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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