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Married At First Sight’s Ella shows love for Big Brother star Hallie

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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Turkey: 90 per cent of LGBTQ+ people facing digital violence

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 allows residents to use ‘X’ gender option on official documents

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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Alabama bins $16,000 worth of books because they were ‘woke’

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: Why casting Andrew Scott was ‘important’ to the film

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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Supporting LGBTQ+ students is a win-win for schools, experts say

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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Australia’s NSW government pledges to introduce conversion therapy ban this year

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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Queer rally to be held in protest of Suella Braverman’s LGBTQ+ migrants comments

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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Worrying number of British teen boys still approve of Andrew Tate, study finds

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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Disgraced Republican Lauren Boebert targets US veteran with transphobic rant

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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Posie Parker’s political party rejected by electoral commission

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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‘Soulless monster’ awaits sentencing 37 years after homophobia-fuelled Sydney murder

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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Kylie Minogue’s career resurgence has highlighted ageism in the music industry

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 slammed by Lucy Dacus after ableist ‘Boygenius’ tweet

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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‘Racist, homophobic’ teen who defaced Windrush mural named

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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Australian NBL star banned from two games after homophobic tweet

An Australian NBL basketball star has been slapped with a two-game ban after posting a vile homophobic tweet. Perth Wildcats player Corey Webster was instantly called out by fans for the blatant homophobia he displayed in the now-deleted tweet, which was also condemned by both the NBL and his basketball team. As a result of […]

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican mayoral candidate once pleaded guilty to ‘promoting prostitution’

A Republican mayoral candidate with highly conservative values has confessed that she was once charged with “promoting prostitution” in the 1990’s. Gabrielle Hanson, who is campaigning with an anti-LGBTQ+ and pro-MAGA message, confessed this week that she faced a number of charges in her younger years, including promoting prostitution, money laundering, and engaging in organised […]

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Hispanic Federation’s queer president condemns ‘isolating’ Don’t Say Gay laws

When Frankie Miranda first heard of the possibility of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills in the US, it took him back to his upbringing in Puerto Rico. The Hispanic Federation’s (HF) first openly queer president says that while he was growing up there was an unwritten policy that LGBTQ+ issues were not welcomed. Various states across […]

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Australian state to hold inquest into deaths of trans and non-binary people

The Australian state of Victoria is to hold inquests into the deaths of five trans and non-binary people, in a bid to prevent further tragedy.  The deaths of the trans and non-binary people, who were undergoing gender-affirming care, and who were born between 1987 and 2001, are otherwise unrelated, but will be investigated together in […]

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Revolution Beauty release collection inspired by Emily in Paris

Revolution Beauty has released its Emily in Paris collaboration – and this is how to buy it. The beauty brand has teamed up with the Netflix hit to release a makeup collection inspired by the series. The Revolution x Emily in Paris range is now available to shop at revolutionbeauty.com and revolutionbeauty.com/uk. This article contains […]

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