A new ruling from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that transgender women will be banned from the female categories of future Olympic events. The new policy, titled ‘Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport’, will come into effect for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The IOC has […]

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A gay Iranian refugee has said he was forced to watch executions so “we would know how they were going to kill us”. Activist Ramtin Zigorat, who has been living as a refugee in Spain for six-and-a-half years after fleeing Iran, was arrested and spent 40 days in a detention centre. “They were the worst […]

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On Tuesday (24 March), the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 561, a piece of legislation which would allow the state to fine Idaho cities thousands of dollars for flying disallowed banners and flags – including the Pride flag. The bill is now headed back to the House, where it was previously passed on 5 March, […]

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A Doncaster politician who previously both stood as a mayoral candidate for the city and led the 2011 Manchester Pride festival as a drag queen has announced that he is standing for Reform UK in an upcoming Salford by-election. Speaking to Salford Now on 25 March, Michael Felse said: “I have lived in Salford for […]

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