Ben Hunte
Global Correspondent
ben.hunte@vice.comBen Hunte is an award-winning Global Correspondent for VICE News, investigating stories about LGBTQ people, politics, race, and inequality from across the world.
Ben is based in London, UK, and New York, USA. He releases exclusive reports as well as breaking news for audiences across online, TV and social media @VICENews.
If you have a story, Ben would love to hear from you.
News
UK Government Secretly Shuts Down NHS Pride Programme
The NHS Rainbow Badge scheme has been adopted by hundreds of hospitals and hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers.
Ben Hunte
2.9.24
News
Ron DeSantis Returns to Old Job of Making Queer Floridians’ Lives Hell
“Can he just go away now? We don’t want him back here,” one 14-year-old trans Floridian told VICE News.
Ben Hunte
1.24.24
TRANS RIGHTS
Children Are Too Scared to Go to School Because of Transphobic Bullying
The UK government’s recent guidance for schools, which encourages staff to misgender and out trans students, has trans kids and their parents more worried than ever.
Ben Hunte
1.9.24
TRANS RIGHTS
Leaked Document Exposes Transphobic Draft Guidelines for UK Civil Servants
Exclusive: Senior civil servants told VICE News they were “terrified” by the draft internal policy document, which is expected to be published soon.
Ben Hunte
7.12.23
Serbia
A Trans Woman Was Killed in Serbia. Then Her Memorial Was Trashed.
18-year-old Noa Milivojev’s body was found in the Serbian capital Belgrade weeks after she went missing.
Ben Hunte
7.7.23
Namibia
‘We’re Scared’: Namibia’s New Gay Rights Are Already at Risk
The southern African nation has ruled that same-sex marriages officiated abroad are legally valid, but this decision has sparked a new wave of homophobic hate.
Ben Hunte
6.7.23
TRANS RIGHTS
Trans Starbucks Worker Fired Over Viral Argument With Customer Speaks Out
Exclusive: Luna Spain lost her manager's job after an interaction with a customer was covered by right-wing media. She told VICE News she is being treated as a criminal despite being the victim of transphobia.
Ben Hunte
5.17.23
TRANS RIGHTS
Exclusive: Senior Officials Quit Britain’s Equalities Watchdog EHRC Over Transphobia
Seven senior officials have quit the Equality and Human Rights Commission because of concerns over transphobia, VICE World News can reveal.
Ben Hunte
4.13.23
TRANS RIGHTS
‘Now I’m Free’: Influencer Jailed for 5 Years for Being Trans Speaks Out
In her first interview since being granted asylum in Europe, transgender social media influencer Shakiro said she was repeatedly raped in prison after being jailed for 5 years in Cameroon.
Ben Hunte
3.31.23
brianna ghey
‘We’re Her Trans Sisters’: Friends Pay Tribute to Stabbing Victim Brianna Ghey
Friends told VICE World News they are heartbroken at the loss of 16-year-old Brianna, remembering her as a “beacon of positivity.”
Ben Hunte
2.14.23
TRANS RIGHTS
Exclusive: ‘Nothing Ready’ to Replace Britain’s Only Children’s Gender ID Clinic
The Tavistock clinic is due to close in weeks, but NHS sources tell VICE World News there is nothing currently set up to replace it, leaving young trans people exposed.
Ben Hunte
2.6.23
TRANS RIGHTS
Trans People Say They’re Leaving England Because of Non-Stop Transphobia
The UK government's decision to block a Scottish law making it easier to change gender has trans people more worried than ever.
Ben Hunte
1.18.23
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