Police in Oxfordshire in the UK are investigating a local council candidate’s political leaflet after a complaint was made about the anti-LGBTQ+, anti-migrant and ableist language it contained. David Roy Cox is set to stand as an independent candidate for Burford and Carterton West in Oxfordshire County Council’s election on 1 May, having previously stood […]

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Huge protests against the recent trans Supreme Court ruling will be held across the UK this weekend. On Wednesday (16 April), the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case brought by gender-critical group For Women Scotland against the Scottish government that the the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women and the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ under the […]

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that the NHS will be ‘pursued’ if it doesn’t change its gender policies on single-sex spaces. Following this week’s Supreme Court ruling that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman is defined by biological sex, public bodies – including the health service – will be receiving […]

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Health minister Karin Smyth has called on the Conservatives to apologise for the party’s pro-trans stance under Theresa May. The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (16 April) that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman was based on biological sex, not gender.  The government said the ruling “brings clarity and confidence”, while Tory […]

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Celebrity Big Brother’s Ella Rae Wise has revealed that she thinks she might be gay. Wise, best-known for appearing in The Only Way Is Essex, opened up to housemates JoJo Siwa and Drag Race UK’s Danny Beard, saying: “I do want a girl experience.” Dance Moms star Siwa responded: “They say if you have thought, ‘I […]

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Police are investigating after an LGBTQ+-themed bench in Hitchin, Hertfordshire was set ablaze. North Herts Pride wrote on Facebook on Tuesday (15 April): “[We are] devastated and deeply saddened to learn that the North Herts Pride bench on Windmill Hill was set on fire last night.” The rainbow-coloured bench was installed in Hitchin in March […]

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JK Rowling has celebrated the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman excludes transgender women, and confirmed that she donated money to the gender-critical group which brought the case forward. In a post on X/Twitter yesterday (16 April) following the ruling, JK Rowling shared a photo of two glasses together with […]

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