Category: LGBTQ+ inclusion

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London is getting its first-ever LGBTQ+ Community Centre

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London’s first LGBTQ+ Community Centre will open for a six-month pop-up to provide a safe space run by the community for the community. Based in the heart of the city on Bankside near the Tate Modern, the Centre is supported by the Mayor of London and Southwark Council. It will work with partner groups such as Mermaids, Gendered Intelligence and Tonic Housing to provide a cafe that will be open to the public, as well as a lounge and social space for events. LGBTQ-specific services will be at the heart…

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M&S launches “inclusive” initiative allowing staff to display pronouns

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Marks & Spencer is giving staff across its UK stores and offices the option to have their pronouns included on their name badges. The retail giant confirmed the news in a LinkedIn post in October, explaining that it is working towards “an inclusive future” after being given the idea by an employee. “Recently, we introduced pronoun name badges for our colleagues, encouraging as many of them as possible to wear whichever combination of pronouns is right for them,” the post said. “An amazing initiative provided by one of our colleagues…

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Spain announces free fertility treatments for LGBTQ+ individuals with a new inclusive bill

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Spain has now extended its free fertility and IVF treatments to LGBTQ+ people in a huge step towards equality.  On Friday (5 November), the country’s health minister Carolina Darias signed the order that allows queer women, non-binary people, trans women and single women to receive free IVF treatments.  This isn’t the first time that the Spanish government has introduced this inclusive measure.  Before 2013, the country offered free fertility treatment to all until the conservative Popular party changed the eligibility to only straight married women. For the last six years,…

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“Fairness and safety cannot co-exist,” says new guidance on trans inclusion in sport

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New guidance suggests creating “open” and “universal” categories could be the way to include transgender people in sport. The Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) says “for many sports, the inclusion of transgender people, fairness and safety cannot co-exist in a single competitive model”. As such, the wide-ranging review concluded that current policies will require a complete overhaul to become more inclusive. New formats should find “innovative and creative ways to ensure nobody is left out”. The guidance continues: “In order to survive and thrive in the future, sport must adapt…

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Shocking study reveals how LGBTQ+ acceptance differs across the world in 2021

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A new study has revealed how supportive Britons would be of a family member coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. YouGov’s latest research compared eight western countries to discover how attitudes differ across the globe. It found that family members were more likely to be supportive of a relative coming out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual than those who are transgender or non-binary. According to the research, Spaniards are the most likely among the surveyed nationalities to say they would be supportive when it came to a…

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Love Island star says time on the show would’ve been “easier” if she was bisexual

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Love Island star Georgia Townend shared her thoughts on her recent elimination and said it would have been “easier” if she was bisexual.  In the latest episode, Townend was dumped from the series after her love interest Hugo ended up re-coupling with fellow islander Chloe.  During an interview on Love Island: Aftersun, the 28-year old said: “I wish I was bisexual.”  She continued: “It would have been so much easier to couple up with the girls than any the boys.” The former Islander went on to praise the women in…

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Sesame Street features two gay dads in latest Family Day episode

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Sesame Street continues to showcase its diversity with its latest Pride Month special. The popular children’s show introduced some new faces to the neighbourhood and included two gay dads. In the episode, Nina introduces everyone to her brother Dave and his husband Frank. The couple is then joined by their daughter Mia as they celebrate Family Day with Big Bird and Elmo. Alex Weisman and Chris Costa play the characters of Frank and Dave respectively. Alan Muraoka, who directed the episode and played the owner of Hopper’s store, opened up…

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