Category: Government

Articles Conservative Party Government Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Parliament Politics Self-identification Trans

Countries to be removed from UK’s gender recognition list over self-ID laws

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A number of countries’ Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) will no longer be recognised by the UK government, it has been announced. Kemi Badenoch, who is both the Women and Equalities minister and the Business Secretary, told MPs that countries where self-identification policies for transgender people have been adopted will be removed from its list of approved regions. “This is long overdue,” she said on 6 December. “The list of approved overseas countries and territories was last updated in 2011.” Badenoch continued: “We are doing this because there are some countries…

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Alicia Kearns Articles Caroline Nokes MP Conservative Party Conversion Therapy Government Jayne Ozanne Labour Party Law LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics

UK MPs to introduce draft bill banning all forms of ‘conversion therapy’

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Backbench MPs from multiple political parties have worked together to draft legislation that would ban all forms of so-called ‘conversion therapy’. According to ITV News, the bill will “prohibit practices whose predetermined purpose is to change or suppress a person’s sexuality, or change or suppress a person to or from being transgender.” It is set to be introduced in the House of Commons on 6 December. Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle drafted the legislation, with nine Conservative MPs supporting it. These include Caroline Nokes, Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee,…

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Articles G-A-Y G-A-Y Late Gay Nightclub Government Jeremy Joseph LGBTQ+ News Life London London gay clubs London nightlife Mayor of London News Nightlife Originals Politics Sadiq Khan

G-A-Y Late: Sadiq Khan addresses closure of LGBTQ+ venue in London

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Sadiq Khan has emphasised the “need” for LGBTQ+ venues after it was recently announced that G-A-Y Late would be closing its doors for good. “I fully understand the importance of LGBTQ+ specific venues,” the Mayor of London told GAY TIMES during a recent interview. “I understand why people need a safe space, the empowering impact it has in relation to minority communities and so I was really sad when Jeremy Joseph announced the closure of G-A-Y Late.” In a statement issued to social media on 24 November, Joseph, the venue’s…

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argentina Articles Explainer Government Javier Milei Latin America LGBTQ+ News Life News Openly Politics

Is Javier Milei a threat to LGBTQ+ rights gains in Argentina?

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The election of right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as Argentina’s president has put LGBTQIA+ campaigners on alert in the country, long one of the most progressive in Latin America on gay and transgender rights. Milei, a former TV pundit and self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist” who favors looser gun controls and is staunchly anti-abortion, has drawn comparisons to former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump. As the president-elect prepares to be sworn into office on Dec. 10, here’s what you need to know. Is Milei anti-LGBTQIA+ rights? Milei did not directly reference…

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Articles Asylum Government LGBTQ+ News Life Long Reads News opinion Originals Rainbow Migration Rwanda UK Government

‘As a gay man who fled Rwanda, I’m horrified by the UK government’s asylum plan’

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Innocent Uwimana, a gay man from Rwanda who came to the UK 20 years ago, reacts to the UK government vowing to move forward with its plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda – even after the Supreme Court deemed it unlawful. WORDS BY INNOCENT UWIMANA I was deeply shocked when I learned that the UK government was planning to deport LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum to Rwanda knowing that they would be persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. I have faced discrimination in Rwanda,…

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Articles Conservative Party Government James Cleverly Leila Zadeh LGBTQ+ News Life News Originals Politics Rainbow Migration Suella Braverman

New Home Secretary urged to scrap Suella Braverman’s “cruel” asylum plans

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James Cleverly, the UK’s newly appointed Home Secretary, has been urged to “focus on protecting” LGBTQIA+ people fleeing persecution abroad. Taking on the role from Suella Braverman, who was sacked earlier today, Cleverly will oversee law enforcement, national security and immigration. Braverman had previously implemented a number of controversial policies on the latter, while also making an array of public comments that were met with condemnation from LGBTQIA+ rights campaigners and organisations. These included her fierce support of Priti Patel’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which she…

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Articles Conservative Party Conversion Therapy Government India Willoughby Interview Interviews Jayne Ozanne King Charles III LGBTQ+ News Life News Originals Politics Trans

UK government accused of “frightful negligence” after ‘conversion therapy’ ban excluded from King’s Speech

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Five years since the UK government first promised to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’, campaigners fear that no legislation will ever materialise under Rishi Sunak’s leadership after there was no mention of it in the King’s Speech. The annual speech, which this year took place on 7 November, is an opportunity for the government to lay out its plans for the upcoming year, as well as the laws it intends to pass in order to achieve its goals. There was outrage, however, when King Charles III did not acknowledge ‘conversion therapy’…

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Articles Conservative Party Government LGBTQ+ News Life London News Originals Politics Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Trans

“We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street

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The post “We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Articles Conservative Party Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Refugees

Ministers urged to ‘stop scapegoating’ and support LGBTQIA+ refugees by 246 human rights organisations

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In a letter, 246 human rights organisations have come together to ask the Prime Minister to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to protect LGBTQIA+ people and women globally. Standing united, the organisations have come together in solidarity to write a letter to Rishi Sunak, urging him to honour international law and respect the lives of LGBTQIA+ people and women migrants after Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments last week. Produced by leading LGBTQIA+ charity Stonewall, the letter has been signed by organisations including Amnesty, Oxfam, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Refugee Council…

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Articles Conservative Party Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Suella Braverman MP

Hundreds protest Suella Braverman’s gay asylum comments outside Parliament

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Hundreds of people took to Parliament Square today in protest of Suella Braverman questioning the legitimacy of some LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum in the UK. Those in attendance carried placards with messages such as, “Being a refugee is not a crime” and, “Being LGBTQ+ means death in some countries” on them. Organised by Pride in London and African Rainbow Family, the crowd at the ‘Stand Against Suella’ demonstration heard from LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and human rights campaigners. These included prominent activist Peter Tatchell, who told GAY TIMES that he views…

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