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One of two teenagers accused of murdering 16-year-old transgender student Brianna Ghey has pleaded not guilty. The Warrington teen, described as a “much-loved daughter, granddaughter, and baby sister”, died after she was found with fatal stab wounds in Culcheth Linear Park, Cheshire on 11 February.  Shortly after the incident, police said they would be investigating […]

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Passages director Ira Sachs has spoken out against the Motion Picture Association’s NC-17 rating of his acclaimed queer romance. One of the most acclaimed films to premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, upcoming queer drama Passages follows movie director Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and artist Martin (Ben Whishaw), a longtime married couple whose relationship unravels […]

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Last month, a group of LGBTQ+ activists and allies stood outside the Singapore High Commission in London, to demand justice for one of their own: Vickreman “Harvey” Chettiar. An autistic, trans Tamil woman living in Singapore, Harvey was allegedly raped at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in 2014 while detained on a male ward. […]

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A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girls’ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access. The child, who is only identified as Jane Doe #1, was assigned male at birth but “has identified as female since the age of three”, Judge Lynn […]

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A trans woman has been arrested by Metropolitan Police officers after making a controversial statement at London Trans+ Pride. A Met Police spokesperson confirmed to PinkNews that a 53-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of incitement to violence, confirmed by friends to have been Sarah Jane Baker. A speech given by Baker at London […]

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Comedian and actor Mae Martin is radiating trans joy in a new shirtless selfie, shared in celebration of Non-Binary Awareness Week. While the trans and non-binary community continue to endure vicious attacks from right-wing politicians, media outlets and bigots, seeing trans joy up close feels increasingly important.  Witnessing that euphoria can come in numerous forms, […]

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Organisers of London’s upcoming Trans+ Pride protest want every transgender and non-binary person to know they are “valid as f**k”. The volunteer-driven nonprofit is celebrating its five-year anniversary on Saturday (8 July) during a grassroots protest march through central London. Starting at 1pm from Trafalgar Square in the UK capital, the march has historically hosted […]

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Trans film star Hari Nef, who plays a doctor in Barbie, has spoken about the film’s supportive message for the trans community. If there’s one thing that’s likely to herald a box-office smash – aside from a preacher denouncing a film as being “full of transgender and homosexuality” before its release – it’s an inspiring […]

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Wham!, the long-awaited Netflix documentary tracking the astronomical rise of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s ‘80s pop band, has finally landed. Through interviews and archival footage, the 90-minute film explores how the Wham! pair initially got together and the stories behind some of their biggest hits. It also examines George’s soaring journey into solo stardom. […]

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A same-sex couple who recently celebrated the arrival of their first child are sharing both the incredible highs and occasional hardships of pregnancy and parenthood in an affecting new film from Johnson’s® Baby. New mothers K’Anna and Hannah are one of eight couples who are being followed throughout the first 12 months of parenthood for Johnson’s® […]

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And Just Like That… creator Michael Patrick King has revealed how Cynthia Nixon reacted to her character being “head-to-toe naked” in season two of the show. Just when it was starting to seem like And Just Like That… couldn’t push any more boundaries, the already pegging-filled Sex and the City spinoff has pulled through. Following […]

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Netflix has announced a new western series, The Abandon, starring a duo that have instantly set queer hearts fluttering: Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey. The western genre is having a moment. Paramount drama series Yellowstone has been one of the biggest hits of recent years – sending conservative viewers into a furious frenzy last year […]

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Five new rainbow plaques are set to be unveiled in London to mark Pride Month, ahead of the Pride in London celebrations this weekend.  The new plaques will be placed at locations in Greenwich, Peckham, Westminster, Ladbroke Grove and Haringey to commemorate key people, places and moments in LGBTQ+ history.  Since 2018, the Rainbow Plaques […]

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NAZAR: PRIDE 2023 is set to be one of the feel-good Pride event of the year, gathering thousands of LGBTQ+ people in London to celebrate Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) as well as South Asian music, food and culture. As Pride in London rolls around for another year, having faced recent accusations of racism […]

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Selena Gomez and Rare Beauty have revealed three new eye products for its lineup. The beauty brand is already thinking ahead with three new fall makeup launches, which the singer and mogul previewed on Instagram. The new products will be available to shop exclusively at sephora.com on 6 July and will be released in the […]

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Kenya is among a number of African states reportedly looking to introduce sweeping anti-homosexuality laws, with politician Mohamed Ali saying he wanted to “kick LGBT people out of Kenya completely”.  The draft law, which would punish gay sex with prison or even, in some cases, death, comes just weeks after Uganda passed one of the […]

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Amanda Jetté Knox, a transmasc speaker and author, knows firsthand the power of allyship and having someone in your corner to fight for you.  Recently, Jetté Knox and his partner were walking in downtown Toronto – which he says “tends to be overall a very safe space for queer people” – when they accidentally walked […]

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Beckett Seaton-Bailey, an ambassador for LGBTQ+ young people’s charity Just Like Us, explains how school diversity week changed his life as a young trans person. My first exposure to trans identities was at a friend’s house watching a documentary when we were 12. As I watched, I saw the puzzle pieces of my life fall […]

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