Trans guidance for schools: the voices of young people are missing: aerogondo2/Shutterstock After significant delay, the UK government has published draft guidance for schools in England on “gender questioning children”, from education secretary Gillian Keegan and women and equalities minister Kemi Badenoch. The guidance is non-statutory, meaning it is not legally enforceable, and the government …
World Cup 2022: Fifa’s clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own guidance on human rights: PA Images/Alamy The 2022 men’s World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex relationships in Qatar are illegal and punishable by up …
IPSO: press regulator’s ‘guidance’ for reporting on Muslims is not fit for purpose: It shouldn’t be controversial to say journalists have failed in reporting on Muslims and Islam in the UK. Inaccurate use of terms and frequently negative constructions can make the religion seem strange, dangerous, or simply not British. Scholars have shown how journalists …