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
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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
Jane Waughfield was found dead in a four-way car crash just two hours after outing a man as gay on Facebook. (Screen capture via Facebook) A woman died Tuesday after being shot before colliding into three cars just hours after taking to Facebook Live to out a man as gay, Indianapolis police said. Jane Waughfield,
A boundary-breaking Bollywood rom-com starring a same-sex couple has been banned from being screened in Kenya by the country’s film regulatory body. The Kenya Film Classification Board banned the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which hit Indian theatres Friday to a consultation of five star reviews across the board. But in a statement to newsrooms, the board’s CEO Ezekiel Mutua
Toya Delazy, Dua Saleh and Cakes Da Killa are three of our top queer Black artists. (YouTube) To celebrate Black History Month, PinkNews selects five artists making unapologetically queer Black music for the community. CJ Run “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m not.” The opening bar of “Spaghetti”, CJ Run’s breakthrough hit, immediately sets the
World Rugby has revealed that it will host a forum in London next week which will decide future policy on trans players’ right to participate in the game. In a statement, the organisation said it was consulting with “expert voices” as well as the global women’s game ahead of the forum. Anti-trans campaign group Fair
Myla Corvidae has now lost her confidence in the clothing store (Screenshot: Independent/SWNS.COM) Marks & Spencer has been forced to issue an apology to a transgender non-binary person after a member of staff refused to let them try on clothes in the men’s changing rooms. Myla Corvidae, 30, was shopping in the menswear section of
Non-binary poet Gray Crosbie performed their spoken word poem for BBC Scotland’s The Social. (BBC Scotland) Piers Morgan has claimed the BBC is “pumping out gender nonsense” for giving a platform to a non-binary poet speaking out about the struggles of getting a simple haircut. The difficulties LGBT+ people face receiving gender-affirming services like haircuts
Lisa Nandy, Kier Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and supported by Diva. (PinkNews) Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Sir Keir Starmer warned against LGBT+ rights being eroded and stressed of the importance of Labour party members leading the fight against hate. Speaking at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and
Queer the Pier curator EJ Scott. (Rosie Powell) An unprecedented exhibition that delves deep into Brighton’s queer history has been put together by curator EJ Scott. Scott, known for his work with the Museum of Transology, led a process through which LGBT+ Brighton residents sent in objects, stories and images to be included in the
Leicestershire Police’s trans flag provoked a storm of criticism (Twitter/@LeicsPoliceLGBT) Leicestershire Police have faced harsh criticism for flying a trans Pride flag outside its headquarters to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. The force’s LGBT+ network Twitter account tweeted a picture of the transgender flag flying outside the headquarters in Enderby on February 16. “A miserable day
Democratic Florida lawmaker Al Jacquet is under fire for referring to his primary opponent as a “batty boy” – and is now accusing his critics of racism. The politician, who has sat in the Florida House of Representatives since 2016, came under fire for referring to Omari Hardy, who is challenging him for the Democratic
Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign event on December 8, 2019 in Washington, Iowa. (Win McNamee/Getty) Kept buoyant by his surging poll numbers and caucus performances, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is keeping busy by fending off broadsides by opponents assailing him for his sexuality. One salvos came from right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh, who drew bipartisan
Rapper Young Thug (L) roiled Twitter users after deliberately misgendering Dwayne Wade’s daughter. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage/ Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Rapper Young Thug misgendered Dwayne Wade’s 12-year-old daughter, who recently came out as trans, and said that: “God don’t make mistakes”. In the since deleted tweet, the rapper attempted to hamstring the overwhelming love and support directed
The Catholic Church has explained its position on trans rights – and it’s singing from a very old, very homophobic hymn book. (Michael Campanella/Getty Images) The Catholic Church has vowed to defeat gender recognition reform in Scotland to reassert the “natural instinct” of marriage between one man and one woman. The church restated its long-standing
Pose star MJ Rodriguez has introduced the world to her boyfriend in a Valentine’s Day message. The actress, best known for playing Bianca Evangelista in the Ryan Murphy drama, shared a cute Instagram slideshow of herself with boyfriend Stephen. MJ Rodriguez: ‘You have shown me what love truly looks like.’ She wrote: “They’ll try to
Pro-Trump evangelical leader Franklin Graham has said people in the UK are “truthophobic” after his tour there was cancelled due to his anti-LGBT+ comments. Graham hit out at people who campaigned to have him banned from preaching in venues across the UK in a Facebook post. “Opposition to the Gospel shouldn’t really surprise us,” Graham
A Fox News host has come under fire after she told a contributor not to bring up Donald Trump’s alleged past infidelities during a conversation about Pete Buttigieg and his marriage. Fox News’ Sandra Smith interrupted contributor Jessica Tarlov when she mentioned the president’s reported dalliances, telling her: “Let’s not bring in personal relationships.” But
Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a rally (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Queers Against Pete activists shouted down Pete Buttigieg at an event at an LGBT+ centre, while he was taking about his husband. The left-wing activist group launched a protest while the gay Democratic Presidential hopeful was speaking
Sir Elton John is escorted off stage mid-way through a February 16 gig in New Zealand after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. (Twitter/EltonJohnOfficial) Sir Elton John has broken down in tears and cut short a New Zealand gig to be escorted off stage by medics. The singer, 72, revealed that he had been diagnosed the
Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has dismissed claims that she’s anti-gay as “daft and offensive”, pointing to her record of supporting LGBT+ rights. This includes her signing, this week, 12 pledges in support of transgender
Kemi Badenoch, junior minister for equalities and Saffron Walden MP. (Chris McAndrew/Official portrait of Kemi Badenoch) Boris Johnson’s new junior minister for equalities, Kemi Badenoch, abstained on the extension of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. Badenoch has also criticised young people for having a “puritanical” approach to sexual harassment. Johnson handed Badenoch, 40, the role
Rev Richard Coles and his late civil partner Rev David Coles. Reverend Richard Coles has revealed that he received a touching Valentine’s Day card from his late partner, two months after he died. Appearing on Radio 2 Breakfast Show‘s “Pause For Thought” segment, Coles told host Zoe Ball that he had been surprised to receive
Kim Petras poses in the winners room at the NME Awards 2020. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released anti-Valentine’s Day sad bangers, and we are here for it. Pop princess Petras has perfected the art of sad bangers, but her new track ‘Reminds Me’ tops them all. The
As we all impatiently await the release of ‘Stupid Love’, Lady Gaga has proposed to herself. (Klarna) While the world is still waiting for her unreleased single “Stupid Love”, Lady Gaga has proposed to herself on Valentine’s Day. 2020 is a leap year and on February 29, otherwise known as “Bachelor’s Day”, outdated tradition dictates
Catalans Dragons’ Israel Folau takes part in his first training session at the Gilbert Brutus stadium in Perpignan on February 12, 2020. (RAYMOND ROIG/AFP via Getty Images) Disgraced Australian rugby star Israel Folau has revealed he was considering retirement from the sport when he was handed a lucrative new deal with a European team. The