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Donald Trump holds an LGBT+ Pride flag given to him by supporter. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) An “old-fashioned Democrat” has claimed that calling Donald Trump homophobic, misogynistic, xenophobic or racist is “as offensive as the n word”. In a letter to the editor of Southern Maryland News, the “old-fashioned ‘America first’ Democrat” wrote that they were “offended
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A person draped in a transgender flag. (Drew Angerer/Getty) Trans people in England and Wales are twice as likely to experience crime as cisgender people, according to the first official data on trans crime victims. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that more than a quarter (28 percent) of trans people had
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One current and 10 former employees of The Ellen DeGeneres have come forward anonymously with claims regarding a “toxic work environment” on set.  The individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution, told Buzzfeed News in a piece published Thursday, July 16 that Ellen DeGeneres‘ eponymous daytime talk show isn’t the cheery,
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The Los Angeles production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton won’t be arriving at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre until next April, more than a year after its originally scheduled premiere. After repeated postponements due to the COVID-19 shutdown, producers have officially scotched the latest start-up target of September, canceling all performances currently on sale between September 8,
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Shadow human services minister Nat Cook is drafting legislation to ban traumatising conversion therapy in South Australia. (NatCookMP/ Twitter) New legislation is to be introduced South Australia to ban the traumatising practice of conversion therapy “as soon as possible”. The legislation, proposed by the opposition Labor Party, would mean that medical professionals and religious groups
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Grace Helen Whitener, Washington state’s recently elected Supreme Court judge, is a Black, gay, female, disabled lawmaker. (YouTube/Pierce County Television) A record number of LGBT+ people are running for office this year in the US, but campaigners warned that queer lawmakers are still “severely underrepresented”. The LGBTQ Victory Institute, which is “dedicated to elevating openly
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Owain Wyn Evans presented the weather completely with drag references. (Screen capture via Twitter) On this day of true religious importance, International Drag Day, a brief history lesson: The time a Welsh weather presenter delivered the entire forecast in drag references. In 2017 – which was precisely seven decades ago in coronavirus time – BBC
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Christopher Doyle, a “former homosexual”, co-founded the “ex-gay” group Voice of the Voiceless. (Voice of the Silenced/ YouTube) Evangelical anti-LGBT+ Christians are fuming after Facebook confirmed that it would ban advertising for conversion therapy on the social media platform. Facebook confirmed on Friday, July 10, that as part of a push to expand its hate
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Activists rally at New York City Hall on October 8, 2019, before the US Supreme Court heard three cases on whether it is legal to fire workers because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. (Drew Angerer/Getty) A gay man in Tennessee has invoked last month’s historic US Supreme Court ruling on workplace discrimination after
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Ryan Reynolds welcomes some healthy competition. The Aviation Gin owner jokingly celebrated the Royal Family’s launch of a gin brand, officially titled Buckingham Palace Gin, by sending a bottle to Beatles artist Paul McCartney. The Deadpool star captioned his Instagram of a false receipt, “Pre-ordered.”  However, many were quick to notice the address for the famed musician was 221b Baker Street, Downton
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The world of entertainment has lost a rising star. According to TMZ, Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough‘s son, Benjamin Keough, has died of an apparent suicide in Calabasas, Calif. He was only 27 years old. Law enforcement sources told the publication Benjamin appeared to have passed away due to “a self-inflicted gunshot wound” on Sunday. Of the heartbreaking news, Lisa
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Giancarlo Albanese, who attended a circuit party at Fire Island Pines, New York. (Screen captures via Instagram) An attendee of a July 4 Fire Island, US, party that saw beaches swell with hundreds of toned torsos, rarely wearing face coverings or abiding by social distancing rules, has spoken out amid stinging criticism. Giancarlo Albanese, a
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Protesters packed the drive-thru Burger King in Santa Monica, California, following the death of a trans staffer. (Twitter) Burger King employees staged a strike and filed a complaint with the California state and county regulators Friday (July 10) after a trans co-worker allegedly died of complications caused by coronavirus. Staffers at the Santa Monica fast
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In fact, the 25-year-old star’s sunny design was made by none other than Victoria Beckham. Yep, Nicola’s future mother-in-law. “Fresh colours and fluid silhouettes in motion,” the former Spice Girls member shared on Instagram in April of her delightful dress. “It’s a sunny Sunday,” another post read of the same summer-y number. The yellow piece appears to
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