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
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
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
Blue Boy Trial (2025)
Photos © 2025 “Blue Boy Trial” Film Partners In 1969, a verdict was delivered in a criminal trial that resulted in a moratorium on GRS in Japan for the next three decades [*]. The trial involved an intersection between medical ethics, prostitution, police power, and eugenics. It became known as Continue Reading