LGBTQ

Tony Perkins, President of the Family Researcil Council, said Joe Biden’s trans inclusion initiatives are from ‘the pit of hell’. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) In an unsurprising development, a cluster of right-wing groups that actively campaign for anti-trans bills are also backing voter suppression and anti-vaccine conspiracies. New restrictions that could see tougher limits on early
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Uzbek LGBT+ activist Miraziz Bazarov sustained serious injuries (Twitter/Agnieszka Pikulicka @Aga_Pik) The Uzbek LGBT+ community say they’ve been driven underground in fear of homophobic backlash after a vicious attack on a prominent blogger and his supporters. Miraziz Bazarov remains hospitalised with serious injuries, which he sustained in a savage beating by three masked men with
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Dustin Lance Black (left) with husband Tom Daley. (Getty/ David M. Benett) Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has said that the UK government is “ignoring” queer people by not bringing in a conversion therapy ban. Speaking to Reuters from the London home he shares with husband Tom Daley and their two-year-old son, Black said: “This
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Secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Pete Buttigieg has said that racism is “physically built into” America’s most high-profile infrastructure initiatives. The transport secretary is at the forefront of the Biden administration’s efforts to pump huge sums of money into improving the nation’s buffeted bridges, roads, ports, airports, century-old water systems, public transportation
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Failed congressional candidate and Trump-supporter Angela Stanton-King has exploded in a hate-filled tirade against her trans daughter and Dr Phil. Stanton-King previously spent two years in prison over federal conspiracy charges for her role in a car theft ring but was pardoned by Donald Trump in February 2020. She then tried to challenge the late
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The highly-anticipated launch of the first-person shooter action-adventure game Deathloop has been delayed by publisher Bethesda until September, leaving fans disappointed but understanding. Deathloop, one of the most talked-about reveals during last year’s PlayStation live showcase, announced this afternoon (8 April) on its official Twitter account that a decision to delay the launch until September 14
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US vice president Mike Pence speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing at the US Department of Education 8 July 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Former vice president Mike Pence is launching a political group to promote “traditional conservative values” and defend Trump policies. Pence has remained fairly
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Hundreds of LGBT+ advocates convened in Washington DC in 2019 in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court hearings that could legalize workplace discrimination, primarily against LGBT people, on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender presentation. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) Three North Carolina Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill
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2019’s Trans Pride march in Dundee, Scotland (Stewart Kirby/SOPA Images/LightRocket/ Getty) “Serious concerns” about hostile attitudes towards human rights in the UK, including the government’s failure to reform gender recognition laws and “transphobic fear-mongering”, have been raised by international human rights group Amnesty International. The stark rebuke of the British government comes in Amnesty’s annual
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iLoveMakonnen performs on stage on Day 1 of Born And Bred Festival at Haggerston Park on 4 June 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Hip hop star iLoveMakonnen says his “music talents”, “originality” and “influence” have been ‘discredited’ since he came out as gay. Makonnen Sheran, better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen,
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Keir Starmer made a now-infamous visit to homophobic church Jesus House for Easter. (PinkNews) Labour leader Keir Starmer has finally apologised after making an Easter visit to notoriously homophobic church Jesus House in London. The leader of the opposition has faced blistering criticism since sharing a social media video of his visit to the Barnet-based
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Emily Bridges. (Instagram) The mum of trans cyclist Emily Bridges has hit out at “hysteria” surrounding her daughter after an unnamed coach allegedly shared “misinformation and lies” about her. Emily’s mum Sandy issued a statement on Twitter on Saturday (3 April) in which she sought to debunk some of the misinformation being circulated online. “Somebody
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The Australian parliament building in Canberra, Australia. (Ashley Cooper/Avalon/Getty) A leaked video of an Australian government staffer masturbating and performing a sex act in parliament should be investigated as “revenge porn”, an MP has argued. Gay Liberal staffer Nathan Winn was fired for lewd conduct last week after an explicit video was leaked to the
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The Irish couple’s recognition as their twins’ parents marks a step forward for same-sex parents across the Republic of Ireland. (RTE News/YouTube) Irish couple Geraldine Rea and Niamh O’Sullivan have made history as the first same-sex couple in Ireland to both be recognised as the legal parents of their children from birth. The Child and
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The Israeli anti-LGBT+ Noam party has offered to form a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the condition that he rolls back gender equality laws. The extremist faction of the right-wing Religious Zionist party announced on Thursday (1 April) that they would recommend Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, be tasked with forming another government.
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