Category: News
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OPINION: I’m getting fed up with giving Stonewall UK the benefit of the doubt
Something about the way discussions on Stonewall UK have been framed over the past decade or so has always irked me. Nowadays, reading up about the escapades of Europe’s largest LGBTQIA+ charity feels akin to learning your doddering old grandfather just knocked over a lamppost speeding under the influence; age-old lessons to respect your elders…
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Meet Michael, Pole Sports World Champion 2025
From the 20th to the 25th of October 2025, the International Pole and Aerial Sports Federation (IPSF) held its World Pole & Aerial Championship in Argentina. Among the results of their many events, one stands out: the 40+ Men’s division, won by a Japanese competitor who just also happens to be a trans man. Michael,…
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Anti-trans climate in UK concerning, Council of Europe’s Commissioner says
Labour must ensure it complies with international human rights laws when making decisions about trans people the Council of Europe (CoE) has said. The human rights organisation and principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly listed the ‘current climate’ for trans people in the UK as one of its key concerns in its 2025…
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Government to act on EHRC trans guidance in May, Equalities Minister says
The Labour government will reportedly lay out its response to a Code of Practice on trans people’s rights to access so-called ‘single-sex’ spaces at some point in May, the Equalities Office has said. Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson said the government plans to act upon a revised version of guidance, brought by the Equality and Human…
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PinkNews blocked en masse over Streeting column blunder
PinkNews is facing a fresh wave of public scrutiny after platforming Health Secretary Wes Streeting in a column on trans youth healthcare. The internationally-read LGBTQ+ news media brand, which claims to “inform and inspire” millions of readers worldwide, has garnered widespread backlash after platforming the Ilford North MP in an opinion piece published on Friday…
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BREAKING: “POLITICALLY CAPTURED” EHRC REPORTED TO GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG YET AGAIN
Organisations call for the EHRC to have its accreditation demoted labelling it an “activist organisation promoting gender critical ideology” These submissions showcase a dark but unsurprising devolution of an institution that may not be fit for purpose.
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Tokyo High Court Rules Lack of Marriage Equality Constitutional, Despite Other Rulings
PHOTO: by Kakidai, under CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On 28 November 2025, the Tokyo High Court ruled that Japan’s lack of marriage equality was constitutional, contrary to all of the five earlier High Court decisions, including one out of the same Tokyo High Court (albeit in a different case before a different…
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Opinion: Your Party is a waste of time
I’m a Green Party member. I am going to be up front when I talk about this. I think Your Party is a waste of time. With Reform on the rise and Labour clearly wanting to be their lapdog. The left needs to unify. And before someone plays another clip of The Life of Brian.…
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New Japanese Court Win, Expanded (But Still Restricted) Rights for Same Sex Couples, and Takaichi’s Ascendancy
This article covers a lot of ground. Since our last article on Japan, there have been quite a few developments in the realm of trans and LGBTQ rights, as well as one big area for potential concern. We will start with the good news. Sapporo Family Court Finds Requirement for Legal Transition Unconstitutional in Second…
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Japanese Family Court Finds Remaining Surgical Requirement Unconstitutional
On 19 September, the Sapporo Family Court found that the requirement to have “genitalia matching the target sex” as a requirement to legally change sex in Japan is unconstitutional and therefore invalid, according to an exclusive published in the Asahi Shinbun on 23 September. ([1]) According to Asahi, the case involved a transgender man in…
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M&S: Misinformation & Spin
This week, our podcast will not contain any of our usual segments, including the news coverage that makes up the bulk of our show. We’ve given over the entire episode to a longform interview and discussion with Jasmine Qureshi about queering ecology, and queering as a practice. It’s some fascinating stuff, give it a listen.…
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