This Woman Only Discovered She Was Intersex After Watching A Viral Video About It
“My life could have been 100% different if one person would have told me the truth,” Irene Kuzemko told BuzzFeed News.
These Women Are Making The Feminist Case For Trans Rights
The fight over transgender rights has ignored a key group: pro-trans feminists. Here, leading feminist thinkers told BuzzFeed News why feminism should include trans people.
This Man Became HIV-Positive Aged 16 When He Lost His Virginity. So He Wrote A Play About It.
Fifteen years after becoming HIV-positive, Nathaniel Hall will be performing his story onstage. “I’ve got to do this, to break through the shame,” he told BuzzFeed News.
The Government Will Launch A Consultation Into How Intersex People Are Treated
Exclusive: “A child needs to be able to live happily and safely and not subject to sterilisations, sex assignments and other harmful practices,” IntersexUK told BuzzFeed News.
The NHS Refused To Give This Man The HIV Prevention Drug. Then He Got HIV.
“When they asked how I was feeling, I said, ‘Am I going to die?’”
Chemsex Is Causing A Surge In New Crimes. Meet The Man Trying To Stop It.
Alarmed by chemsex rapes and murders, the prison and probation service decided to act. “We hear some of the most disturbing stories you can imagine,” Stephen Morris told BuzzFeed News.
This Travel Journalist Tried Chemsex And Ended Up A Kingpin Drug Dealer
Exclusive: Cameron Yorke had a respectable job but ended up a major drug dealer – before losing everything. "It was a roller coaster I couldn't get off," he tells BuzzFeed News.
This Former Police Chief Has Revealed His Ex-Boyfriend Died From The Chemsex Drug GHB
Five years after his ex died, Brian Paddick is breaking his silence to warn others about the dangers of GHB. “I should apologise to him for not doing something earlier.”
This Is What Could Happen To People With HIV If There’s A No-Deal Brexit
The supply of drugs, access to new treatments, and staffing levels at clinics could all be affected, warn experts. “This is a basic public health issue,” said Stephen Doughty MP.
This Trans-Critical Organisation That Provides Material For Schools Has Withdrawn Its Stickers And Apologised
"We are sorry, we made a mistake," said Transgender Trend, after BuzzFeed News reported that it had produced downloadable stickers for parents.
A Leading Trans-Critical Group Said Schools Should Out Trans Pupils To Their Parents
After launching a new sticker campaign, Stephanie Davies-Arai from Transgender Trend told BuzzFeed News that schools have a duty to tell parents if their child is trans.
The Government Threatened To Deport This Man With Learning Disabilities Because They Didn't Believe He Could Be Gay
Exclusive: After a six-year fight, with one judge accusing the Home Office of being “absurd”, “feeble,” and ignoring key medical evidence, Kabir, 23, told BuzzFeed News why he still lives in fear.
The Chemsex Problem Is Now So Bad That Families Of Those Involved Can Get Help
As a landmark support service is launched in London, one father who lost a son to the chemsex drug GHB told BuzzFeed News, “You realise you’re not the only ones.”
People Who Oppose Trans Rights Have No Place In Labour, Says The First LGBT Mayoral Adviser
The row over trans women in women-only shortlists needs to end, Carl Austin-Behan told BuzzFeed News — by Labour removing opponents of the policy.
People Are Dying From The Chemsex Drug GHB. Now This Victim's Family Are Breaking The Silence.
"We have lost a son and it could have been avoided." The Bloor family tells BuzzFeed News why the silence surrounding GHB deaths needs to end.
This Is What Gay Conversion Therapy Does To You
Anthony Venn-Brown was 20 when he endured his first exorcism. It was the start of decades of conversion therapy. Now he tells BuzzFeed News how he's taking on the gay "cure" lobby.
The Government Is Now Asking The Public How The Gender Recognition Process For Trans People Can Be Improved
"I want to see a process that is more streamlined and de-medicalised," said Theresa May.
Here's What The Government Says It Will Do To Improve LGBT People's Lives
"The £4.5 million budget is derisory and insulting," said Peter Tatchell as the government unveiled its promises to LGBT people.
The Head Of An LGBT Charity That Collapsed Has Been Given A Boardroom Ban As "A Warning To Others"
Jo Harvey Barringer has been disqualified from working in a range of roles within the private and public sectors. The decision follows a 2016 BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed allegations of serious financial mismanagement at her charity.
Gay "Cures" Could Be Banned In The UK Under A New Government Plan
Exclusive: After years of attempts by politicians, journalists, and activists to stamp out conversion therapy, the British government is finally proposing a law against it.