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Philip Baldwin
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LGBTQIA+/HIV activist and writer (he/him/his). GAY TIMES column. Church of England General Synod Member. WATCH Trustee. Trans inclusive. Views my own. Press: lucy@wearelucy.co.uk
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“Thousands of people have written to their MPs, in only a few weeks, with a very clear message: what the EHRC is trying to do here is not right, not workable, and needs to be rejected.” – Jude Guaitamacchi

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
Over 7,100 people have written to their MPs so far expressing concerns over a potential trans bathroom ban under Labour following the Supreme Court ruling.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights.” – Jim Obergefell

#ObergefellvHodges #LoveIsLove

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Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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“Research published earlier this week found that 65.8 per cent of Americans support same-sex couples’ right to marry, with 36.2 per cent saying they ‘strongly’ support keeping protections in place.”

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Majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, as Supreme Court decision looms
The majority of US adults support same-sex marriage according to data published ahead of the Supreme Court's decision about Kim Davis' challenge.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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“Being elected as Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor is deeply meaningful, and I carry that responsibility with pride and humility.” – Erica Deuso

@ericadeuso.bsky.social

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor
Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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“Throughout her career, Speaker Emerita Pelosi has remained a tireless champion for LGBTQ+ equality…Her steel spine, allyship, and keen insight have served as powerful tools in our shared fight for progress.”

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Nancy Pelosi, fierce LGBTQ+ ally, announces retirement
“I want you, my fellow San Franciscans, to be the first to know I will not be seeking reelection to Congress with a grateful heart,” the former House speaker said.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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“That’s why on 8th November, The Dyke Project and some of our friends have organised a morning of celebration to reclaim Hampstead Heath from the terfs. How will we do this? By having a fabulous time!”

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Upcoming trans-joy-filled community event aims to reclaim Hampstead Heath ponds
A morning of trans joy and community celebration will take place to, as organisers put it, "reclaim Hampstead Heath from the TERFs".
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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“’My strategy, though imperfect, is about sustaining influence, not just visibility,’ she said. ‘If I let them make me the issue, then the actual issues – health care, housing, jobs – get lost.’” – Sarah MacBride

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Sarah McBride opens up about her darkest day in Congress (exclusive)
“The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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“‘Absolutely, people should be concerned. I’m concerned,’ he said on Saturday. ‘Yesterday I officiated a wedding for a cousin who asked whether they should get married now instead of waiting. My answer was yes.’” – Jim Obergefell

#ObergefellvHodges #LoveIsLove

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Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case
The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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“You can’t just rip children off these meds years into transition. My daughter is tanner stage five [breast development], she never entered male puberty. Your jaw would drop if you saw her. I can’t let these people win.”

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/04/p...
Parents of trans teens condemn puberty blocker ban
Parents of trans teens have spoke out about the "horrific" impact of the puberty blockers ban imposed by successive UK governments.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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“What follows is the remarkable true story of two threatened communities joining forces and discovering they have more in common than they ever imagined.”

Tickets go on general sale from 10 am on 14 November.

#Pride

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Dates announced for musical version of beloved queer film Pride
A stage musical adaptation of the queer classic film, Pride, is headed our way and we've now got dates for when the show will debut.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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“At the end of the day I don’t think that our party needs to have one face. Our country does not have one face. It’s about all of us as a team together, and we all understand the assignment.” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

#ZohranMamdani

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Democrats have racked up election wins across America – but they would do well not to misread the results
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York and gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey have given Democrats a night better than they dared hope for
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November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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“How in the world could you be focused on building a new ballroom […] at the exact moment when working Americans […] who voted for you, are getting screwed by your healthcare policy, and you don’t seem to be interested in helping them.” – Pete Buttigieg

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Pete Buttigieg nails the real reason why Donald Trump's ballroom is so troubling - LGBTQ Nation
People suffering during the shutdown "are never going to be invited" to the ball room. So why is that Trump's focus?
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November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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“They grabbed me, pushed me against the wall and shackled me. My lawyer tried to intervene but they pushed him aside. They put my hands and feet in chains. I’ve never been arrested before, it was terrifying.” – Hilary Rivers

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Drag queen released by ICE and granted asylum after three-month long detention
San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers has been released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and granted asylum.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“We are open to all female applicants [and] will consider at the admissions stage those applicants who hold a form of formal identification as female, on a current passport, driving licence, birth certificate or gender recognition certificate.”

