Lucy Middleton

2 weeks ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

The papal conclave is preparing to select a new pope, but how could this affect the Church's relationship with LGBTQ+ faithful?

3 weeks ago | scroll.in | Lucy Middleton

Britain’s top court ruled on Wednesday that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman is based on biological sex and does not include transgender people with gender recognition certificates. The Supreme Court was ruling on a lawsuit brought by campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) against the devolved Scottish government in 2018 over its guidance that said a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate was legally a woman.

4 weeks ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

What’s the context? Britain's top court says the Equality Act's definition of a woman is based on biological sex, sparking confusion over trans rights. LONDON - Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday that the 2010 Equality Act's definition of a woman is based on biological sex and does not include transgender people with gender recognition certificates.

1 month ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

An HIV adherence counsellor draws a woman's blood for an HIV test at the IOM treatment centre in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Baz RatnerWhat’s the context? Eight countries, including six in Africa, could run out of antiretroviral treatment for HIV in months due to the U.S. aid freeze.

1 month ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

Kirsty Coventry during the press conference after she was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Costa Navarino, Pylos, Greece, March 20, 2025 REUTERS/Louisa GouliamakiWhat’s the context? Incoming Olympic president Kirsty Coventry supports banning transgender women from female categories at the Games.