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Friday, 21 February 2020

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Dawn Butler MP

Dawn Butler MP: ‘Babies are born without biological sex’

The Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary has claimed that babies are born without a biological sex.

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‘Trans tweet’ case likely to be overturned says equality expert

 
 

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Steve Double MP

MP defends Christian prayers in Parliament

A Christian MP says Parliament should not cave to pressure from humanists eager to do away with its daily prayers.

 
Good Morning Britain

GMB: Two-thirds believe smacking is sometimes OK

Two thirds of the public believe that it is sometimes acceptable to smack your children, a survey by Good Morning Britain has found.

 
Lady with zimmer frame

GPs oppose legalising assisted suicide

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is to maintain its opposition to assisted suicide, following a survey of its members.

 
Family

Oz Christian couple challenge fostering ban over biblical views

A Christian couple in Australia have launched legal action after they were banned from becoming foster carers due to their biblical views on LGBT issues.

 
Baby's hand

Baby born with head the size of a melon defies doctors’ odds

A baby born with a head as large as a melon is defying expectations, after his parents ignored the doctors who advised them to have an abortion.

 
Police

Police record 120,000 ‘non-crime’ hate cases in 5 years

It has been revealed that 34 police forces in England and Wales recorded almost 120,000 ‘non-crime’ hate incidents between 2014-2019.

 
Polygamy

Utah Senate supports decriminalising polygamy

The state of Utah has taken a step towards decriminalising polygamy after its Senate unanimously voted in favour.

 
 
Sinead Watson

‘I regret my sex change, but Scot Govt will put more people on that path’

A woman who regrets her sex change has warned that the Scottish Government’s proposals to make changing legal sex easier will mean even more people transitioning.

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NHS-endorsed trans guidance criticised as ‘irresponsible’

 
 
Rainbow

FEATURE: The true meaning of the rainbow

We might not see much sun over these long winter months, but we have seen plenty of the rainbow. It seems that Government agencies, Premiership football clubs, police forces, schools and supermarkets are falling over themselves to publicise their LGBT credentials.

 
 
Named person

FEATURE: On this day: Named Person legislation passed by Holyrood

On 19 February 2014, the Scottish Parliament decided that every child in Scotland should have a ‘named person’ – a state official to oversee their ‘wellbeing’, i.e. happiness.

 
 

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