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Which European countries have LGBTQ+ leaders?

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Greece’s leftist opposition Syriza party has elected gay former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis as its leader, the first time an openly LGBTQ+ figure has headed one of the country’s main political parties. Married to nurse Tyler Macbeth since 2019, the 35-year-old Kasselakis has said “Greek people are ready to have a prime minister who is capable, incorruptible, unscathed and happens to be gay”. Europe leads the world in the number of openly gay political leaders in office, with four current heads of government in Luxembourg, Ireland, Serbia and Andorra.…

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America Articles Government Joe Biden LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics President Joe Biden United States US USA

“Part of our shared humanity”: Joe Biden vows to protect LGBTQ+ rights

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President Joe Biden has vowed to protect LGBTQIA+ people from being “prosecuted or targeted with violence because of who they are”. The Democrat spoke at the UN General Assembly on 19 September ahead of a speech from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He promised to “uphold equal and inalienable rights” on a global scale while condemning human rights abuses taking place throughout the world. Biden continued: “We have to continue working to ensure that women and girls enjoy equal rights and equal participation in their society; that indigenous groups, racial, ethnic,…

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Articles Conservative Party Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Police Politics Suella Braverman MP

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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Andorra Articles Government LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life News Politics Xavier Espot Zamora

Prime Minister of Andorra comes out as gay with inspiring message to LGBTQ+ youth

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Xavier Espot Zamora, the Prime Minister of Andorra, has come out as gay in a recent interview with the country’s public broadcaster. Speaking with Radio and Television of Andorra on 11 September, the politician said: “I’m gay. I’ve never hid it. “Now, if I’m not asked I don’t have to say it, in the sense that it doesn’t define the entirety of who I am and even less my personal politics, but at the same time I think it shouldn’t be a problem to express it. “And if this helps…

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Anti-LGBTQ+ bill Anti-Trans bathroom ban Anti-trans bill Anti-trans bills Anti-trans legislation Articles bathroom ban Conservative Party Government Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics

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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Anti-Trans Rhetoric Articles Edinburgh Edinburgh Fringe Festival Government LGBTQ+ News Life Mhairi Black News Parliament Politics Scotland Scottish National Party SNP.

SNP MP Mhairi Black tells politicians to ‘leave trans people the hell alone’

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Outgoing Deputy Leader of the SNP Mhairi Black defended the trans+ community during a speech at an Edinburgh Fringe Festival event. Speaking at an ‘In Conversation with…’ event hosted by Graham Spiers, she criticised the way trans issues have been transformed into “intellectual debate.” “I want trans people to be able to live with dignity and happiness,” she declared. “And for newspapers and politicians to leave them the hell alone.” “Being trans is not something to be feared,” she continued. “It’s just an aspect of a human being, the same…

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Articles Chris Bryant Government Labour Party LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics

Labour’s Chris Bryant says he has been sexually assaulted by 5 male MPs

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Chris Bryant, a senior Labour MP who chairs the Commons standards committee, has claimed to have been repeatedly groped by male colleagues. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Writing in his new book, Code of Conduct, Why We Need to Fix Parliament – and How to Do It, the 61-year-old said “five male MPs have felt my bottom uninvited”. “One of them, who was not out, did so repeatedly,” he wrote. “Another, who is still in the House and still does…

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Articles Conservative Party Government Illegal Migration Bill Immigration LGBTQ+ News Life Micro Rainbow Nadia Whittome MP News Politics Rainbow Migration Rwanda

Government condemned for passing “cruel and callous” Illegal Migration Bill

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The highly controversial Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law, leaving advocacy groups terrified of the ramifications it could have on those trying to seek asylum in the UK. Under the bill, those entering the country via “illegal” routes – such as by crossing the Channel in small boats – will be detained and removed. Suggested amendments proposed by the House of Lords were scrapped by MPs earlier this week, which included restrictions on sending LGBTQ+ people to countries that may not be safe for them. Nadia Whittome, Labour…

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Articles Conversion Therapy Government Jayne Ozanne Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Rishi Sunak Stonewall

PM accused of “moral failing” for delay in banning ‘conversion therapy’

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Rishi Sunak has been accused of failing victims of so-called ‘conversion therapy’ as survivors continue to wait for legislation banning it. In an open letter sent to both the Prime Minister and the equalities minister Kemi Badenoch on 17 July, a number of senior parliamentarians, religious leaders, medical professionals, human rights leaders and prominent LGBTQ+ voices called on the government to fulfil its promise of outlawing the harmful practice. “Not only has the delay damaged the lives of countless vulnerable LGBT+ victims, it has also emboldened perpetrators to act with…

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