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An anti-LGBT+ bishop from Nigeria has suggested that if Joe Biden wants the country to decriminalise homosexuality, he should take a Nigerian man as his “second wife”. The angry tirade comes after Biden vowed to advance the cause of LGBT+ rights around the world, threatening financial sanctions on regimes deemed to have infringed on the

A 19th century illustration of the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin (Photo12/Universal Images Group/Getty) A deathbed confession from an 18th-century highwayman includes a surprisingly progressive description of an unsuccessful gay hookup from nearly 300 years ago. The “incredibly rare” 24-page pamphlet tells the life story of Thomas Munn, a brickmaker-turned-smuggler who was hung in chains for

People running on an athletics track. (Pexels/Snapwire) A Republican lawmaker in Florida, US, filed legislation Thursday (11 February) that would ban “trans men from competing in girls sport” and we’re not sure if he knows exactly what he means here. In an effort to pose a fresh test to the trans-inclusive vision presented by Joe

Gina Carano (L) and Ben Shapiro. (Getty) Gina Carano, who played combative shock trooper Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, is attempting to bounce back by… working with right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro. Carano, a 38-year-old actor and mixed martial artist, fuelled months-long fan backlash with her incendiary social media presence throughout her stint on the Disney+

Frank Wynne has published a new anthology called Queer, including LGBT+ voices from ancient times to th present day. (Nick Bradshaw/Provided) When writer and editor Frank Wynne announced he had compiled an anthology of LGBT+ writing, not everyone was convinced that such a book was necessary. Several weeks ago, Wynne shared with Twitter details of

A woman with a QAnon shirt stands among an anti-vaccination protest. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) In the latest conspiracy theory cranked out from the depths of QAnon, the view that COVID-19 vaccines will turn you gay or trans. And yes, it is time for us to all eject

Taylor Swift. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV) Taylor Swift is dropping “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)”, a re-recorded take on her hit single, before an update to her 2008 album Fearless. Swift appeared on Good Morning America to make a special announcement Thursday (11 February), announcing that the new “Love Story” would be released at midnight that same

Sarah Michelle Gellar. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Sarah Michelle Gellar sought to distance herself on Wednesday evening (10 February) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon amid a swelling wave of abuse accusations from co-stars. Gellar, who played the perky and sharp-tongued vampire slayer Buffy Summers, posted a statement on social media in response to

Alexus Braxton. (Facebook) Alexus ‘Kimmy Icon’ Braxton, a Black trans woman and “beloved daughter”, was found dead 4 February amid a surge of unrelenting violence that has left LGBT+ activists drained and alarmed. Braxton, 45, was killed in Miami, Florida, in an apartment complex in the northern Andover Lakes Estates neighbourhood. She was based in the

London Green Party mayoral candidate Siân Berry. (NurPhoto via Getty/WIktor Szymanowicz) Siân Berry, the Green Party candidate for mayor of London, has said a commission and action plan on trans rights will be “one of the first things” she’ll do if elected. On Wednesday (10 February) the Green Party co-leader, who is vying to replace

The Mickey Mouse figural mug from the Lunar New Year collection. (Disney) Disney has launched a Lunar New Year collection and fans are going to love it. This year’s Lunar New Year takes place on Friday, 12 February. It will see calendars reset for a renewed cycle marking the Year of the Ox, and Disney

Fifty Bands. (Twitter/@fiftybandzzz) Fifty Bandz, a 21-year-old Black trans woman, has become the latest victim of a wave of violence against trans people in the US that activists and physicians have dubbed an “epidemic”. Bandz was shot to death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 28 January by her former partner, Michael Joshua Brooks, 20, according to

Gottmik (L) and Nina Bo’nina Brown. (VH1/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gottmik, the franchise’s first openly trans masculine contestant, has spoken out after another queen made “transphobic” comments about her. Season nine’s Nina Bo’nina Brown encountered a buzzsaw of criticism from fans and fellow queens for comments she made over Gottmik’s body in a YouTube

TV journalist Don Champion has alleged he experienced homophobia from higher-ups at CBS (Facebook) Don Champion, a gay Black reporter who worked for CBS, has alleged that he was told to “butch it up” on screen and lost out on work because he was considered too camp. Former TV journalist Champion has alleged he experienced

Dan Levy parodied the It Gets Better adverts that inspired queer youth in the early 2010s. (Screen capture via YouTube/SNL) More than a decade on since the beloved public service advertisement inspired an entire generation of queer folk, Dan Levy gave a much-needed update to It Gets Better. Bowen Yang, Punkie Johnson, Kate McKinnon and

