LGBTQ

Amanda Cotton unveils ‘Inexorable’ a statue depicting Anne Bonny and Mary Read at Execution Docks, London. Their story is told in the new Audible podcast Hell Cats (Audible) An eight foot statue of lesbian pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read has sparked outrage among locals in Devon. The statue, created by artist Amanda Cotton, was

Meghan Murphy, the editor of trans-exclusionary feminist website Feminist Current, has lost a court bid to overturn her Twitter ban over posts repeatedly referring to transgender women as men. In a 42-page opinion dated 22 January, California’s First District Appellate Court upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit from Murphy, finding that Twitter was well

Tammy Slaton, star of 1,000lb Sisters, has come out as pansexual. (YouTube) Tammy Slaton, star of TLC’s 1,000-lb Sisters, has come out as pansexual. The reality television star opened up about her sexuality in a clip from an upcoming episode, which was released by TMZ. In the clip, Tammy came out to her boyfriend Jerry while sitting

The local community rallied together to show their love for LGBT+ seniors with handmade Valentine’s Day cards. (Danny Beers/Facebook) A group of drag queens in Chicago showed the power of the queer community when they came together to make sure local LGBT+ seniors received Valentine’s Day cards. The Chicago Black Drag Council partnered with nonprofit

Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne regrets his past views (UK Parliament/Chris McAndrew) Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne has distanced himself for his past anti-LGBT+ remarks. The long-serving MP was a strong opponent of LGBT+ rights in the 1990s and 2000s, opposing an equal age of consent, the abolition of Section 28 and same-sex civil partnerships.

The idea that trans athletes have an advantage over cis ones is not supported by science (Pexels/Snapwire) Mississippi has voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning trans athletes from school sports, ignoring all evidence proving that such bans are harmful and unscientific. The state’s Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, passed the discriminatory bill in a

Sir Patrick Moore – GamesMaster. (Channel 4) Remember GamesMaster? The cult gaming TV show from the 90s is rumoured to be making a comeback, according to a pitch on the Channel 4 sales website. The original was a magazine style show starring the late Sir Patrick Moore as the GamesMaster, who would provide hints and

For Matt Lownik, it’s almost routine at this point. He turns towards his date, takes off his joggers and waits for the reaction he knows will come. It comes. The two lock eyes. They smile at one another. The reaction, the 30-year-old OnlyFans legend told PinkNews, is almost always the same towards his huge 10-inch

Murray School District suspended its Equity Book Bundles after third graders were read a book about a transgender child (Stock photo: Envato Elements) A Utah school district has suspended an inclusive literacy program after a teacher outraged parents by reading a class a storybook about a transgender child. The uproar started when a third-grade student

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