Category: Politics

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No matter your thoughts about the ‘Senate twink’, he still deserves dignity

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Ever since a Senate staffer was allegedly filmed having sex in the building, many social media users appear to have forgotten that we all deserve respect. WORDS BY GAY TIMES EDITORS If you’ve been on social media over the last few days, then you’ll know about the Senate staffer who has been accused of having sex in the hearing room. Discourse about the drama has seen those on the right use it as a way to mock the left, while others have launched a manhunt to find the unidentified top.…

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2030 Articles Government health HIV HIV/AIDS Life News Op-ed opinion Originals Politics Richard Angell Terrence Higgins Trust UK

To end new HIV cases in the UK by 2030, these things still need to happen

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As we get another year closer to 2030, this is what still needs to happen to reach the goal of ending new HIV cases in the UK. WORDS BY RICHARD ANGELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST HEADER IMAGE BY ANISA CLEAVER 2024 is a big one for me as I – unbelievably – turn 40 at the start of the year. But it’s an even bigger one for us at Terrence Higgins Trust with the clock ticking down at pace on the life-changing goal of ending new HIV cases in…

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Articles Conservative Party Government Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Parliament Politics Self-identification Trans

Countries to be removed from UK’s gender recognition list over self-ID laws

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A number of countries’ Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) will no longer be recognised by the UK government, it has been announced. Kemi Badenoch, who is both the Women and Equalities minister and the Business Secretary, told MPs that countries where self-identification policies for transgender people have been adopted will be removed from its list of approved regions. “This is long overdue,” she said on 6 December. “The list of approved overseas countries and territories was last updated in 2011.” Badenoch continued: “We are doing this because there are some countries…

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Alicia Kearns Articles Caroline Nokes MP Conservative Party Conversion Therapy Government Jayne Ozanne Labour Party Law LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics

UK MPs to introduce draft bill banning all forms of ‘conversion therapy’

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Backbench MPs from multiple political parties have worked together to draft legislation that would ban all forms of so-called ‘conversion therapy’. According to ITV News, the bill will “prohibit practices whose predetermined purpose is to change or suppress a person’s sexuality, or change or suppress a person to or from being transgender.” It is set to be introduced in the House of Commons on 6 December. Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle drafted the legislation, with nine Conservative MPs supporting it. These include Caroline Nokes, Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee,…

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Articles G-A-Y G-A-Y Late Gay Nightclub Government Jeremy Joseph LGBTQ+ News Life London London gay clubs London nightlife Mayor of London News Nightlife Originals Politics Sadiq Khan

G-A-Y Late: Sadiq Khan addresses closure of LGBTQ+ venue in London

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Sadiq Khan has emphasised the “need” for LGBTQ+ venues after it was recently announced that G-A-Y Late would be closing its doors for good. “I fully understand the importance of LGBTQ+ specific venues,” the Mayor of London told GAY TIMES during a recent interview. “I understand why people need a safe space, the empowering impact it has in relation to minority communities and so I was really sad when Jeremy Joseph announced the closure of G-A-Y Late.” In a statement issued to social media on 24 November, Joseph, the venue’s…

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argentina Articles Explainer Government Javier Milei Latin America LGBTQ+ News Life News Openly Politics

Is Javier Milei a threat to LGBTQ+ rights gains in Argentina?

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The election of right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as Argentina’s president has put LGBTQIA+ campaigners on alert in the country, long one of the most progressive in Latin America on gay and transgender rights. Milei, a former TV pundit and self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist” who favors looser gun controls and is staunchly anti-abortion, has drawn comparisons to former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump. As the president-elect prepares to be sworn into office on Dec. 10, here’s what you need to know. Is Milei anti-LGBTQIA+ rights? Milei did not directly reference…

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Articles Conservative Party Government James Cleverly Leila Zadeh LGBTQ+ News Life News Originals Politics Rainbow Migration Suella Braverman

New Home Secretary urged to scrap Suella Braverman’s “cruel” asylum plans

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James Cleverly, the UK’s newly appointed Home Secretary, has been urged to “focus on protecting” LGBTQIA+ people fleeing persecution abroad. Taking on the role from Suella Braverman, who was sacked earlier today, Cleverly will oversee law enforcement, national security and immigration. Braverman had previously implemented a number of controversial policies on the latter, while also making an array of public comments that were met with condemnation from LGBTQIA+ rights campaigners and organisations. These included her fierce support of Priti Patel’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which she…

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Articles Conservative Party Conversion Therapy Government India Willoughby Interview Interviews Jayne Ozanne King Charles III LGBTQ+ News Life News Originals Politics Trans

UK government accused of “frightful negligence” after ‘conversion therapy’ ban excluded from King’s Speech

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Five years since the UK government first promised to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’, campaigners fear that no legislation will ever materialise under Rishi Sunak’s leadership after there was no mention of it in the King’s Speech. The annual speech, which this year took place on 7 November, is an opportunity for the government to lay out its plans for the upcoming year, as well as the laws it intends to pass in order to achieve its goals. There was outrage, however, when King Charles III did not acknowledge ‘conversion therapy’…

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Articles Gaza Gaza Strip Life News Palestine Politics

How pinkwashing has been weaponised against Gazan solidarity

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Queer Palestinians exist – and they need your support TW: this article contains mentions of discrimination, homophobia, hate crime and murder A humanitarian crisis has been unfolding over the past three weeks in the Gaza Strip. In response, GAY TIMES will be publishing editorial content calling for international queer solidarity with the Palestinian people. Below, we speak to UK-based queer activism group the Dyke Project and Palestinian-Australian writer and activist Elias Jahshan about how pinkwashing has been used to turn public favour against the Palestinian cause. Throughout October, the media…

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Articles Conservative Party Government LGBTQ+ News Life London News Originals Politics Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Trans

“We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street

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The post “We are not going to give up the fight”: Hundreds protest Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans comments outside Downing Street appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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