Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban on trans people signing up to serve in the US military. The secretary of defence signed the ban, which prevents those with a “history of gender dysphoria” from entering the armed forces, last week, according to a recently uncovered memo. It comes after Trump signed an executive order laying […]

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Gay MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended by Labour for his involvement with a WhatsApp group in which he allegedly mocked another MP’s sexuality. Ryan, who overturned a Tory majority to win his Burnley seat last year, was a member of a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers which included Labour councillors, party activists and […]

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Google Calendar has removed dates for Black History Month, Pride Month and Women’s History Month. The company deleted the February, March and June dates from its calendar in what a spokesperson said was a long overdue change.  The spokesperson told PinkNews: “Some years ago, the Calendar team started manually adding a broader set of cultural […]

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Argentina president Javier Milei has announced a ban on trans healthcare for anyone under the age of 18. The right-wing populist president reportedly implemented a decree on Thursday (6 February), following similar moves in the UK, Sweden and Finland. “Gender ideology taken to extremes and applied to children by force or psychological coercion clearly constitutes […]

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