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A new report has found that nearly 100,000 transgender minors aged 13 to 17 are living in states that have passed anti-trans legislation. The research, conducted by the Williams Institute at UCLA, determined that of the 300,000 young people in the US who identify as transgender, over one-third are living in a state that restricts […]

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The cast of Married At First Sight UK have called out the vile transphobic abuse being hurled at Ella Morgan Clark by viewers after Thursday night’s (19 October) scandalous dinner party. The E4 series took a messy turn this week, after it was uncovered that Clark had made a connection with one of the new […]

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Max and Sasha are just two of the many LGBTQ+ people who have joined the mass exodus fleeing Russia to avoid violence, discrimination and war. Now, the queer Russian-Ukrainian couple are left with the scars of living under Vladimir Putin’s repressive regime. Putin’s obsession with rejecting what he sees as Western “degradation” has led to […]

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Troye Sivan has gagged fans with his jaw-dropping drag look in the music video for his new single “One Of Your Girls.” The anticipation for this music video was already sky-high after Sivan teased a special cameo appearance from a shirtless Ross Lynch. But when the full video finally dropped on Friday morning (13 October), […]

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Ron DeSantis’ administration has suffered a legal blow this week after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked his appeal to enforce Florida’s drag ban. The decision upholds a ruling made by District Judge Gregory Presnell, who declared in June that the drag ban did not sufficiently protect free speech and enforced an injunction. DeSantis’ […]

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Married At First Sight UK star Ella Morgan has shown her support for fellow reality star Hallie Clarke, who is this year’s youngest Big Brother contestant. Ella, who’s rocky romance with Nathanial Valentino is currently being played out on Channel 4, came out as transgender to her MAFS castmates during their first group dinner party. […]

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New research has determined that 90 per cent of LGBTQ+ people in Turkey are regularly subjected to digital violence. The study, conducted by advocacy group KAOS GL, found that this digital violence, which typically starts with insults and swearing, quickly escalates to stalking, blackmail, harassment, deadnaming, doxing, and hate campaigns. Researchers, who surveyed  305 people […]

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New York City is to allow residents to use the alternative “X” option when indicating their gender on public-assistance documents. NYC already permits people who do not identify as male or female to choose the “X” option on driver’s licences and birth certificates. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has […]

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The Alabama Department of Education has ripped up more than $16,000 (£13,000) worth of teacher-training books because they covered LGBTQ+ and racial topics. A huge collection of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) developmentally appropriate practice books, containing a section on LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, were destroyed. An offending excerpt from […]

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All Of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh has explained why it was so “important” to cast Andrew Scott in the lead role. The highly anticipated queer romantic fantasy tells the story of Adam, played by Scott, a quiet gay screenwriter who develops a relationship with his neighbour, played by Paul Mescal. At the same time, […]

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Students in schools that support LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to achieve academic success and graduate career-ready, experts have confirmed. It might not come as a surprise that schools offering care, safety, and encouragement to LGBTQ+ youths will have a more positive impact on their students, but there’s no harm in having that backed up […]

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The NSW (New South Wales) government in Australia has pledged to push forward plans to introduce a conversion therapy ban. LGBTQ+ advocate groups had feared that plans to introduce legislation on the traumatic practice, promised by the NSW government earlier this year, would be delayed or put on ice. Those fears were reinforced by the […]

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Pride in London is staging a “Stand against Suella” protest to “hold the government accountable” for its anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. The demonstration is due to take place on Sunday (1 October) at 3pm in Parliament Square, and will be co-hosted by African Rainbow Family. “Why are we protesting? Our prime minister still hasn’t banned conversion therapy,” […]

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Professional misogynist Andrew Tate is still having a worrying effect on young boys in the UK, a YouGov poll has found. Data suggests that 23 per cent of UK boys aged between 13 and 15 have a positive view of the influencer, while 25 per cent agree with what he has to say. The former […]

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Lauren Boebert deliberately misgendered a transgender US veteran during a House debate on Wednesday (27 September). The Republican lawmaker refused to recognise Department of Defense (DoD) deputy under secretary Shawn Skelly’s gender during a debate in the House of Representatives, deliberately using the wrong pronouns throughout the session. Boebert accused Skelly of “failing at [her] […]

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A political party proposed by gender-critical activist Posie Parker has been rejected by the Electoral Commission.  Parker, whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, is one of the UK’s best-known anti-trans campaigners and has courted controversy for her views on the transgender community, with Nazi groups attending her Let Women Speak events.  In May, Parker posted […]

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Convicted murderer Stanley Early has been described as a “soulless monster” as he awaits sentencing for the murder of married man Raymond Keane, who he believed to be gay. In June, Stanley Bruce Early, 77, was found guilty of the murder of Keane, a 43-year-old married man, back in 1987 in Sydney, Australia. A New […]

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With the success of “Padam Padam” and glowing reviews for her 16th studio album, Kylie is officially in what you might call her third imperial phase. The first phase came when she started racking up hits with Stock, Aitken and Waterman at the tail end of the 80s. Next up was her spectacular career revival […]

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Matty Healy has made a fool of himself online and deactivated his X (aka Twitter) account after posting a painfully un-funny ‘Boygenius’ joke. The 1975 frontman, who is no stranger to controversy, seemingly decided to get himself into more hot water this week when he posted an ableist slur on Thursday (21 September). Thankfully, singer […]

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The teen who defaced a Windrush mural in Port Talbot, and displayed other “racist, antisemitic, and homophobic” views has been publicly named. Aristedes Haynes, a 17-year-old boy from South Wales, has been sentenced to one year and seven months of detention for several terror offences and criminal damage. Once sentenced at the Old Bailey on […]

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