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Gym Chain Stands Form Against Threats

Posted on 12 May 2024 in Health

US based low cost gym chain Planet Fitness has been urged to remain firm despite being targetted by bomb threats from deranged far right transphobes. The extremists began to target the chain after it barred a customer who violated the company's mobile phone regulations by posting illegal footage of a person she assumed was transgender getting ready in the changing room. In addition, Planet Fitness explained their action by saying "“As the home of the Judgement Free Zone, Planet Fitness is committed to creating an inclusive environment. Our gender identit

Ban on Chemical Will Enhance LGBT+ Health

Posted on 7 May 2024 in Health

Live Science online magazine reports that the United States is to join the European Union in banning the chemical formaldehyde from hair straighteners. There is anecdotal evidence that, alongside cisgender and heterosexual women of colour, so trans women and les

Right Wing Paper in Bizarre Tirade - Again!

Posted on 16 Apr 2024 in Health

Swivel eyed right wing newspaper The Daily Telegraph, which was once a respected fact based newspaper, but is increasingly involving itself in what it sees as "cultural warfare" against any all progressive values, has been slammed by mental health charities after a bizarre tirade

Puberty Blockers Blow for Trans Youth

Posted on 8 Apr 2024 in Health

Lots of LGBTQIA+ people, as well as those from other minorities, are often failed by the NHS, an increasing body of evidence suggests. Now, in what newswire Pink News says is a "new blow" to supportive treatment of transgender youth, NHS England has announced a new moratorium on

NHS Holds Stop Smoking Day

Posted on 8 Apr 2024 in Health

Our colleagues in the grassroots radio sector, over at Chippenham Hospital Radio in Wiltshire, report that NHS No Smoking Day was on Wednesday March 13th. Whilst there are many LGBTQIA+ people who vigorously defend the right to do with their bodies exactly as th

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Brigstowe Project Moves Offices

The latest newsletter from the Brigstowe Project, the West Country's largest HIV and sexual health charity provider, has some important news for anyone who uses or supports their s

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Non-Profit Brand Raises Mental Health Funds

A not for profit company in Australia is showing that toiletries can be ethical, sustainable, and support young people's mental health, especially LGBTQIA young people

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New Technology can Build Better LGBT+ Health

The internet can be a dreadful wild west style place of hatred and ignorance. However, a new study quoted by Live Science web portal demonstrates that building safe community spac

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TransMasculine People Can Still Get Pregnant

A new report published in the scientific journal Cell Reports Medicine suggests that transmasculine people, who take testosterone in order to suppress female linked characteristics

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Gay MP Talks to House About Mental Health

The gay Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington, Elliot Colburn, has told the House of Commons about his experience as a survivor of emotional distress and his attempt at suicide in 2021. M