Writer/journalist 🖊💻 | formely LGBTQ+ correspondent at the Thomson Reuters Foundation @TRF @ContextNewsroom, @DailyMirror @MetroUK @DeutscheWelle
London, England
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Hello. Remember when I was worrying about travelling solo? Well. I’m in an airport queue so here’s the story of one of the most magical weekends I’ve ever had.
It’s called: How I went to a massive family wedding in Guatemala with a man I met the night before.
Same-sex battles in Botswana and Japan, court decisions on sports bans, and hope for intersex protections in Zimbabwe and Australia.
What should we expect for LGBTQ+ rights in 2026?
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“You do as much harm reduction as you can … then you try to recharge to make sure you can do it again the next day."
My final feature of 2025 is a look at the LGBTQ+ politicians fighting to protect rights under Donald Trump 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈
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"When people now say, 'You're being overdramatic, telling everybody that Obergefell is going to be overturned' - yeah, it is."
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on marriage equality in the US @ContextNewsroom context.news/socioeconomic-i…
"We started to feel safe in our own country."
In April, a court in Lithuania ruled in favour of civil partnerships, and four months later Karolina and Eglė became the country's first legally recognised same-sex couple 🇱🇹❤️
My story: context.news/socioeconomic-i…
Do you know which two countries legalised same-sex marriage this year? Or what steps Puerto Rico, Cuba and Kenya took to improve the lives of trans and non-binary people?
Here are 5 gains for LGBTQ+ rights this year:
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"In Africa, being LGBTQ+ is like committing a crime."
Trump's aid cuts have had devastating consequences for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in South Sudan. Amid reduced support and increased violence, they're being told to leave the refugee camp.
Read my story:
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“I don't understand what other wake-up call the European countries need. We’re one step away from becoming Russia."
Enes Hocaogullari was detained for 35 days over a speech he made about human rights in Turkey. Read his interview on @ContextNewsroom
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🇹🇷 A stringent bill criminalising LGBTQ+ identities, censoring advocacy for rights, and restricting the process for changing legal gender has been sent to lawmakers in Turkey.
Read my story here:
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🇨🇿 Czech elections have begun. But what's at stake for LGBTQ+ rights?
With ANO polling ahead, who forms the next coalition could determine the future of Czechia's marriage equality.
#LGBTnews @OpenlyNews @ContextNewsroom
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Today Moldovans begin voting in the nation’s parliamentary elections 🇲🇩🗳️
For months social media platforms have been awash with fake news and AI-generated content using LGBTQ+ issues to discredit the country's pro-European government
My story: context.news/big-tech/before…
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A pivotal parliamentary election in Moldova this month could tilt the tiny East European country towards Russia, threatening a drive to join the European Union and sparking fears among LGBTQ+ people that their rights could also be on the line.
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🇲🇩 Moldova's Sept 28. election is pivotal for LGBTQ+ rights. A pro-Russian left-wing alliance in favour of LGBTQ+ censorship is gaining in the polls and threatening the country's path towards the EU.
Read more in my story on @ContextNewsroom
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The EHRC has finalised its Code of Practice on single-sex services and submitted the final draft to government.
More than 80 groups supporting LGBTQ+ people are calling on MPs to ensure the code is scrutinised and debated in parliament.
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Burkina Faso's ruling junta has unanimously passed a law banning homosexuality, with up to five years in prison as punishment for being gay.
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There's something very refreshing about the first week of September even if one is NOT returning from holiday/a child going back to school
"I’ve never had anyone approach me before in such a publicly aggressive way.”
Gender non-conforming women share their experiences of abuse in female toilets following the Supreme Court ruling theguardian.com/world/2025/a…
London Trans Pride says it has broken its own record with more than 100,000 attendees #TransPride
Four Hong Kong LGBTQ+ groups have launched a petition to gain support for a new bill which will grant same-sex couples limited rights in relation to medical issues and after-death arrangements.
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Japan's far-right party Sanseito has emerged as a winner of the election and is now the 4th largest opposition in parliament.
The party is against same-sex marriage and discussing LGBTQ+ issues, like transgender identities, in schools.
Read more: context.news/socioeconomic-i…