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gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
Community 15 May, 2025. RuPaul’s Drag Race star Valentina has come out as trans in a social media post shared on the day of her 34th birthday. Valentina rose to worldwide fame in 2017, when she competed on season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. A year later, she participated in All Stars 4 and later hosted season 1 of Drag Race México. In 2019, the Drag Race alumn came out as non-binary. At the time, she shared in an interview with Out: “I feel like a goddess.
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1 day ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
Ireland 14 May, 2025. Ireland has ranked 14th out of the 49 countries included in the annual Rainbow Europe Map and Index by LGBTQ+ umbrella organisation ILGA-Europe. Highlighting a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe, the report also registered that the UK dropped six places in the ranking following the UK Supreme Court ruling rolling back protections for trans women.
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2 days ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
News 13 May, 2025. Four of the biggest Pride organisations in the UK have banned all political parties, including Labour, from participating in their marches and events this year. The decision comes after the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that stated that trans women do not qualify for sex-based protections under the 2010 Equality Act.
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3 days ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
A former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer was sentenced after subjecting a serving member of the force to a “toxic campaign of online homophobic hate” and was fined £2,000. The case came before the Coleraine Magistrates Court, Northern Ireland, on April 29. District Judge Peter King then delivered the sentence on Friday, May 9.
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1 week ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
Over 1000 artists and music professionals from Ireland and the UK, including CMAT, Bambie Thug and Charli xcx, have signed an open letter in solidarity with the trans community and condemning the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’. Delivered on April 16 this year, the ruling stated that the legal definition of ‘woman’ under the Equality Act 2010 does not include trans women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs).
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1 week ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
The Professional Association for Trans Health Ireland (PATHI) has called for an “urgent systemic reform” to the country’s “inadequate and unsafe care” for trans people, following troubling reports published by The Journal. In a series of recent articles, The Journal Investigates shed light on the structural failures within Ireland’s trans healthcare system. The current clinical programme followed by the HSE requires preliminary psychiatric examinations.
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1 week ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
Music 2 May, 2025. Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, known for the queer anthem ‘I Kissed a Girl’, has died in a house fire aged 66. After the news was confirmed by her manager, tributes have started to pour in from friends, colleagues and fans. Born in 1959, Sobule built a successful career spanning three decades. She was best known for her 1995 hit song ‘I Kissed a Girl’, which is widely regarded as the first openly queer-themed pop song to break into the Billboard top 20 charts.
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2 weeks ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
A total of 676 hate crimes and hate-related incidents were recorded in Ireland in 2024, according to new figures published by An Garda Síochána on Tuesday, April 29. These numbers show a 4% increase compared to 2023. According to the new figures, 592 hate crimes were reported to Gardaí in 2024, compared to the 548 in 2023. Moreover, the force recorded 84 hate-related (non-crime) incidents in 2024, a decrease from 103 in the previous year.
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2 weeks ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
British beauty retailer Lush Cosmetics has launched a new campaign in support of trans rights in partnership with UK organisations TransActual and My Genderation. Running from April 23 to May 11, the campaign will feature eye-catching window displays across all UK Lush stores, which will be selling the new “Liberation” bath bomb in the colours of the trans flag. 75% of proceeds from the bath bomb, which costs £6 (around €7), will go to trans-led groups TransActual and My Genderation.
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2 weeks ago | 
gcn.ie | Beatrice Fanucci
News 28 April, 2025. Beloved Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente, also known as Bianca Castro-Arabejo, passed away aged 44, her family confirmed on Sunday, April 27. After the news broke out, tributes started to pour in from fellow Drag Race alumni, friends and fans, who are remembering the artist for her authenticity and fierce attitude. Jiggly Caliente took part in Season 4 of the original US Drag Race competition and was known for her fiery attitude.
