Lifeblood, Australia’s national blood donation service, has changed its sexual activity eligibility rules, meaning gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate without staying celibate for three months prior. Current rules across Australia prevent gay and bisexual men and transgender women who have sex with men from donating either blood or plasma, if […]

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The UK’s equalities watchdog has clarified that employers are not required to provide single-sex toilets in offices and public spaces. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) conceded a clause in its interim guidance on single-sex facilities stating that it was “compulsory” for employers to provide single-sex toilets, was not accurate. Responding to a pre-action […]

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San Francisco Pride has secured a new sponsor for the next two years, following a wave of corporate withdrawals amid ongoing attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by Donald Trump. In March, San Francisco publication SFist called out companies including Comcast and Anheuser-Busch for end their support for the event, calling the decision to back […]

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