Human rights groups have urged the UK public to voice their concerns over the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC’s) “single-sex” Code of Practice after it was handed to the government on Friday (5 September). The UK’s top human rights regulator, which has faced criticism for its policies on trans people, announced it had shared […]

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Best selling Canadian author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell has U-turned on his support for trans athletes, claiming he is now “ashamed” of being “cowed” into supporting their cause. Gladwell, a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and who is best known for his 2000 book The Tipping Point, appeared on the most recent episode of The […]

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Lew-Delilah was on the way to becoming British drag royalty after her story went viral. But after leaving her family home and becoming homeless, her life changed. It was 8am on a school day when 16-year-old Lew-Delilah left her family home in Telford, England, for the last time. “I packed a Nike duffel bag. I […]

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