Half of trans people too scared to use public bathrooms as transphobic violence in Britain spirals to dangerous new heights

• Released Date: 13-Nov-2020

Four out of every five transgender people in the UK experienced a form of trans hate crime in the last 12 months, new research has found.

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Hungary makes terrifying moves to ban same-sex adoption, claiming it’s ‘become necessary’ due to coronavirus

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

Hungary’s far-right government has launched a fresh attack against LGBT+ people with a ban on same-sex adoption, claiming it has “become necessary” due to COVID.

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Trans woman ‘mockingly’ arrested in pink handcuffs, deadnamed and left locked to a pipe just won a major settlement

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

The New York Police Department must retrain its staff after settling a civil rights lawsuit filed by a trans woman they “mockingly” arrested in pink handcuffs.

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LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK face mockery and derision from interpreters, damning report warns

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

LGBT+ asylum seekers are often subjected to bias and derogatory remarks from interpreters, a report has warned.

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Poland to consider outright ban on LGBT+ Pride parades after horrifying bill backed by more than 200,000 homophobes

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

Poland’s ugly war against LGBT+ people continues with a horrifying new bill that would ban Pride parades throughout the country.

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Trans woman ‘mockingly’ arrested in pink handcuffs, deadnamed and left locked to a pipe just won a major settlement

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

The New York Police Department must retrain its staff after settling a civil rights lawsuit filed by a trans woman they “mockingly” arrested in pink handcuffs.

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Black, gay justice makes history with confirmation to California’s Supreme Court

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

An out gay judge has made history with his appointment to California’s Supreme Court.

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Norway bans hate speech against bisexual transgender people

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

Norway just banned hate speech against bisexual and transgender people, expanding protections passed in 1981 to protect gay and lesbian people. “I’m very relieved actually, because [the lack of legal protection] has been an eyesore for trans people

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Poland to consider outright ban on LGBT+ Pride parades after horrifying bill backed by more than 200,000 homophobes

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

Poland’s ugly war against LGBT+ people continues with a horrifying new bill that would ban Pride parades throughout the country.

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Biden adds transgender veteran to presidential transition team at Department of Defense

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

The Biden transition team has named several LGBTQ people to oversee and review various public agencies – and transgender veteran Shawn Skelly has been tapped as part of the group that will evaluate the Department of Defense.

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Campaigners bid to get the EU to ban ‘conversion therapy’ across Europe

• Released Date: 11-Nov-2020

LGBT+ campaigners say the European Union’s first ever LGBTI+ Strategy is the perfect moment to ban ‘conversion therapy’ across Europe. The European Commission – the EU’s executive branch – will launch the strategy tomorrow. It is not clear what it

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UN expert says COVID has increased exclusion and violence against LGBT+ people

• Released Date: 10-Nov-2020

The coronavirus pandemic has harmed LGBT+ lives around the world, leading to more social exclusion and violence. That’s according to Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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