The Sultan of Brunei has announced that under new laws, acts of homosexuality will now be punishable by death. Homosexuality was already illegal in Brunei and could land you a 10-year stint in prison, or ...
On the 23rd of March 2019, approximately 1 million people took to London’s streets to protest Brexit. The ‘Put It To the People’ march expressed diverse opinions. From people wanting to revoke article 50 entirely ...
Climate change is the largest threat to our safety as a species, and we have little time to reverse its effects – 15 years, in fact. If we don’t act now, there won’t be a ...
The First Prosecution of FGM A 37-year-old woman from London has become the first person in the UK to be successfully convicted of FGM (female genital mutilation). She’s yet to be sentenced though she has ...
Last week, 19-year-old Shamima Begum hit the UK headlines. There hasn’t been a day since where I haven’t read her name somewhere, in some capacity. In that short amount of time, she’s been denied her ...
Every Pride it seems we’re getting better and better at acknowledging the Stonewall riots’ roll in the gay liberation movement, and how we literally would not have a Pride march today without it. Marriage equality, ...
On Tuesday, The Supreme court voted on Trump’s infamous transgender military ban. The vote resulted in 5/4, favouring Trump. Although the vote is not mandated, it opens up the opportunity for the military to enforce ...
Graham Linehan is the man behind some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic TV shows, such as Father Ted and The IT Crowd. His comedy often relies on a knowledge of certain stereotypes; often ...
Despite how far we’ve come in women’s rights over the past century, there is still a great worry around the word “feminism”. Somehow I feel like I still have to convince people that it’s not ...
