Category: United Kingdom
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Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines
Rating: Transphobic, Catholic News Agency, August 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines Shutterstock By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2023 / 12:17 pm An influential pediatricians’ group affirmed its support for what activists call “gender-affirming” medical…
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Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate…
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All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally
As tributes pour in for Irish singer and outspoken political activist Sinéad O’Connor, who died yesterday (26 July), aged 56, many are remembering her long-standing LGBTQ+ allyship. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally…
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Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions
Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions The Associated PressTransgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races Yahoo SportsSwimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans Forbes
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MPs urge Rishi Sunak to ditch ‘unlawful’ plan to make schools out trans children
The government has been accused of “diminishing the lives of trans people” in controversial guidance that’s being prepared for schools. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Argos and other leading UK retailers add ‘Mx’ to forms to include non-binary customers
A series of household names have responded to pressure from the LGBTQ+ campaign Include Mx by adding the gender-neutral title to customer forms in an effort to include non-binary customers. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Labour MP says Tory government ‘vilifying trans people’ after draft policy leak
Draft policy that would stop trans civil servants using the toilets that match their gender identity has been condemned as dangerous and “completely unworkable” by Labour MP Kate Osborne. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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The internet’s obsession with non-binary people: Data shows explosion of good and bad content
Non-binary people are talked about constantly online, generally by people who aren’t themselves non-binary. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)