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What do the UK’s new voter ID laws mean for trans and non-binary people?

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With the UK’s new voter ID laws in full effect, the changes could affect you as a trans or non-binary person – here’s what you need to know. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER Under the Elections Act (2022), anyone wishing to cast a ballot in UK elections will need to have an accepted form of photo ID in order to do so. This is something that could disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ people, according to research carried out by Stonewall and LGBT Foundation. After surveying almost 1,300 members of…

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What LGBTQ+ rights are at stake in the Netherlands elections?

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Once one of the world’s most progressive countries, the Netherlands could soon see a far-right party in government after an unexpected surge in the polls, which campaigners fear could set back transgender rights by decades. Ahead of the general election on Wednesday, the Freedom Party (PVV), led by known Islam-critic Geert Wilders, is now neck-and-neck with the largest party in the ruling coalition, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). The PVV has made it clear it does not support what it calls “gender policies” or “diversity posturing” in…

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Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election in huge moment for LGBTQ+ rights

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Gabriel Boric has pledged to fight for the “privileges of the few” in a historic win as the country’s youngest president-elect. On Sunday (December 19), Boric comfortably won the second-round presidential election with 56 per cent of the votes falling in his favour, compared to his right-wing political opponent, José Antonio Kast, who took 44.2 per cent. The 35-year-old politician, who will be sworn in on 11 March next year, promised a future of change for the country. “I am going to be the president of all Chileans,” Boric said…

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Brazil’s gay presidential candidate says LGBTQ+ equality is ‘not a cause he will lay down for’

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Eduardo Leite, a contender to become Brazil’s next president, will not make LGBTQ+ equality a top priority during his campaign. Leite made history when he came out as gay in July 2021 by becoming the first out governor in Brazil’s history. He has been tipped as a top contender to current Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, offering a change from his far-right agenda. Leite, who is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (BSDP), previously revealed that he came out before running for high office so he would not be…

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