Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the anti-trans sports bill into law. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) Florida has officially banned trans girls from playing competitive sports on the correct team in a devastating blow to the state’s LGBT+ community. Republican governor Ron DeSantis signed SB1028 – dubbed “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” – into
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Taylor Swift. (Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic) Taylor Swift has paid tribute to the “courageous activists, advocates and allies” who have fought tirelessly for LGBT+ rights in a touching Pride Month message. The “Willow” singer shared her empowering message on Tuesday (1 June), the first day of Pride Month. Writing on Twitter, Taylor Swift said: “I want to
Pope Francis. (Franco Origlia/Getty) A Catholic researcher has criticised the “shoddiness” of the Catholic Church’s outdated teachings on LGBT+ identities. Dr Luca Badini Confalonieri, director of research at the Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research, criticised the Vatican’s refusal to move forward on LGBT+ issues despite emerging evidence that its anti-gay stance is based on a
Owen Bondono spoke out against a trans athlete ban making its way through the Michigan Senate. (Twitter) Trailblazing transgender teacher Owen Bondono has expertly explained why degrading trans sports bans are harmful. A bill is currently making its way through the Michigan legislature that would require high school athletes to play on teams that match
Billy Porter opened up about his HIV diagnosis. (YouTube) Billy Porter has declared he’s a “free man” after he told the world he’s been living with HIV for 14 years. The Pose star was first diagnosed with HIV in June 2007 but he chose to keep his status a secret from the public and from his mother
Omar Navarro said his children has been ruined by a “flamboyant gay”. (Facebook/ Omar Navarro) Republican congressional candidate and convicted stalker Omar Navarro has said a “flamboyant gay” in Disney’s Cruella has “ruined his childhood”. Navarro, who is running for the seat of California’s 43rd congressional district against Maxine Waters, has publicly opposed LGBT+ rights, declaring
Shakina Nayfack arrives for the HBO’s Official Golden Globes After Party on 5 January 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) Difficult People star Shakina Nayfack has announced that she has ‘claimed’ non-binary as part of her identity in a moving post on social media. Nayfack wrote on social media that
Jeffrey Sanker poses at Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party on 25 April 2015 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage) Jeffrey Sanker, the founder of White Party Entertainment Inc, died on Friday (28 May) after a long battle with liver cancer. The Los Angeles Blade reported Sanker, 65, passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los
Gym teacher Byron “Tanner” Cross told a Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting that he opposed a policy to respect trans students’ pronouns and names because it is “lying” and “abuse to a child”. (YouTube/The Blue Oak Project) A Virginia elementary school gym teacher has been put on leave after publicly opposing a school policy
Kay Tobin Lahusen, a pioneering LGBT+ rights activist and photojournalist, has died after a brief illness at the age of 91. (Photo provided by Mark Segal/YouTube/Harbinger Media) Kay Tobin Lahusen, a pioneering LGBT+ rights activist and photojournalist, has died after a brief illness at the age of 91. Lahusen, who was the first openly gay American woman
Rina Sawayama attends The BRIT Awards 2021 at The O2 Arena on 11 May 2021 in London, England. (Photo by JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images) Pansexual pop icon Rina Sawayama is going to star alongside Keanu Reeves in the upcoming instalment to his action-packed John Wick franchise. Deadline reported Sawayama has been cast in John
This crazed murderer is looking very snazzy with his Pride charm. You can celebrate Pride in Dead by Daylight in June with new content, as well as a livestreamed charity fundraiser. The multiplayer horror game is hugely popular among the LGBT+ community – especially drag streamers – so Pride season is an opportunity for developer
Patrisse Cullors. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Teen Vogue) Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, one of the largest social and political movements in the history of the US, is to step down from the foundation. Cullors, a high-decibel LGBT+ rights activist, said Friday (28 May) would be her last day at the helm
Members of Biarritz Olympique sporting Grindr-sponsored uniforms. (Biarritz Olympique/Grindr/Twitter) Grindr has hooked up with a top rugby team to design a versatile jersey set – all the while making sports more inclusive. The queer dating app announced on its Twitter page Wednesday (26 May) as the new sponsor for French professional rugby club Biarritz Olympique. In
Scarlet Adams (L) and Felicia Foxx (R). (BBC/YouTube) Drag Race Down Under star Scarlet Adams defended herself after being told to “take accountability” for her past use of Blackface. Aboriginal queen Felicia Foxx hit out at Adams on Tuesday (25 May) after she was photographed wearing a dress bearing the words: “Quit drag”, “flop” and other messages. Writing
