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UK At Risk Of “Sliding Back” On LGBTQ+ Rights Says Former PM Theresa May
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Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May has sounded alarm bells warning that Britain is at risk of “sliding back” on LGBTQ+ rights if the Government does not ban trans conversion therapy.
65-year-old May made the comments at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception on Wednesday the 13th of July.
Speaking with PinkNews,...
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UK: Boris Johnson’s Highest Ranking LGBTQ+ MP Resigns From “Indefensible” Government
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Boris Johnson’s most senior LGBTQ+ MP has joined the growing list of MPs deserting the embattled Prime Minister and his Government.
Housing minister Stuart Andrew announced his resignation from the UK Government via Twitter, confirming that he would be stepping down from the role he was appointed just six months...
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Australian Study Shows Majority Of Female Athletes Support Trans Women Competing In Women’s Sport
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A new study out of Australia has shown that the majority of female athletes have no issue with trans women competing in women’s sports.
The study, which was conducted by Monash University, highlighted that only 24% of women believed that “trans athletes have an unfair advantage when they play on a...
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UK: Thousands Turn Out To Protest Trans-Exclusionary Conversion Therapy Ban
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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to showcase their disapproval and frustration over the Government's proposed conversion therapy ban that excludes trans people.
According to organisers, over 3,000 people gathered outside the Prime Minister's residence at Downing Street on Sunday the 10th of April.
Holding placards reading...
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UK PM Boris Johnson Doesn’t Want Trans Women Competing In Female Sporting Events
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Just days after his conversion therapy U-turn, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now said that he does not think transgender women should compete in female sports.
Johnson's comments were made during a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on Wednesday the 6th of April, where he...
LGBTQ+ communities in the United Kingdom hoping to see a ban on the dangerous and dis-proven practice known as "conversion Therapy" may now have to wait for a change in government after Boris Johnson's decision not to pursue a ban.
According to reports by ITV News, an official leaked briefing...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism from LGBTQ+ health groups after mixing up HIV and AIDS again.
Johnson’s comments were made while speaking about vaccines and advances in medical research during his address to 200 business leaders at a Global Investment Summit.
According to The Telegraph, during his speech,...
Amnesty International says the proposed legislation’s scrapping “sends a chilling message that the UK is a hostile place for trans people.”
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson had dumped his predecessor Theresa May’s proposed measures which would have allowed people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as a different...