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Russell T Davies Urges Queer Community to Mobilize as Gay Rights Erode

He made the warning to The Big Issue after Reform UK pledged to outlaw transgender education in schools with councils preparing to remove Pride flags.

Overview

  • Davies warned that gay rights are “rapidly and urgently getting worse” and predicted an imminent battle for LGBTQ+ protections.
  • He called on younger generations to harness “the anger of the past” and prepare to revolt in terror, anger and action.
  • The writer blamed rising support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and President Trump’s rhetoric for fueling hostility toward LGBTQ+ people.
  • Reform UK is moving from manifesto to implementation on banning transgender ideology in schools, scrapping DE&I rules and stripping Pride flags from council buildings.
  • Davies’s upcoming Channel 4 drama Tip Toe will examine how the culture war is radicalizing homophobia, transphobia and prejudice.