Seth Rogen. (Amy Sussman/FilmMagic) Seth Rogen has hit out against comedians who whine about so-called “cancel culture” to accept that some jokes just age terribly. Or, you know, were never exactly funny in the first place. The 39-year-old actor and filmmaker told talk show Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (25 May) that he has long since
A zoo in Guangzhou, China, has been accused of homophobia after two women were barred from buying a “couples ticket”. In an incident that captures the longstanding discrimination LGBT+ face in the republic, Chimelong Safari Park reportedly refused to recognise a lesbian couple’s relationship. Leslie Song, 29, explained on Weibo, one of China’s most popular
Mara in Call of Duty: Warzone. (Activision) Over 350,000 Call of Duty accounts have been suspended for racist names and toxic behaviour. The news comes from an anti-toxicity update on the Call of Duty blog that details how the developers are tackling harassment in the game. Those banned accounts are based on player-submitted reports as
Lauren Boebert has been elected to Congress. (EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty) A Republican lawmaker is being skewered online for a bizarre and abrupt broadside against people sharing their pronouns. Colorado representative Lauren Boebert, a deeply hard-right gun activist, is part of a small but high-decibel bloc of GOP firebrands that tout pro-Donald Trump QAnon conspiracies – notching
The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6. (Paramount+) After being leaked only hours ago, the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6 line-up was officially confirmed Wednesday (26 May) – and fans had some serious thoughts. In short, prepared to be gagged and/or gooped. On the official Drag Race YouTube and Twitter pages and
One Million Moms has turned its fire on Etsy (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA/LightRocket/Getty) Lock up your children or Etsy will trick them into buying sex dolls for Father’s Day, so says One Million Moms. Fresh from boycotting Cadbury’s, eHarmony and Oreos, the puritanical campaign group has now declared war on the humble arts and crafts marketplace, Etsy.
A sign for an inclusive restroom. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) In a defiant stand, Nashville’s top prosecutor has refused to enforce a “hateful” Tennessee law that demands businesses post signs saying trans people can use their bathrooms. The grotesque bill, among a raft of anti-trans bills that have deeply curtailed trans rights, was signed by governor
Tory MP for Delyn, Rob Roberts. (Parliament) British Tory MP Rob Roberts has had the whip stripped and faces a weeklong suspension for breaching parliament’s sexual harassment policy. The disgraced lawmaker, 41, was found by a House of Commons complaints watchdog to have broken parliament’s sexual misconduct policy – a conclusion Roberts emphatically denied. In
Private first class Kaylie Harris died by suicide after coming out as a lesbian (Facebook/Lilian Harris) A lesbian soldier has tragically taken her own life following an alleged sexual assault by a military colleague days after she came out on Facebook. Private first class Kaylie Harris was just 21 years old when she died by
Nona Conner. (Facebook) Nona Moselle Conner, a trans woman who tirelessly fought for sex workers and became a towering and magnetic LGBT+ activist in Washington DC, has died. She was 37. Her death was confirmed by local community leaders on a GoFundMe page raising money for her memorial. Conner’s cause of death has not been confirmed
Defence minister Peter Dutton. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) An Australian cabinet minister has banned his staff from wearing rainbow clothing to support LGBT+ rights because of the so-called “woke agenda”. Defence minister Peter Dutton, of the right-wing Liberal Party, banned his department and serving military personnel from wearing clothing bearing the LGBT+ Pride flag on Friday
Police arrested 62 men for breaching COVID-19 restrictions during a raid on a gay chemsex party at Faros Sauna 2 in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 May 2021. (Envato Elements) Thai police arrested 62 men at a chemsex party in Bangkok, Thailand for breaching the country’s strict COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The men were arrested by police
Bimini Bon Boulash. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash has made an impassioned call for people to protect the “vulnerable” trans community from the heartbreaking “hate and stigma attached to them”. Bimini, who is a fan favourite from the second series of Drag Race UK, has been praised by fans for their LGBT+ advocacy and non-binary representation.
Rose and Rosie’s baby is due in June, 2021. (Emma McHarrie PR) Queer YouTubers Rose and Rosie have revealed the struggles – and benefits – of starting a family during a global pandemic. Rose, who is a lesbian, and Rosie, who is bisexual, have been married since 2015, and had started discussing children between 2018
Lil Nas X ripped his leather trousers while pole dancing live on SNL. (NBC) Lil Nas X suffered a wardrobe malfunction on live TV, splitting his leather pants while pole dancing to “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on Saturday Night Live. The artist appeared on the final episode of SNL’s 46th season to perform
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