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Our explainers are a mix of in-depth reporting, facts, analysis and expert opinion designed to help you understand LGBTQIA+ news.
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EHRC says 'sex questioning' will be "rare and exceptional" – but evidence suggests it's increasing already
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EHRC says 'sex questioning' will be "rare and exceptional" – but evidence suggests it's increasing already

QueerAF
QueerAF
Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
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Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”

QueerAF
QueerAF
Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone
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Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone

QueerAF
QueerAF
Why LGBTQIA+ groups are boycotting the Gay Games over 'pinkwashing'
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Why LGBTQIA+ groups are boycotting the Gay Games over 'pinkwashing'

Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes
WellBN “alleviated the distress” of children “in the short term” by providing puberty blockers
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WellBN “alleviated the distress” of children “in the short term” by providing puberty blockers

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Can MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved
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Can MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Anti-LGBTQIA+ school suspensions soar amid anti-bullying cuts – transphobic policy may make it worse
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Anti-LGBTQIA+ school suspensions soar amid anti-bullying cuts – transphobic policy may make it worse

QueerAF
QueerAF
Recommended but not forced segregation: New guidance could push Trans+ people out of public life
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Recommended but not forced segregation: New guidance could push Trans+ people out of public life

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
JK Rowling mentioned four times as often as actual trans people in media coverage of 'trans issues', research finds
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JK Rowling mentioned four times as often as actual trans people in media coverage of 'trans issues', research finds

Ludovic Parsons
Ludovic Parsons
James Murray, another gay man who welcomed the Supreme Court ruling, appointed Health Secretary
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James Murray, another gay man who welcomed the Supreme Court ruling, appointed Health Secretary

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham