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EU moves closer to so-called conversion therapy ban as MEPs vote in favour
More than 1.2 million people signed the petition, exceeding the threshold required to trigger an official response
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Wes Streeting must ‘listen to trans young people’ after NHS restrictions, say 10 LGBTQ+ groups
The letter was coordinated by TransActual and backed by groups including Mermaids, Gendered Intelligence and The Proud Trust
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Former drag performer is elected as Reform UK councillor and immediately calls for Pride funding cuts
"All councils should stop funding Pride events that bring little value to social inclusion," Michael Felse said after his election victory
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Ex French PM Gabriel Attal criticised by right-wing media for discussing gay relationship in memoir
Attal includes a chapter titled "Gay", where he writes about his relationship with Stéphane Séjourné, who serves as a European commissioner
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Trump administration scraps transgender student protections across US schools
Sacramento City Unified said it “remains committed to the support of our LGBTQ+ students and staff"
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Zack Polanski: ‘We’ve had decades of politicians who never really say what they believe’ (EXCLUSIVE)
In the six months since being elected leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski has upended the political arena, bringing balance to Reform’s far-right media dominance. Polanski’s brand of “bold politics” has clearly enthused UK voters, with him leading numerous polls and Green Party membership surging to 126,000 – ahead of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. He now leads the Attitude 101 list as our Trailblazer of the Year
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Donald Trump confirms US intelligence agencies told him Iran’s Ayatollah is gay
In the same interview, Trump criticised activists who support Palestine, saying: "When I look at 'Gays for Palestine'… they kill gays"
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Nigel Farage defends Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord over homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner
"This sort of po-faced, purism attitude to anything anyone's ever said when they're with a group of mates, frankly, is ridiculous," said Farage
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Reform Scotland leader apologises for homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner
Malcolm Offord was speaking at a Burns supper at the London Scottish Rugby Club in 2018, where he had been chairman at the time
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Munich elects first publicly gay Green Party politician Dominik Krause as mayor
In his winning speech, Krause thanked his partner: "The love of my life, without whom all of this would not have been possible"
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr overstepped on trans healthcare guidance, judge rules
At a hearing lasting around six hours, US district judge Mustafa Kasubhai said the department had not followed proper rulemaking procedures
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts bizarre AI video of himself wrestling a Twinkie
In the clip, the US health and human services secretary appears in a wrestling ring facing an opponent dressed in a Twinkie costume
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Zack Polanski blames both Conservative and Labour governments for regression in trans rights (EXCLUSIVE)
"And then we got Keir Starmer, and he’s pretty much in the same place as the Conservatives were – if not arguably worse, under Wes Streeting," says Polanski
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Donald Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, to the Air Force Academy Board
Kirk is listed on the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors website as a presidential appointee
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Donald Trump allegedly deletes post supporting gender-affirming care for minors after conservatives complain
"I’m done. He’s crossed all my lines," said Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
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LGBTQ+ charity warns asylum overhaul will leave refugees ‘living with uncertainty for decades’
Responding to the reforms, Minesh Parekh, policy and public affairs manager at Rainbow Migration, described the move as “cruel” and “unjust”
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Donald Trump fails to congratulate Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten as world leaders show support
India, France, Australia and Ukraine are among the countries that have sent their congratulations to Jetten upon his appointment
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US think tank Heritage Foundation hires former gay porn star turned anti-LGBTQ+ education activist
The Washington, D.C.-based think tank confirmed the appointment this week, marking his return to a prominent policy role
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Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands’ youngest openly gay prime minister forming coalition government
"In a new phase, with great responsibility and, above all, a shared promise to work for everyone in the Netherlands," said Jetten
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‘I really want to stop the boats’: Zack Polanski on asylum after visiting camps in Calais (EXCLUSIVE)
Polanski wants to revisit the idea of a processing centre in Calais to prevent the "unimaginable" conditions he witnessed last year