Elon Musk loses another high-up Twitter exec over his support of transphobic ‘What is a woman?’ video
On Friday 2 June, Twitter's head of trust and safety - Ella Irwin - confirmed she had quit the company....
Rainbow capitalism was always going to fold if anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rose: now, we’re at that moment
The months running up to Pride have seen right-wing shitheads whipping themselves into a frenzy regarding rainbow branding - particularly...
The misconduct investigation into the EHRC’s Kishwer Falkner was over before it even began
Before it had even begun, a misconduct investigation into Kishwer Falkner - the chair of the UK's Equality and Human...
DeSantis announces White House bid following long campaign of discrimination
On 24 May, Florida governor Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign. The Republican said in a video posted to Twitter:...
Florida’s DeSantis issues slew of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation ahead of presidential campaign
Republican governor Ron DeSantis recently passed a slew of legislation restricting the lives of trans people living in the state...
UN letter slams EHRC as writing ‘formula to discriminate’ against trans people
On 11 May, UN expert on sexual orientation and gender identity Victor Madrigal-Borloz issued a report condemning the Equality and Human...
New York district attorney confirms that Daniel Penny will be tried for the manslaughter of Jordan Neely
On 11 May, a spokesperson confirmed that New York prosecutors will charge US marine Daniel Penny with manslaughter. Freelance journalist...
TransPennine Express to be brought back under government control due to litany of failures
The government announced on 11 May that it's taking TransPennine Express under its control. It's blaming persistent delays and cancellations...
Stonewall slams EHRC in letter to global human rights watchdog GANHRI
On 10 May, Stonewall announced that it, along with 30 other LGBTQ+ groups, was sending a letter to GANHRI (the...
State surveillance deepens as Met police announce the use of facial recognition at the coronation
Thousands of police officers and cameras will be deployed this weekend at Charles's coronation - along with the relatively recent...
Writers Guild downs tools in protest against ‘uberization’ of their jobs in the streaming era
On 2 May, thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) workers downed tools and picketed studios in New York and...
Ethics of US Supreme Court justices in the spotlight at Senate hearing
A US Senate panel will conduct an extraordinary examination of the ethics of justices of the US Supreme Court on...
Trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr banned from Montana assembly chamber for speaking out against transphobic bill
Zooey Zephyr - a trans Democratic US lawmaker - was banned from speaking in the Montana statehouse on 18 April. This...
Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible, according to new report
A devastating drought that has struck the Horn of Africa could not have occurred without global warming. This is according to...
Forest-saving Indigenous Brazilians call for more land reserves
Thousands of indigenous Brazilians are gathered in Brazil's capital this week. They're demanding the creation of new reserves on their...
Foreign nationals are being evacuated from Sudan – with a lackluster mobilisation from the UK
Sporadic gunfire rang out in parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on 25 April. This is despite a US-brokered agreement between...
Who is fighting in Sudan, and what are their aims?
For the past week, forces loyal to Sudan's de-facto ruler - army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan - and rival fighters of...
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