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DM Weekly Digest 24/04/2025

First LGBT group to meet Pope hails his ‘transformative’ welcoming approach

This week, Pope Francis passed away after a long illness.  In this article, a member of a UK-based gay Catholic group, said to be the first to have met the Pope in Rome, has recalled his “warmth” and hailed the “radical transformation” in welcoming everyone into the Church. Read more here.

 

Pedro Pascal Advocates For Trans Rights At ‘Thunderbolts’ London Premiere With “Protect The Dolls” T-Shirt

The Last of Us actor made an appearance at the Cineworld Leicester Square in support of the Marvel film, sporting the viral “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt. Read more here.

 

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

The recording of non-crime hate incidents by police forces in England and Wales should be scrapped in all but a few cases, the Conservatives have said. Read more here.

 

‘Why do they dislike me so much?’: the trials, trolls and triumphs of Britain’s most divisive barrister

She has been called a ‘brave disruptor’ by campaigners and ‘rabid’ by internet critics. But for Charlotte Proudman, only one opinion matters: that of the women and children she defends in the family courts. Read more here.

 

'National scandal' as more help needed for deaf patients

A report by the charity RNID has said there were serious failures in the care of people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Wales. Read more here.

 

A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right

Working for Hope Not Hate, journalist Harry Shukman infiltrated an extremist organisation, befriended its members and got to work investigating their political connections. Read more here.

 

'Men get breast cancer too - I was one of them'

A man who discovered he had breast cancer after finding a "pea-sized" lump has called for the screening age to be lowered. Read more here.

 

Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’

Khan hopes his new play, Sisters 360, will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to the theatre. Read more here.

 

May 2025: Awareness Days and Festivals

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 5-11 Deaf Awareness Week

May 12-18 Mental Health Awareness Week

May 12-18 Learning at Work Week

May 15 Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

May 19-25 Dementia Action Week

May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 24 Pansexual Awareness & Visibility Day