Politics News

Lesbian Hero MP Stands Firm Against Haters

Posted on 24 Sep 2022 in Politics

Labour Member of Parliament and lesbian hero Kate Osborne has donated the amount she has received from a harassment court case to LGBTQIA community safety charities in her Parliamentary Consituency of Jarrow. Ms Osborne was, as was widely reported in local and wider LGBTQIA media, subject to a campaign of misogynistic and homophobic abuse from a woman called Susan Demetas, who earned the nickname “Demented Demetas” on some LGBTQIA forums because of her wild accusations against Ms Osborne.

Munroe Incisively Analyses Trans Moral Panic

Posted on 21 Sep 2022 in Politics

Trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf has spoken with the Metro daily paper about the moral panic whipped up by certain right wing media over trans people, and with her usual incisive anaolysis, looks at how we have as a community been here before, in a manner of speaking.

Controversial "LGB" Group Probed by Tribunal

Posted on 19 Sep 2022 in Politics

Pink News reports that in the UK, a tribunal starting on 9th September will determine whether the controversial group LGB Alliance is fit to be considered a charity and to have status as such registered with the Charity Commission.

Islamist Queen Conspiracies Exposed

Posted on 17 Sep 2022 in Politics

LGBTQIA activists have joined in media watchers to call for more action to be taken against the Iranian Islamist dictatorship in Tehran.

"Principled" Gay MP Addresses Culture Wars

Posted on 14 Sep 2022 in Politics

Gay Member of Parliament Chris Bryant addressed the moral panic and culture war being fought by extremist right wingers against transgender people, when he politely but firmly put a hysterical caller in their place on the shriekingly right wing talk station LBC on August 30th.

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Fighting Back over Drag Queen Story Times

A huge coalition of groups, including LGBTQIA, socialist, anarchist and liberal organisations, united on Tuesday 23rd August to dwarf anti-gay extremists and known neo-Nazis who tried to disrupt a

Aug

Activist Groups Rally for Trans Prisoner

Bristol Anarchist Federation and Bristol Anarchist Black Cross joined forces during July to stage an impromptu demonstration at HMP Eastwood Park, following the death of trans prisoner known as “Ta

Aug

Gay Party Leader Agrees Second Home Rule

Progressive nationalist parties Plaid Cymru in Wales and Mebyon Kernow in Cornwall have welcomed an agreement amongst parties at the Welsh Senedd that will allow for regulation of second homes and

Aug

Greenham's LGBTQIA Identities Remembered

The Bristol Activist blog reports that a coalition of peace groups including CND, Extinction Rebellion Peace Contingent and the Christian Peace Group Pax Christi joined forces with many other organ

Aug

Reading Fascists in Slur on Drag Queen Event

For some time, LGBTQIA activists have warned that self appointed anti-paedophile vigilantes are a front for the far right wing and that they provide cover for thugs to attack gay people.