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GCSE Spanish Revision Guide Sparks Row Over Example About People Who 'Fight for Transgender Rights'

Pearson's GCSE Spanish revision guide faces criticism for including phrases supporting transgender rights, sparking accusations of indoctrination and highlighting ongoing educational debates.

International Business Times UK

Sir Alec Guiness Gave Sir Ian McKellan Bad Advice (But For a Good Reason)

In a recent interview with The Guardian, McKellan revealed that Alec Guinness once advised him not to get too openly involved with advocating for gay rights. According to McKellan, he was recently reminded about this advice from the Obi-Wan Kenobi actor after watching the touring play Two Halves of Guinness,…

The Mary Sue

King Charles Calls Conversion Therapy 'Abusive' as UK Finally Moves to Ban It After Years of Delays

King Charles confirmed the UK's plan to ban conversion therapy, but four governments have made and broken the same promise. Stonewall warns of 'no more delays.'

International Business Times UK

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Ian McKellen says ‘latent bisexual’ Alec Guinness begged him not to campaign for gay rights

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star recalled ‘unseemly’ claim by Obi-Wan Kenobi actor during lunch meeting in 1989

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen Claims Star Wars’ Alec Guinness ‘Pleaded’ With Him To Withdraw From Gay Right Activism

McKellen described it as "advice from an older generation which I didn’t follow”.

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Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’

The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from Stonewall

The Guardian - UK

Kezia Dugdale, incoming Stonewall chair, says sorry after backlash over JK Rowling remarks

Former Scottish Labour leader says she understands that expressing respect for author caused ‘worry, anger and upset’

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‘Things could go backwards’: Kezia Dugdale on safety, LGBTQ+ rights and the future of Stonewall

Exclusive: Former Scottish Labour leader says she feels more scared as a lesbian today and calls for a kinder debate on transgender issues

The Guardian - UK

Iconic Sydney Gay Bar Stonewall Closing Its Doors After 28 Years: ‘Sad & Difficult Decision’

The staple Oxford Street fixture first opened its doors in 1997.

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UK LGBTQ+ charities are in ‘hostile environment’ amid falling donations, experts warn

Stonewall’s corporate funding halves against backdrop of US attacks on DEI and freezing of aid for LGBTQ+ causes

The Guardian - UK

Protesting not ‘un-British’, says Stonewall founder in plea against crackdown

‘The right to protest is an essential freedom,’ Michael Cashman said.

Evening Standard

UK businesses fear new EHRC guidance on toilets will be ‘unworkable’

Exclusive: Stonewall writes to ministers and warns cost of compliance could be ‘significant’ for struggling companies

The Guardian - UK

Premier League cuts funding deal with Kick It Out from three years to one

Premier League wants to take more control of its campaigns although it has no plans to end ties completely with anti-racism organisation

The Guardian - UK

Why rainbow armbands won’t be worn by Premier League captains this season

it comes at the Premier League has ends its 10-year partnership with LGBT+ inclusion charity Stonewall

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Evening Standard

Hidden London for Pride: Queer Britain, King's Cross

The national LGBTQ+ museum is enlightening and captivating, finds Josh Barrie

The Independent UK

Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, memoirs and novels, has died

The Texas Tribune

“All eyes on San Antonio”: Democratic disunity, GOP push turn mayor’s race into a political battleground

A fragmented local party and a damaged Democratic brand have created the perception that one of Texas’ blue strongholds could be in jeopardy.

The Independent UK

UK plummets down rankings for LGBT+ rights in Europe following Supreme Court ruling

UK drops to lowest position yet in 2025’s rankings

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The Guardian - UK

Stonewall’s policy of ‘no debate’ on trans rights was a mistake

Letters: The LGBTQ+ rights charity’s former head Ben Summerskill and the parent of a trans-identifying young person respond to coverage of the recent supreme court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Sex ruling: we must have a more balanced debate

Letters: Readers respond to the supreme court ruling on sex, transgender rights and women’s rights, and the Equality Act

The Guardian - UK

The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted

Last week’s ruling clarified the legal safeguards of the Equality Act. However, it was a travesty that the battle needed to be fought at all

The Guardian - UK

If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us?

There is both joy and dismay after the supreme court judgment. Compassion and leadership are really needed now, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Independent UK

Trans women to be searched by male officers after Supreme Court ruling

Announcement comes as the equalities boss says the ruling is “enormously consequential”

Evening Standard

What does the Supreme Court ruling on definition of a ‘woman’ mean?

Campaigners who brought the legal case have told of their delight but others raised concerns at the implications.

The Independent UK

UK libraries facing growing calls to remove LGBT+ books

Some library workers who fight back against censorship are being trolled online or even losing their jobs, industry leaders warn

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