On 9 June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) announced [1] they had internally approved a basic plan for implementing the goals of the 2023 LGBT Understanding Promotion Act. The act mandated creation of the plan by the Japanese government within 3 years after its passage in the Diet (Japan’s Continue Reading
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OPINION: I’m getting fed up with giving Stonewall UK the benefit of the doubt
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
Meet Michael, Pole Sports World Champion 2025
From the 20th to the 25th of October 2025, the International Pole and Aerial Sports Federation (IPSF) held its World Pole & Aerial Championship in Argentina. Among the results of their many events, one stands out: the 40+ Men’s division, won by a Japanese competitor who just also happens to Continue Reading
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