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Jo Swinson defended inclusive school uniforms. (LBC) Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson hit back at a radio caller who attacked the party’s proposed inclusive school uniform policies. Swinson took calls from listeners during a phone-in on LBC hosted by Nick Ferrari, who earlier this year said live on air that being gay was a “lifestyle

The former church will soon serve Chicago’s LGBT homeless (Jamie Nesbitt Golden/Block Club Chicago) One of Chicago’s oldest churches will soon be transformed into one of the only holistic, queer-friendly centres for the LGBT homeless at-risk youth in the city. The Black Methodist for Church Renewal has stood in the heart of Chicago’s South Side

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) While peddling a presidential campaign that promotes equality above all, a new hire of the Bernie Sanders team has an alleged history of antisemitic and anti-LGBT slurs. Darius Gordon announced on Wednesday that he has joined the Sanders campaign team as deputy director of constituency organising. But a number

A trans woman has opened up about her horrifying ordeal of being detained at an airport because of her gender identity. The trans woman – who is called Lilah – posted a video of herself on Twitter where she can be seen walking through an airport in tears. “It’s so f**ked up that trans people

Marvel has finally had its first ever on-screen same-sex wedding – but it’s not quite what you might expect. Hulu original Marvel series Runaways features the studio’s first ever same-sex wedding in a new episode in its third season – but sadly, the wedding turns out to be a fantasy taking place in one of

Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson has tried to defend her controversial voting record by by pointing out her early support for same-sex marriage. Swinson was grilled by BBC journalist Andrew O’Neill, who is known for his combative questioning style. Boris Johnson is the only major party leader who has not agreed to be interviewed by

Actor Billy Dee Williams arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) When actor Billy Dee Williams, best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, referred to himself with both he/him and she/her pronouns, it was widely interpreted that he was telling the world he was gender fluid.

John Boyega and Oscar Isaac attend the European Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015 (Anthony Harvey/Getty) Sorry, Star Wars fans – it looks like a gay romance between Poe and Finn just isn’t on the cards. In an interview with Variety, Poe Dameron actor Oscar Isaac confirmed that he’s aware of the

Disturbing footage has shown there shocking moment a gang of men attacked a gay man and a trans woman in Palestine. (Screen captures via Twitter) A trans woman, a gay man and their friend were brutally battered in Palestine by a group of men – kicked and shoved into a car – before being robbed

A London youth worker has created a crowdfunder to support young black LGBT+ people this Christmas (Envato Elements) Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for LGBT+ people, as youth worker Tanya Compas knows all too well. Compas, 27, was made homeless last Christmas after becoming estranged from their biological family. They’ve now created a

Chris Martin admitted that he doubted his sexuality as a young teen at boarding school (Rolling Stone) Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has admitted that he was “very homophobic” when questioning his sexuality as a young teen at an all-boys’ boarding school. Martin, who is straight, told Rolling Stone that he had “a rough time” fitting

Christie Elan-Cane, who does not identify as either male or female. (DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty) Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane appeared at the Court of Appeal today (December 3) to challenge the Home Office’s refusal to issue gender X passports. Elan-Cane is a non-gendered activist who has campaigned for a third gender option on British passports for more than

In the latest thing to tick off homophobes, a bottle of Evian water. (Twitter) Fellas, is it gay to drink bottled water? That’s the question Twitter users asked after a user dumped a bottle of Evian with an LGBT-inclusive design in the bin. The French company released a design of the bottle featuring a chic

German singer Kim Petras gave the gays everything they want and, we cannot stress this enough, more during a gig in the US. (Screen capture via Instagram) Trans pop star Kim Petras single-handedly ended all homophobia after he trolled notoriously anti-LGBT Christian protesters at her US gig last weekend. Standing in the cold in beanies

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative leader Boris Johnson and Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson present their General Election 2019 manifestos (Getty) Britain’s first winter general election in decades is proving to be a rowdy affair, to say the least. But when political pundits argue that LGBT+ votes could swing the

Several headteachers are now admitting children “based on gender” rather than sex (Pexels) Several same-sex private schools in the UK are considering changing their policies to admit transgender pupils for the first time, a report by The Independent has revealed. Headteachers in some elite schools are now saying they are admitting children “based on gender”

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of putting the NHS ‘up for sale.’ (Getty) Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that a Conservative government would put the NHS “up for sale” in order to strike a US trade deal, resulting in higher drug prices. At a press conference on Wednesday, November 27, the Labour leader brandished a

Baga Chipz (left) agreed to appear on the show to support her friend Jenny Ryan (ITV) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne has slammed the X Factor for not offering to pay her for a performance until she called them out on it. The Vivienne alleged that she and Baga Chipz were asked to

Billy Dee Williams attends Go Behind The Scenes with Walt Disney Studios during D23 Expo 2019 (Frazer Harrison/Getty) Billy Dee Williams, the actor best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, has revealed that he is embracing gender fluidity by using both he/him and she/her pronouns. Williams, 82, will be reprising his role as

Travis Alabanza Burgerz. (Elise Rose) At the end of their show, Burgerz, Travis Alabanza asks an audience member to throw a burger at them. The person, who volunteered to go on stage to hold Travis’s hands but was not expecting this, balls their own hands into fists and clutches them to their chest. Shaking their

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