JoJo Siwa introduced to the world her girlfriend. (Instagram/@itsjojosiwa) JoJo Siwa reminded the world that, no, love is in fact not dead after all as she shared adorable photographs of her and her girlfriend. The Masked Singer US star, who announced she is queer last month, introduced to the world her girlfriend as they celebrated

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher worried that sending out leaflets about AIDS would encourage people to “experiment”, her former health secretary has said. Lord Fowler served as health secretary under Thatcher from 1981 to 1987, spanning much of the early AIDS crisis and overseeing the infamous ‘Don’t Die of Ignorance‘ public information campaign. Speaking to

A lesbian said she was forced out of her church after coming out. (Envato Elements) A lesbian was left needing counselling after she was pushed out of the Church of England for daring to be openly gay. Rachel Gillingham, a primary school teacher, said she was pushed out of St Luke’s Church in Oseney Crescent,

Parkland survivor David Hogg plans to launch his own LGBT-inclusive pillow company with the specific goal of driving Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell out of business. Hogg, now a 20-year-old gun control advocate, announced on Thursday (4 February) that he and progressive tech entrepreneur William LeGate would be teaming up for a new bedding venture challenging

The homophobic legislation Section 28 was introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1988. (AFP via Getty/ GERRY PENNY) Twenty-one years ago today, the Conservative party celebrated saving homophobic legislation Section 28, introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1988, which prevented local authorities and schools from “promoting homosexuality”. By 2000, a Labour government was in power for the

SOPHIE fans are urging NASA to rename this planet in her honour. (SOPHIE/NASA) SOPHIE died trying to watch the moon, so the trans community is trying to give her a planet. SOPHIE was trying to see the first full moon of the year when she fell from a ladder and tragically died in the early

The high school has postponed its Spirit Week after complaints from parents. (Envato) A Christian mother has written to her daughter’s school insisted that celebrating an “LGBT+ Support Day” would “incite hostility” among students. The “LGBT+ Support Day” was intended to be part of Spirit Week at Billings West High School in Montana, but one

Abderrahim El Habachi, a 28-year-old gay writer, actor and asylum seeker from Morocco. (YouTube/ Welsh National Opera) Gay asylum seeker fled Morocco, fearing for his life, only to endure more homophobia when arriving at his accommodation in the UK. Abderrahim El Habachi was scared for his life while living in Morocco, where being gay is

Amber Heard has spoken out on the abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson. (Getty) Amber Heard has accused the entertainment industry of turning a blind eye to sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson. Heard came out in support of Evan Rachel Woods after she and a number of other women claimed they had been sexually and

Kemi Badenoch, minister for equalities and Samuel Kasumu. (Chris McAndrew/Official portrait of Kemi Badenoch/Twitter) A government advisor on ethnic minorities tried to quit after Conservative equalities minister Kemi Badenoch publicly lambasted a young journalist for asking a question. Samuel Kasumu, a senior advisor to Boris Johnson, sent a letter of resignation to the prime minister

Drag Race UK will air two episodes next week. (BBC) Racers, start your engines, as next week will bring not one, but two new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. After the shocking exit of Ginny Lemon in Thursday’s episode of season two (4 February), the queens entered the werk room and received a shock

The Trans Confluence, formed by a score of organizations that fight for the rights of transsexual people, held a rally this Saturday at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid to demand that the government urgently process the Trans State Law. Trans people from all over Spain have supported the protest demonstration under the slogan ‘Now

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Getty) Turkey’s fiercely anti-gay president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed that there is “no such thing” as LGBT+ people. Erdoğan has positioned himself as an ardent opponent to LGBT+ rights, with tensions rising in recent days following student protests in Istanbul. The president doubled down on his anti-LGBT+ views on

Nicola Sturgeon’s promise to tackled transphobia in the SNP is “too late”, former party members say. (Jane Barlow-Pool/Getty Images) Former Scottish National Party (SNP) members who quit the party over transphobia have said that promises to address the issue are too little, too late. Teddy Hope and Emma Cuthbertson both left the SNP after leaders

The US state department’s official spokesperson Ned Price has spoken about the importance of LGBT+ representation. The Biden administration official, who is the first ever openly gay man to be named spokesperson for the US department of state, led his first televised press briefing on Tuesday (2 February). LGBT+ activists say the appointment of the