7 h. ago Donald Trump's sinister plan to abolish major rights as Supreme Court gives him more powers

The US President wants to abolish a right enshrined in the US Constitution for 157 years - and now there's almost nobody who can stop him

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7 h. ago Donald Trump's sinister plan to abolish major rights as Supreme Court gives him more power

The US President wants to abolish a right enshrined in the US Constitution for 157 years - and now there's almost nobody who can stop him

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4 d. ago Top civil servant told to ‘get on it’ after Supreme Court ruling on gender

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

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5 d. ago Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

A growing number of abortions happen through telehealth – including for women in states with strict bansThree years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, erasing the national right to abortion and paving the way for more than a dozen states to ban the procedure, the number of abortions performed in the US is still on the rise – including in some states that ban the procedure.US abortion providers performed 1.14m abortions in 2024, according to new data released on Monday by #WeCount, a Society of Family Planning project that has tracked abortion provision since 2022. That’s the highest number on record in recent years. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trans support is on the rise as rights left at risk after UK Supreme Court ruling

Google Trends analysis shows that support and ally-ship for the trans community has doubled since last June with searches for "transgender" and "trans flags" peaking after UK Supreme Court ruling

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1 week ago Gender critical group threatens legal action over court judgment implementation

Sex Matters has sent ministers a formal ‘letter before action’.

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2 w. ago Bolsonaro denies coup plot but admits discussing ‘alternative ways’ to remain president

Ex-Brazilian president admits in court that after Lula’s win, ‘we studied other alternatives within the constitution’Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has denied masterminding a far-right coup plot at his trial in the supreme court, but he admitted to taking part in meetings to discuss “alternative ways” of staying in power after his defeat in the 2022 election.In just over two hours of questioning, the 70-year-old said that after the electoral court confirmed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory, “we studied other alternatives within the constitution.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Munroe Bergdorf: ‘If somebody isn’t willing to use my correct pronouns, there’s not any conversation to be had’

A prominent voice in the fight for trans rights, the author, model and activist reflects on the cost of speaking out in a new documentary and calls for deeper allyship in her latest book. In recent years, while working on these projects, she has faced significant personal challenges, which she shares with Olivia Petter

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3 w. ago Voices: As a former judge, I used to defend Britain’s rights – mine are now at risk

Since the Supreme Court’s decision in April, trans women like me have had their rights systematically taken away, writes Victoria McCloud – who appears on The Independent’s Pride List 2025

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3 w. ago Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

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3 w. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept perceived reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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