Joe Biden (Mark Wilson/Getty), Pete Buttigieg (Scott Olson/Getty) and Bernie Sanders (Sean Rayford/Getty) Joe Biden surged ahead in the Democratic presidential race on Super Tuesday after he gained crucial endorsements from former moderate rivals Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana announced that he was pulling out of the Democratic
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The Guardian’s coverage of trans issues has repeatedly come under fire (Bethany Clarke/Getty) A third transgender person has resigned from The Guardian amid a long and bitter row over the newspaper’s problematic coverage of transgender issues. The woman dramatically announced her resignation in front of colleagues in a packed staff meeting on Tuesday, HuffPost UK understands.
Donald Trump has called for Pete Buttigieg to be “impeached” after he endorsed Joe Biden following his own exit from the Democratic race. In a bizarre tirade at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump hit out at Buttigieg and senator Amy Klobuchar, who has also pulled out of the race, and said they
A new study has examined the unique stressors faced by gay and bisexual men (Envato Elements) Gay and bisexual men face “unique, status-based competitive pressures” that can put a major strain on their mental health, a new study has revealed. The five-year study was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and is
Mike Pence speaks at a White House press conference on February 29, 2020 (Alex Wong/Getty) Mike Pence has defended his role in the HIV outbreak that occurred under his watch as Indiana governor, saying that he is “proud” of the work he did. In 2014-15 the state of Indiana experienced “the largest concentrated outbreak of
Malaysian rock band Bunkface has come under fire for releasing a song which includes the lyric “go die LGBT”. The song is titled “Akhir Zaman”, which means “the end of times”, according to QueerLapis.com, and includes the lyric “LGBT pergi mampus”, which translates as either “go to hell LGBT” or “go die LGBT”. An online
Pete Buttigieg has quit the race to become the next US President. (Twitter/PeteButtigieg) Pete Buttigieg, the first-ever openly gay major presidential candidate, has announced he is ending his campaign for the White House. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg made an ambitious run for the Democratic nomination to take on Donald Trump. He
A World Rugby forum on transgender players in the sport has reached agreement on the “physiological basis of performance differences between men and women.” The organisation announced last week that it would be hosting a forum in London where participants would discuss current policies around transgender players and decide if they were fair and equitable.
Last week, the UK’s High Court granted a landmark judicial review into whether young transgender people can give informed consent to puberty blockers. The legal challenge is an attempt to force trans teens to go before a judge before being given medical treatment by doctors. But what are puberty blockers? Puberty-pausing medication, known as puberty
South African soccer player Phuti Lekoloane has revealed that coming out as gay in 2015 almost put an end to his career. The 28-year-old said gay players in South Africa face significant challenges when working at a professional level in soccer. “I risked everything to live my truth, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to come
Hannah Hart broke down in tears as she explained how her father had chosen his religion over her. (Hannah Hart/ YouTube) Lesbian YouTuber Hannah Hart has made a video explaining why her father has chosen not to attend her wedding. Hart is set to marry her fiancée Ella Mielniczenko in Spring 2020, and decided to
Kentucky state senator Phillip Wheeler. (Kentucky General Assembly) Kentucky state senator Phillip Wheeler is refusing to resign after making “homophobic” comments about “evil” drag queens. At a campaign rally for Republican state representative Richard White last weekend, Wheeler held up a photo of the Democratic governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, with a group of drag
House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Win McNamee/Getty) New York politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has invoked her Christian faith to make a passionate argument for LGBT+ rights. The Democrat ardently defended the rights of the LGBT+ community during a congressional committee hearing yesterday, calling out the “bigotry” of those who use Christianity to discriminate against marginalised groups. Alexandria
The UK’s High Court has granted a landmark judicial review into whether young transgender people can give informed consent to puberty blockers. The medication is prescribed to trans teens by specialist gender doctors at the NHS’s gender clinic for under 18s. The legal challenge is an attempt to force trans teens to go before a
Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, who was tragically killed after her assailant discovered she was transgender (Facebook) Washington has just become the tenth US state to ban the ‘gay panic’ murder defence, passing the measure in honour of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a transgender teen who was killed last year. The controversial ‘gay panic defence’ justifies violence against LGBT+
Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Nyla Rose. (Instagram/chrisjerichofozzy) Wrestling star Chris Jericho had Nyla Rose – the first trans wrestler to be signed to a major league – on his show, and now he’s a massive trans ally. And we love to see it. Nyla Rose made history when she was signed by All Elite
London Mayor Sadiq Khan during the parade at Pride in London 2019. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Pride in London) London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to support Pride, UK Black Pride and a new LGBTQ+ community centre if he’s re-elected. Pledging ongoing City Hall support to Pride if he’s re-elected as London’s mayor, Khan said
Eduardo Bolsonaro at Donald Trump’s resort Mar-a-Lago in 2019. (Patrick McMullan/ Getty) Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is almost as homophobic as his father Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, has been invited by US conservatives to speak at one Washington DC’s biggest political events. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) describes itself as “the largest and most influential
Hilary Duff at the Disney+ Showcase in California, 2019. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Hilary Duff has hinted that Disney dropped the new Love, Simon TV series for the same problematic reason that the Lizzie McGuire reboot has stalled. The new TV show is called Love, Victor and is a spinoff of the movie, which was based
Pete Buttigieg has earned a particularly unexpected endorsement from Donald Trump. Trump made an uninvited intervention into the Democratic primaries on Twitter, to show some surprising support for the gay former South Bend mayor. Donald Trump says he can ‘live with’ Pete Buttigieg The leader shared a tweet from Fox News commentator Eric Bolling, who
Noah Schnapp plays Will Byers in Stranger Things. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty) Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has addressed speculation that his character Will Byers is LGBT+. Season three of the hit Netflix show introduced Robin (Maya Hawke), its first character confirmed to be queer, but other details in Stranger Things 3 had fans hypothesising that Will
Dr Guilio Garaffa was suspended for five months for performing the surgery without consent. (Gulio Garaffa) Two doctors have been suspended for removing a trans man’s vagina against his wishes and then faking his consent to the procedure, a tribunal has heard. After finding out his vagina had been removed during the irreversible gender confirmation
Clifford the Big Red Dog in New York City. (Brad Barket/Getty Images) An evangelical right-wing Christian group is furious at ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ – a kids TV show – because one of the characters has lesbian mums. The group, One Million Moms – an astroturf organisation from the anti-LGBT+ hate group American Family
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg marches with South Carolina McDonald’s workers as they demonstrate for a $15 an hour wage and the right to form a workers union. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) As the car door swung open, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg fled inside after being hounded by Black Voters Matter activists at a minimum
Cameron Warwick died by suicide at the age of 16. (cameron-warwick.muchloved.com) A 16-year-old boy who was “relentlessly” bullied for being gay and autistic died by suicide, an inquest has heard. Cameron Warwick, who came out as gay at the age of 12, killed himself on a day that he was supposed to be at college
Zaya Wade appears on the jumbotron during a retirement ceremony for her father Dwyane Wade. (Twitter) An arena full of basketball fans has burst into applause at the sight of Dwyane Wade’s recently out trans daughter Zaya appearing on the big screen. The moment of support for the young trans girl came during Wade’s retirement
Richard Grenell at the signing of an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia in Munich on February 14, 2020. (THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty) Last week Donald Trump appointed his first openly gay cabinet member as acting head of national intelligence, and it wasn’t long before conservatives had something terrible to say about it. Richard Grenell, the former US
An armed Scotland Police officer. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Despite rocketing rates of violence against LGBT+ people in Scotland, absolutely no Police Scotland officers have been sent to a training course to better tackle the upsurge in around four years. According to the BBC, the country’s top police officer in 2016 said that tackling hate crime
US conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) Former Fox News pundit Glenn Beck claimed Pete Buttigieg cannot say US President Donald Trump’s behaviour goes against Christianity because he is gay, so is “antithetical” to the Bible. The Democratic presidential candidate has long used his Christian faith as a ballast in his campaign, but has
Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) British opposition party leader hopeful Lisa Nandy said she was given a “pause for thought” while signing a pledge card from the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights. The 12-point pledge by the independent campaign group