Something about the way discussions on Stonewall UK have been framed over the past decade or so has always irked me. Nowadays, reading up about the escapades of Europe’s largest LGBTQIA+ charity feels akin to learning your doddering old grandfather just knocked over a lamppost speeding under the influence; age-old Continue Reading
Amelia Hansford
Anti-trans climate in UK concerning, Council of Europe’s Commissioner says
Labour must ensure it complies with international human rights laws when making decisions about trans people the Council of Europe (CoE) has said. The human rights organisation and principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly listed the ‘current climate’ for trans people in the UK as one of its Continue Reading
Government to act on EHRC trans guidance in May, Equalities Minister says
The Labour government will reportedly lay out its response to a Code of Practice on trans people’s rights to access so-called ‘single-sex’ spaces at some point in May, the Equalities Office has said. Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson said the government plans to act upon a revised version of guidance, brought Continue Reading
PinkNews blocked en masse over Streeting column blunder
PinkNews is facing a fresh wave of public scrutiny after platforming Health Secretary Wes Streeting in a column on trans youth healthcare. The internationally-read LGBTQ+ news media brand, which claims to “inform and inspire” millions of readers worldwide, has garnered widespread backlash after platforming the Ilford North MP in an Continue Reading