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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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Conservatives "last desperate act in power" was to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth
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Conservatives "last desperate act in power" was to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Let down, horrified and disgusted - parents and young people respond to NHS England's plans to force trans youth to medically detransition
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Let down, horrified and disgusted - parents and young people respond to NHS England's plans to force trans youth to medically detransition

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Schools in England to be banned from teaching “about the concept of gender identity”
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Schools in England to be banned from teaching “about the concept of gender identity”

Dee Whitnell
Jamie Wareham
Dee Whitnell, Jamie Wareham
NHS England to tell some transgender children to medically detransition or face safeguarding referrals
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NHS England to tell some transgender children to medically detransition or face safeguarding referrals

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
LGBTQIA+ women and Trans+ people are proud but don't often feel safe in the UK
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LGBTQIA+ women and Trans+ people are proud but don't often feel safe in the UK

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
The lesbian bar revival is here - what's driving it?
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The lesbian bar revival is here - what's driving it?

QueerAF
QueerAF
Cass Review deemed 98% of gender-affirming hormone studies too low-quality
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Cass Review deemed 98% of gender-affirming hormone studies too low-quality

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Why a landmark UN resolution about Intersex people's lives is so important
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Why a landmark UN resolution about Intersex people's lives is so important

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Teacher’s gender-critical beliefs protected but his actions weren’t, Employment Tribunal rules
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Teacher’s gender-critical beliefs protected but his actions weren’t, Employment Tribunal rules

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
The only people afraid of Scotland's new Hate Crime law are people who "stir up hatred"
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The only people afraid of Scotland's new Hate Crime law are people who "stir up hatred"

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham