Sophie Perry

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Articles

Gender policing does not ‘protect’ butch women and lesbians

5 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

When the Supreme Court issued its 88-page long judgement that the legal definition of ‘sex’ is based on ‘biology’, gender critical lobbying group and controversially registered charity LGB Alliance declared it was a “landmark for lesbian rights in the UK”. “This matters greatly to LGB people,” CEO Kate Barker said of the ruling.
Gender critical staff network launched at Metropolitan Police

5 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

A staff network dedicated to gender critical views has launched at the Metropolitan Police, PinkNews can exclusively reveal. Details about the new Gender Critical Network were shared on the Metropolitan Police’s internal intranet and alongside an introduction to what gender critical views are, which stated they are beliefs “widely shared by a diverse range of men and women of all sexualities, races, nationalities, faiths and political persuasions”.
Gay couple go viral after kissing as new pope announced

5 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

As news broke that the papal conclave had elected American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, cameras panned across a cheering crowd and one gay couple took the opportunity to lock lips in a defiant show of queer visibility – going viral in the process. On Thursday (8 May) 69-year-old Chicago-born Prevost, who is also a Peruvian citizen, became the 267th pontiff after a two-day papal conclave.
LGBTQ+ Catholics tentatively welcome new pope despite anti-gay comments

5 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

LGBTQ+ Catholic groups have tentatively welcomed new pope Robert Prevost – Pope Leo XIV – as head of the Catholic Church after he previously expressed anti-gay views. Chicago-born Prevost, who holds dual American and Peruvian citizenship, is the first American to hold the role of Pope. The 69-year-old was elected on Thursday (8 May) after a two-day papal conclave following the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis in April.
Rachel Maddow warns US witnessing an attempted 'authoritarian' takeover

6 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

Lesbian political commentator Rachel Maddow was not holding back when asked for her take on Donald Trump’s first few months back in office. Having hosted some 70 weeknight broadcasts of her own show during the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, Maddow appeared on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (6 May).
Cara Delevingne sends sapphics wild with completely see-through $10,000 dress

6 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

The sapphics are simply Not OK after Cara Delevingne wore a see-through vintage dress to the premiere of Ocean With David Attenborough in London. The 32-year-old queer model and actress sported a lacy black thong under the sheer material which also featured a plunging neckline and carries a price tag of over $10,000 (£7,300). She paired the look with a black blazer and matching peep-toe heels, with a statement necklace featuring a bird pendant with spread wings.
Trans voices defiant in wake of Supreme Court ruling: 'We've been around forever'

6 days ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

As Trans+ History Week is marked this week following the UK’s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of “sex”, there has been a rallying cry from activists and allies: transgender people have always been here and always will be. To coincide with Trans+ History Day, on Tuesday (6 May), the organisers of Trans+ History Week held its second annual in-person community event at London’s Canary Wharf.
Carla Denyer: EHRC's trans guidance is a bigot's charter that makes all women less safe

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

Interim guidance published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision could become a “bigot’s charter”, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer writes exclusively for PinkNews. We’re living in deeply divided times – with many of us fearful for our rights and our freedoms.
Hotel security kicks lesbian out of women’s toilets for being 'a man'

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

A lesbian has been kicked out the women’s toilets in a posh Boston hotel for being “a man”, and told to “prove her gender”. Cisgender woman Ansley Baker was staying at the Liberty Hotel in upmarket Beacon Hill, with her girlfriend, Liz Victor, when the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon (3 May). Both had booked in as part of a party watching the Kentucky Derby, and were using the female toilet when a male security guard began banging on the stall doors, they claimed.
JK Rowling says she 'doesn't have power' to fire Harry Potter star Paapa Essidu after his trans support - and wouldn't anyway

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Sophie Perry

JK Rowling has said she does not have the authority to fire Paapa Essidu from the Harry Potter TV adaptation for his support of the trans community – nor would she, apparently. Following the UK Supreme Court ruling in April that trans women are not legally defined as women under the 2010 Equality Act, hundreds of professionals from the world of television and film signed an open letter pledging support with the trans community.