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‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

“Biological males” should not compete in women’s sports, while women should have access to single-sex spaces in places such as hospitals and prisons, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson said it seems to him to be “sensible” that biological ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Wales seeking legal advice on conversion therapy ban after ‘partial’ U-turn

Wales is seeking legal advice on the “unilateral action” it can take to ban conversion therapy, after the UK reportedly committed to stamping out the practice for gay people, but not those who are trans. In a statement on behalf of the Welsh ...

01 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Stop pathetic excuses on transgender conversion therapy ban, urges ex-adviser

A former LGBT Government adviser has urged leaders to stop making “pathetic excuses” after the Prime Minister said there are “complexities and sensitivities” around banning conversion therapy for transgender people. Jayne Ozanne said the ...

06 Apr 2022 at 14:25

LGBT+ business champion quits over transgender conversion therapy row

The UK’s LGBT+ business champion has resigned “with a heavy heart” over the Government’s “profoundly shocking” position on banning conversion therapy for transgender people. Iain Anderson said trust and belief in the Government’s ...

05 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Religious leaders urge PM to include trans people in conversion therapy ban

Religious leaders including the former Archbishop of Canterbury have written to the Prime Minister urging him to include trans people in a ban on conversion therapy. Dr Rowan Williams is among the signatories of a letter sent on ...

04 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change

At least one hundred organisations have pulled out of a landmark LGBT Government conference planned for this year following the “unacceptable” exclusion of transgender people from plans to ban conversion therapy. More than 80 ...

04 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Critics say ‘loopholes’ in plans to ban conversion therapy risk lives

The Government’s plans to ban conversion therapy in certain scenarios contain “giant loopholes” and many LGBT people’s lives will remain at risk, critics have said. Legislation to ban conversion therapy that attempts to ...

10 May 2022 at 16:25

Report shows ‘shocking’ use of sexual violence to convert or punish LGBT+ people

Around one in four LGBT+ victims of sexual violence in the UK could have been assaulted by people trying to “convert or punish” them, research suggests. Some 23.5% of people surveyed for the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Theresa May urges Boris Johnson to ban transgender conversion therapy

Former Conservative prime minister Theresa May has urged Boris Johnson to ban transgender conversion therapy as a part of proposed legislation. In late March, the Prime Minister dropped plans to ban any conversion ...

01 Jul 2022 at 10:40

Conservative MP raises ban on conversion therapy with equalities minister

A Conservative MP has asked the equalities minister whether she understands the “anxiety” the LGBT community feels when it comes to the ban on conversion therapy. Peter Gibson, the MP for Darlington, told the ...

30 Nov 2022 at 15:50

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Viola Davis and Paul Simon among nominees for Audie Awards for audiobooks

Viola Davis, Paul Simon and Molly Shannon are among the nominees for prizes given for the spoken word: the annual Audie Awards, handed out by the Audio Publishers Association. The publishers association ...

23 Feb 2023 at 17:09

Scotland

Scottish ministers warned of legal challenge to conversion therapy ban

The Scottish Government has been warned it could face a courtroom challenge if it brings in what campaigners have claimed would be the “most totalitarian conversion therapy ban in the world”. Simon ...

05 Jan 2023 at 17:42

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