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Countries to be removed from UK’s gender recognition list over self-ID laws

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A number of countries’ Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) will no longer be recognised by the UK government, it has been announced. Kemi Badenoch, who is both the Women and Equalities minister and the Business Secretary, told MPs that countries where self-identification policies for transgender people have been adopted will be removed from its list of approved regions. “This is long overdue,” she said on 6 December. “The list of approved overseas countries and territories was last updated in 2011.” Badenoch continued: “We are doing this because there are some countries…

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UK MPs to introduce draft bill banning all forms of ‘conversion therapy’

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Backbench MPs from multiple political parties have worked together to draft legislation that would ban all forms of so-called ‘conversion therapy’. According to ITV News, the bill will “prohibit practices whose predetermined purpose is to change or suppress a person’s sexuality, or change or suppress a person to or from being transgender.” It is set to be introduced in the House of Commons on 6 December. Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle drafted the legislation, with nine Conservative MPs supporting it. These include Caroline Nokes, Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee,…

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New Home Secretary urged to scrap Suella Braverman’s “cruel” asylum plans

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James Cleverly, the UK’s newly appointed Home Secretary, has been urged to “focus on protecting” LGBTQIA+ people fleeing persecution abroad. Taking on the role from Suella Braverman, who was sacked earlier today, Cleverly will oversee law enforcement, national security and immigration. Braverman had previously implemented a number of controversial policies on the latter, while also making an array of public comments that were met with condemnation from LGBTQIA+ rights campaigners and organisations. These included her fierce support of Priti Patel’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which she…

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UK government accused of “frightful negligence” after ‘conversion therapy’ ban excluded from King’s Speech

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Five years since the UK government first promised to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’, campaigners fear that no legislation will ever materialise under Rishi Sunak’s leadership after there was no mention of it in the King’s Speech. The annual speech, which this year took place on 7 November, is an opportunity for the government to lay out its plans for the upcoming year, as well as the laws it intends to pass in order to achieve its goals. There was outrage, however, when King Charles III did not acknowledge ‘conversion therapy’…

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“We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street

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The post “We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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LGBTQ+ activists and organisations condemn Rishi Sunak’s transphobic comments

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been widely condemned for stating “a man is a man and a woman is a woman, it is just common sense” in his closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference, in Manchester (4 October). In Sunak’s closing keynote speech he addressed the audience and said: “It shouldn’t be controversial for parents to know what their children are being taught in schools about relationships. “Patients should know when the hospitals are talking about men or women. We shouldn’t get bullied into believing that people can be…

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Ministers urged to ‘stop scapegoating’ and support LGBTQIA+ refugees by 246 human rights organisations

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In a letter, 246 human rights organisations have come together to ask the Prime Minister to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to protect LGBTQIA+ people and women globally. Standing united, the organisations have come together in solidarity to write a letter to Rishi Sunak, urging him to honour international law and respect the lives of LGBTQIA+ people and women migrants after Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments last week. Produced by leading LGBTQIA+ charity Stonewall, the letter has been signed by organisations including Amnesty, Oxfam, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Refugee Council…

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Hundreds protest Suella Braverman’s gay asylum comments outside Parliament

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Hundreds of people took to Parliament Square today in protest of Suella Braverman questioning the legitimacy of some LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum in the UK. Those in attendance carried placards with messages such as, “Being a refugee is not a crime” and, “Being LGBTQ+ means death in some countries” on them. Organised by Pride in London and African Rainbow Family, the crowd at the ‘Stand Against Suella’ demonstration heard from LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and human rights campaigners. These included prominent activist Peter Tatchell, who told GAY TIMES that he views…

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Suella Braverman slams ‘woke’ police: ‘We don’t pay them to dance with drag queens’

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Suella Braverman, Home Secretary and Conservative MP for Fareham, has once again slammed what she describes as “woke” policing. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Her comments in the Commons on 19 September appeared to criticise how Pride events are monitored by the force and came mere weeks after she ordered a review into “political activism in police”. Nick Fletcher, another Conservative MP, began by sharing his belief that police would solve more crimes “if they started putting more bobbies on…

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UK government announces crackdown on gender-neutral toilets

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The UK government has announced new building requirements in an attempt to “reverse the rise of gender-neutral toilets”. The policy, which was announced on 13 August, means that all new non-domestic buildings, both public and private, will be required to provide separate single-sex toilets for women and men. The legislation comes as part of the government’s ‘Levelling Up’ scheme and is part of its “wider efforts to protect single-sex spaces”. “The change comes amid dignity and privacy concerns from women and elderly people who feel they are being unfairly disadvantaged as…

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