Divina de Campo wore a protest dress to parliament. (Getty Images) Divina de Campo made waves with a shocking protest dress while attending an LGBT History Month event in parliament just days after Rishi Sunak’s derogatory anti-trans joke. When the drag performer and singer was first invited to an LGBT History Month reception in Parliament,
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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 (X/@MichaelPayneUK) Labour councillor Michael Payne has slammed the “unacceptable” and “outdated” homophobic slur that was used against him in a social media post by a Conservative Party candidate.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
A former bartender attempted to sue Wetherspoons after he was fired for telling a lesbian colleague that God might “forgive” her. (Getty Images) A bartender was fired from Wetherspoons after telling a lesbian colleague that maybe God would “forgive” her. Thomas Richardson was dismissed by the pub and hotel chain for gross misconduct in August
A debate on the reparations owed to LGBTQ+ veterans for their treatment under the pre-2000 gay ban is set to go ahead. (PinkNews) A parliamentary debate on the treatment of veterans as a result of the “gay military ban” is set to be held in the new year as the government backtracks on its plans
The trial for the murder of Brianna Ghey begins this week. (Supplied) Nine months on from the devastating death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, two teenagers accused of her murder will go on trial. Brianna, a transgender teenage girl, was found dead on 11 February in Culcheth Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington with multiple stab wounds.