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All-female Cambridge college confirms it will continue to welcome trans women
Cambridge University's women-only college is reportedly continuing to welcome trans women, despite the UK Supreme Court ruling on gender.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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“This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the Snap benefits end in just hours from now.” – Kamala Harris

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The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry
Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp relief
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November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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“According to Human Rights Campaign data, 40.1 per cent – around 120,400 – of trans youth aged 13-17 are living in the states which have passed bans on gender-affirming care.”

Trans youth deserve gender-affirming care.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/31/t...
Trump to end gender-affirming care for trans youth nationally, leaks suggest
The Trump administration will heavily restrict access to gender-affirming care for trans youth under new health proposals, leaks suggest.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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“We’re such an area where new people are coming all the time but are really interested to hear of these long roots and connections into Black history.” #OlaudahEquiano #GustavusVassa

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Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
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November 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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“The wall comes down in 1989. People think world conflict is over. We’re just going to go shopping and we’ll all be fine. Capitalism has won. But if you destabilise a world order like that, people come in to fill the vacuum.” – Margaret Atwood

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‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir
At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?
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November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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“We have more than 700 active legal cases, our legal staff trains thousands of lawyers nationwide to represent queer immigrants pro bono, and we fight in the courts and Congress to expand protections.” – Anto Chavez, Immigration Equality

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How the nation's largest queer immigrant group is fighting Trump's war on LGBTQ+ refugees - LGBTQ Nation
The headlines are bad, but "There's still hope," says Immigration Equality, and ways that U.S. citizens can help.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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“The ‘Pride Pantries’ at the LGBT Life Center in Virginia already provide assistance to about 650 households a month, or roughly 1,700 people, which amounted to around 285,000 lbs of food distributed in 2024.”

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'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits
As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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“LGBTQ+ refugees can also lose priority status or have their claims dismissed outright if officials do not recognize persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity.”

LGBTQ+ refugees may not even know they are eligible to claim asylum based of SOGI.

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Limiting refugee admissions could disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ refugees: report
There are several ways LGBTQ+ refugees could be denied under Trump's new admissions cap.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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“They grabbed me, pushed me against the wall and shackled me. My lawyer tried to intervene, but they pushed him aside. They put my hands and feet in chains. I’ve never been arrested before. It was terrifying.” - Hilary Rivers

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San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers has been released by ICE and granted asylum
Rivers spent nearly three months in detention under harrowing conditions, which she spoke about in a heartbreaking interview this week.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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“It was a dark time because I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it. Men weren’t meant to talk about their eating disorders back then.”

Thank you Tom Daley for highlighting this.

BEAT estimate that 25% of those impacted by an eating disorder are male.

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Tom Daley opens up about bulimia and body dysmorphia struggles
Former Olympic diver Tom Daley has opened up once again about his body image issues, this time revealing his battle with body dysmorphia.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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“This is a direct and unlawful attack on nurses, teachers, first responders, and public service workers across the country." www.advocate.com/politics/stu...
Trump's DOE will make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's Department of Education is making workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits ineligible for student loan forgiveness.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Daskalakis "emphasized that the Jynneos vaccine still works. ‘There’s nothing about this virus that’s going to make the Jynneos vaccine not work,‘ he said. ‘Two doses are enough. You don’t need a booster right now.’”

@drdemetre.bsky.social

#mpox

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What public health experts want you to know about the severe mpox strain appearing in the U.S.
Unlike the version of the virus that spread around the world in 2022, this one has had more severe outcomes.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM