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Grindr introduces essential security update for UK-based users

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Grindr has implemented a brand new age verification feature to tackle underage use of its app. On June 25, the company announced that UK-based users will be required to participate in its new “age assurance” initiative starting this month (July). The decision stemmed from the UK government’s Online Safety Act, which was passed in 2023. Under the legislation, social media companies and search engines are required to better regulate online safety for both adult and child users by “implementing new systems and processes to reduce risks that their services are…

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‘We deserve a government that respects the needs of the trans community’

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Following the prime minister’s “callous” comments about the trans community earlier this week, Just Like Us ambassador Deia Penn stresses the need for more “healthier discussions about identity” from government officials. WORDS BY DEIA PENN HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN On Wednesday, the Prime Minister stood up in Parliament and mocked trans people in the presence of Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered trans teen Brianna Ghey. In his attempt to score political points, he showed a lack of human empathy. It’s something that now commonly characterises our conversations about trans…

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LGBTQ+ young people’s charity issues warning against trans school policy from UK government

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Just Like Us, the LGBTQIA+ young people’s charity, has issued a warning against the proposed school guidance from the UK government. “We recommend schools do not implement this draft, non-statutory guidance,” Just Like Us said. On 19 December, the government released a new draft for children questioning their gender, ‘non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England’, after initially promising this in 2018. Teachers have been advised to inform parents if their child wishes to change their gender identity at school. Information will be withheld if the pupil is considered…

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‘As a gay man who fled Rwanda, I’m horrified by the UK government’s asylum plan’

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Innocent Uwimana, a gay man from Rwanda who came to the UK 20 years ago, reacts to the UK government vowing to move forward with its plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda – even after the Supreme Court deemed it unlawful. WORDS BY INNOCENT UWIMANA I was deeply shocked when I learned that the UK government was planning to deport LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum to Rwanda knowing that they would be persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. I have faced discrimination in Rwanda,…

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“We’ve got enough things to worry about”: Penny Mordaunt MP speaks out against “culture wars”

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Penny Mordaunt, a Conservative MP and Leader of the House of Commons, has spoken out against so-called “culture wars” and the vilification of transgender people. During an appearance on the BBC’s ‘Political Thinking with Nick Robinson’ podcast, Mordaunt was asked about the “deep electoral hole” the Tories are in and whether or not she thinks the “way to get out of it is to be anti-woke” as others do. “I think part of our role is to bring people together, we are more effective as a nation, or as a…

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Gender reform bill: Scottish government to take legal action against Westminster

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The Scottish government has announced that it will launch a legal challenge against the UK government after it triggered Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block a gender reform bill voted for by MSPs last December. Newly-elected SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, confirmed that his government will push ahead with legal action and lodge a petition for a judicial review of the UK government’s use of Section 35. MSPs voted by 86 votes to 39 in favour of allowing transgender people to self-identify, meaning trans people…

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Scottish gender bill: Activists condemn UK government for “vicious attack” on trans people

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The UK government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from getting royal assent has been met with widespread backlash from LGBTQ+ activists. The move was confirmed by Alister Jack, the Scotland Secretary, on 16 January when he announced that he will lay a Section 35 order at Westminster to prevent the legislation reaching its final stage – marking the first time in the 25 years since devolution that the British government has taken this step. “I have not taken this decision lightly,” Jack said in a statement. “The…

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Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Where does the next Prime Minister stand on LGBTQ+ issues?

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The post Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Where does the next Prime Minister stand on LGBTQ+ issues? appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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