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“LGBT-free zone” stickers distributed by a Polish conservative newspaper, Gazeta Polska. (GPtygodnik/ Twitter) A councillor in the South Carolina county of Greenville is pushing for a referendum that could make the region similar to Poland’s ‘LGBT free’ zones. Earlier this week councilman Joe Dill voted to block the repeal of an anti-gay resolution from 1996,

Bisexual comedian Mikey Bustos did what can only be described as the Lord’s work by giving coronavirus-preventive tips to the tune of Lady Gaga’s ‘Stupid Love’. (Twitter) While we all find ways to kill time before this planet hurtling around in a void is pelted with asteroids, a comedian has taken it upon himself to

A woman is held at an ICE detention centre in Phoenix, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty) A leaked memo from Homeland Security has revealed that an HIV-positive trans woman in ICE detention was left bleeding from her rectum for 13 days. It was not determined that the woman was HIV positive until she was finally given medical

Lena Waithe will make Disney history as the studio’s first openly lesbian character in upcoming movie Onward. (Disney/Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Disney/Pixar’s new animated movie Onward has been banned by several Middle Eastern countries because it includes a brief mention of a lesbian relationship. The warmhearted children’s film has been celebrated for featuring Disney’s first ever

Fans of Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp will remember that he got engaged last November, but the star has since gotten engaged for the second time. No, he and his fiancé didn’t split – they just decided to get engaged again. Rapp revealed last November that he had proposed to his boyfriend Ken Ithiphol in

Supergirl will go to battle with a transphobic villain alongside trans superhero Dreamer in an upcoming episode of the hit CW series. Supergirl and Dreamer will go to battle with the villain in a season five episode called “Reality Bytes”, Digital Spy reports. The storyline was revealed in a plot synopsis shared by The CW

Pride in London parade at Piccadilly Circus on the 7th July 2018 in central London in the United Kingdom. 30,000 marched through central London for the citys annual LGBT Pride celebration. (photo by Sam Mellish / In Pictures via Getty Images) The UK has a higher proportion of lesbian, gay and bisexual people than ever

Aaron Schock made a career out of opposing LGBT+ rights (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty) Former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock has come out as gay after years of opposing LGBT+ equality. Previously the the Republican Representative for Illinois’s 18th congressional district, in 2015 Schock resigned in disgrace after a scandal involving his alleged misuse of public

Demi Lovato has returned to The Ellen Degeneres Show to remind Rihanna just how much she wants to make out with her. Two years ago the Grammy-nominated singer made her feelings for Rihanna very clear when she played “Who Would You Rather?” on Ellen’s show. Lovato describes her sexuality as fluid and has said she’s

A pregnant lesbian woman was pelted with verbal abuse by a stranger while shopping in a supermarket, leaving her “shaken”. (Stock photo via Unsplash/Andrew Seaman) Shopping for groceries with her girlfriend, a pregnant lesbian woman burst into tears after a stranger cruelly said he hopes her “baby dies”. At a Coles supermarket in Brisbane, Australia,

A mother is furious after a school counsellor pulled her 13-year-old transgender daughter out of a dance, accusing her of wearing a “costume” of girls’ clothes. Charissa Mehojah’s daughter went to a Valentine’s Day dance at Rice Creek School in Port Wentworth wearing a black blouse, eye shadow, black slacks, and a rose in her

Hundreds of requests for medical attention from transgender immigrants have been ignored by a detention centre, a federal inspection revealed. The Cibola County Correctional Centre in New Mexico is the only detention centre dedicated to housing transgender immigrants. Internal reports described to Reuters reveal the shocking conditions there, including poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment

Cher has come out in support of candidate Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage) Cher, who once saved music in 1998 with “Believe” is now out to change politics as she doubled down on her support for former vide president Joe Biden. The tussle to choose a Democratic contender

Virginia governor Ralph Northam, who has just passed a bill outlawing conversion therapy for minors (Alex Edelman/Getty) Virginia has just become the first southern state to ban the widely discredited practise of conversion therapy for minors. So-called ‘conversion therapy’ refers to the dangerous and discredited practise of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or

The Guardian’s coverage of trans issues has repeatedly come under fire (Bethany Clarke/Getty) A third transgender person has resigned from The Guardian amid a long and bitter row over the newspaper’s problematic coverage of transgender issues. The woman dramatically announced her resignation in front of colleagues in a packed staff meeting on Tuesday, HuffPost UK understands.

Rapper Boosie Badazz appeared on Baller Alert to diocese the bubbling backlash he has received after barbed comments towards Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter. (Screenshot via YouTube / Baller Alert) Embattled rapper Boosie Badazz has doubled down on his transphobic attacks directed towards a 12-year-old child and her parents. Through a playbook of deliberately misgendering Zaya

Mike Pence speaks at a White House press conference on February 29, 2020 (Alex Wong/Getty) Mike Pence has defended his role in the HIV outbreak that occurred under his watch as Indiana governor, saying that he is “proud” of the work he did. In 2014-15 the state of Indiana experienced “the largest concentrated outbreak of

A new study has examined the unique stressors faced by gay and bisexual men (Envato Elements) Gay and bisexual men face “unique, status-based competitive pressures” that can put a major strain on their mental health, a new study has revealed. The five-year study was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and is

People running on an athletics track. (Pexels/Snapwire) A bill that would bar transgender students from girls sports teams and force girls whose gender is questioned to submit to a genital examination was dealt a heavy blow by lawmakers last week. New Hampshire politicians voted 13-7 to kill off the bill, saying it is “inexpedient to

A World Rugby forum on transgender players in the sport has reached agreement on the “physiological basis of performance differences between men and women.” The organisation announced last week that it would be hosting a forum in London where participants would discuss current policies around transgender players and decide if they were fair and equitable.

Last week, the UK’s High Court granted a landmark judicial review into whether young transgender people can give informed consent to puberty blockers. The legal challenge is an attempt to force trans teens to go before a judge before being given medical treatment by doctors. But what are puberty blockers? Puberty-pausing medication, known as puberty

Muldoon said the group of men on the Ryanair flight were “totally out of control”. (Laura Muldoon/ Twitter) A group of men who reportedly hurled anti-LGBT+ abuse at a lesbian couple on a Ryanair flight will not be prosecuted, police have said. In June 2019, Laura Muldoon tweeted a picture of the group on her

Hannah Hart broke down in tears as she explained how her father had chosen his religion over her. (Hannah Hart/ YouTube) Lesbian YouTuber Hannah Hart has made a video explaining why her father has chosen not to attend her wedding. Hart is set to marry her fiancée Ella Mielniczenko in Spring 2020, and decided to

South African soccer player Phuti Lekoloane has revealed that coming out as gay in 2015 almost put an end to his career. The 28-year-old said gay players in South Africa face significant challenges when working at a professional level in soccer. “I risked everything to live my truth, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to come

Hope for Wholeness founder McKrae Game came out of the closet in August, 2019. (Facebook/McKrae Game) A former gay conversion therapist has said that when he came out as gay last year he felt as if he “escaped a cult”. McKrae Game, 51, was the founder of Hope for Wholeness, a faith-based conversion therapy program,

House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Win McNamee/Getty) New York politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has invoked her Christian faith to make a passionate argument for LGBT+ rights. The Democrat ardently defended the rights of the LGBT+ community during a congressional committee hearing yesterday, calling out the “bigotry” of those who use Christianity to discriminate against marginalised groups. Alexandria

Austrian singer Conchita Wurst won Eurovision 2014. (Getty) Eurovision may need to be held in an online format this year, amid concern about coronavirus from experts. The deadly outbreak, which has killed more than 2,800 people globally and has shut down countries, stranded cruise ships and pummelled the US stock market, is now threatening the

The Supreme Court in Israel has struck down a law preventing same-sex couples from using surrogate mothers to have children. The court threw the law out yesterday (February 27) and gave the country’s parliament, the Knesset, a year to implement a new law to allow gay couples to access surrogacy. A summary of the decision

Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Nyla Rose. (Instagram/chrisjerichofozzy) Wrestling star Chris Jericho had Nyla Rose – the first trans wrestler to be signed to a major league – on his show, and now he’s a massive trans ally. And we love to see it. Nyla Rose made history when she was signed by All Elite

London Mayor Sadiq Khan during the parade at Pride in London 2019. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Pride in London) London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to support Pride, UK Black Pride and a new LGBTQ+ community centre if he’s re-elected. Pledging ongoing City Hall support to Pride if he’s re-elected as London’s mayor, Khan said