LGBTQ

WNBA Brittney Griner in Russia (Getty Images/ Christian Petersen/Russia State TV) Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Brittney Griner is still locked away in a Russian prison despite being held on so-called drug charges for more than three romans. Phoenix Mercury star Griner was first detained on 17 February after recently playing for the Moscow

Margot Heuman, a Holocaust survivor, opened up later in life about living in the concentration camps as a gay woman. (YouTube/Yad Vashem/USC Shoah Foundation Institute) Margot Heuman, one of the few Holocaust survivors to testify about her life in the concentration camps as a gay woman, died at 94.  Margot Heuman died on 11 May

Britain’s Got Talent finalist and singer-songwriter Gabz has come out as trans and changed his pronouns to he/him. Gabz first came into the public eye as a 14-year-old competing on the 2013 season of Britain’s Got Talent. His self-written songs captured the hearts of viewers, with his musical talent landing him a spot in the final.

Ex-president Donald Trump told Wyoming that teachers should not ‘teach transgender’. Chet Strange/Getty Images) Former US president Donald Trump – clearly with nothing better to do – has once again attacked trans people at a hate-filled rally. During a 90-minute speech at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming, Trump read from the usual Trump

Non-binary New Yorkers will soon have the option to choose an X gender marker on state-issued ID documents. (Getty Images) Non-binary New Yorkers will now be able to have state identification cards with an X gender marker on them – a simple but seismic step forward. New York governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday (27 May)

John Waters in 2013. (Robin Marchant/Getty) You would be forgiven for thinking that, by now, John Waters wouldn’t really care what people think of him. Over the course of a long, illustrious career, Waters has directed cult classics such as Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. He has also toured the world, written books, and he’s won admiration and

The BBC’s complaints department has said there’s no ‘evidence’ that JK Rowling’s trans views are ‘unpopular’. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) The BBC has said it is “misleading” to say that JK Rowling’s deeply anti-trans views are “unpopular”. During a 24 March episode of Front Row on BBC Radio 4, journalist Tom Sutcliffe said Rowling’s views

Handball player Jacob Bjørn Hessellund has come out as gay. (Instagram/@ hessellundjacob) Danish professional handball player Jacob Bjørn Hessellund has bravely come out as gay – and he hopes to one day find a “wonderful man”. The 30-year-old, who plays for the Lemvig-based team Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold, became the second handball player in a month to come out

Arsonist pleads guilty to setting Seattle LGBTQ+ venue Queer/Bar on fire (Edward Smith/ Getty Images) An arsonist who said it’s “wrong” that there are “a bunch of queers in our society” has admitted to setting fire to an LGBTQ+ venue in Washington, United States. Kalvinn Garcia, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday (26 May) to setting

Jesse Watters and Jason Whitlock blamed “pansies” and trans rights for the Texas shooting which killed 19 children. (Fox News) Fox News guest Jason Whitlock has insisted that the Texas shooting saw children get murdered because “traditional masculinity” is “under attack”. The world has been reeling this month after two mass shootings took place in the US

Novak Djokovic stands next to the Wimbledon men’s honours board, which does not use titles. (AELTC/Thomas Lovelock) Keyboard warriors are having a nonsensical tantrum over a Wimbledon decision to stop defining female tennis champions by their marital status. On Friday (27 May), it was revealed by Times Sport that Wimbledon would be changing the way

When Swedish pop supergroup ABBA first announced that they were to release a new song after 39 years, few people could have imagined, let alone dreamed, that a full album would follow. Including, perhaps, the group themselves. So the chances of ever seeing ABBA perform in their original line-up would surely be zero – it

Ethan Schmidt told LGBTQ+ folk and their supporters that they were “not safe”. (Twitter/ PatriotTakes) Right-wing extremist Ethan Schmidt, who founded the group The Anti-Maskers Club, has announced that he will be “hunting” LGBTQ+ people and their supporters during Pride month, adding: “They’re not safe.” Schmidt is a racist, anti-vax, homophobic, transphobic, Trump-supporting social media user

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – FEB. 16: San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a press conference. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) Democratic mayor of San Fransisco London Breed is refusing to march in the city’s annual Pride parade unless its organisers reverse a ban on uniformed police officers. Breed condemned the ban

Patrick Sandford pictured at the age of 9 (L) when his primary school teacher first started sexually abusing him, and Patrick pictured on the right in the present day. (IICSA) When Patrick Sandford was just nine years old, he was groomed and sexually abused by his primary school teacher. Warning – sexual abuse. It would

