Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community hold protest against anti-LGBTQ+ bills
At first there was mixed feelings due to concerns about safety, not least as many of us faced harassment when we joined the ‘end SARS’ protest in 2020. Eventually we agreed. We are so tired of hiding, running away and living in fear; we had to do something and so we planned a protest for May 1st 2022. The first ever protest of its kind to be held in Nigeria!
The Trans Agenda #16 Protests and police pepper spray
The Trans Agenda #16
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Benefit show honours Brianna Ghey, raises funds for mental health initiative
Manchester's LGBTQ+ community rallied in memory of murdered trans teen Brianna Ghey.
Twitch streamer Keffals announces trans charity stream
The line-up for the event is set to have "many more" guests will be revealed as events unfold. Starting 4:00pm EST April 29th and continuing on April 30th 2022 (Which is 8pm in GMT and 9pm in BST.) The fundraiser is ran through the Tiltify program used by creators such as JackSepticEye for his annual #Thankmas campaigns. Keffals has already reached $2,865.11 of her $10,000 goal at time of writing, before the stream has even started!
‘Again Again’; a queer sci-fi film from Mia Moore & Alexa Feeney
Again Again is currently running a campaign to crowdfund for its production. It is written and directed by Mia Moore & Alexa Feeney, who I spoke to about the queer sci-fi film hopefully coming to screens soon!
The Trans Agenda #24 – Cass fightback begins and the bigots don’t like it
The Trans Agenda #24
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Trans as a biological condition; TransLucent apologises
TransLucent, formerly Steph's Place, announced on Sunday it would be publishing an article regarding being "trans as a biological condition". Which generated a lot of discourse within the trans community.
The Cass Review: A government-sanctioned attack on trans lives
The Cass Review faces condemnation for its biased approach, exclusion of trans voices, and potential harm to trans youth.
Oklahoma Trans Community unites at State Capitol to protest surgery restrictions
On February 6, 2023, over 150 Trans Lives Matter activists gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol building to protest against a new bill that would restrict access to gender-affirming surgery for minors.
Asking for LGBTQ+ tolerance is not enough
As Arlene Foster, former Northern Ireland first minister, was made a Dame in the Queen's latest honours list, it reminded me of a speech...