After Kansas brought in a law banning trans people from using driving licenses that align with their chosen identity, Lyft is offering the community discounted rides. The sweeping anti-trans bill, SB244, bans trans and non-binary Kansans from using public toilets and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity and invalidates state-issued driver’s licenses, identification cards […]
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A woman who was handed a prison sentence for wearing a T-shirt that read ‘Allah is a lesbian’ is now facing her arm being amputated in jail, amid declining health. Ibtissame Lachgar, a feminist activist who campaigns on women’s and LGBTQ+ issues, was arrested in August 2025 and subsequently handed a two-and-half year prison term […]
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A trans ID ban in Kansas will have huge health and social consequences, researchers have said. The sweeping anti-trans bill, SB244, bans trans and non-binary Kansans from using public toilets and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. State-issued driver’s licenses, identification cards and birth certificates for holders whose gender marker does not match their […]
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The National Federation of Women’s Institutes has vowed to “find ways to keep welcoming trans women” after a nationwide trans ban, including introducing “new sisterhood groups”. On 16 April 2025, the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers decided the protected characteristic of “sex” for the purposes of the 2010 Equality […]
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Asylum seekers given refugee status in the UK will now only be offered protection for a temporary time, a change which will put vulnerable LGBTQ+ at constant risk of danger, a charity has warned. Home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the move as part of a shake-up of the government’s asylum rules, which represents most substantial […]
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