Singer Tank performs onstage during Club Quarantine (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) R&B singer-songwriter Tank has hit back against haters who are accusing him of being gay for singing at a Pride event. Featuring on the Drink Champs podcast, the Grammy-nominated star reflected on the backlash he received in 2017 for performing at a Washington

Laverne Cox is Barbie as Mattel release a collectible doll celebrating the trailblazing trans icon. (Mattel) Laverne Cox is once again making history as Mattel release a Barbie doll celebrating the trailblazing trans icon. The brand new collectible is the first of its kind for Barbie, giving trans girls a doll that represents them. She

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Drag Race Season 12 runway. (WoW) Russia has released a list of 1,000 US citizens permanently banned from entering the country – including Morgan Freeman, Mark Zuckerberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Russia’s foreign ministry released the list of those no longer permitted to travel to the country on Saturday (21 May), predominantly

Zander Moricz gave a powerful speech against ‘Don’t Say Gay’, without saying “gay”. (YouTube/ Liz Ballard) A gay Florida student gave an incredible graduation speech about his fight against the state’s horrific ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation – without saying gay. ‘Don’t Say Gay’, signed into law by Florida governor Ron DeSantis in March, forbids discussion of

A judge granted a temporary injunction that will allow doctors at the Children’s Medical Center Dallas to continue intake of trans youth. (YouTube/FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth) A judge has ordered a prominent Texas children’s hospital to continue offering gender-affirming healthcare to new trans patients for at least a year.  Doctors at Children’s Medical Center Dallas

Singer, dancer, bow enthusiast and LGBTQ+ icon JoJo Siwa has revealed that it is her “dream” to play Lady Gaga in a biopic – and we’re so here for it.  Siwa, who is a confirmed superfan of Mother Monster, shared that she aspires to play Gaga one day if a biopic about the “Rain On

Tory MP Crispin Blunt and former Tory Imran Ahmad Khan, who remains MP for Wakefield. (Getty/Parliament) Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has yet again defended disgraced ex-colleague Imran Ahmad Khan after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teen boy, claiming Khan “did not get a fair trial”. Disgraced ex-Tory MP Khan, 48, was found

Government officials in Indonesia have summoned the country’s British ambassador after a simply display of LGBTQ+ solidarity.  The British embassy paid tribute LGBTQ+ community on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on 17 May by displaying a rainbow flag at its Jakarta headquarters. The annually observed day aims to raise awareness about anti-LGBTQ+

Marjorie Taylor Greene listens to president Joe Biden deliver the State of the Union address. (Getty/ Win McNamee) Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she thinks Democrats are trying to “turn kids gay and transgender”, in a confusing celebration of Elon Musk. Musk is currently facing allegations from a former employee at his company

ILGA Europe’s 2022 Rainbow Map and Index. (ILGA Europe) The annual Rainbow Map ranking has placed Malta as the best nation for LGBTQ+ rights in Europe for the seventh year in a row, while the UK’s score continues to plummet. ILGA Europe’s Rainbow Map and Index has ranked European countries on the basis of their “legal

John Mulaney invited Dave Chappelle as a surprise guest. (Getty Images for Robin Hood/ Kevin Mazur) John Mulaney is facing searing backlash from fans, who felt “ambushed” when anti-trans comedian Dave Chappelle appeared as a special guest at his show. Chappelle was invited to open Mulaney’s stand-up show in Ohio on Friday (20 May) as

Pride parade in Padua, Italy, 2021. (NurPhoto via Getty/ Massimo Bertolini) A 16-year-old in Italy was beaten so severely by his own uncle that he broke four ribs, all for having a rainbow scarf on his bag, rights groups have said. On 17 May, which was also International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), the

Riot police formed a blockade around the students, before arresting them one by one. (Twitter/ budirenisi) A Pride parade at Boğaziçi University, Turkey, was violently broken up by authorities, with dozens of students arrested by riot police. LGBTQ+ people face increasing persecution in Turkey, and in 2015, Instanbul Pride was banned for the first time.

Rivals Gail and Eileen came together to pay tribute to the Manchester Arena bombing victims. (ITV) Coronation Street paid a moving tribute to Martyn Hett and all Manchester Arena bombing victims, marking five years since the horrific attack. Hett, 29, was a gay Coronation Street super fan and former winner of Come Dine With Me,

Charli XCX threw on a Princess Diana trans Pride flag at a recent gig. (Screen captures via Twitter) Queen of the gays Charli XCX gave a touching speech to fans during a gig – all while wrapped in a trans Pride flag emblazoned with Princess Diana’s face. The British singer, 29, played to thousands of