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Teachers can out LGBTQ+ children to parents, federal judge rules

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In a blow to LGBTQ+ rights, a federal court ruling concluded that teachers have the right to out LGBTQ+ children to their parents.  On 22 December, US district judge Roger Benitez ruled that federal law allows school employees to notify parents of “gender incongruence”.  Benitz added that the decision to inform parents of their child’s gender identity rests with the teacher. The order also prevents school districts from “misleading” parents and prohibits employees from “directly lying to the parent, preventing the parent from accessing educational records of the child, or using a different set of preferred pronouns/names when speaking with the […]

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BBC ‘apologizes’ to ex-presenter for ‘homophobic abuse’

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The BBC has allegedly issued a “formal, full and unconditional apology” to a former radio presenter for “repeated incidents of homophobic and discriminatory abuse” which he received while working at the corporation.  Jack Murley, who worked as a presenter for BBC Radio Cornwall for five years, was sacked in 2024 for breaching the BBC’s editorial and social media policies with posts that criticised cuts to local radio and which the broadcaster said failed to be impartial.  Murley took the BBC to employment tribunal in which he alleged he was discriminated against for being a gay man as well as a union […]

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US Christians gather to protest violence against trans people

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US Christians gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest the “religious condemnation” of the trans community.  On Sunday (28 December), a group of trans-affirming Christians gathered to take part in the event titled “Not In Jesus’ name”.  The event, which took place from 2pm for two hours, included a march around Capitol Square and a sung prayer service inside the Capitol Rotunda.  As per 15 WMTV, organisers of the event said the gathering took place in response to the national debate over gender-affirming care and concern about religious condemnation directed at the trans community.  In June, a US Supreme Court decision to uphold […]

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Trans people could remove ‘deadname’ from Gmail address under new changes

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Trans people could be able to update their email address with their new name under an upcoming Gmail update. The world’s largest email provider is reportedly rolling out a new function which will allow users to update their “gmail.com” addresses. The email service, operated by Google, currently forbids users with a Gmail handle from changing their email address. However, according to the blog 9 to 5 Google, an updated section to its support page suggests developers are “gradually rolling out” a change which will allow addresses to be changes. The new section, which is currently only present on Google’s Hindi support pages, […]

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Trans National Security Agency employee sues Trump administration for ‘denying her existence’

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A trans employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) is suing the Trump administration over its anti-trans executive orders and policies, which the employee says violate federal civil rights law. Sarah O’Neill, a data scientist at the intelligence agency, has disputed the legality of Executive Order 14168, which was signed by Donald Trump in January following his return to the White House for his second term and stated that the US would henceforth only recognise “two sexes, male and female” and these are “immutable”.  The executive order, titled ‘Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the […]

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Who is Judge Dianne Hensley and why is she trying to overturn same-sex marriage in the US?

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Judge Dianne Hensley has filed a lawsuit asking courts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, in the latest attack on gay marriage in the US. Judge Hensley filed the lawsuit on Friday (19 December), according to The Texas Tribune. The document asks for an overturn of Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that established same-sex marriage nationwide. The lawsuit continues the ongoing legal dispute between Hensley and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, an independent Texas state agency responsible for investigating allegations of judicial misconduct. This all began when Hensley wanted to be allowed to perform marriages for opposite-sex couples, but not same-sex couples. […]

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Alastair Campbell says senior BBC figures are ‘in the JK Rowling camp’ on trans issues

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Alastair Campbell has claimed senior BBC officials are “in the JK Rowling camp” when it comes to trans rights, following claims the organisation has a ‘pro-trans’ bias. The 68-year-old journalist and former Labour strategist claimed he has often had “stand-up rows” with a large portion of the broadcaster’s senior staff, who he says share ‘gender-critical’ views. It comes after BBC director general Tim Davie resigned over a leaked internal memo accusing the BBC of misleading viewers by editing a speech by US president Donald Trump. Ex-BBC advisor Michael Prescott also claimed in the memo that the BBC was pushing a […]

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Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death

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The family of a young trans student from Iowa who took his own life earlier this month, has spoken out about the bullying he faced during his short life. Fifteen-year-old Miles Phipps died on 4 November, prompting more than 150 pupils at Urbandale High School to walk out in support of his family and to call for more kindness.  His mother, Ashley Campbell, told the Des Moines Register that he had been bullied in and out of school for years. He had tried to end his own life twice, even before attending the school. “Protecting trans kids is important but so is not being cruel, […]

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All-female college says it will continue to welcome trans women despite gender-critical complaints

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Cambridge University’s women-only college is reportedly continuing to welcome trans women, despite the UK Supreme Court ruling on gender. Newnham College, founded in 1871 and which counts broadcaster Clare Balding, novelist Iris Murdoch and actress Miriam Margolyes among its alumni, is believed to have created a new policy document that allows trans students to access single-sex spaces and facilities. The decision, reported by MailOnline, comes little more than six months after a decision was handed down in the case of For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers, which deemed the definition of “sex” for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act meant biological sex only.  […]

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Elon Musk debuts far-right, anti-trans clone of Wikipedia called “Grokipedia”

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Elon Musk, CEO of the social media platform X, ex-Trump confidant, and founder of xAI, announced the launch of “Grokipedia” version 0.1 this week. The supposed competitor to the long-standing nonprofit website Wikipedia is AI-generated, and users have already flagged multiple pages that push far-right myths, including anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation. “Wikipedia’s knowledge is – and always will be – human,” a spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, told The Verge. “Through open collaboration and consensus, people from all backgrounds build a neutral, living record of human understanding – one that reflects our diversity and collective curiosity. This human-created knowledge is […]

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