trans rights
Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here's the many, many reasons why
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Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here's the many, many reasons why
Rainbow flags are a common sight nowadays. But make no mistake, advocates and queer campaigners urge: Pride still matters – a lot.
Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
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Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
'Making trans people into villains': Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex
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'Making trans people into villains': Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex
Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
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Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
It's time for trans women to be given space to tell our stories in our own words
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It's time for trans women to be given space to tell our stories in our own words
Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder
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Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder
'Not fit to be PM': Calls for Rishi Sunak to resign over trans jibe in front of Brianna Ghey's mum
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'Not fit to be PM': Calls for Rishi Sunak to resign over trans jibe in front of Brianna Ghey's mum
Tories want you to think the poor, disabled people and Carol Vorderman are the enemy. They're lying
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Tories want you to think the poor, disabled people and Carol Vorderman are the enemy. They're lying
Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
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Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she's 'speaking out for her tribe'
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Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she's 'speaking out for her tribe'
As we remember our dead this Trans Day of Remembrance, we must also fight for the living
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As we remember our dead this Trans Day of Remembrance, we must also fight for the living
Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
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Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Kokomo City: 'Who doesn't want these girls to be safe?'
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Kokomo City: 'Who doesn't want these girls to be safe?'
Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
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Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'
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Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'
Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
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Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
50 years of Pride: Why this year's milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people
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50 years of Pride: Why this year's milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people
Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
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Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
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Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
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Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn
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These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn
Politicians and campaigners celebrate first openly trans MP
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