The UK government has confirmed that sex and gender are “not necessary” to obtain a digital ID following concerns they could be used to out trans people. Labour minister Darren Jones relaunched the government’s controversial digital ID scheme on Tuesday (10 March). Originally announced in September, the scheme was compulsory for working UK citizens, but […]
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Two people have been sentenced to jail time for attacking and robbing two gay men in Kenya, a ruling that has been hailed as a breakthrough moment for queer people in the east African nation. The convicted individuals, known as Abel Meli & Another, were handed a 15-year prison sentence for robbery with violence at […]
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NHS England is “capitulating” to anti-trans rhetoric with its decisions on gender-affirming care, according to a policy expert for one of the UK’s leading trans rights organisations. Trans-led nonprofit TransActual said the public health service’s recent decisions on trans healthcare had been “driven by bigotry” after it announced a ban on new hormone prescriptions for […]
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