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The US senate has passed a bill – The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year – that will increase annual military spending to $895 billion (£712.5 billion). However, it also contains a provision that blocks coverage of gender-affirming care for the transgender children of members of the armed services. It is the most recent […]

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Squid Game director and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has defended the controversial decision to cast a cisgender man as a trans woman in season two of the hit Netflix show. Park Sung-hoon plays Hyun-ju, also known as Player 120, in the second season of the survival thriller series, which has left many people wondering, why, in […]

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Human rights advocates have responded after Saudi Arabia was awarded as hosting the men’s football World Cup in 2034, despite anti-gay laws in the country. The 211 nations represented during a three-hour FIFA Extraordinary Congress meeting on Wednesday (11 December) voted in favour of the Middle Eastern country’s bid, as well as deciding on the […]

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Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year 2024, and the internet isn’t too happy about it. President-Elect Trump won the title “for marshalling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world,” the outlet’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs […]

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Trans artist Brogan Bertie has been named Portrait Artist of the Year and earned a £10,000 commission to paint Lorraine Kelly.  The out trans artist was crowned the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2024 on Wednesday (11 December) and has since unveiled his portrait of the presenter which is on display in the […]

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Tom Daley has announced his first major career move since retiring from diving and is set to lead a new knitting show. This summer, Daley announced his retirement from competitive diving after winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Olympic medal winner said that he was “emotional” being on the diving board […]

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Selling Sunset star Bre Tiesi has revealed that she and Nick Cannon “are very much together” and have an open relationship.  The reality TV celebrity and the former America’s Got Talent host have a two-year-old son, Legendary Love. Cannon has 11 other children, including with ex-wife Mariah Carey, and models Brittany Bell, LaNisha Cole and […]

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A South Carolina mayor has used a homophobic slur during a city council meeting, and then denied its meaning.  Mayor Curtis Boyd of Darlington, South Carolina, was told at the Tuesday (3 December) meeting that he should not be the mayor of the city, as he reportedly does not live within the boundary. Boyd then, […]

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Oppenheimer actor Nick Dumont has come out as transmasculine and non-binary and has shared their new pronouns.  The star, who portrayed Jackie Oppenheimer – Oppenheimer’s sister-in-law – in the film, revealed their identity via their Instagram bio, which now includes “they/them” pronouns. “They identity as a trans masculine non-binary person,” a representative for the actor […]

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We’re in the thick of Love Island Australia season six, and one expert has spoken out about the series’ consent buttons. Warning: Discussions of sexual assault. First introduced in the Australian version in season five, the pink heart above each bed aims to combat sexual assault in the series. In October last year, Love Island […]

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Tinder users have agreed that 2025 is the year of the “Golden Retriever” partner, thanks to the dating app’s annual Year in Swipe.  Between “very demure, very mindful” and “holding space for the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’”, there was no shortage of phrases which took the queer community by storm this year. Another phrase that […]

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Reading and Leeds Festival has announced the first wave of artists on its 2025 lineup – and this is how to get tickets. The festival will return across 21-24 August with Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier confirmed to headline. Reading and Leeds Festival tickets will go on general sale from […]

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Poland looks like it’s set to ban anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech in new regulations in the country.  The Polish government has approved a plan to include sexual orientation, gender, age and disability in the country’s hate crime laws. Laws in the country already make “public insult based on national, ethnic, racial or religious affiliation” illegal, and […]

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Two out trans candidates are running for office in Nepal, marking the first time that out trans candidates have run for the positions. Honey Maharjan and Mouni Maharjan are both rallying for a role in parliament. Both Honey and Mouni, who are not related despite sharing the same surname, are in the running for the local […]

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K-pop group NewJeans have announced they are leaving their record label ADOR after claiming “mistreatment” and “manipulation” at the hands of the label.  The five-piece girl band, who are behind popular tracks like “Super Shy,” “Ditto,” and “OMG,” said on Thursday (28 November) that they would be leaving the label. ADOR is a subsidiary of […]

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The sixth season of Drag Race UK has crowned a winner after a fierce final challenge and a dramatic top-two lipsync. Warning: sickening spoilers ahead. After ten episodes of sickening lewks, gagworthy challenges, p*ssy-popping performances and a healthy dose of good old British argy-bargy, RuPaul has inducted the sixth queen into the Drag Race UK […]

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I’m nine minutes into the first episode of the BBC’s new drag comedy series Smoggie Queens, and I’ve been introduced to the following: a drag queen who accidentally stuck her nephew’s hamster to her gooch, a hun who thinks she’s going on a date with Zac Efron, a frankly harrowing rendition of Adele’s “Make You […]

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US. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has yet again spoken out in support of the trans community. This time, the politician has explained how trans bathroom bans endanger “all women and girls”.  The New York Democratic representative, known as AOC, rallied behind the LGBTQ+ community in a TV interview in light of restrictions to Capitol Hill bathrooms […]

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Troye Sivan has added another string to his bow as he has been appointed Smirnoff’s “Chief Vibes Officer”.  Is there anything Sivan can’t do? The singer-come-actor-come-YouTuber has added “Chief Vibes Officer” to his CV. While Sivan’s role is not a real title, it has marked a multi-year partnership with the alcohol brand.  Having recently completed […]

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We have our finalists, people! The latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season six has seen one last queen left to sashay away before the season’s finalists were confirmed. Warning: Sickening spoilers ahead for episode nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season six. The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finale is now firmly in sight, […]

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