Understand the LGBTQIA+ headlines and keep track of the latest queer content and perspectives. The QueerAF newsletter is written by Jamie Wareham, the explainer from Vic Parons, and we relaunch our scheme with Inclusive Journalism Cymru.
💬 This week:
- Crime and Policing Bill: New powers have been welcomed by LGBTQIA+ groups, despite their potential to restrict face masks and routes for Pride marches. Vic Parsons helps you understand the hidden details in the new bill.
- EHRC: Amid speculation the EHRC is due to release statutory guidance any day, an open letter from the UK's leading Trans+ organisations calls on the government to open the code to parliamentary scrutiny.
- Overton window: Our partnership with Inclusive Journalism Cymru is back, bringing our landmark scheme to Welsh queer budding journalists. In the first of three pieces, Gwenhwyfar Ferch Rhys explores the connection between core political philosophies by looking at the recent Polari Prize saga.
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New police powers could criminalise wearing a mask at Pride
TL;DR: Labour’s new Crime and Policing Bill is set to drastically expand police powers relating to public protest, in reaction to two years of pro-Palestine marches. LGBTQIA+ charities have welcomed the new bill because it expands hate-crime laws, but the new powers will also have a harmful impact on LGBTQIA+ people at protests and potentially even at Pride events.
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