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‘Humanising trans people is so important right now – our BBC series does that’
What It Feels Like For A Girl is based on the memoir of award-winning author and trailblazing trans rights campaigner Paris Lees, released in 2021 and chronicling her tumultuous upbringing in the 2000s. Read more here.
LGBT veterans 'angry and disappointed' at pace of government compensation scheme
Wrongfully dismissed for the historic 'crime' of being LGBT and trying to serve their country, mistreated veterans have, this week, expressed anger at the pace of a compensation scheme aimed at addressing this injustice. Read more here.
EU countries slam Hungary over Pride clampdown
A group of 17 EU countries, led by the Netherlands, has signed a declaration admonishing Hungary for its crackdown on the country’s LGBTQ community. Read more here.
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s secretive rehabilitation ‘prisons’ for disobedient women
Girls and young women describe facing flogging and abuse in so-called ‘care homes’ after arguing with their fathers or husbands. Read more here.
Surgeons threw instruments and bullied nurses - report
The health minister has faced questions over a leaked inspection report which found cardiac surgeons at the Royal Victoria Hospital threw instruments during procedures and bullied junior staff. Read more here.
Five years on from Black Lives Matter, has the UK made progress on ethnic equalities?
The murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked large anti-racism protests and promises of reform, but deep inequalities persist. Read more here.
A look ahead to June
Gypsy and Traveller History Month
Jun 6-10 Eid al-Adha (Muslim festival)
Jun 9-15 International Men’s Health Week
Jun 16-22 Learning Disability Week
Jun 18 International Autistic Pride Day
