A staff network dedicated to gender critical views has launched at the Metropolitan Police, PinkNews can exclusively reveal. Details about the new Gender Critical Network were shared on the Metropolitan Police’s internal intranet and alongside an introduction to what gender critical views are, which stated they are beliefs “widely shared by a diverse range of […]

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LGBTQ+ immigration charities are pleading for international governments to help free two jailed Afghan women before they are imprisoned or executed. Maryam Ravish, 19, and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, 23, were arrested and detained by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan after attempting to flee to Iran in March. After attempting to board a Kabul International Airport flight […]

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The UK Supreme Court’s recent trans ruling has been condemned by the Human Rights Watch as “severely regressive”. Last month, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the protected characteristic of “sex” under the terms of the 2010 Equality Act excluded trans women and referred only to “biological women”. The ruling, which sparked protests across the country, has […]

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