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Charlie Kirk’s history of LGBTQ-related public statements revisited
On the Charlie Kirk Show in 2022, Kirk claimed that gay couples “are not happy just having marriage. Instead, they now want to corrupt your children”
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Kamala Harris says running for president with Pete Buttigieg would have been ‘risk’ as a Black woman and gay man
"Part of me wanted to say, screw it, let’s just do it," writes Harris in her upcoming memoir, 107 Days
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Wes Streeting on issues faced by LGBTQ+ patients in NHS – highlighting ‘firsthand’ accounts of trans harassment
“I have heard firsthand that this has been happening in NHS settings,” said Streeting at the annual LGBTQ+ NHS Conference, highlighting his awareness of trans sexual assault and the government’s plans to address it
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Nigel Farage says children fare better under heterosexual parents: ‘The most stable relationships’
"The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men and women," says Farage as he welcomes Conservative MP Danny Kruger to Reform UK
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Labour MP Keir Mather becomes youngest government minister in 191 years after reshuffle
Mather, 27, who is gay, entered Parliament in 2023 after taking Selby and Ainsty in a by-election, overturning a large Conservative majority
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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights explained
Replacing former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner after her tax controversy, Mahmood’s record on LGBTQ+ rights is under scrutiny
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Question time: As Labour breaks promises to LGBTQs, who will be our voice in Westminster?
Over the last year, Labour and much of the UK government has shifted to a less supportive position of queer people. Here, Attitude examines the policies of all of the political parties
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Gay politician Zack Polanski announced as Green Party leader in landslide vote
"If you're feeling hopeless, if you're feeling in despair, if you're feeling politically homeless, there is a political home for you," said the new Green Party leader in his victory speech
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Two trans advocates speak out after tribunal victory, calling for change in the MET (EXCLUSIVE)
"I don’t think the Met fully understand the scope of crime and harassment the community face," says Saba Ali, who along with Birmingham Pride director Eva Echo, won the case earlier this year
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Nicola Sturgeon defends trans community despite saying trans criminals forfeit ‘the right to be the gender of their choice’
It was "probably was not the best phrase to use," said the former Scottish first minister
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Russell T Davies says gay rights ‘urgently getting worse’ referencing Reform UK and Trump
"As we look down the barrel of a Reform government, we, the gay community ... should be revolting," the producer and writer says in a new interview
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Alan Cumming, Stephen Fry and Kate Nash join call on government to scrap ‘harmful’ RSHE school guidance
The open letter - launched by Pride in Education and signed by more than 200 people within its first five hours - now boasts close to 3,500 names, including high-profile actors, musicians, artists, teachers, parents and young people
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EHRC to ‘ignore 50%’ of trans consultation responses, claim Good Law Project
It is alleged that “AI will decide whose stories are heard,” after 50,000 responded to consultation
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Carla Antonelli flips off JK Rowling in social media video against UK trans ruling
"I just entered the toilets of my sex: woman"
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Relationships, Sex and Health Education update says trans identity is up for ‘significant debate’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"There’s no debate: when someone tells us who they are, we believe them," advocate Cheryl Green tells Attitude
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Nurse accused of trans changing room row cleared of misconduct in ongoing row
"I've never had somebody say things like that to me before"
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Rosie O’Donnell hits back at Trump’s threat to revoke her citizenship: ‘I’m everything you fear: a loud, queer woman’
"You build walls – I build a life for my autistic kid in a country where decency still exists”
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Labour scraps Tories’ proposed ban on relationships, sex and health ed for children under nine
Incel culture, AI, deepfakes and how pornography links to misogyny will also be added to the curriculum
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The Church of England in conflict over same-sex blessings
Some clergy are reportedly being accused of agreeing to perform the blessings entitled during job interviews, only to change their stance once in post
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Amnesty report reveals rise in funding and activity for so-called LGBTQ conversion therapy
“We mapped 12 groups promoting the harmful and abusive practice of so-called ‘conversion therapy,'" the Amnesty report states