Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Setting the record straight on the M&S saga, we speak to the brand and cut through the noise

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

💬 This week:

• Marks and Spencer: After several weeks of misinformation, we speak to the brand to cut through the noise, and can reveal that reports in the Scottish Sun are false.
• UK headed to court: Dr Victoria McCloud and an all Trans+ legal team have filed papers in the European Court of Human Rights to challenge April’s Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act.
• Asylum hotels: As the UK is set for a potentially tumultuous bank holiday weekend, with protests planned outside hotels where asylum seekers are being housed, we reshare Sharan Diwali's piece in response to far-right anti-immigration protests a year ago.

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M&S has not banned Trans+ people from bra fitting, refuting claims in Scottish Sun

TL;DR: Exclusive: Marks & Spencer confirms to QueerAF that bra fitting has not been limited to cisgender women only, despite claims in the Scottish Sun that the brand said it would only provide them to 'biological women'. Elsewhere, misinformation about the story has spread far and wide, leaving a confusing picture about the incident that sparked the furore.