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Boris Johnson. (Christopher Furlong/WPA Pool /Getty) MPs from across the UK have insisted that any ban on conversion therapy must also include trans people. During a debate in Westminster Hall on Monday evening (8 March), MPs urged the government to ban the harmful, pseudoscientific practice. The debate, triggered by a petition to government signed by

The new book reports to have insider knowledge of Obama doubting Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. (Drew Angerer Alex Wong/Getty) Newly released book, Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency, claims that Barack Obama privately doubted Pete Buttigieg’s suitability for president, joking about him being “gay” and “short”. In an exclusive excerpt shared by The Hill, the

After criminalising all forms of so-called “gay propaganda”, Russia has now turned its attention to positive depictions of bisexuality and polyamory. With Russia’s population expected to decline by 30 million over the next decade, the question of how to raise the birth rate dominated discussions on Thursday (4 March) at a conference of United Russia,

The term “barebacking” became widespread in the LGBT+ community in the 1990s. (Pexels/ Ketut Subiyanto) Like riding a horse without a saddle, barebacking is when someone with a penis penetrates a sexual partner without using a condom. Many people who have any kind of penetrative sex report that going at it without a condom is

Owen Hurcum was the was the first genderqueer Plaid Cymru candidate, before their resignation. (Facebook/ Owen Hurcum) The first-ever genderqueer Plaid Cymru candidate for the Welsh Parliament elections has stepped down, claiming that the party “platforms transphobia”.  Owen Hurcum, who identifies as genderqueer and agender, is currently deputy mayor of Bangor and was fourth on

Nicola Coughlan gave a stirring rendition of UK Hun. (Twitter/BBC) Bridgerton star and Drag Race superfan Nicola Coughlan shared an incredible rendition of “UK Hun?” with a Shakespearian twist. The song “UK Hun?” has lived rent-free in the minds of Drag Race UK fans since it debuted in RuPaul’s RuRuVision spectacular – and Derry Girls

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver. (Midboss) Exploring memories is a major theme of much sci-fi media, but it’s at the core of Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, the forthcoming cyberpunk game from LGBT-focused developer MidBoss. In this world of Neo-San Francisco memories are malleable. Like a hard drive, files can become corrupt, defragmented, or completely overwritten. And

In a new transphobic TikTok trends, users are claiming that refusing to date trans people is an “orientation”. (TikTok/ kyleroyce) One TikTok user has perfectly shut down a new transphobic trend of people “identifying as super straight”, claiming refusing to date trans people is an “orientation”. The trend appears to have started with TikTok user @kyleroyce,

The boss of a Scottish public relations firm has resigned after a “tone deaf” social media post in which he said his firm doesn’t hire “Blacks, gays or Catholics”. Gordon Beattie, the founder of Beattie Communications, posted on LinkedIn that his firm does not hire “Blacks, gays or Catholics“. He added that the firm only

Drag Race UK star Lawrence Chaney has deleted her Twitter following “disgusting” abuse she received after last night’s episode. The Glasgow drag performer deactivated her social media account following Thursday (4 March) night’s dramatic episode. It’s believed this came out after the episode featured a fallow out between Lawrence and fellow Drag Race UK contestant

Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (20th Century Fox Television) Charisma Carpenter has reflected on her decision to go public with her allegations of abuse against Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, describing it as an “effort to foster change”. Last month, Carpenter came forward in a social media post

President Joe Biden has appointed Reggie Greer, a former Victory Institute staffer, to be the next director of priority placement and a senior advisor on LGBT+ Issues at the White House. (Facebook/Reggie Greer) President Joe Biden has come through with his promise to promote inclusion by appointing Reggie Greer as a senior advisor on LGBT+

Jimmy Fowlie (L) and Sydnee Washington (R) will star in Grindr’s upcoming original comedy series Bridesman. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images/FilmMagic) LGBT+ dating app Grindr is getting its own original scripted TV show, which is set to air this fall. Bridesman will be a new scripted comedy series following a gay bridesman as he undermines his best friend’s

Disgraced comedy writer Graham Linehan (Creative Commons/re:publica from Germany) Graham Linehan has been invited to give evidence in parliament on “freedom of expression online” after being permanently banned from Twitter for “hateful conduct”. The disgraced comedy writer and anti-trans campaigner is set to give oral evidence to the Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday (9

