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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance breaks Christmas record supporting trans youth this winter
“The winter period can be especially difficult for young trans people," says Trans Secret Santa UK co-founder Octavian Starr
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New mutant mpox strain found in the UK
“It’s a watch-and-wait situation at this point,” said mpox expert Dr Demetre Daskalaki
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DIVA appoints Dr Lady Phyll as executive director: ‘This role is about building power with care’
Announced in London on Wednesday, the move represents a significant moment for lesbian, bisexual, trans women and non-binary communities
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Graham Linehan says he’s developing vile game that punishes trans lesbians in bizarre interview
Linehan, known for his work on Father Ted, has shifted in recent years from mainstream comedy to outspoken anti-trans activism
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UK universities rated in order of LGBTQ+ inclusivity – see where yours ranked
Erobella, in collaboration with Pollfish, surveyed over 2,000 students aged 18–24 about LGBTQ+ inclusivity on campus
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Fetish Daddy: Inside the luxury fetish house’s new London shop – after it designed this latex apron for Jake Shears in Pillion
"We’ve been going since 2019 – I started in my living room making harnesses for my dogs!" laughs designer Ollie Spragley, as he invites Attitude to the new store near Spitalfields
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Women’s Institute announces ban on trans women after Supreme Court ruling
The NFWI said it will continue to offer programmes that provide support and a sense of community to trans women, even though they can no longer hold formal membership
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Girlguiding barred transgender girls after threat of court action from parents
One mother claimed the existing approach created an “intimidating, hostile, humiliating or offensive environment"
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Girlguiding bans trans girls from joining Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers
The charity first opened its groups to trans girls in 2017, under guidance designed to support “all girls and young women"
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Wes Streeting vows to end HIV transmissions by 2030 as government launches £170m Action Plan (EXCLUSIVE)
Speaking on World AIDS Day, Streeting told Attitude: "We have made extraordinary strides towards ending new HIV cases in this country"
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People living with HIV can now serve in all Armed Forces roles (EXCLUSIVE)
On World Aids Day, the UK is now the first NATO nation to allow people living with HIV to serve fully deployed, supporting goal to end new HIV cases by 2030
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Kemi Badenoch says ‘no child is born in the wrong body’ as she calls for NHS puberty blocker trials to stop
"This trial is borne of the discredited," wrote Badenoch's letter to Wes Streeting
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Keir Starmer left ‘furious’ over homophobic attack on his niece: ‘I’m really worried’
"The idea that blokes would beat a woman up for holding the hand of her wife," said Starmer
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Sir Richard Branson shares details of late wife Joan’s passing as he remembers ‘incredible final year together’
The business magnate said the 80-year-old died "quickly and painlessly" while recovering from a back injury in hospital
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Sir Richard Branson emotionally announces wife Joan has passed away
Attitude's publisher, Dr Darren Styles OBE, said, "Virgin family are Attitude's family. Our hearts go out to Sir Richard, Holly and Sam at this difficult time"
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Graham Linehan cleared of transphobic harassment charges against Sophia Brooks after smashing her phone
The judge found Linehan’s anti-trans social media posts annoying but not "oppressive"
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NHS puberty blocker trial criticised as young people face 13 hours of assessments and 50 forms
"An intentional plan to delay, obstruct and obfuscate transition-related care," says health director for TransActual Chay Brown
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Zack Polanski and Kate Nash among hundreds of activists at Trans Day of Remembrance vigils
Vigils were also held internationally, including in the US, Canada, France, and other countries, continuing a memorial that began in 1999
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Trans people could be barred from single-sex spaces based on appearance, leaked EHRC draft suggests
"It instructs service providers to police this based on appearance and gender stereotypes," says trans activist Jude Guaitamacchi
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Impulse London to mark World AIDS Day with event spotlighting HIV stigma, hosted by I Kissed a Boy star
"For so many queer men, chemsex and HIV aren’t separate stories," says Adam Williams