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Kamala Harris, a staunch LGBT+ ally, has been confirmed as Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate. Joe Biden had been widely tipped to choose Kamala Harris, who becomes the first Black woman and the first Asian-American to run on a major party’s presidential ticket, despite the fact the two were briefly fierce rivals for the
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The anti-gay Liberty University has picked another anti-LGBT evangelist to stand in for the scandal-hit Jerry Falwell Jr. Falwell Jr, a key evangelical Trump ally, agreed to step aside from his position at the private Virginia Christian university this month after long-running concerns about his conduct reached new heights when he posted a photo of
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The Hallmark Channel is to include a lesbian wedding in one of its films for the first time after a pledge to improve LGBT+ representation, and homophobes are furious. Known for its steady supply of unchallenging and wholesome made-for-TV films, the channel has long been criticised for its lack of LGBT+ representation, but recently promised
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A political candidate in Washington state pulled down a church’s rainbow flag and branded it the “sodomite flag.” Daniel Charles Svoboda, a candidate for the Washington House of Representatives on behalf of the fringe “Trump Republican Party” – not to be confused with the Republican Party – could face charges over his actions. Trump-loving political
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Love, Victor, the television spin-off to the trailblazing movie, Love, Simon. (Hulu) Disney streaming platform Hulu has officially ordered a second season of its Love, Simon spin-off Love, Victor — and it will take an edgier, more grown-up tone. Despite a troubled history that saw the show booted off of the “family friendly” streaming platform Disney
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Thousands of transgender people and their allies take to the streets for London’s first ever Trans+ Pride march on 14 September, 2019. (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The departing chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said that the “toxic debate” over trans rights will prove damaging to UK society if it
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Evgeny Lebedev (L) and JK Rowling. (Stuart C. Wilson/TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty) Evgeny Lebedev, one of 36 new members of the British Parliament’s unelected House of Lords, said in an opinion piece published Saturday (August 8) that he will use his seat in the upper house to “fight to stop online mobs killing free speech”.
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Mina Gerges is the latest addition to the Drag Race Pit Crew. (Instagram/Mina Gerges/Crave) When Canada’s Drag Race unveiled its Pit Crew, fans were instantly bowled over by Mina Gerges, its first “plus-sized member”. Since its inception, Drag Race has relied on its Pit Crew to help out with challenges, serve as backing dancers and
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Police officers remove LGBT+ activists from blocking the road to a police vehicle transporting detained queer-rights activist Margo in Warsaw, Poland. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) A blanket of blue-uniformed police officers swept over the LGBT+ protesters, many crouched on the floor, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday (August 7) as hundreds packed the streets to demonstrate
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A federal district court in Idaho, US, ended a Republican-backed law that banned trans people from changing their birth certificates Friday (August 7) in a stunning victory for activists. The District Court of Idaho ruled that recent changes made by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare violate a current injunction from a 2018 law.
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A giant trans flag outside the Supreme Court as a community response to the landmark Supreme Court hearings that could legalise workplace discrimination, primarily against LGBTQ+ people. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) Fears of a growing “epidemic” of violence against the trans community were seemingly cemented this week as the number of trans people in the
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Conservatives in America are reportedly hoping Donald Trump will weaponise trans rights in an effort to revitalise his failing re-election bid. Polls suggest that Trump’s campaign is on thin ice, and some Republicans are now hoping that the president will launch an attack on trans people in an effort to gain popular support from conservatives.
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CCGSD/ The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon/ Mitchel Raphael courtesy of Christopher Karas A gay man in Canada has filed a human rights complaint with the United Nations over his country’s discriminatory blood donation ban on queer men. Christoper Karas, 24, from Brampton, Ontario, complained in 2016 to the Canadian Human Rights Commission over the
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Layla Moran has warned the government not to conflate a conversion therapy ban with reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (Vickie Flores/In Pictures/Getty) Lib Dem leadership candidate Layla Moran has warned Liz Truss not to use a conversion therapy ban as “a pawn in the Government’s culture war”. Moran, who is pansexual, wrote to the
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Marty Jannetty. (WWE) World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Marty Jannetty left the wrestling community stunned Wednesday (August 4) after appearing to confess to murdering a gay man when he was 13. In a startling and since-deleted Facebook post, Jannetty, who was one half of the Rockers duo with Shawn Michaels
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Kae Tempest. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Kae Tempest – poet, rapper, author and all multi-genre talent – revealed Thursday afternoon (August 5) that they have changed their name and pronouns in a heartfelt message to fans. The author and rapper, known for their work that examines the steely agonises of the modern world, took to their
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Red Cross worker and St Petersburg activist Daria Apakhonchich was arrested for taking part in a “vulva ballet” street performance in support of Yulia Tsvetkova. (Darya Apakhonchich/ Facebook) A Russian activist was arrested and fined after taking part in a “vulva ballet” street performance in support of persecuted queer artist Yulia Tsvetkova. Russian LGBT+ activist
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Ellen DeGeneres. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) With barbed accusations from former and current staffers being flung, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has seen views slump to an all-time low. According to The Wrap, as the scandal about Ellen DeGeneres’ “mean” behaviour sizzles, people have become less inclined to tune in to her beloved daytime talk show. Rating have cratered
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Critics have long suspected that The Matrix was a metaphor for the trans experience. (Warner Bros) Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed and co-wrote The Matrix with her sister Lana Wachowski, has confirmed that the film series is a metaphor for the trans experience. Lana and Lilly Wachowski co-wrote and co-directed the initial Matrix trilogy, released between 1999
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Samson Tequir. (Facebook) In the latest flare-up amid the Black Lives Matter protests continuing to seize major US cities, a Black trans man was left with his jaw and eye socket shattered after two men brutally beat him up. Samson Tequir, 30, who helps organise demonstrations in Rochester, New York, was assailed last Friday afternoon
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Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears. (Facebook/GoFundMe) A trans woman was slain in Portland, US, last Tuesday night (July 31) just moments after she attended a vigil for a murdered Black man. Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears, 32, was stabbed at a vigil for homicide victim Tyrell Penney according to a Portland Police Department statement. The vigil, which was held
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Edward Enninful. (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) British Vogue editor Edward Enninful has confirmed that a recent encounter which saw him racially profiled by security staff at the magazine’s offices wasn’t “an isolated incident”. Enninful, the first gay Black and male editor-in-chief in British Vogue’s 100-year history, revealed in July that he’d been refused entry to the
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Mark-David Hutt, the founder of Facebook page LGBTrump that often trumpets conspiracy theories. (Facebook) The founder of the LGBTrump Facebook page was arrested and later charged with criminal mischief after twice defacing a Black Lives Matter mural. Nearly every week since a Black Lives Matter mural was painted in front of the Trump Tower in
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Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (Sebastian Widmann/Bongarts/Getty Images) Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has said that gay players are facing a barrier preventing them from coming out. The retired football chief, who managed Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona during his time in the sport, told Dutch news outlet Gaykrant that
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A gay senator in Ireland has put his social media accounts on private after he was subjected to “blatantly homophobic” abuse from a right-wing political party. Socially conservative political party Aontú, which was formed in 2019 and has just one elected representative, shared a photograph of gay Sinn Féin senator Fintan Warfield, which was taken
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Black LGBT+ lives land in the intersection of racism and homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) Queer Black American men suffer disproportionate levels of police discrimination, which in turn may contribute to increased risks of HIV, depression and anxiety, a study has found. Research by Rutgers University, published in Social Science & Medicine, asked over 1,100 queer Black
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