Day: January 28, 2017

Sweden announces it will stop classifying transgender people as ‘mentally ill’
Transgender people will no longer be labeled as ‘mentally ill’ in Sweden, in a move campaigners said was ‘long overdue’.

2 men arrested after man beaten in homophobic attack
Officers were called to reports a 21-year-old man had been beaten and suffered homophobic abuse outside a club on Yorkshire Street.

Lucie Jones wins UK’s Eurovision: You Decide
Lucie Jones will represent the United Kingdom at the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place this May in Kyiv.

California Lawmakers Want Third-Gender Option on IDs
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.