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Joe Biden tells LGBTQ+ community they “are loved” as Florida advances “hateful” bill

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Joe Biden has promised to support the LGBTQ+ community as Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill makes its way through state legislature. The bill, which is part of a Parental Rights in Education proposal, is being sponsored by Republican State Senator Dennis Baxley. LGBTQ+ activists are fearful that if Senate Bill 1834 is signed into law, it could have the power to totally limit any discussions or lessons on identity, the community’s history and the oppression it has faced. On 8 February, The White House tweeted that “conservative politicians in Florida…

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Donald Trump promises to “ban” trans athletes from sport if re-elected

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Donald Trump promised to implement a nationwide ban on trans athletes should he ever be re-elected as president. Trump, who in 2020 became the first incumbent president to lose re-election since George H.W. Bush in 1992, gave a speech in Conroe, Texas on 29 January. “We will ban men from participating in women’s sports,” he said during the rally. “So ridiculous.” He went on to comment on Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania who previously spent three years competing on the men’s…

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1 in 4 LGBTQ+ sexual assault survivors believe attacker was trying to ‘convert’ them

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Sexual assault was used as a means of trying to change the identity of one in four LGBTQ+ respondents to a survey of survivors, Galop found. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The LGBTQ+ anti-abuse charity’s study asked 935 members of the community who had survived sexual assault if they were subjected to it because they believe the perpetrator was attempting to change their sexuality or gender identity. Almost 24% said they had, with this figure increasing to 34% for asexual victims,…

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Two gay men ‘executed on charges of sodomy’ in Iranian prison

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Two men were reportedly executed in an Iranian prison six years after being convicted of charges related to homosexuality. The victims, who have been identified as Mehrdad Karimpour and Farid Mohammadi, were in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran at the time of their deaths, the Human Rights Network in the country reported. On 30 January, the Iran Human Rights Monitor tweeted more details about the incident: “Two #Iranian men were executed today after being found guilty of charges related to homosexuality. “#Humanrights websites identified the men as 32 yo…

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UK equality watchdog suggests delaying trans conversion therapy ban in “deeply shocking” report

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Activists are questioning whether or not the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is “truly fit for purpose” after it suggested a “differentiated approach” to a trans conversion therapy ban. In a report published on 26 January in response to the UK government’s plans to legislate a conversion therapy ban, the human rights watchdog said the consultation does not “address the possible need to consider a differentiated approach in relation to sexual orientation and being transgender so as to ensure, in particular, that clinicians and therapists are not prohibited…

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France bans “barbaric” conversion therapy in historic legislation

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France has unanimously passed a law making the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy illegal in the country. Those found engaging in it will face up to two years in person and a fine of €30,000, with heftier punishments of €45,000 for cases involving under-18s or vulnerable adults. The National Assembly passed the bill by 142 votes to 0 on the evening of 25 January. President Emmanuel Macron tweeted his support of the move and stated that “being oneself is not a crime, because there is nothing to be cured.” Once…

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Gay sex convictions under now-abolished laws to be wiped by UK govt

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Priti Patel is set to announce a pardons scheme expansion covering any conviction given to those engaging in consensual homosexual activity. The Home Secretary is reportedly planning to broaden the government’s Disregards and Pardons scheme, meaning that those who were convicted of a crime under the now-abolished legislation can apply to have it wiped from their criminal record with no requirement to disclose it in the future. The Home Office said that the nine former offences currently included on the specified list “largely focused on the repealed offences of buggery…

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UK government delays conversion therapy ban “to hear all views”

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The UK government has announced plans to extend its consultation on banning conversion therapy by eight weeks. According to a statement released by the government on 9 December, the move has been taken to ensure the legislation can be shaped appropriately and to take as wide a range of views as possible into consideration. “We are absolutely determined to stamp out conversion therapy, and want to hear all views on the best ways to do that,” said Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss. “The consultation on our proposals has…

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Nazrul Islam Ritu makes history as Bangladesh’s first out trans mayor

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The town of Trilochanpur elected Nazrul Islam Ritu in a landslide victory, making her the first transgender mayor in Bangladesh. The 45-year-old said her election is an example of the “glass ceiling” finally breaking. According to Al Jazeera, Ritu, who uses both male and female pronouns, said: “The glass ceiling is breaking. It is a good sign. “The victory means they really love me and they have embraced me as their own. “I will dedicate my life to public service.” Ritu added that her win shows an increasing amount of…

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Chris Bryant MP: “I do feel less physically safe as a gay man than I did 30 years ago”

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Chris Bryant, a senior Labour MP said that he feels “less physically safe as a gay man” than he did three decades ago. Speaking on the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast, the MP for Rhondda explained that there are members of the government who “stir the pot” when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. He said: “There’s a world where people who think it’s politically advantageous to stir that pot and that makes me genuinely fearful. “I’m not accusing the prime minister of being homophobic but I do feel less physically safe…

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