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Zak Kostopoulos. (Facebook/ Zak Kostopoulos) A man convicted convicted of beating Greek LGBTQ+ activist Zak Kostopoulos to death has walked free after two months in prison. Estate agent Thanassis Hortarias was jailed in May on charges over the death of the 33-year-old HIV-positive LGBTQ+ activist, also know by his drag name Zackie Oh. He was convicted

Jeopardy champ and atheist activist Hemant Mehta (left) and hate preacher Aaron Thompson (right). (Twitter and Youtube) Atheist activist and Jeopardy! champ Hemant Mehta was described as a “closet f*g” by a Christian hate preacher, all because he is an LGBTQ+ ally. Mehta, who won $13,999 as a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2020 and founded

Lady Gaga and her dog walker Ryan Fischer (R). (Getty Images/Screen capture via Instagram/@saintrocque) A $5,000 reward has been offered after an “armed and dangerous” man who allegedly shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker was mistakenly freed by police more than three months ago. James Howard Jackson, who faces charges including attempted murder and robbery, was

A school counsellor at a Hwa Chong Institution school in Singapore made a presentation containing bigoted claims about the LGBTQ+ community. (Reddit/DAvengingAngels) A Singaporean school counsellor was suspended from giving lessons after alleging gay people have “intestinal worms” and other discriminatory claims during a presentation. The presentation by a Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) staffer drew

A prisoner behind bars. (Envato Elements) A transgender prisoner at HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire took his own life, on the same day at London Trans Pride (9 July). Taylor was housed in a women’s prison, despite living openly as a trans man, and was held on an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence, which

After a two year wait, RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is coming back bigger than ever. Most notably, the new season has moved on from the original werk room format, and instead is giving us the love child of Drag Race, The Masked Singer and, somehow, Lip Sync Battle. Yes, that’s right. In the new RuPaul’s Secret

Tom Tugendhat has become the latest leadership hopeful to be voted out. (Jonathan Hordle / ITV via Getty Images) Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have continued their lead in the Conservative Party leadership contest as Tom Tugendhat is knocked out of the race to replace prime minister Boris Johnson. After the third round of voting

Fallon Fox, a venerable mixed martial arts fighter, has accused the British press of having a ‘transphobia’ problem. (Rob Kim/Getty Images) Fallon Fox has condemned the “transphobic” British press after the BBC apologised for platforming her on a discussion about anti-trans sports bans. Fox, an American retired mixed martial artist, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s

Conservative bigots want Thor: Love and Thunder banned because of ‘blatant LGBTQ+ content’ (Samir Hussein/WireImage) American Conservative group One Million Moms is calling for parents to boycott Thor: Love and Thunder due to its “blatant LGBTQ+ content”. The infamously anti-LGBTQ+ platform is calling for the latest Thor movie to be banned or boycotted, stating that

France’s minister for territorial cohesion Caroline Cayeux. (AFP via Getty/ SAMEER AL-DOUMY) More than 100 public figures in France have called for the resignation of minister Caroline Cayeux after she reaffirmed her anti-LGBTQ+ views. Cayeux, who was appointed minister for territorial cohesion less than two weeks ago on 4 July when France formed its new government,

Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Ted Cruz. (Getty/ Chip Somodevilla) Senator Ted Cruz has argued that the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” to legalise same-sex marriage in the 2015 Obergefell v Hodges. The Texas Republican made the comments in an episode of his Verdict+ podcast, discussing the fate of Obergefell following the recent overturning of Roe v Wade. Cruz echoed

Iraq legalised homosexuality in 2003. (Credit: Getty Images) Iraq’s government has announced plans to outlaw homosexuality, sparking anger and fear in the Iraqi LGBTQ+ community. On 8 July, the Iraqi parliament began the process of collecting signatures to pass a law that will make homosexuality illegal once again. Iraq made homosexuality legal after Saddam Hussein

Protesters at Trans Pride Brighton. (PinkNews) Trans Pride Brighton saw its largest turnout ever on Saturday (16 July), with around 20,000 protesters marching for trans liberation. Trans Pride Brighton, the first and largest trans Pride event outside of the US, has been running since 2013. This year, it finally returned in person, after two years of

Ricky Martin. (Getty) Ricky Martin’s nephew has accused him of incest and abuse, claiming they had a seven-month relationship. This month, it was reported that Martin had been issued a restraining order in Puerto Rico, after an anonymous accuser who had had a relationship with the singer made a complaint under the Domestic Abuse Prevention and

