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Transgender and non-binary people share their hopes for 2020. (Supplied/Instagram) Last year was a tumultuous time of highs and lows for trans and non-binary people. Sam Smith came out as non-binary and threw non-binary issues into the mainstream, trans representation on our screens increased and a record number of trans people tried (and failed) to

A woman wears a Make Britain Great Again hat at a Brexit Party rally. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) A Tory Brexiteer named Andy has made the brave decision to “come out as heterosexual” on social media and everyone is so very tired. Andy, whose Twitter handle is helpfully @AndyBrexiteer, decided to usher in the new decade

When Muna members Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson first started as a band in 2014, they deliberated about whether they wanted to be an ‘out’ band or not. Maskin admits that she and McPherson struggled with the thought more than Gavin, who ultimately pushed them to be open.  Reflecting back on the decision,

Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, had been missing since the summer. (Facebook) Activists are “profoundly disappointed” that a judge has granted bail to a man who is charged with strangling a trans teen to death with her own hair extension. 25-year-old David Bogdanov is facing a charge of second-degree murder for allegedly killing Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, after

Charmed actor Rose McGowan has revealed that she was told to grow her hair longer or else it would cost her acting jobs and make her less desirable to men. Imagine how tired we are of this casual misogyny. The 46-year-old, who spearheaded the campaign against justice against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, spoke candidly

‘My pronouns are…’ badges. (Brighton & Hove City Council) Linguists from the American Dialect Society have announced that the singular pronoun “they”, used by people who identify outside of the binary of male and female, is their word of the decade. The organisation also separately selected “(my) pronouns” as its word of the year for

A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee has introduced a bill which would prevent trans athletes in schools from playing on teams that match their gender identity. Tennessee Representative Bruce Griffey has introduced the bill. If passed, trans students who participate in team sport would have to play as the wrong gender in the state. He has

We, like Rose McGowan, are so very tired. (YouTube) Rose McGowan says she is “a registered Republican” even though she “hates Trump” and in her own words, imagine how tired we are. The actor, author and activist justified her decision to vote Republican in a confusing Twitter rant. She said that she “loathes the Clintons”

Imagine how tired we are. (Envato) In today’s episode of Straight Men Say The Darnedest Things, a 24-year-old woman has complained to the internet that her boyfriend won’t show affection because “expressing emotions is gay”. It is the year 2020. Humankind is sending a mission to Mars. Trans people are – slowly, and not without a

Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has revealed she is in a relationship with a woman and identifies as pansexual, in an interview with PinkNews. The MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, who was first elected to parliament in 2017, revealed for the first time that she is in a relationship with former Lib Dem press

A gay Latinx man was violently beaten to death in front of his husband in the Bronx, New York in the early hours of Christmas Day. Juan Fresnada – who was known to friends as Cuba – was attacked alongside his husband Byron Caceres as they left a Bronx McDonald’s restaurant. The attackers stole just

The handbag shop employee won a sex discrimination claim. File photo. (Creative Commons photo: Sam Howzit) A man has won a discrimination payout, after he was told to pretend to be gay in order to keep his job in a handbag shop. Daniel Hart, 31, was awarded £7,840 in damages after taking action against his

Jazz Jennings, a YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality and LGBT activist (Anthony DelMundo/WireImage) I Am Jazz star Jazz Jennings has spoken about scarring from her gender confirmation surgery. The transgender activist, now 19, shared photos on Instagram of the scarring she was left with after undergoing surgery in 2018. She wrote: “These are my scars

Joe Schofield and Malcolm Brown from Tullibody, Clackmannanshire are married by Ross Wright, Celebrant from Humanist Society Scotland in the Trades Hall shortly after midnight in front of friends and family in one of the first same-sex and belief category weddings in Scotland on December 31, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) As the

What Not to Wear host Stacy London has revealed that she is in a “serious relationship” with a woman. The fashion TV host addressed her sexuality for the first time in an Instagram post on New Year’s Eve – in response to messages speculating about her “hot butch girlfriend.” What Not to Wear host responds

