“Make a Promise, Keep a Promise”: that was the resounding message outside Girlguiding HQ today as hundreds of current and ex members, leaders, parents and allies turned out in joyful force to oppose the organisation’s ban on trans girls participation. At the beginning of December, Girlguiding – the national governing charity that oversees girl guide […]
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Several countries have announced plans to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over the continued participation of Israel in the face of the ongoing, deadly conflict in Gaza. A vote was held by European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members on Thursday 4 December regarding proposed new rules for the event, which effectively meant Israel would be allowed to […]
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Social media conglomerate Meta has seemingly purged dozens of accounts belonging to queer organisations and abortion access providers, in what campaigners have condemned as one of the “biggest waves of censorship” in years. As reported by The Guardian, more than 50 organisations worldwide have said their Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts – platforms which all belong to […]
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The director of the Eurovision Song Contest has been criticised for failing to mention Gaza in an open letter published in response to countries boycotting next year’s event. In the letter published on 11 December, one week after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that Eurovision 2026 would continue with Israel participating, Martin Green addressed […]
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Budapest’s mayor Gergely Karácsony has revealed that he faces charges for helping to organise a banned Pride event in the city. Despite Hungary’s Pride ban, on 28 June, tens of thousands of people, including the city’s Mayor, Gergely Karácsony, took to the streets of Budapest to defy Viktor Orbán. On Thursday (11 December), Karácsony took […]
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