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This tattooed school teacher hopes his appearance will encourage children to be open-minded (Instagram/@freakyhoody) A school teacher whose entire body, face and tongue are covered in tattoos says he hopes his appearance will help to make children more tolerant and less homophobic. Sylvain Helaine, 35, started getting tattoos at the age of 27 and now

Alliance Defending Freedom CEO Michael Farris at the exclusive Rose Garden event (Facebook/Michael Farris) The leader of a notorious anti-LGBT+ Christian hate group was invited to the exclusive White House event marking the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court, it has emerged. Michael Farris, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), shared a photo

Paramount film actors Cary Grant (1904 – 1986) and Randolph Scott (1898 – 1987) in front of their new home which looks out over Santa Monica sea front. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty) Candid photos showing Hollywood heartthrobs Cary Grant and Randolph Scott together in their shared home were the result of a studio publicity campaign

Nursing student Michelle Ramos Vargas has become the 30th known trans person to be killed in the United States so far this year, and the sixth killed in Puerto Rico in the same period. Vargas’ body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in San Germán, Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday (30 September).

Night of the Long Knives. Hitler’s arrival in Munich, June 30, 1934, Germany. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A new book explores the untold story of The Glamour Boys – a group of brave gay and bisexual MPs who warned Britain of Nazi Germany. “The Glamour Boys” was the disparaging name given

The mother believes the school treated her daughter’s relationship differently because she is gay (Pexels) A mother is threatening to sue an Indiana school district, claiming that her gay daughter was singled out by staff and subjected to “humiliating” homophobic bullying. Melissa Hart has filed a formal complaint against the administration of Charlestown High School,

The New York Yankees high-five each other after winning 6-3 against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 3, 2020 (Sarah Stier/Getty) For the first time in four years, a season of Major League Baseball has passed without a single homophobic slur being uttered on the field. The 2020 season ended on Sunday after coronavirus shortened it

The Proud Boys hashtag has been reclaimed by the LGBT+ community to drown out the racism and flood the internet with images of beautiful, queer love. The far-right ‘white supremacist’ group gained an unfortunate publicity boost earlier this week when Donald Trump refused to denounce them on the debate stage with Joe Biden. “Stand back

Gay and bisexual men are prohibited from donating their corneas due to a discriminatory policy (Pexels) Allowing gay and bisexual men to donate their corneas could help save the eyesight of thousands of people – but discriminatory, unscientific policies prohibit them from doing so. The cornea, the clear outer layer at the front of the

Kellyanne Conway at a White House news briefing in January 2020 (Alex Wong/Getty) The former senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway is the latest member of Trump’s inner circle to test positive for coronavirus after attending a Rose Garden event last week. The crowded ceremony in which Trump announced his anti-LGBT+ Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney

The attacks have caused significant property damage, as well as psychological stress (Envato Elements) A gay primary school teacher says he and his husband have been left “emotionally drained” by a series of sustained attacks on their home with a BB gun. Antonio Silvestri, 49, and his partner David Bennett, 47, have been targeted by

Vice President Mike Pence. (Joshua Roberts/Getty) Activists have demanded that the next debate moderator grill Mike Pence on the Trump administration’s homophobia and transphobia, after LGBT+ rights went unmentioned during the first presidential debate. LGBT+ issues were sidelined in the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 29). The messy and

Philip Oyelade, 40, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. (Met Police) A man has been jailed and dubbed a “one man crime wave” after a string of burglaries, homophobic abuse and threatening a youth worker with a samurai sword. Philip Oyelade, 40, was sentenced to three and a half years in

Gay men is Russia could face “baby trafficking” charges if they decide to start a family using surrogacy. (Envato) Under the rule of Vladimir Putin, authorities have declared gay men in Russia who have had children by surrogacy will face arrest for “baby trafficking”. According to The Independent, Russian state media reported that a source

Mike Pence. (John Moore/Getty Images) Mike Pence is reportedly gearing up for a 2024 presidential bid by seeking support at a conference organised by an anti-LGBT+ group. Pence, known for his hardline anti-LGBT+ beliefs, has been core to efforts to roll back equality under the Trump administration. With just 33 days left until the US election, Pence

Jeffree Star (L) and André Marhold. (Instagram) Jeffree Star, the controversial make-up vlogger still dogged by accusations of racism, has alleged that his boyfriend Andre Marhold robbed him and is now ignoring his calls. Dubbing the basketball player “lowlife scum”, the YouTube star said in since-deleted comments screenshot by Hip Magazine that he has tried

