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In 2025, there was plenty of good news outshining a brutal year for the LGBTQ+ community
Even as institutions stalled, hedged, or turned openly hostile, queer communities organised, and found ways to survive anyway
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Trans women barred from 2026 Labour Women’s Conference following April’s Supreme Court ruling
"Is the Labour Party bureaucracy seriously suggesting that checks will be made at the conference hall on whether a person is trans?" asked John McDonnell
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Women’s Institute announces ban on trans women after Supreme Court ruling
The NFWI said it will continue to offer programmes that provide support and a sense of community to trans women, even though they can no longer hold formal membership
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US Supreme Court sets date to review case that could undo same-sex marriage rights
The petition was filed by Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused in 2015 to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples
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Liberal Democrats block calls for trans women to be excluded from women’s quotas
"Returning males into vacancies expressly reserved for females would be unlawful," says Dr Zoe Hollowood as she calls for a debate on trans policy in the party
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Labour party set to cancel women’s conference following Supreme Court ruling
Labour has been advised to cancel its annual women's conference as it awaits guidance from an equalities watchdog as per leaked documents
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UK’s first trans judge to take UK to European court of human rights
Dr Victoria McCloud is bringing action against the UK for infringement of her article 6 rights which guarantee her the right to a fair trial
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Munroe Bergdorf, India Willoughby, Ella Morgan and more react to Supreme Court ruling on the term ‘woman’
Willoughby wrote that the Supreme Court's ruling "makes no sense" and "stinks of an Establishment stitch-up"
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Lady Gaga defends gay marriage and abortion rights in Washington DC Chromatica Ball show
“They better not try to mess with gay marriage in this country!”
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US lawmakers seek to protect gay marriage with new legislation
47 Republicans have voted to write same-sex marriage into law.
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Petition to impeach US Supreme Court judge passes 1 million signatures
MoveOn is calling for the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas following the overturning of Roe vs Wade.
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Texas Attorney General says he would defend a ban on sodomy
16 states have sodomy bans that would immediately go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Lawrence vs Texas.
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A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for US Congress in 2022, data indicates
101 LGBTQ candidates have run or are running for Congress in the 2022 election cycle according to Victory Fund.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of danger to gay marriage in light of Roe vs Wade leak
The leaked documents from the Supreme Court present a threat that gay marriage rights could be next.
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Trump’s Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett set to be confirmed one week before US election
The appointment would give the Supreme Court a decisive 6-3 conservative majority.
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Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett apologises for calling sexuality a ‘preference’
She also dodged a question on marriage equality...
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Brazil’s supreme court ends gay blood donation restrictions
A 12-month waiting period for men who have sex with men will be scrapped entirely.
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The Philippines’ Supreme Court refuses to legalise same-sex marriage
The court said the current constitution ‘does not define, or restrict, marriage on the basis of… sexual orientation, or gender identity’.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to protect LGBTQ community against discrimination
Attacks against the LGBTQ community have risen since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro
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Mexico’s Supreme Court orders Jalisco state to grant new birth certificate to transgender person
The new move is a step forward for LGBTQ rights in the socially conservative country