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British journalist and author Shon Faye. (Paul Samuel White) Author and journalist Shon Faye has outlined why, in the simplest of terms, trans liberation is the right step forward. In an interview with Now Then Magazine, Faye explains the reasons behind writing her book The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice and why trans liberation

A lesbian couple have been separated by Congolese border officials all because they posted TikTok videos of themselves hugging and kissing. (Screen captures via TikTok)) A lesbian couple says they have been persecuted by the Democratic Republic of Congo because they shared a TikTok video of them hugging and kissing. One half of the couple

Dr Yashica Robinson expertly shut down Republican representative Dan Bishop’s irrelevant question. (C-SPAN) A Republican congressman asked the tired and loaded question “what is a woman” at a hearing on abortion access, and it backfired beautifully. A House Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion rights was held on Wednesday (18 May) in light of this month’s

Boris Johnson’s government was criticised by Roderic O’Gorman for its handling of conversion therapy. (Getty/Facebook) Ireland will ban conversion therapy for all LGBTQ+ people and will swerve the UK’s approach of excluding trans people, a government minister has said. Roderic O’Gorman, minister for children and equality, said the government intends to ban the practice, and

Christina Pushaw, press secretary for governor Ron DeSantis, has been mocked online after falling for a fake “homophobic dog” story. (Twitter/@ChristinaPushaw/Instagram/@whitney_chewston) Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ press secretary has been ridiculed on social media after she tweeted a fake news story about a ‘homophobic’ dog.  On Monday (16 May), Christina Pushaw tweeted a screenshot of a

The Royal Mint is celebrating a huge milestone of Pride in the UK with the first-ever LGBTQ+ official UK coin. (Royal Mint) A new 50p coin featuring the colours of the Progress Pride LGBTQ+ flag has been unveiled. The Royal Mint is celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK with the coin, announced on

Senator Cynthia Lummis apologised after she was booed for remarking there are only “two sexes” during a speech at the University of Wyoming. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty) Wyoming senator Cynthia Lummis has apologised after she was booed for commenting about the “existence of two sexes” during a graduation speech. Lummis came under fire

Football fans are praising Blackpool forward Jake Daniels’ bravery after the footballer came out publicly as gay. (YouTube/Sky Sports Football) Pro footballer Jake Daniels has been praised for his courage and bravery after he became the first British male football player to come out publicly in 32 years.  Daniels, who is a forward for Blackpool,

A statue of Margaret Thatcher, a former anti-LGBTQ+ British prime minister, was egged by a man. (Getty Images/Screen capture via Twitter/@DesignsBarnes) A £300,000 memorial to former anti-LGBTQ+ British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was egged and booed at within two hours of its unveiling. To little ceremony or applause, the granite statue of the “Iron Lady”

Rachel Riley (L) has defended JK Rowling. (Getty Images) British television presenter Rachel Riley has said that criticism against JK Rowling’s anti-trans views stems from the author speaking out “against Jeremy Corbyn”. Riley, who co-presents the Channel 4 daytime puzzle show Countdown, was asked by The Sunday Times, of course, about the Harry Potter author.

Colby McLeod, a trans man, is crowdfunding to jet off aboard for his transition treatment. (Colby McLeod) To bypass waiting years for free gender-affirming healthcare, a British trans man has decided to jump into an icy pool every day to raise enough money to go abroad. Unable to pay out of pocket for private treatment, Colby-Hugo

Texas court rules child abuse investigations can go ahead for families seeking gender-affirming care for trans children (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that “child abuse” investigations into gender-affirming care for trans children can go ahead. In late February, Texas governor Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of

Greece has joined the 14 countries that have some form of national conversion therapy ban – but there’s a catch. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images) Greece has become the latest European nation to outlaw barbaric conversion therapy – but the ban will not cover “consenting” adults. On Tuesday (10 May), parliamentarians in Greece voted to

An archbishop’s anti-same-sex marriage motion has been turned down by bishops in a move that has left the Anglican Church of Australia divided. The motion, proposed by archbishop Kanishka Raffel with the help of the Conservative Sydney Diocese, attempted to reinforce the ‘traditional view’ of marriage being between men and women. Currently, any of Australia’s Anglican Diocese