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A gay man was left ‘extremely distressed’ by his nightmare neighbour’s homophobic abuse (Stock image: Envato) A woman has been fined for hurling homophobic abuse at her neighbour’s son in a bitter row, calling him a “fat, dirty gay”. Sara Cockayne of Warndon, Worcester, appeared before magistrates on Monday (5 July) where she admitted to

Placards at the ‘Women’s March for Bread and Roses’ rally in Trafalgar Square, January 2019. (Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Chester Women’s Aid pulled out of the Chester Women’s March at the weekend, due to a lack of commitment by march organisers to be inclusive of trans women. “When we call for

Stephen Knott (L) and Alastair Bruce (R) married in Edinburgh. (Twitter) An army general has shared details of his poignant wedding to his partner of 20 years on social media, telling his followers that “love is constant”. Army Major General Alastair Bruce married Stephen Knott at St John’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh on Saturday (3 July)

US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during the daily White House briefing on 12 May 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) Pete Buttigieg has called out politicians who think it is “good politics” to “pick on” trans kids. Buttigieg, who is America’s first out gay Senate-confirmed cabinet member, appeared on

Laurel Hubbard. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images) A petition calling for trans people to be excluded from the Olympics has racked up more than 24,000 signatures in a fresh blow to LGBT+ athletes. The petition, launched on Change.org by somebody calling themselves “Defend Women’s Sport”, claims that trans women “are taking [cis] women’s places on sports teams”.

Darren Kennedy was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. (Instagram) Gay television presenter Darren Kennedy has called out “everyday homophobia” after he was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. Kennedy opened up about the shocking incident in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday (4 July) in which he told his

Detail of ‘Improntas (Imprint)’ by artist Teresa Margolles, which will be displayed on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth in 2024. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth will welcome an artwork featuring casts of the faces of 850 trans people. For the artwork, 850 Improntas (850 Imprints), Mexican artist Teresa Margolles will cast the faces

The UK has made legal leaps and bounds when it comes to LGBT+ rights – but the fight is in no way over. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) Karen Holden, LGBT+ lawyer and founder of A City Law Firm, writes for PinkNews about the legal leaps and bounds the UK has made in the last three decades. It

After an Arkansas mother put up a Progress Pride flag on her home, she received an adorable note from a queer youth. (Stephanie Robertson/Instagram) A mother has received an adorable handwritten note from an LGBT+ youth all for hanging a Progress Pride flag outside her home in Paris, Arkansas all Pride Month-long. At a time

Yang Wu was battered by men after he stood up against them. (Yang Wu) In a hate crime just hours after Pride Month drew to a close, two gay men were harassed by homophobes who hurled insults, objects and punches at them at a Cardiff, Wales gas station. Yang Wu, a 27-year-old biomedical student at Cardiff

Rainbow flag inside the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2020: Round of 16 match between Netherlands and Czech Republic. (Andre Weening/BSR Agency/Getty Images) Volkswagen has claimed that UEFA blocked the company from using rainbow-coloured banners on advertising boards at the Euro 2020 quarter-finals in Russia and Azerbaijan. The auto-maker, a years-long sponsor of the football

Britney Spears. (James Devaney/WireImage) Britney Spears reportedly dialled 911 to “report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse”, according to an explosive The New Yorker investigation. In the latest dizzying twist in the saga of Britney’s conservatorship, the 39-year-old singer is understood to have phoned the police the day before her bombshell court testimony. Since 2008

Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has claimed that his cruel law banning the “promotion” of LGBT+ lives to minors is “not about homosexuality”. In June, Orbán and his ruling party passed legislation restricting the portrayal of LGBT+ people on media, school materials and advertisements

Eduardo Leite, one of Brazil’s leading politicians, has come out as gay (Facebook/Eduardo Leite) A Brazilian governor and possible presidential candidate has come out as gay, making waves in a country governed by “proud homophobe” Jair Bolsonaro. Eduardo Leite, the governor of the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, made the announcement in an interview

Minecraft. (Microsoft) Popular Minecraft streamer Dream has raised $140,000 this Pride Month for The Trevor Project, but has nevertheless been hit by a backlash for a perceived lack of streams. The Twitch streamer is known for courting controversy; accused of both racism and queerbaiting in the past, so this fundraising came as welcome news –

