Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial
Content warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault. Jury selection is scheduled to start on 25 April...
Forthcoming Department of Education guidance for schools goes beyond targeting trans kids
The Times has reported that the Department of Education's (DoE) new guidance on transgender students will be published "within weeks". The guidance...
The EHRC’s letter redefining ‘sex’ is nothing more than cruelty
Last week, I wrote an explanatory piece on the EHRC's (Equality and Human Rights Commission) recent, extraordinarily transphobic advisory letter....
Massive strikes are sweeping Europe – here’s a little roundup
Strikes are sweeping across Europe - just as some UK trade unions try to bow-down to bosses. From France to...
Elon Musk continues to amplify misinformation amongst his other bumbling
Elon Musk promised to make Twitter the "most accurate source of information about the world". However, he has repeatedly used...
The EHRC’s letter about redefining ‘sex’ – what is it, and what does it do?
On Monday 3 April, the EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) published a letter concerning a potential change in the...
Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women
"Old ladies need more money!" a group of grey-haired women chants in front of Sweden's parliament. It's part of their...
UK sued after refusal to accept all Windrush scandal reforms
On 6 April, Britain's government faced legal action by campaigners over its refusal to accept key recommendations made by an...
Bold talk, slow walk as Brazil’s Lula sets out to save Amazon
When it comes to what some call his most important job - saving the Amazon rainforest - president Luiz Inacio...
After the EHRC’s latest ‘gender critical’ proposal, a reminder that one watchdog organisation has already named similar acts as genocidal
On Monday 3 April, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - the UK's equalities watchdog - issued a letter...
World Athletics is policing the borders of womanhood by tightening regulations for the female category
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced on 23 March that his organisation was amending regulations governing women's sport. Alongside a...
Starmer says schools should out trans kids to their parents – without caring how dire the consequences might be
Last Friday, 31 March, marked another international Trans Day of Visibility. However, as the Canary tweeted, trans people aren't struggling for...
European rights court hears landmark climate cases against governments for first time
Cases against France and Switzerland opened before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on 29 March. They concerned alleged...
Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture highlights ‘inhuman’ treatment of migrants in latest report
On 30 March, Europe's top rights body blasted the "inhuman" treatment of migrants who were brutally turned away at its...
Homophobia in Uganda is a horrifying demonstration of colonialism and evangelism at work
Last week, on 21 March, Uganda's parliament passed draconian homophobic and anti-LGBT+ legislation. MP Fox Odoi-Oywelowo warned that this would...
LGBTQ+ Ugandans will pay for a new law with their lives
On 21 March, Uganda's parliament passed sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. It imposes extreme new penalties for same-sex relationships. Parliamentary speaker Annet...
The US military will remove the Confederate name of nine of its bases – but the legacy of Confederacy goes far deeper
Fort Pickett military base in Virginia formerly took its name from a pro-slavery Confederate general. However, on 24 March, the...
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