Drag star and political activist Pattie Gonia has made sure that lawmakers can see the forest for the trees, during a meeting to help combat deforestation. The drag artist was spotted in the senate basement, wearing a tree-inspired outfit during a legislative session on Tuesday (16 April). After Bloomberg correspondent Steven Dennis posted a picture
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Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his support for trans people during the Council of Europe speech. (Getty) Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has shared a message of support for transgender people everywhere. The Islington North MP told the Council of Europe that there had to be an end to the “horrors of transgender discrimination”, in his speech
Lauren Boebert has lost a considerable amount of her fundraising revenue. (Getty) Republican and committed theatre-goer Lauren Boebert is feeling the burn after her fundraising quarter dropped significantly in 2024. The controversial Colorado politician and guns rights activist felt the sting after switching congressional districts due to a lack of votes in 2022, moving to
Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome has said the Cass report must not be “spun” by opponents of trans healthcare. (Ollie Millington/Getty) Labour MP Nadia Whittome has said the Cass report must not be “spun” by opponents of trans healthcare. After a four-year wait, the review into England’s youth gender services was published on
Lisa Boothe on the set of the Fox News chat show Fox & Friends. (Getty) A Fox News reporter has claimed that there is a “coordinated effort” underway to replace replace God with trans people. Media personality and Fox News host Lisa Boothe made the bizarre claims during a panel discussion in which hosts discussed
30 nation states approved of the resolution on Thursday. (Getty) The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has adopted a landmark resolution to combat the discrimination intersex people face. The first-of-its-kind resolution, which recognises that “persons with innate variations in sex characteristics” have faced discrimination in “all areas of life”, was agreed on Thursday (4
The singer performed in Paris, and paid tribute to the venue’s history. (Getty) Sophie Ellis-Bextor has paid tribute to the victims who lost their lives in the 2015 Paris attack whilst on her European tour. The singer performed at the Bataclan in the city on 5 March and honoured the 90 people who lost their
Joe Biden during the 2024 State of the Union address. (Getty) US president Joe Biden has once again promised his support for transgender people in his State of the Union address, but some LGBTQ+ people were less than impressed. Biden made the pledge, along with promises over abortion treatment, the economy and immigration, during his
Her estate made the demand on behalf of the singer, who died in July 2023. (Getty/Getty) Sinéad O’Connor’s estate has demanded that Donald Trump stops using her music at his campaign events. Trump allegedly used her version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at some of his campaign events ahead of the 2024 United States elections,
Nikki Haley beat Donald Trump in the Republican presidential nomination primary in Washington DC, becoming the first woman in US history to ever win a GOP primary. (Getty) US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has made history as the first woman to win a Republican primary after emerging victorious over Donald Trump in Washington DC. Former
Tory MP Alicia Kearns (L) berates Alba MP Neale Hanvey (R) for dropping the “T” from “LGBT”. (Parliamentlive.tv) A bill aimed at ban conversion therapy failed to move through Parliament on Friday (1 March), after a debate on it ran out of time: with anti-conversion therapy ban MPs accused of ‘filibustering’ the bill. The Conservative
The law allows public officials to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion. (Stock image/Getty) Public officials in Tennessee are now able to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion for any reason, sparking concern for gay couples applying for a marriage license. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 878 into law on 21
The bill comes into effect immediately. (Stock image/Getty) The Seventh Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction blocking Indiana’s gender-affirming healthcare ban on 27 February, allowing the ban to take place immediately. Senate Bill 480 prohibits medical providers from providing life-saving gender-affirmation treatment to individuals under 18 years of age. It also prohibits aiding or
Protestors gathered in Washington. (Stock image/Getty) Protestors have rallied alongside sex workers at the Washington State Capitol in support of a bill which would improve conditions in adult venues, dubbed the “Strippers Bill of Rights”. The “Strippers Bill of Rights”, Senate Bill 6105, would also prevent statewide lewd conduct regulations, which transpired in four LGBTQ+
Donald Trump introduced a new line of signature gold-coloured shoes just one day after a judge ordered him to pay $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial. (Getty) Donald Trump launched a line of pricey gold-coloured sneakers just a day after he was ordered to pay $355 million (£281,959,000) in a civil fraud