West Yorkshire Police are investigating a possible hate crime against a gay teen at Brooksbank School in Calderdale, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. (Google Maps) Police are investigating an alleged hate incident after a gay teenager said they were attacked and called a transphobic slur at school. Emily Wilkinson-Quinn, 14, was left “completely traumatised” following the

DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley apologised for comments made by her party colleagues about the LGBT+ community. (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty) Paula Bradley, deputy leader of the DUP, has apologised for “atrocious” comments made about LGBT+ people by members of her own party. The DUP has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, while numerous

Disney Plus is home to series including High School Musical: The Series and Loki and films Luca and Cruella. (YouTube/Disney+) Following on from its huge Prime Day event, Amazon is launching a new deal that will give you a free Disney Plus subscription for six whole months. This deal is a pretty big, er, deal,

Nick Grimshaw has quit BBC Radio 1. (Instagram) Nick Grimshaw has announced that he is leaving BBC Radio 1 after 14 years with the station. The hugely popular radio host announced his shock departure on social media on Wednesday (30 June), revealing that he wants to “make some other dreams come true”. “I have truly

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the anti-trans sports bill into law. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The parents of a 13-year-old girl have launched a federal lawsuit to challenge Florida’s reviled ban on trans girls taking part in school sports. Mounted by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the largest LGBT+ advocacy groups in the US,

IKEA has released a new line of loveseats inspired by ten different LGBT+ flags. This includes couch designed after the bisexual flag, trans flag and others. (IKEA Canada) A divisive set of IKEA Pride sofas has sent LGBT+ Twitter into a collective frenzy. IKEA unveiled a collection of 10 “loveseats” inspired by the flags of

Mary Lou McDonald (L), Paula Bradley (C) and Naomi Long will be among the speakers at the PinkNews summer reception. (PAUL FAITH/Charles McQuillan/Getty) Leading figures from Northern Ireland’s six main political parties will discuss LGBT+ rights at the PinkNews Virtual Summer Reception on Thursday (1 July). The event, which is being run in partnership with

Loki is bisexual, confirmed at last. (Twitter/@dilfhiddleston) Loki bosses have said that there won’t be any further exploration of the trickster god’s bisexuality in what is no doubt a blow to LGBT+ fans. The Disney Plus series confirmed Loki is attracted to more than one gender in episode three, which aired last week. It saw

Kataluna Enriquez. (Instagram) A trans woman has been crowned Miss Nevada USA for the first time in the pageant’s 69-year-long history. At the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas on Sunday (27 June), Kataluna Enriquez became the first openly trans Miss Nevada winner, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 27-year-old had

Jack Dunne. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty) Professional rugby player Jack Dunne has proudly come out as bisexual, revealing that he has been open in his personal life for a number of years. The Leinster player opened up about his sexuality on the BBC’s LGBT Sports Podcast, telling host Jack Murley that hearing homophobic and biphobic

The streets around Washington Square Park were packed with police officers, video footage showed. (Screen captures via Twitter) The New York Police Department (NYPD) descended onto an alternative Pride protest Sunday afternoon (27 June), allegedly “beating, shoving and pepper-spraying” those present. As Reclaim Pride Coalition’s third annual Queer Liberation March & Rally, touted as a police-free

The first-ever LGBT+ Pride parade was held in Malawi. (Malawi Human Rights Commission/Twitter) Braving the threat of persecution, dozens of queer people packed the streets of the capital of Malawi for the country’s first-ever Pride parade Saturday (26 June). Organised by the Nyasa Rainbow Alliance, some 50 LGBT+ people marched through the streets of Lilongwe

Durex is conducting a mammoth sex survey. (Supplied) Queer sex isn’t talked about enough. Durex’s new My Sex My Way campaign wants to change that. Right now, there’s lots of reasons why people might still feel unaccepted and lack confidence when it comes sex and expressing their sexuality. Being LGBT+ is about much more than

Shaed has launched “The Colorful Campaign” to help raise funds for the LGBT+ community this Pride Month. (Provided) Max Ernst was just 19 years old when he came out as gay to his twin brother Spencer. At that time, his band Shaed didn’t exist. He and his brother grew up with “really liberal” parents, but

Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Lucky” Lucanio leaving the court in New York on June 18, 1936 (Apic/Getty Images) The legendary Stonewall Inn will forever be remembered as the birthplace of LGBT+ rights – but the Mafia’s role in the story is lesser known, and far more murky. You might think the Italian mob and gay