Petra De Sutter, 57, is now the Belgian deputy prime minister. (Twitter) After 16 months without a government, Belgium today announced a new seven-party coalition – and, for the first time, a transgender deputy prime minister, Petra De Sutter. The Green MEP, who in 2014 became Belgium’s first openly trans MP, will also be the

Spanking therapy does not have to be sexual, said the sex educators. (Anna Shvets/ Pexels) Two non-binary kink and sex educators have explained how “spanking therapy” can help you work through negative emotions and trauma. Non-binary sex worker and sex educator Corey More and non-binary queer-inclusive kink educator Lateef Taylor told Healthline exactly what spanking therapy

Luis Almendares was shot three times by two men on a motorbike. (Luisito Almendares/ Facebook) A journalist in Honduras has been murdered after publicly condemning violence against LGBT+ people in the Central American country. According to the Washington Blade, Luis Almendares was shot three times by two men on a motorbike in the city Comayagua

Jeanette Winterson, Malorie Blackman and Joanne Harris were among more than 200 signatories of the letter supporting trans and non-binary people. (David Levenson/Getty, Jeff Spicer/Getty and Awakening/Getty) More than 200 literary giants, including Jeanette Winterson and Malorie Blackman, have signed their names to “a message of love and solidarity” for trans and non-binary people. The

The couple have been accused of the murder of dancer Adrian Murphy. (Adrian Murphy/ Facebook) A “ruthless” couple have been accused of murdering a champion Irish dancer by poisoning him with “Devil’s Breath” after meeting him on Grindr. In June 2019, police issued an urgent safety warning to people using Grindr after 43-year-old Adrian Murphy

Eric Trump visits FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo at FOX Studios on October 4, 2016 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty) Eric Trump has clarified that he is not actually a member of the LGBT+ community, after accidentally “coming out” during a live Fox News interview. The president’s second-oldest and second-worst son, who has two

Matt Walsh joked – we hope, at least – that men shouldn’t use emojis. (Facebook/Emojipedia) In today’s edition of “Society has progressed past the need for men”, right-wing pundit Matt Walsh said that “emojis are for children and women” and that no “self-respecting grown adult men” would use them. Fellas, it is gay to use

Republicans have been accused of disrespecting the memory of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by selling a t-shirt stealing her famous moniker. Ginsburg, who died on 18 September, was often referred to as The Notorious RBG in recognition of her tireless pursuit of equality for women. On Saturday (26 September), Trump named Amy Coney

Graham Norton on December 4, 2018 in London, England. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) Graham Norton has paid tribute to those who “fought for tolerance in Ireland” while admitting that he “took the easy way out” by moving to London. The BBC presenter, 57, grew up in Bandon, County Cork in Ireland before moving to London

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or known simply by ‘PrEP’, is a common antiviral drug. (Getty) Vital funding details for the long-awaited rollout of PrEP, the HIV-preventative daily pill known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, were announced Friday (25 September) by the British government. The department of health and social care published guidance for the crucial grants for local authorities

Joan Bellingham was training to be a nurse when she was admitted to a psychiatric ward for being a lesbian. (1 News) A New Zealand nurse who was repeatedly hospitalised for 12 years and given electroconvulsive therapy more than 200 times has said her fight for justice has been “almost as bad as the abuse”.

A police officer in Kolkata, India, has been arrested for harassing, molesting and using obscene language and gestures towards a transgender rights activist. According to The Times of India, inspector Abhishek Bhattacharya is facing the charges for targeting Ranjita Sinha, a well-known local activist who leads sensitivity training efforts on LGBT+ issues. The outlet reports that

The sperm donor claims he is not “homophobic” despite not wanting his donations to go to same-sex couples. (Envato) A sperm donor who insisted same-sex couples should not raise children conceived with his sperm has won a lawsuit against a fertility clinic that used his donations to help queer families. Neil Gaskell, 49, began donating

Billie Day Wakefield was an LGBT+ activist from Bristol. (Supplied) One of Bristol’s most prominent LGBT+ campaigners, Billie Dale Wakefield, has tragically passed away at the age of 78. Described by local leaders and loved ones as a “hero”, Dale Wakefield founded the Bristol Gay Switchboard in 1975, and became one of the founders of