Trans activist, model and designer Danielle St James has launched a groundbreaking swimwear line specifically tailored for trans women and non-binary people who tuck. Zoah aims to help trans women and gender non-conforming individuals feel comfortable and confident in their tuck, using a combination of materials to aid in comfort, utility, and style. Having launched

Red Cross worker and St Petersburg activist Daria Apakhonchich was arrested for taking part in a “vulva ballet” street performance in support of Yulia Tsvetkova. (Darya Apakhonchich/ Facebook) An LGBTQ+ feminist activist in Russia has been acquitted of pornography charges in a rare win for queer rights in the country. Yulia Tsvetkova was arrested in

Anti-LGBTQ+ ‘groomer’ slur banned under Reddit hate speech rules (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Reddit has banned the anti-LGBTQ+ slur “groomer” under its hate speech policy, as well as any other reference to LGBTQ+ people as “paedophiles”. The vile slur, which conflates LGBTQ+ identities with paedophilia, has been increasing in use online, and has

Actor Luke Fetherston reveals he has been told to hide his sexuality (Flowers in the Attic: The Origin/Lifetime) British actor and model Luke Fetherston says that he was “very recently” advised to hide his sexuality by a fellow actor. In an interview with Attitude, Fetherston explained that while playing a gay character on his upcoming

Several men claim they had sex with Jesse Lee Peterson, a virulently anti-LGBTQ+ pastor and online radio host. (Twitter/@JLPtalk) Several men have alleged they had sex with anti-LGBTQ+ pastor and conservative radio host Jesse Lee Peterson.  The allegations emerged after Church Militant – a far-right Catholic group and website – released an almost 30-minute video in June

Russell T Davies accepts It’s a Sin’s award for best TV drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. (Instagram/ russelltdavies63) Russell T Davies described the Tory government as a “wounded, rabid dog” in his acceptance speech at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Davies’ acclaimed Channel 4 drama It’s a Sin won best TV

Tory equalities minister Mike Freer. (Facebook/ Mike Freer MP) Former equalities minister Mike Freer says he’s been assured by the Tory leadership frontrunners that they “support a fully inclusive ban” on conversion therapy.  Freer spoke at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception on Wednesday (13 July), in his first major speech since resigning as equalities minister amid a mass

Theresa May at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception. (PinkNews) Theresa May has warned that Britain is at risk of “sliding back” if the government does not ban trans conversion therapy. The former prime minister urged the government to legislate an inclusive ban at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception on Wednesday (13 July). Speaking exclusively to PinkNews, she

These Amazon Prime Day beauty deals are loved by celebrities. Amazon Prime Day 2022 is officially happening with discounts on thousands of products. Although it’s the perfect time to get yourself a deal, there’s also a lot of offers to look through. As part of the online sale, which takes place between 12-13 July, you

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference with the heads of state of France, Germany and Romania, at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) A petition calling for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ukraine is to

Penny Mordaunt believes trans women aren’t “identical” to her as she is a “woman in every cell of my body”. (YouTube/LBC) Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has said that she never supported plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. Mordaunt served as equalities minister under Theresa May across 2018 and 2019, and during that time

Lea Michele (L) was accused of making Samantha Marie Ware’s life a ‘living hell’ by the Glee star. (Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for The Recording Academy/Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images) Glee star Samantha Ware has spoken out after Lea Michele was cast in the lead role of Funny Girl. Ware famously accused Michele of making her time on Glee “a

Thousands march in joyful Bucharest Pride parade ahead of proposed anti-‘gay propaganda’ bill (Ilona Andrei/AFP via Getty Images) Bucharest Pride drew huge crowds as the country’s government considers a bill comparable to Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” ban. According to Reuters, an estimated 10,000 people joined the march on Saturday (9 July) calling for same-sex marriage rights

Gay rights activists march in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg May 1, 2013. (OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty) Russia lawmakers have proposed extending the country’s existing “gay propaganda” law to include people of all ages later this year.  The existing legislation was signed by Vladimir Putin in 2013 and banned any “promotion” of “non-traditional sexual relationships” among

British prime minister Boris Johnson’s resignation has called into question the future of LGBTQ+ rights. (Vudi Xhymshiti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Tory leadership candidates are following in Boris Johnson’s anti-trans footsteps in a desperate bid to emerge victorious as his successor. Elsewhere, monkeypox is continuing its spread across the world – and experts are concerned

Joe McElderry attends the Classic Brit Awards 2012 at Royal Albert Hall on October 2, 2012. (Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty) Joe McElderry won The X Factor when he was just 18-years-old with his version of “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus. The year was 2009 and McElderry was at the height of his powers. The tabloids