Youngsters at suicide risk after sex change surgery

A former governor of the country’s only NHS gender identity service for children says ‘many’ young people attempt suicide after regretting sex change surgery.  Dr Marcus Evans, who worked at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust accused his former managers of

Tories accuse Labour of trying to 'shut women up' in trans row

A Tory cabinet minister has accused Labour of trying to “shut women up,” reigniting a political sparring match over the transgender issue. Health secretary Victoria Atkins also claimed the opposition had created an “atmosphere of intimidation” around the topic. It came in

Suspected Oslo LGBTQ festival shooter stands trial

The trial began Tuesday in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside the

Bill criminalizing LGBTQ community advances in Ghana

Ghana’s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its

Zimbabwe VP says government will block LGBTQ scholarship initiative

Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people, a move that human rights groups described Friday as a perpetuation of the African country’s homophobic practices. The state university scholarship for people between the ages

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