Ludo here, filling in for Jamie. A particularly warm welcome to the more than 40 of you who signed up to the QueerAF newsletter this week – I hope you enjoy reading your first Saturday newsletter.
While I was reading this morning about Reform-controlled councils banning Pride displays in public libraries (more on that later), I tried to look at the news on the Gay Times website. But, from the public library in which I am writing this newsletter, Gay Times has been blocked by the internet provider for being 'in violation' of the internet usage policy, and categorised as 'other adult materials'. A timely reminder that while we read the news through our screens, increasing authoritarianism within our political class is having real-world consequences.
It's been, as usual, a busy week in queer news. Let's get into it.
In solidarity,
Ludo
Understand the LGBTQIA+ headlines and keep track of the latest queer content and perspectives. This week, QueerAF is written by Ludovic Parsons, with a Queer Gaze from Mycah.
💬 This week:
- 'Misinformation': Doctors from within the British Medical Association have exclusively told QueerAF that the mainstream media's reporting of the BMA's critique of the Cass Review contained "misinformation" and was "factually wrong".
- Code of Practice: This week, minister for women and equalities Bridget Phillipson ordered that the EHRC code of practice, which has passed its period of scrutiny in Parliament, will come into force on August 5.
- t4t: In this week's Queer Gaze, bisexual trans man Mycah writes about how, for many trans people, t4t relationships offer a form of mutual understanding that can be difficult to find elsewhere.
Skip the doomscrolling and support queer creatives instead. We are QueerAF – and so are you.
Exclusive: Reporting about British Medical Association critique of Cass Review was 'factually wrong'
TL;DR: When the British Medical Association's long-awaited review of the Cass Review was published, the media said it had "dropped its opposition" and "vindicated" Cass. But, according to doctors who were on the BMA's review team, that's not what actually happened.
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