PinkNews, Amazon and glamazon partnered up for the LGBT Leaders: STEM 2020 conference. The event addressed the under-representation of LGBT+ people in science, technology, engineering and mathematical roles, where guests took part in panel discussions and
A new study has examined the unique stressors faced by gay and bisexual men (Envato Elements) Gay and bisexual men face “unique, status-based competitive pressures” that can put a major strain on their mental health, a new study has revealed. The five-year study was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and is
Malaysian rock band Bunkface has come under fire for releasing a song which includes the lyric “go die LGBT”. The song is titled “Akhir Zaman”, which means “the end of times”, according to QueerLapis.com, and includes the lyric “LGBT pergi mampus”, which translates as either “go to hell LGBT” or “go die LGBT”. An online
Last week, the UK’s High Court granted a landmark judicial review into whether young transgender people can give informed consent to puberty blockers. The legal challenge is an attempt to force trans teens to go before a judge before being given medical treatment by doctors. But what are puberty blockers? Puberty-pausing medication, known as puberty
Potential Tory leadership candidate Richard Décarie. (Richard Décarie/ Twitter) A politician who said he believes that being LGBT+ is a “choice” has been banned from running for leader of the Canadian Conservative party. Until this year Richard Décarie, who served as deputy chief of staff to Stephen Harper when he was leader of the opposition
South African soccer player Phuti Lekoloane has revealed that coming out as gay in 2015 almost put an end to his career. The 28-year-old said gay players in South Africa face significant challenges when working at a professional level in soccer. “I risked everything to live my truth, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to come
MP Bob Katter said same-sex marriage “deserves to be laughed at and ridiculed”. (Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images) A tiny outback town in Queensland, Australia, will hold its first Mardi Gras party this weekend, despite being in a federal electorate held by an MP who said LGBT+ rights were a “waste of time”. Cloncurry has fewer than
House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Win McNamee/Getty) New York politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has invoked her Christian faith to make a passionate argument for LGBT+ rights. The Democrat ardently defended the rights of the LGBT+ community during a congressional committee hearing yesterday, calling out the “bigotry” of those who use Christianity to discriminate against marginalised groups. Alexandria
Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, who was tragically killed after her assailant discovered she was transgender (Facebook) Washington has just become the tenth US state to ban the ‘gay panic’ murder defence, passing the measure in honour of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a transgender teen who was killed last year. The controversial ‘gay panic defence’ justifies violence against LGBT+
Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Nyla Rose. (Instagram/chrisjerichofozzy) Wrestling star Chris Jericho had Nyla Rose – the first trans wrestler to be signed to a major league – on his show, and now he’s a massive trans ally. And we love to see it. Nyla Rose made history when she was signed by All Elite
We didn’t think it was possible, but our excitement for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has just grown exponentially. The latest instalment in Nintendo‘s adorable animal world simulation is out on March 20 with a whole host of new features – and it includes gender-free character customisation options. In previous games your character and entire island
Hilary Duff at the Disney+ Showcase in California, 2019. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Hilary Duff has hinted that Disney dropped the new Love, Simon TV series for the same problematic reason that the Lizzie McGuire reboot has stalled. The new TV show is called Love, Victor and is a spinoff of the movie, which was based
Flanked by attorneys and supporters, actor Jussie Smollett walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after pleading not guilty to a new indictment on February 24, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Jussie Smollett has said he will “fight or die” in order to proclaim his innocence. The embattled former Empire actor appeared in court
Dr Guilio Garaffa was suspended for five months for performing the surgery without consent. (Gulio Garaffa) Two doctors have been suspended for removing a trans man’s vagina against his wishes and then faking his consent to the procedure, a tribunal has heard. After finding out his vagina had been removed during the irreversible gender confirmation
Actress and LGBT+ activist Cynthia Nixon narrated the video. (Paul McLean/ Vimeo) Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has narrated a powerful video showing the conflicting and damaging messages women are bombarded with every day. The video was produced for Girls. Girls. Girls magazine, and the piece she recites, written by Camille Rainville, is titled:
Cameron Warwick died by suicide at the age of 16. (cameron-warwick.muchloved.com) A 16-year-old boy who was “relentlessly” bullied for being gay and autistic died by suicide, an inquest has heard. Cameron Warwick, who came out as gay at the age of 12, killed himself on a day that he was supposed to be at college
Judge Judy passed judgement on Bernie Sanders’ plan for revolution. (Fox 25/Getty) Judge Judy stood shoulder to shoulder with billionaire Mike Bloomberg as she pledged to fight Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The TV judge – and idol to one RuPaul Andre Charles – argued that America is “perfect” just as it
An armed Scotland Police officer. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Despite rocketing rates of violence against LGBT+ people in Scotland, absolutely no Police Scotland officers have been sent to a training course to better tackle the upsurge. According to the BBC, the country’s top police officer in 2016 said that tackling hate crime is an “absolute priority”
Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) British opposition party leader hopeful Lisa Nandy said she was given a “pause for thought” while signing a pledge card from the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights. The 12-point pledge by the independent campaign group
Jane Waughfield was found dead in a four-way car crash just two hours after outing a man as gay on Facebook. (Screen capture via Facebook) A woman died Tuesday after being shot before colliding into three cars just hours after taking to Facebook Live to out a man as gay, Indianapolis police said. Jane Waughfield,
Rapper Boosie Badazz unbraided basketball player Dwyane Wade for supporting his trans daughter, Zaya. (Screen capture via Instagram) Rapper Boosie Badazz said Friday that American gym chain Planet Fitness gave him the boot following his anti-trans comments towards Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter, Zaya. Earlier this week, the musician lit into the former NBA player for
World Rugby has revealed that it will host a forum in London next week which will decide future policy on trans players’ right to participate in the game. In a statement, the organisation said it was consulting with “expert voices” as well as the global women’s game ahead of the forum. Anti-trans campaign group Fair
Queer Broadway producer Richie Jackson has slammed members of the LGBT+ community who have questioned whether Pete Buttigieg is “gay enough”. Speaking on the Washington Post‘s “Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart” podcast, Jackson said that queer people who question Buttigieg’s gay credentials are “absurd.” “The whether he’s gay enough, I find deeply disturbing,” Jackson said. “First
Lisa Nandy, Kier Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and supported by Diva. (PinkNews) Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Sir Keir Starmer warned against LGBT+ rights being eroded and stressed of the importance of Labour party members leading the fight against hate. Speaking at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and
Tony Blair has urged Labour not to put trans rights at the centre of its platform (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Getty) Tony Blair has said that he would refuse to sign a trans rights pledge while warning Labour not to get involved in the “cul-de-sac of identity politics”. The 12-point pledge by the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights
Democratic Florida lawmaker Al Jacquet is under fire for referring to his primary opponent as a “batty boy” – and is now accusing his critics of racism. The politician, who has sat in the Florida House of Representatives since 2016, came under fire for referring to Omari Hardy, who is challenging him for the Democratic
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