Three of the most iconic moments of the past decade. (FX/WoW/Channel 5) The queer agenda took over our screens in the 2010s, with more LGBT+ characters on screens at the decade’s end than ever before. Here, we list 10 of our favourite TV moments from the past 10 years. There are many things that the

Luka Magnotta. (Toronto Sun/ YouTube) The recent true crime Netflix documentary Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer chronicles the story of bisexual murderer Luka Magnotta – but what has happened to him since? Impossible not to watch in one night, the three-part documentary follows a group of internet sleuths trying to track down

Facebook has begun to pull down “misleading” adverts targeting users of HIV-preventing PrEP drugs, after strong criticism from HIV charities. A coalition of HIV and LGBT+ groups had sent an open letter earlier this month, warning that Facebook adverts were spreading false information within the LGBT+ community about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Personal injury lawyers, who

Grace Fellowship in Texas is leaving the United Methodist Church. (Google Maps) A Texas church has announced that it is leaving the anti-gay United Methodist Church (UMC) because it’s not anti-gay enough. According to the UMC’s Book of Discipline, the offence of being a “self-avowed practicing homosexual” is defined as when “a person openly acknowledges to

Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson. (Netflix) The first-ever known recording of trans icons Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson has been uncovered, hidden in the basement of New York’s Lesbian Herstory Archives. After taking part in the Stonewall uprising in 1969, the two became known as trans activists and pioneers of the gay rights

A punk rock band cancelled their entire show at the last minute – after the manager of the venue they were performing at told their guitarist to not to use the women’s toilet. Mel Pereira, the guitarist in band Brasher, spoke out after the cancelled gig at the Rockhouse in Andover on December 20. She

A New York-based playhouse offers members LGBT-friendly sex parties. (Stock photo via Elements Envato) The skyscraper canyons of New York City are crammed with dim sum restaurants, glass cube-shaped banks, gap-toothed 7-Elevens and an uncountable number of organised sex parties. At a Manhattan-based playhouse, the stalwart of monoamory is left behind at the door, as

Tinashe. (FOX Image Collection via Getty Images) While several stars have been baked in controversy after past problematic tweets came to light, singer Tinashe continues to be a beacon of hope. This month, pop artists Slayyyter and Camila Cabello were caught in the crossfire after racist tweets were unearthed by fans. As some fans called

Elton John arrives on stage for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) Elton John was just one of more than 1,000 recipients of this year’s New Year Honours to have their address published in error. For 90 minutes, the private details of 1,097 people were made public before it was taken down,

US pesident Donald Trump (C) leads a meeting of his Cabinet, including then-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt (L. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The US Department of the Interior is designed to tirelessly protect the nation’s natural heritage and culture, but sexual orientation is no longer protected by the agency’s workplace discrimination guidelines. The department removed language regarding

Yahira Nesby, 33, was found murdered, marking her as, at least, the 25th trans person killed in the US in 2019. (Facebook) On an warm December evening, the sidewalks of a New York City avenue were softly lit by countless tea lights, illuminating photographs of a 33-year-old trans woman. Her name was Yahira Nesby, whose

There are almost no differences between young trans kids and young cis kids when it comes to the strength of their gender identity, new US research shows. The findings from the largest-ever study of socially transitioned trans kids show that gender identity and gender-related preferences manifest similarly in both cis and trans kids. This finding,

The study found that three quarters of teenage boys had participated in homophobic teasing. (Envato) Homophobic teasing is the most common “violent behaviour” among teenage boys, a new study has found. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, looked at whether attitudes towards gender equality affected violence in teenage boys. It surveyed

Melanie Panayiotou (L), sister of singer George Michael (R). (Dave Hogan/Getty Image/Rob Verhorst/Redferns) George Michael’s sister Melanie Panayiotou has died aged 55 on the third anniversary of her brother’s death, police said. The hairdresser was found at her London, England, home by her sister Yioda on Christmas Day – the same day her pop star

BBC bosses defended the decision to broadcast the uncensored version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ in Gavin and Stacey (BBC) The BBC has defended the inclusion of the homophobic slur ‘f****t’ in the Gavin and Stacey special which aired on Christmas Day. Fans were appalled when the show’s karaoke duo, Bryn and Nessa, inexplicably opted