Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Kemi Badenoch, Liz Truss, and a big week for queer rights in UK Parliament

Understand the LGBTQIA+ headlines and keep track of the latest queer content and perspectives. QueerAF is written by Jamie Wareham and a different queer creative each week.

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Laws. When was the last time we had this many announcements about LGBTQIA+ legislation in one week? Unfortunately, most of them represent attacks on our community. We help you understand a packed week in parliament.
Trans Santa. Christmas is a complex time, with many of us facing difficult choices around going home. We spotlight a new initiative bringing hope to trans folk this year.
Welsh Revolt. In the first article in our partnership with Inclusive Journalism Cymru - dedicated to uplifting Welsh LGBTQIA+ emerging and marginalised journalists - Diffwys Criafol looks at the queer revolution taking place in rural Wales.

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Kemi Badenoch calls the rise of young trans people an "epidemic"

TL;DR: Amid rumours of a growing rift between Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch, Badenoch became the latest politician to use gender-critical dog-whistle language. She attempted to rebrand life-saving gender-affirming care as a form of so-called 'conversion therapy'.

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