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Swedish comedian and presenter Emma Knyckare, founder of Statement Festival. (Getty) Statement, billed as the “world’s first major music festival for women, non-binary and transgender people,” will return almost two years after it was labelled discriminatory for excluding cis men. The two-day festival was formally condemned by the Swedish Discrimination Ombudsman in 2018 because of

16-year-old Channing Smith was described by family as “the sweetest kid ever from birth.” (Screenshot: News Channel 5) A bisexual teenager took his own life after he was outed online, but the anti-gay district attorney is refusing to bring criminal charges against those who outed him. 16-year-old Channing Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, had confided in

Itaberlly Lozano and his mother Tatiana Ferreira Lozano Pereira. (Itaberlly Lozano/ Facebook) A mother who stabbed her teenage son to death for being gay has been sentenced by a jury in Brazil to 25 years and eight months in prison. Tatiana Ferreira Lozano Pereira never accepted that her 17-year-old son Itaberli Lozano was gay, and

Birmingham Pride 2020 will platform trans rights. (Getty) Birmingham Pride 2020 has announced its theme as “Stronger Together,” with the event set to honour the 331 trans and gender diverse people killed around the world in the past year. Organisers plan to make a stand against anti-trans separatist groups such as the LGB Alliance which

The pair surrounded the street preacher with rainbow flags in a “big ol circle of gay love”. (Diogo Rodrigues/ Facebook) A Christian street preacher publicly declaring that homosexuality is an “abomination” was surrounded by rainbow flags in a “big circle of gay love” by members of the queer community. Michael Overd, from Somerset, is the

Conchita Wurst performs live on stage during the 64th annual Eurovision Song Contest held at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on May 18, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Michael Campanella/Getty) The Hungarian government has hit back at claims that the country pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest because it’s “too gay”. According to The Guardian, a pro-government

Madonna ventured into the crowd at her Madame X concert to chat with Lil Nas X. (Madonna/Instagram) Madonna wants you to get ready for a Madame X-Lil Nas X crossover. Lil Nas X was in the audience for the iconoclast’s Madame X concert in LA when she walked over and made a beeline for his

In an adorable video, Norwegian comedian Ørjan Burøe donned a Disney princess dress to dance with his son, but was targeted by a Trump supporter as a result. (Screen capture via Instagram) Damn, supports of Trump, back at it again with the backwards definitions of gender and identity? In today’s edition of  ‘an adult angered

Alice Pieszecki, Bette Porter and Shane McCutcheon are all back for the L Word reboot. The L Word: Generation Q hits screens next month, and it has been revealed that the series will kick off with a bloody period sex scene. The reboot of the iconic lesbian drama the L word, which premiered 15 years ago

Megan Phelps-Roper, the granddaughter of notorious homophobic hate preacher Fred Phelps Sr, has opened up about her “abusive” childhood in a revealing new interview. Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church, also known as “the most hated family in America”, became infamous for picketing military funerals with signs reading ‘God hates fags’ and ‘Thank God for dead soldiers’. They

Brooklyn Joseph was raised by four lesbian mums. (Envato) A woman who was raised by four lesbian mums has said that growing up with so many “powerful and interesting” women made her “self-assured”. Brooklyn Joseph told Slate that she was born in 1979 to her biological mother Lynn via artificial insemination, and that “Mom No.

Hera Jay Brown is the first trans woman to become a Rhodes scholar after 117 years. (Hera Jay Brown/ Twitter) A trans woman who was made homeless as a teenager after she was kicked out by her family will be the first ever transgender woman to become a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship is the

Haitian civil rights campaigner Charlot Jeudy. (The American Jewish World Service) Charlot Jeudy, the president of a leading LGBT+ organisation in Haiti, has been found dead, following years of threats of violence against him for speaking out against homophobia. Long-time LGBT+ rights campaigner Charlot Jeudy was found dead on Monday (25 November) at his home

LGBT+ people who took part in the survey felt that Elizabeth Warren had the best chance of beating Donald Trump in a general election. (David Becker/Getty) Elizabeth Warren is the top choice for LGBT+ voters as the democratic presidential candidate to take on Donald Trump, a landmark poll by YouGov and Out magazine has revealed.

Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty) Dolly Parton gave her iconic song ‘Jolene’ a drag makeover on an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers last week, and it was incredible. She told the story of how she wrote the song, explaining that Jolene was a bank teller who she felt

A mother’s “secret” meatloaf recipe has been shared online – after she reportedly rejected her gay child. The “revenge loaf” recipe spread on Tumblr and Reddit after the teen explained they were making it public to get back at their mum. The poster wrote: “When I was little my mum’s meatloaf was my favourite food.

Police chief Rachel Swann (L) addresses reporters about the evacuation of Whaley Bridge in August. (Screen capture via BBC) A British police officer was subjected to “sexist and homophobic” abuse following a television appearance all because she had short, spiky hair with blond highlights. Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann was a crucial lifeline for many

Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson delivers a speech at the launch of his party’s manifesto. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) British prime minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday to “get Brexit done”, pledging in his Conservative Party manifesto to ram his deal through the European Union to withdraw from the bloc before Christmas. However, across the 59-page

A queer man donates blood at the ‘illegal blood bank’, set up by activists to highlight backwards laws. (UNILAD) Somewhere in a secret location in England’s capital city, an ‘illegal blood bank’ billed specifically for queer men was launched in a damning act of defiance against backwards blood donation laws. Men who have sex with

Divina De Campo. (BBC) Divina De Campo lost out on the crown and title of Britain’s first drag superstar by a red hair’s breadth last night. We caught up with them to chat about mental health, The Vivienne’s strategy and why she nearly quit Drag Race UK. Congratulations on making it to top two! How

Muslim protesters march against the LGBT+ community in Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in 2017. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) Several Indonesian ministries have come under fire for banning pregnant, disabled and LGBT+ applicants as it “only wants the normal ones”. In a winding list of requirement for job seekers, the Attorney General’s Office

A 20-year-old trans woman was shot in the head in a fatal injury by a school in Brazil during an alleged drug deal. Pedrita dos Santos Silva was shot in uptown São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, earlier this week. According to family, she participated in recreational drug use and was allegedly on her way to

A man has been hospitalised after he was attacked with a hammer and thrown onto the tracks of the New York City subway in a suspected anti-gay hate crime attack. The NYPD have opened a hate crime probe after the incident at a subway station in the Bronx in the early hours of Friday. Suspect

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again refused to apologise for referring to gay people as “tank-topped bum boys.” The leader was challenged during a BBC Question Time Leaders’ special on Friday evening about his use of racist and homophobic slurs during his work as a newspaper columnist. Johnson has repeatedly rejected calls to apologise

Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe performed Strictly’s first ever same-sex dance routine (Twitter/@@MOVEITSHOW) Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has spoken of his disappointment at the huge number of complaints sparked by the show’s first-ever same-sex dance routine. The BBC‘s popular ballroom dancing show made history on November 3 by when best friends Johannes

Make it reign (BBC). The experiment is over. The results are in. The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season one is… Drag Race UK season one: C.U.N.T. How much Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent was Drag Race UK’s first season packing? All of us. Sum Ting Wong’s stamp. Vinegar Strokes’ underground dress. Divina De

The results are in: The Vivienne has been named as the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and fans are going wild. The Vivienne fought off competition from Divina De Campo and Baga Chipz to snatch the crown. Speaking at the beginning of tonight’s finale, The Vivienne said: “If you think I’ve gone through

2006: Chinese protesters holding a banner that reads “Government leads campaign to insult gays and believes they need a cure” (MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty) LGBT+ people in China are being forced to undergo so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in at least 96 public hospitals and unlicensed centres, according to a new human rights report. The widely-discredited practise of conversion

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Courthouse after his court appearance on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has launched legal action against the city of Chicago, seeking damages for “mental anguish” caused by claims he faked a homophobic attack. The actor claimed he was the victim

Former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus (Creative Commons photo/David Martin Davies) Joe Straus, the former Republican Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, has publicly come out in support of LGBT+ rights protections. The Republican politician, who served until January as one of the most powerful Republican leaders in the GOP-dominated