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Trans people face endemic sexual violence. Under Trump, it could get worse

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The human cost of Trump’s culture wars are impossible to ignore as vital protections are stripped away from trans people. TW: This article contains mentions of transphobia, transphobic violence and sexual assault. One of the cruelest tricks in the transphobic toolkit? Framing trans people as some invincible, mythical threat to cis safety.  Trans folks aren’t a danger to cis society, it’s very much the other way around. Research suggests that between 50 and 66 per cent of trans people experience some for of sexual abuse or sexual assault in their…

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The ground-breaking documentary which broke the silence on lesbian mothers’ custody struggles

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Four decades on from its original release, Sophie Wilkinson speaks with Melanie Chait, the director of the 1985 documentary Breaking the Silence. WORDS SOPHIE WILKINSON Lesbian mums might be a normal part of LGBTQIA+ culture, but it’s not always been this way. As I recently uncovered for a BBC Radio 4 documentary Missing Pieces: The Lesbian Mothers Scandal, family court judges from the 1970s to the 1990s frequently took custody off of lesbians. Before the advent of artificial and then donor insemination, women would marry men, as was expected of…

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Trans people are finding it harder to access life-saving treatment

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Reports of treatment being refused or withdrawn are on the rise – and no official figures exist to track the issue. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON TBIJ (THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM) REPORTER  BILLIE GAY JACKSON BUREAU LOCAL EDITOR GARETH DAVIES DEPUTY EDITOR KATIE MARK EDITOR FRANZ WILD PRODUCTION EDITOR JOSEPHINE LETHBRIDGE FACT CHECKER RACHEL SCHRAER The text message Emily* received from her GP practice was life-changing. Emily, who is transgender, was first prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) two years ago. It had enabled her life to feel “ordinary”. Suddenly…

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El Supremo avala colocar la bandera arcoíris en edificios públicos el día del Orgullo

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El Tribunal Supremo ha avalado que las banderas arcoíris ondeen en los ayuntamientos y edificios públicos durante el Día del Orgullo (28 de junio). El alto tribunal considera que la enseña del colectivo LGTBIQ+ no constituye un símbolo partidista ni “propugna ningún tipo de enfrentamiento”, sino que “se proyecta a favor de la igualdad entre las personas”. Los magistrados han concluido que no existe impedimento legal para exhibir la bandera arcoíris en un edificio público, ya que no vulnera la Ley 39/1981, de 2 de octubre, que regula el uso…

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Voting is important, but organising is life-saving

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For the GAY TIMES’ justice column, “Let’s Create Some Good In The World”: how to turn your election disappointment into action. WORDS ELIEL CRUZ The devastating results of the US presidential election, which will bring back the right wing extremist politics of Donald Trump, show us what is true: while voting is important, community organising will be life-saving. Every four years, many people zero in on the presidential election almost as if it is the pinnacle of political engagement. Voting can seem so important because, for many, it’s the bulk…

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El jurado declara culpables a cuatro de los cinco acusados del asesinato de Samuel Luiz

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El jurado popular ha declarado culpables a cuatro hombres por el asesinato de Samuel Luiz, atribuyendo a uno de ellos la agravante de homofobia y a otro el papel de cómplice. Por otro lado, ha absuelto a la única mujer involucrada en el proceso, en un caso en el que ya había dos menores condenados por asesinato. Tras 21 días de proceso judicial y seis días para deliberar, la Sección Primera de la Audiencia Provincial de A Coruña ha leído el veredicto en el juicio contra cinco adultos acusados por la…

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As a lesbian Muslim, I know the far right violence didn’t just begin last week

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Just Like Us ambassador Maryam Khan reflects on the Islamophobia and anti-South Asian racism which have culminated in far right violence across the UK. WORDS BY MARYAM KHAN The televised scenes of destruction and burning mosques, alongside the distraught families and communities in their wake, are leaving me feeling devastated. The Muslim communities targeted in small Northern towns mirror those in my home of East London, and imagining their destruction is filling me with profound dismay. I can’t help but think that my community could be next. The images of…

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Everyone’s an “activist.” We need more organizers.

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The breakdown between “activists” and “organizers” for our justice column LET’S MAKE SOME GOOD IN THE WORLD WORDS BY ELIEL CRUZ PHOTOGRAPHY BY Claude TRUONG-NGOC (Ctruongngoc) Sometime in the 2000s, many became an “activist” for simply speaking out about injustice. In the wake of the 2020 uprisings, now everyone is an “activist,” at least in their Instagram bio. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as every person with a conscience should use their platform to advocate for good in the world, but this also allows many — celebrities, authors, musicians, influencers…

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Interrupting politicians is an essential part of queer activism history

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For the GAY TIMES’ justice column, “Let’s Create Some Good In The World”: learn about activists past and present using this method called “birdogging.”  WORDS BY ELIEL CRUZ In 1992, ACT UP NY activist Bob Rafsky interrupted then-Presidential candidate Bill Clinton live on cable news at a campaign event in Midtown.  “We’re not dying of AIDS as much as we are dying of 11 years of government neglect,” Rafsky shouts. A visibly angry Clinton scolds him for being discourteous in a heated exchange. Two days later, the Clinton campaign met with ACT UP and agreed “to make a major…

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8 lessons Cecilia Gentili taught me about activism

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In a new GAY TIMES column about justice, “Let’s Create Some Good In The World,” a seasoned activist breaks down how the legendary Cecilia Gentili taught him to do just that. Words by ELIEL CRUZ Photography by COLE WITTER I first met Cecilia Gentili while working at the New York City Anti-Violence Project. She was a steering committee member at DecrimNY, a coalition currently working to decriminalize sex work in New York. She was an electrifying presence in my movement circles and beyond, committed to our liberation, and dedicated to…

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