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March 31, 2022

Boris Johnson slammed for ‘despicable betrayal’ after dropping conversion therapy ban

Boris Johnson has been slammed by LGBT+ and human rights campaigners for his “despicable betrayal” of the LGBT+ community after he scrapped plans to ban conversion therapy. On Thursday, 31 March, an official briefing leaked by ITV News showed that the government was U-turning on all of its promised to ban...

March 31, 2022

How the Tories spent years promising a conversion therapy ban – only to betray LGBT+ people

March 31, 2022

How the Tories spent years promising a conversion therapy ban – only to betray LGBT+ people

Boris Johnson has binned a planned conversion therapy ban, capping off almost four years of dither, delay and betrayal. The government confirmed reports that a legislative ban on the practice – routinely likened to torture – has been ditched on Thursday (31 May). A spokesperson said: “The government has decided to...

March 31, 2022

Boris Johnson ditches conversion therapy ban in shameful U-turn

Boris Johnson has ditched his long-promised conversion therapy ban. ITV News reported that an official briefing document confirms Johnson “has agreed we should not move forward with legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy”. This is despite a ban on the practice being announced in the Queen’s Speech...

March 31, 2022

Caitlyn Jenner bags new job at Fox News, so get ready for the hot takes absolutely nobody wants

Caitlyn Jenner has a new job as a Fox News contributor. Having made a number of appearances on the network, mostly to rally against trans athletes, it’s been announced that the former Olympian and failed politician will regularly be sharing her views on the right-wing news station, starting with an appearance on...

March 31, 2022

Tory government’s flagship LGBT conference in shambles amid ‘pinkwashing’ criticism

The Conservative’s much-feted global LGBT+ conference is falling apart at the seams just three months before its launch, according to new reporting. The Safe To Be Me conference has been touted as the “first ever global LGBT conference” by the government. It’s due to be held in London from 29 June...

March 31, 2022

Hulu drops first look at Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho in new queer rom-com with Rowan Blanchard

The first images from Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho’s new queer rom-com Crush have dropped and it looks set to be an absolute treat. Hulu dropped the first look at Crush ahead of its release on the US streaming platform. Produced by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, Crush tells the story of an aspiring artist...

March 31, 2022

Finnish MP who said ‘sinful’ gays are ‘genetic degeneration’ not guilty of hate speech, court rules

A court has dismissed hate speech charges against the anti-LGBT+ Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen. The Helsinki district court on Wednesday (30 March) dismissed three charges against Räsänen, a former Finnish interior minister and ex-chair of the Christian Democratic Party, related to statements she made between 2004 and 2019. ...

March 31, 2022

Trans parents Hannah and Jake Graf on baby number two and their message for the next generation

Hannah and Jake Graf aren’t the UK’s first trans parents, nor will they be the last – and they want to show those who come after them that you can be trans and happy. Nearly every morning in the run-up to the holidays, Millie Graf tugged the tinsel off the Christmas tree, threw it around herself …...

March 31, 2022

US confirms X gender markers for passports to be rolled out imminently

On Transgender Day of Visibility, the US has announced that it will be introducing X gender markers on passports in less than two weeks. In a statement, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that X gender markers will be available on passport applications from 11 April, 2022. It comes after the State Department...