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British gay couple suspected to have been killed in Air India plane crash
The couple, Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, were two of 53 British citizens on board the flight
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Petition launched against UK government’s preferred candidate for chair of EHRC due to ‘anti-trans views’
The government announced Dr. Mary-Ann Stephenson as its preferred candidate for chair of the EHRC last week
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Gay GB News host says Pride ‘doesn’t show anything good about the gay community’
Alex Armstrong commented in a debate: "Do you want to be part of society, or do you want society to look at you and think you are different?”
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Brighton sauna owner apologises for excluding trans women from women-only session: ‘We deeply regret it’
The Beach Box sauna apologised, saying that "hosting a cis-only event goes against everything we believe in"
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The UK to rollout ‘world-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to gay and bisexual men
The rollout of the vaccine comes amid a surge in cases of the STI, with 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea reported in 2023
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NatWest bank tells customer offended by Pride flags in branch to bank online
NatWest is an institution which has sought to align itself with the LGBTQ+ community for many years
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Lord Terence Etherton, who helped achieve justice for LGBTQ+ veterans in the UK, dies aged 73
Etherton's review into the treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans helped achieve reparations for those who suffered under the armed forces' gay ban
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Nicola Sturgeon fears Supreme Court ruling could make life ‘unliveable’ for trans people
Sturgeon commented on the recent court ruling saying: "The question for me is how that is now translated into practice"
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UK’s first trans judge to take UK to European court of human rights
Dr Victoria McCloud is bringing action against the UK for infringement of her article 6 rights which guarantee her the right to a fair trial
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Cyclist Emily Bridges on trans media attention: ‘The general public don’t care about us’
Bridges said in an interview that hysteria around trans issues since the recent Supreme Court ruling is "manufactured"
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Munroe Bergdorf, India Willoughby, Ella Morgan and more react to Supreme Court ruling on the term ‘woman’
Willoughby wrote that the Supreme Court's ruling "makes no sense" and "stinks of an Establishment stitch-up"
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‘Countless stories of love, loss and resilience’: UK AIDS Memorial Quilt to be shown in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Comprised of of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels which represent 384 individuals affected by HIV and AIDs – will be on display from 12-16 June
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85% of LGBTQ+ people in the UK say their sexuality has negatively impacted their career
A staggering 93% of LGBTQ+ people interviewed believed bias may have played a role in hiring practices for their job
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New data shows LGB people more than twice as likely to self harm or take their own life
The data shows the suicide rate among LGB people aged 45 - 64 years old is almost double that of people aged 16 - 24 years old
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Greater Manchester Police call for witnesses after threatened knife attack at trans picnic
The community group Trans Mutual Aid Manchester (TMAM) previously said they "do not expect any positive outcome" from the police report
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Men burn Pride flag, threaten knife attack at picnic for trans people in Manchester
Trans Mutual Aid Manchester condemned the "disgusting display of impunity and hatred" after assailants threatened to "violently assault" one attendee with a knife
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Drag Race stars and Ana Matronic protest Met Police over handling of drag queen Heklina’s death
Heklina was found dead in her apartment in London in 2023
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The Vivienne’s sister campaigns to have ketamine reclassified as Class A drug following star’s death
Chanel Williams has met with government ministers to discuss the matter, saying: "I know that he would want this"
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New research shows 75% of queer people ‘don’t consider chemsex a serious issue’
Data showed 34% of queer people aren't familiar with chemsex, and 16% had never even heard of the word
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Scottish party leaders call on government to introduce opt-out HIV testing in A&Es
The leaders of the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish Green Party are among the signatories calling for this "game changing" approach