Tatchell Warns that UK Police are Exceeding Powers at Demonstations

2026-08-09 12:00

Saying that the price of democracy is eternal vigilance against authoritarian tendencies, Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell warns this week that the police are exceeding their lawful powers against Palestinian solidarity protesters. In a powerful press release, Mr Tatchell said "Peaceful p...

Labour MPs Unite to Try to Prevent Dangerous New EHRC Guidance

A legal challenge has been lodged against the government's freshly introduced code of practice for the Equality Act, with campaigners moving to halt it the very day it became active.The Good Law Project, a non-profit organisation known for taking legal action against the state, is seeking to overturn the guidance published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The move has received backing from Labour MPs aligned with Mayor Andy Burnham, according to reports.The newly implemented code clarifies that a service can only be considered single-sex under the Equality Act if it is accessed on the basis of biological sex. As a result, facilities such as toilets, changing rooms, hospital bays and refuges are to be designated according to a person's sex at birth rather than their self-identified gender.The EHRC has stated that the guidance is a direct response to the Supreme Court's April 2025 decision, which concluded that references to "woman", "man" and "sex" in the legislation…

2026-08-05 20:27

Politics and Legal Rights

EHRC "Guidance" on Single Sex Spaces Now in Place

From today (5 August), publicly accessible single-sex spaces including lavatories, changing areas, and support services such as rape crisis centres in England, Scotland, and Wales will be required to operate based on an individual’s sex recorded at birth. The move follows updated instructions initially issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) back in June.Under the new framework, trans individuals are directed to use either unisex amenities or those corresponding to the sex they were assigned at birth, rather than options aligned with their gender identity. The guidance carries no legal enforcement powers, but it applies firm pressure on companies, public bodies, and voluntary groups to limit single-sex provisions to biological sex, in line with the Equality Act 2010.Controversy and CondemnationThe revised code has provoked strong objections from campaigners and politicians alike. In July, the Scottish Greens called upon the Westminster government to withdraw the…

2026-08-05 19:44

Business and Workplace

Broadcast Legend Gambaccini Intends to Go On Despite Alzehimer's Diagnosis

HIV blogs and news sites, media news feeds and Brighton's Scene Magazine are all reporting the news that broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, who works freelance for the BBC and commercial radio, is living…

2026-08-04 20:15

Entertainment and Pop Culture

Leather Community Victorious Over Phobe Who Tried to Stop Liquor License

Gay cultural blog QueerGuru reports that a US Leather Community and SM Venue has been granted a license, in spite of opposition from a wealthy individual in the city. There's a well-worn joke in…

2026-08-01 18:30

International News

Labour Party Internal: Left Wing TERFS Boycotted by Progressive Trade Unions

Brighton's long standing LGBTQIA+ magazine Scene, as well as the Brighton service of community radio station Gaydio are both reporting on internal disputes on the political left,…

2026-08-01 13:57

Opinion and Commentary

AIDS Activism Takes Politics Back into HIV Fight

Freedom Newspaper, the anarchist quarterly and one of the oldest radical papers in the UK, reports that a coalition of organisations including ACT UP, HealthGap, Médecins Sans…

2026-08-01 05:28

Activism and Advocacy

August 1st Marks Festival Date for LGBTQIA+ Pagans

For LGBTQIA+ pagans, plus some Celtic Christians, this weekend sees a special festival. Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest…

2026-07-30 05:36

Identity and Personal Stories

Most Northerly Pride Enjoys Afternoon of Fun

Grampian Hospital Radio, our colleagues who broadcast from studios in Inverness to NHS facilities across the highlands of Scotland, might just well have held the most northerly…

2026-07-30 04:10

Society and Community Life

Doctor Who Frontrunner Davies Describes Husband his Greatest Loss

The BBC News Channel reports that Russell T Davies describes his greatest loss to be his partner, who passed on from a brain tumour. Speaking during an appearance on the Marie…

2026-07-30 03:13

Identity and Personal Stories

Northern Ireland Arts Festival to Continue without Intervention of "Gender Critical" Group

The BBC News Channel and RTE Radio 1 in Ireland are reporting that a West Belfast Arts Festival, trans activists and "gender critical" extremist feminists are all claiming victory…

2026-07-29 19:13

Activism and Advocacy

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