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Joseph Harwood and Mermaids team up for powerful ‘Don’t Be Mad, Be A Mermaid” merch collection

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Mermaids, the leading trans charity in the UK, and LGBTQIA+ activist Joseph Harwood have opened up to GAY TIMES about their powerful fashion-forward collaboration. WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Over the last few years, politicians and conservative figures have consistently attacked the trans and non-binary community by spewing hateful rhetoric and introducing legislation targeting their rights or access to healthcare. From the 47th president of the United States issuing anti-trans executive orders to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling excluding trans women from the legal definition of womanhood, the conservative agenda has stopped at nothing…

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LGBTQ+ young people’s charity issues warning against trans school policy from UK government

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Just Like Us, the LGBTQIA+ young people’s charity, has issued a warning against the proposed school guidance from the UK government. “We recommend schools do not implement this draft, non-statutory guidance,” Just Like Us said. On 19 December, the government released a new draft for children questioning their gender, ‘non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England’, after initially promising this in 2018. Teachers have been advised to inform parents if their child wishes to change their gender identity at school. Information will be withheld if the pupil is considered…

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UN Women UK faces backlash over Munroe Bergdorf appointment

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Munroe Bergdorf’s appointment as the ‘UK Champion’ for UN Women UK is unsurprisingly being subjected to backlash from a number of gender critical campaigners.  The new role was announced in November of last year, with Bergdorf serving as its first-ever appointee.  However, in an open letter published more than a month later on 28 December, gender critical campaign groups such as Fair Play for Women, Transgender Trend and the Women’s Rights Network – all of which are notorious for their anti-trans stances – shared “dismay and disappointment” over Bergdorf taking…

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Stonewall to Galop: 11 LGBTQ+ charities to support this Pride Month

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The post Stonewall to Galop: 11 LGBTQ+ charities to support this Pride Month appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Exclusive: 9 in 10 people believe UK media’s reporting on so-called ‘trans debate’ is harmful

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The vast majority of the LGBTQ+ community believe framing the discussion of transgender rights as a ‘debate’ is harmful, a GAY TIMES survey has found. The findings come as the UK media puts topics like self-identification and using the spaces that align with someone’s gender identity in the spotlight, despite trans and non-binary people being estimated to make up just 1 per cent of the population in Britain. This is often framed as the so-called ‘trans debate’, which frequently sees human rights issues tossed around as if they are a…

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Comedian Jen Ives shares video exposing vile transphobic abuse she received at LGB Alliance conference

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Content warning: This story includes an incident of explicit transphobia that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Comedian Jen Ives has released a video showing extreme transphobic abuse she received while attending a conference held by the LGB Alliance. The LGB Alliance, which was formed in 2019, has continuously used its platform to “assert the rights of lesbians, bisexuals and gay men to define themselves as same-sex attracted” while excluding trans individuals. It held its event at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London on 21 October last year, which…

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UK equality watchdog suggests delaying trans conversion therapy ban in “deeply shocking” report

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Activists are questioning whether or not the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is “truly fit for purpose” after it suggested a “differentiated approach” to a trans conversion therapy ban. In a report published on 26 January in response to the UK government’s plans to legislate a conversion therapy ban, the human rights watchdog said the consultation does not “address the possible need to consider a differentiated approach in relation to sexual orientation and being transgender so as to ensure, in particular, that clinicians and therapists are not prohibited…

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Appeal against charity status of LGB Alliance to be heard in 2022

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Trans charity Mermaids confirmed that its appeal against the LGB Alliance will be heard in May 2022. In April 2021, the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, confirmed that the organisation had been approved onto the register as their purposes fall within the legal definition of charity. According to gov.uk, there were “a number of objections to the registration of LGBA as a charity” that the Commission took into careful consideration, including a petition that has garnered over 35,000 signatures. The LGB Alliance, which rose…

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London is getting its first-ever LGBTQ+ Community Centre

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London’s first LGBTQ+ Community Centre will open for a six-month pop-up to provide a safe space run by the community for the community. Based in the heart of the city on Bankside near the Tate Modern, the Centre is supported by the Mayor of London and Southwark Council. It will work with partner groups such as Mermaids, Gendered Intelligence and Tonic Housing to provide a cafe that will be open to the public, as well as a lounge and social space for events. LGBTQ-specific services will be at the heart…

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