A senior cop in Sydney, Australia has admitted to fighting and arresting a transgender woman because she didn’t say hi to him. Senior Constable Mark Follington, 61, and his junior colleague were on a patrol in Liverpool’s Golden Fleece Hotel in May 2019 and were asking customers at the pub for their IDs. But Anya

Bill Burr says fired The Mandalorian star Gina Carano was a “absolute sweetheart”. (Disney) The Mandalorian star Bill Burr has defended his former co-star Gina Carano, saying she was an “absolute sweetheart”. Carano, who played Cara Dune in the Disney Plus series, was fired after sharing an Instagram post seemingly comparing being a Republican to being Jewish during

Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars liked a post on Instagram that argued against trans participation in sport. (Glenn James/NHLI via Getty) National Hockey League player Jamie Benn has come under fire after he liked an Instagram post that said trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play sports. Benn, who is captain of the Dallas

Divine Allah speaking at a press conference for Trenton city council president Kathy McBridge on 26 February 2021 (Twitter/Reed Gusciora) A rally in Trenton, New Jersey descended into chaos after a speaker called the city’s first openly gay mayor a “little f****t”. Speaking on the steps of the city hall, Divine Allah, a New Black Panther

Doctor Patrick Nzounza, CTA medical coordinator in the Congo (Brazzaville and Pointe Noire) global treatment centre for HIV/AIDS sufferers. (Photo by Jean-Luc LUYSSEN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) HIV researchers believe a number of ‘elite controllers’ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be critical in finding new ways to treat the virus. Researchers found

Image of the LGBT+ Virgin Mary circulated by Elżbieta Podleśna (Amnesty International) Polish courts have dropped charges against three women accused of “offending religious beliefs” by distributing posters of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow halo. The posters were created in 2019 to protest increasing anti-LGBT+ hostility from Poland’s influential Catholic Church, which holds close

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (L) and his husband Chasten Buttigieg (R) wave during a campaign town hall event at Washington Liberty High School 23 February 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Teacher and LGBT+ rights advocate Chasten Buttigieg has shared a horrifying experience of being confronted by a manager about his

The closure of the Pink Broadway gay sauna could have implications for other adult venues (Stock photo: Envato Elements) An historic gay sauna may be forced to close its doors forever after insurers inexplicably denied it coverage. The Pink Broadway sauna has welcomed customers to Southampton’s East Street for the past two decades and had been

Sarah Paulson will always be our winner. (YouTube) Sarah Paulson may have lost her category at Sunday night’s Golden Globes (28 February) – but she radiated winning energy. As the saying goes, it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts – something that’s never really rung true as much as it did watching

Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) With more than 511,000 Americans dead from coronavirus, a group of Republicans have vowed to take action. Well, against Amazon for pulling a deeply anti-trans book off its shelves, that is. In a statement addressed to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos dated Wednesday (24 February), four senators slammed the online retail

Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons. (Scott Legato/Getty Images) Dan Reynolds, professional tall man and Imagine Dragons singer, has donated his childhood home worth $1 million for it to become an LGBT+ youth centre. As part of LGBT+ advocacy group Encircle’s ‘$8 Million, Eight Houses’ campaign, the 34-year-old reflected on the difficulties queer youth face. Reynolds,

Hamilton in Animal Crossing. YouTube) Ever since the game’s release in March last year, fans have been recreating music videos in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We’ve had everything from Mariah Carey, to Britney’s Toxic, Ariana Grande’s thank u, next and even Cardi B’s iconic video for WAP, complete with tigers and twerking. Now one YouTube

Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga‘s friend and dog walker, is expected to make a full recovery after being shot Wednesday evening (24 February), his family said. As Fischer, 30, strolled along Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, two people got out of a white car and demanded he hand Gaga’s three French bulldogs over. Wielding

Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. (Chris Polk/FilmMagic) The latest celebrity to respond to Framing Britney Spears, the explosive documentary about the singer’s conservatorship and life, is long-term friend Paris Hilton. Hilton, singer and socialite, has said the legal arrangement which sees Spears’ well-being and estate, among other things, controlled by her father Jamie Spears is

Lady Gaga’s dogs were stolen and her dog walker shot, according to reports. (Instagram) Lady Gaga is to be reunited with her beloved dogs after Los Angeles, California, authorities recovered the pups unharmed Friday evening (26 February). As the singer’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, strolled along Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood, two people got out of