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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

Kamala Harris has paid tribute to the “boundary-breaking” Pete Buttigieg (Twitter/Pete Buttigieg) Kamala Harris has paid tribute to the “boundary-breaking” Pete Buttigieg, as he is sworn in as Joe Biden’s secretary of transportation. With his husband Chasten at his side on Wednesday (3 February, Pete Buttigieg was officially sworn in on his family Bible by

Colin Firth has said he was “undecided” at first on whether he should play a gay role in Supernova. Colin Firth stars opposite Stanley Tucci in the critically-acclaimed film, which follows a gay couple as they journey around England in a camper van visiting friends, family and places from their past after Tusker (Tucci) is diagnosed

John Weaver, a former adviser to the late GOP senator John McCain, helped set up the Lincoln Project in 2019 Moderate conservative campaign group the Lincoln Project has denounced its founder, John Weaver, after he faced sexual harassment allegations from 21 men. Weaver, a former adviser to the late GOP senator John McCain, helped set

Former Labour MP Maureen Colquhoun, the first out lesbian to sit in the House of Commons, has passed away at the age of 92. The vocal LGBT+ and women’s rights campaigner, who served as Member of Parliament for Northampton North from 1974 to 1979, passed away on Tuesday (2 February). Labour MP Angela Eagle, who

Fans in the UK can shop Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty at Boots. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images for Fenty Beauty) The hugely popular and gender inclusive cosmetic brand Fenty Beauty from Rihanna has launched a huge sale in the UK. While fans impatiently wait for the singer to release another album they can get 20% off

Humza Yousaf put forward the proposed amendment to his hate crime bill. (Getty/Fraser Bremner) The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via Twitter on Monday (1 February) that he had pulled a planned amendment to the

Layshia Clarendon said they felt freedom and euphoria after having top surgery. (Instagram/LayshiaC) Basketball player Layshia Clarendon has described the euphoria they felt after having top surgery amid a wave of support from professional sports organisations. The trans non-binary Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player, who is currently New York Liberty guard, shared on Friday

Kate McKinnon ‘slowly losing her mind’ as she contemplates the state of America on Saturday Night Live (NBC) If you need a seven-minute summing up of the current state of America, our dear lesbian leader Kate McKinnon has you covered, with one of the best Saturday Night Live (SNL) cold opens in some time. “What

Nicholas Hewlett. (St Dunstan’s College) A headmaster in Britain is set to make “education history” by coming out as gay during an online school assembly Monday (1 February) – and he knows he’s going to cry. Nicholas Hewlett, who leads St Dunstan’s College in the Catford neighbourhood of southeast London, said a conversation with a student

Gary Barlow. (Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic) Picture it: You’re in a cavernous sports stadium, coronavirus is a distant dream, and the lights begin to dim – Little Mix, the Spice Girls and the Sugababes emerge to rapturous cheers and screams. But nobody is here to see the holy trinity of pop. Nope. They’re here to see Gary

Eddie Izzard, comedian and political activist. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Eddie Izzard, the genderfluid stand-up comedian and longtime Labour campaigner, has a simple mission: Become Britain’s first openly trans member of Parliament. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror newspaper, the 58-year-old is trading show business for politics as she branded premier Boris Johnson a “liar” and vowed

Uche Maduagwu. (Instagram/@uchemaduagwu) Uche Maduagwu, a celebrated fixture of Nollywood and famous social media rouble-rouser, has come out as “proudly gay”. The Nigerian actor, known for taking swipes at politicians and celebrities with his trouble-making Instagram account, came out as gay on Thursday (28 January). In a series of Instagram posts, Maduagwu implored followers to

Demonstrators wearing masks hold an LGBT+ flag during the demonstration at Boaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. (Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Four students were detained Saturday (30 January) and dubbed “deviants” by Turkey’s interior minister over a piece of artwork that reportedly depicted rainbows alongside the Kaaba. The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam,

The red area shows the municipalities in Poland that have signed the ‘LGBT-free’ pledge. (Atlas of Hate) The first thread of Poland’s patchwork of so-called “LGBT-free zones” was undone Thursday (28 January) as town councillors voted to withdraw its hateful legislation, activists said. As women’s rights advocates, LGBT+ activists, among other allies, poured onto the

Juan Orlando Hernandez, president of Honduras. (Getty/ Sean Gallup) The conservative Central American country of Honduras has amended its constitution to make legalising marriage equality and abortion almost impossible. Although homosexuality was legalised in Honduras in 1899, same-sex marriage has been banned in the country since the constitution was amended to explicitly forbid it in

Leo Varadkar hoped being gay was just a “phase”. (Charles McQuillan/Getty) Leo Varadkar used to hope being gay was just a “phase” and that he could suppress his sexuality by marrying a woman. The former Irish taoiseach, who came out publicly in 2015, opened up about the challenges of growing up gay and mixed race

Sir Ian McKellen kept it classy with a message of support for JoJo Siwa (John Phillips/Getty) Sir Ian McKellen warmly welcomed YouTuber JoJo Siwa to the LGBT+ community with a heartfelt message of support on Twitter. Seventeen-year-old Dance Moms star Siwa publicly came out on 22 January, sharing a photo of herself in a t-shirt that read:

New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Texas senator Ted Cruz. (Getty/ Alex Wroblewski and Alex Wong) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down anti-LGBT+ Trump supporter Ted Cruz, telling him he “almost had her murdered” three weeks ago during the Capitol riots. Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter on Thursday (28 January) to condemn the app Robinhood, which banned users

Police condemned Rita Ora for her secret lockdown birthday party in November (Gareth Cattermole/Getty) Rita Ora’s 30th birthday celebration in a west London restaurant was “the most notorious” and “one of the most egregious” lockdown breaches yet, police have declared. The pop star was roundly condemned for holding a 30-person party at the Casa Cruz

The affirmation ‘La!’ is one of many elements of It’s a Sin to draw on Russell T Davies’ own experiences It’s a Sin creator Russell T Davies has revealed the origins of the infamous affirmation “La!” In the show, the residents of the Pink Palace can often be heard uttering the greeting to each other

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned transphobia, saying it should be treated with “zero tolerance”. (Getty/ Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool) SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has strongly condemned transphobia in a “message from the heart”, insisting it is “vital to speak up for what is right and against injustice”. Sturgeon posted a video to