Rishi Sunak has been widely criticised. (Getty) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under intense scrutiny over tax after it was revealed he paid half a million pounds in UK taxes last year, a rate of just 23%, despite his total income soaring to over £2 million. Details released by Downing Street showcased Sunak’s
Tory MP Laura Trott claims Esther Ghey does not want to make her daughter’s murder “about trans issues”. (Sky News) Tory MP Laura Trott appears to have misrepresented comments made by Brianna Ghey’s mum in a bid to defend Rishi Sunak after his clash with Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions this week. The prime
Kemi Badenoch accused Keir Starmer of using Brianna Ghey’s murder as an opportunity for “political point-scoring”. (Aaron Chown/Getty) Kemi Badenoch has accused Labour of “weaponising” the murder of Brianna Ghey after Keir Starmer called out Rishi Sunak during Prime Minister’s Questions for making a jibe about trans people while her mother Esther was present in
Liz Truss made the remarks at the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement. (Leon Neal/Getty) Former prime minister Liz Truss has described supporters of LGBT people as “left-wing extremists.” Truss made the comments at the launch of the Popular Conservatism ‘PopCon’ movement, a new faction of the Conservative Party she is leading, in Westminster on
Trump claimed that he was entitled to presidential immunity and that he could not be prosecuted along these lines (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and therefore can be prosecuted on charges relating to alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election, a court has ruled. The
A lawmaker in the UK is pushing for an amendment in the Gender Recognition Act. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) A lawmaker in the UK is pushing for an amendment in legislation which would allow for trans and non-binary people to be referred by their affirmed gender in death. Last month, Labour Party MP
Roberta Kaplan onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018 at Ritz Carlton Hotel on October 2, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune) Famed US lawyer Roberta Kaplan – an expert in commercial litigation and public interest matters – has accused former president Donald Trump of using a coded
Boebert’s argument does not take into account the fact that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Republican representative Lauren Boebert has claimed that abortions are to blame for falling birthrates in the US. The 37-year-old Colorado representative, known for her anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and climate change denial, addressed the House Oversight
Cinema export agency Unifrance’s annual international box office report for 2023 revealed on Tuesday that Russia was the top market in terms of admissions for French cinema last year. Given that Russia’s relations with Europe are at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War in 1991 as its ongoing war on Ukraine
After battling it out at the Iowa caucuses, the 2024 Republican presidential field has dropped to five contenders, and pro-LGBTQ+ candidates are in short supply. Donald Trump won by a landslide at the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday (15 January), cementing his status as frontrunner in the race. Florida governor Ron DeSantis edged out former
An Irish cabinet minister has become the latest politician in the country to come out as gay in a beautifully-worded social media post. Fianna Fáil TD and minister for roads Jack Chambers made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Sunday (14 January). “As I look forward to 2024 I am sharing with you
Michael Flynn was recorded showing his love for QAnon influencers. (Getty) A former national security advisor to Donald Trump has been captured lauding the far-right group QAnon in leaked audio. In a recording released on X/Twitter, retired lieutenant general and former director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, Michael Flynn, can be heard wishing QAnon influencers
A damning new report has condemned the UK government for its ‘erosion’ of human rights protections and failure to act on “meaningful” pledges. As part of its World Report 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the UK is “nose-diving” in its domestic human rights record, which is undermining its efforts to “promote the rule
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the pledge this week. (Getty) Greece is reportedly expected to publish a bill legalising same-sex marriage according to the country’s prime minister. In a statement on Wednesday (10 January), Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the government intended to implement further LGBTQ+ rights following a series of reforms
Labour councillor Michael Payne called out a Conservative Party member for using a “despicable” homophobic slur when speaking about him. (X/@MichaelPayneUK) Labour councillor Michael Payne has slammed the “unacceptable” and “outdated” homophobic slur that was used against him in a social media post by a Conservative Party candidate. Payne, a deputy leader of Gedling Borough
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