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Inquest into Trans+ person’s suicide forms important basis of new nationwide report ⤵️ Read more: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-mods-knew-trans-troop-segregation-policy-would-have-adverse-impacts-but-went-ahead-with-it-anyway/#%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F-inquest-suicide-story

Ahead of a critical few months for the public broadcaster, we look at its increasing retreat from progressive LGBTQIA+ representation 

Have seen a lot of people questioning the quote 'may' in this headline. I understand why, in the context of a very similar case that has been shared widely. But a few things we should be careful about - short 🧵

"I loved being a girl, I just couldn’t see myself becoming a woman." www.wearequeeraf.com/how-accessin...

NHS England's own equality impact assessment set out a number of "potential adverse impacts for trans people" Understand them here 👉 https://shorturl.at/jT1Hl

Niger's crackdown on asexuality is part of a wider global trend of anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric, enforced monogamy and anti-abortion movements worldwide #AceWeek

"The priority should have been patient safety - instead, trans patients will be left stranded in corridors without proper care," @jessothomson.co.uk  ICYMI 👇

The rules are part of a wider civil service rollout of the EHRC Code of Practice, which has followed a seemingly coordinated timeline. Subscribe to follow our coverage.

Just like me – How t4t love is helping trans people heal what the world keeps breaking www.wearequeeraf.com/just-like-me...

The Ministry of Defence's own equality impact assessment warned about "adverse impacts" of guidance, revealed by QueerAF. Subscribe to support our journalism.

It was transformative to see a trans person who could live their life, be supported through their struggles, and have a positive storyline www.wearequeeraf.com/heartstopper...

The internet turned two footballers’ friendship into a queer story in a sport that gives us so few other places to find one. Football has made queerness so unusual that fans have to invent it themselves. www.wearequeeraf.com/cleated-riva...

Asexuality and aromanticism have seen growing representation. But with Heartstopper and Sex Education now over, what's next for visibility? #AceWeek

NHS England knew of "potential adverse impacts" for trans people Understand more: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-mods-knew-trans-troop-segregation-policy-would-have-adverse-impacts-but-went-ahead-with-it-anyway/#%F0%9F%A7%91%E2%80%8D%E2%9A%95%EF%B8%8F-nhs-warned-of-impact

What our oceans can teach us about natural gender and sex variations www.wearequeeraf.com/what-our-oce...

Trans+ civil service, prison and probation staff members have been told they "must not use single-sex facilities designated for your affirmed gender"

The armed forces were aware that new trans policies would have an adverse effect, but pushed ahead anyway. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Across #AceWeek, we're revisiting stories exploring asexual identities, rights and representation. Starting with Niger's crackdown on asexuality, and why it matters beyond the country's borders 👇 Subscribe for more perspectives like this. www.wearequeeraf.com/why-niger-ex...

Okay, we won't bury the lede about Glasgow in the @ukgsm.bsky.social, it went down from 224* to 155, and it's not the only massive change between this year and last. How is that possible? Well Clare's interview tells us that too...

“This will further affirm a growing sentiment that it's fair to challenge people's gender for ever-narrowing ideals of what men and women should look like"

Under the guise of ‘impartiality’, right-wing forces are increasingly focused on restricting which topics and perspectives young people have access to www.wearequeeraf.com/forcing-impa...

What a journey from standing steadfast by the first gay soap kiss on British telly to cancelling queer TV left, right and centre www.wearequeeraf.com/the-bbc-was-...

Help us find the stories that don’t make the news. From protests and campaigns to events, projects and community wins, we want to hear what’s happening where you are. Tell us 👇

"The way it covered the story is a textbook example of the ways mainstream media are not willing to talk about our community."

ICYMI: UK armed forces personnel and civil servants working within the Ministry of Defence face trans exclusionary guidance. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Waiting lists for first appointments at NHS gender clinics average 25 years across the UK. How did we get here? 🎙️ Understand with our podcast

UK: Trans prison staff "must" disclose identity to manager if they search prisoners under new rules www.wearequeeraf.com... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

We’ve been careful to only report that which we can stand by - the real story behind these numbers is how little information is being gathered. Subscribe to support our journalism.

ICYMI: Guidance says decisions must be "clinically appropriate" and determined through individual assessment - with little guidance on how to consider this

"The viral article preyed on stereotypes about the queer community without sharing the nuances and depth of understanding it required to do the story justice."

The human rights situation here seems untenable. The rules have changed in a clearly discriminatory way, segregated "third spaces" often don't exist, trans people affected by this legally can't just resign, and they face court martial and imprisonment for rule breaking.

Three claimants have been granted an oral hearing to explain why they believe the now-infamous 'interim update' was published unlawfully. Read more in our newsletter 👉 https://shorturl.at/dzrfW

The policy sets out the duty to disclose applies to any jobs or duties "segregated by sex" www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-prison...

ICYMI: It will be appropriate to segregate trans people to separate rooms, which are scarcely available, if it protects the 'dignity' of other patients.

ICYMI: At least 21 trans patients died by suicide while under the care of an NHS gender clinic.  Subscribe to support investigative journalism.

"It basically renders me undeployable, and therefore militarily useless," Jodi told us. www.wearequeeraf.com/mods-own-rep...

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"I only learned two things about Black history going to school during the ‘90s - even though Black people have been a fundamental part of our history." From the archive for #BHM2026

What a journey from standing steadfast by the first gay soap kiss on British telly to cancelling queer TV left, right and centre 👇 Subscribe to support our journalism www.wearequeeraf.com/the-bbc-was-...

Trans prison staff "must" disclose identity to manager if they search prisoners under new rules 👇 Subscribe to support our journalism www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-prison...

MoD's own report warns of 'adverse impacts' of new Trans troop segregation policy 👇 Subscribe to support our journalism www.wearequeeraf.com/mods-own-rep...

ICYMI: NYC will direct half of a $15million investment in gender-affirming care towards young people Source @gothamist.com https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-the-deadly-toll-of-the-trans-healthcare-crisis-21-suicides-and-over-600-other-deaths/#%F0%9F%97%9E%EF%B8%8F-in-brief

🆕 Following our MoD trans troop policy story, the government has confirmed to QueerAF a civil service-wide rollout of the EHRC Code. Tomorrow we bring you the next critical part of the story: The impact on troops, civil servants, and prison staff Join 10K readers 👇 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

"The viral article preyed on stereotypes about the queer community without sharing the nuances and depth of understanding it required to do the story justice."

“The Tories haven’t changed since the days of Section 28: to them, LGBTQIA+ identities are ‘political’, while straight and cis ones are not.” @sophieperryportfolio.com 

It's happening. Trans people are being systematically erased from public life, and the silence is deafening. Trans rights are human rights and right now human rights are under direct attack.

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The guidance says Trans+ service personnel are not required to out themselves, but this does not mean they can never lawfully be asked to disclose or confirm their sex 👇