LGBTQ

Blert Morina is the first named person to update his name and gender on ID documents. (Facebook) A trans man in Kosovo has become the first named person in the country to update his name and gender marker on his ID documents. Blert Morina won a two-year court battle to exercise his right to change

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The decision by presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to pull out of a fundraiser at a gay club that has a pole in the middle has caused outrage among pole dancers. Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, cancelled a fundraiser at LGBT+ venue The Dark

Jess Philips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, quit the ballot to become the next leader of the party. (Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Jess Phillips has withdrawn from the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. The outspoken feminist confirmed on Tuesday that she would not continue in the race, after

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a town hall event (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Elizabeth Warren has unleashed an attack on Donald Trump’s nomination of anti-LGBT judges. The Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful called out the number of fundamentalist judicial candidates being rushed into posts by the Trump administration. Speaking at a forum in Iowa

Margaret Court and husband Barrymore Court watch the Women’s Singles on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) Australia’s 2018 Homophobe of the Year Margaret Court has made her return to the Australian Open to mark the anniversary of her tennis accomplishments. The women’s tennis player will be commemorated

Dancing on Ice: Ian ‘H’ Watkins reveals Strictly text after same-sex routine Film and TV Steps singer Ian H Watkins with Dancing on Ice skater Matt Evers. (ITV) Ian ‘H’ Watkins, fresh from gliding into the history books as half of the first same-sex couple on Dancing on Ice, has revealed the rattling message Strictly

Scottish Labour health spokesperson Monica Lennon. (Corbis/Getty Images) Anti-poverty campaigners are calling on politicians to back Labour’s plans to end period poverty in Scotland. Scottish Labour health spokesperson Monica Lennon’s bid to provide universal access to free period products has been backed by more than 30 campaign groups and individuals. But the Scottish government, led

Linda Bellos, left, and Posie Parker at the WoLF event on Friday 17 January. (Facebook/WoLF) Two of the most well-known voices in the UK’s “gender-critical feminist” movement made a trip to New York at the weekend, to speak on a panel about their feminism. The event was organised by a “feminist” group that has directly

Sign supporting trans students. (Derek R Henkle/AFP/Getty) Republican lawmakers in a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on young transgender people at the urging of conservative advocacy groups, LGBT+ advocates say. These bills include barring doctors from providing certain gender-related medical treatment to young trans people and banning young trans people from playing school

Stock photo. (Envato) A gay couple who were being blackmailed after a hookup were attacked with tear gas in their home by four masked men. The couple, who have not been publicly identified, live in Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris, France. They had used a dating app to meet a 19-year-old man, who entered a sexual relationship

The Honourable Michael D. Kirby said Japan must end its “regime” of forced sterilisations. (Wikimedia/SashaHMP) An international human-rights lawyer has called on Japan to end its “regime” of forcing sterilisation on trans people. Michael Kirby, 80, who is co-chair of the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and a former justice of the Australian High

Protesters demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament for reform of the Gender Recognition Act, in an event organised by the Scottish Trans Alliance, on June 12, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Ken Jack/Getty Images) The Catholic Church has called on its congregation to oppose proposed reforms to gender recognition laws in Scotland, which it called “troubling”. It

A man has been found guilty of the aggravated assault of Guardian columnist Owen Jones due to homophobia and his aversion to left-wing political views. James Healy, 40, was one of three men who violently attacked Jones last August outside a London pub. Speaking at the conclusion of a two-day trial today, presiding judge Anne

Natalie Portman’s iconic film roles have provided the inspiration for a new play about a 16-year-old African-American lesbian set to debut off-Broadway in February. All The Natalie Portmans tells the story of lesbian Keyonna. She and her older brother Samuel find themselves on the brink of eviction, which leads Keyonna to escape into a world

An Irish woman has opened up about the pain of discovering that her husband of 20 years was gay. Speaking on RTÉ Radio One’s Liveline, the woman – who only gave her first name, Mary – said she thought she was “happily married” until she discovered her husband’s sexuality. “He was a good, decent, kind

Women holding equal rights signs at a Pride Parade in Miami Beach, Florida. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty) Seven Republican lawmakers filed four anti-LGBT+ bills on the same day in Florida, just hours before the cut-off on submissions for the upcoming legislative session. The bills were filed on Monday, January 13, by representatives Anthony

Health secretary Matt Hancock celebrated a drop in HIV transmissions and got an immediate response (Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Health secretary Matt Hancock is facing calls to roll out PrEP across England, after celebrating a fall in HIV transmissions. The Tory minister had celebrated new data published on Thursday that reveals

A senator of the actual town of Snowflake, Arizona, is now blaming liberal snowflakes for “tainting” her bill to ban the word homosexuality in schools. Sylvia Allen was forced to backtrack on Senate Bill 1082, a bill that attacked the state’s sex education laws with a proposal to remove all mention of LGBT+ matters from public

Jesus Gallardo of Monterrey celebrates after his victory during the Final second leg match between America and Monterrey (Cesar Gomez/Jam Media/Getty Images) A Mexico footballer has been handed a two-match ban for shouting a homophobic slur during a match. Left-back Jesús Gallardo, who plays for Liga MX club Monterrey as well as the Mexico national

Democratic presidential hopeful billionaire and philanthropist Tom Steyer (KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images) Billionaire Democrat Presidential hopeful Tom Steyer was clueless during an interview after being asked a basic question about his own comments on LGBT+ asylum seekers. The hedge fund manager and philanthropist was asked by the New York Times about his policy on

New Villa San Carlos recruits Ludmila Angeli (left) and Mara Gomez (Instagram/@vscffem) The Argentinian football club Villa San Carlos has signed its first ever transgender player for the top women’s league, Primera Division A. As well as being the first for the club, Argentine striker Mara Gomez, 22, will also be the first transgender woman

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were wrongly accused of supporting Sharia law. (Getty) The Broward County Log Cabin Republicans’ president accused Democrats Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib of supporting Sharia law and the executions of LGBT+ people in a bizarre, conspiracy-laden rant. Andrew Brett also proclaimed Donald Trump an LGBT+ ally and invoked Hitler in

Pete Buttigieg was interrupted during a campaign rally by Black Lives Matter supporters who questioned his record as South Bend mayor. Buttigieg was speaking at in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday (January 12) when demonstrators wearing Black Lives Matter shirts began heckling him with concerns about his past actions. One person can be heard quizzing

Men were more likely have negative attitudes towards sexual minorities, as well as being more likely to become victims of this discrimination. (Envato) Around the world, attitudes towards lesbians are more positive that they are towards gay men, according to new research. The study was published in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science and looked at

Rick Welts, the president of American basketball team the Golden State Warriors, has married his partner Todd Gage in a ceremony in San Francisco City Hall. Welts announced his marriage, which took place on Friday (January 10) in a tweet at the weekend. “At 11am today in the Mayor’s office at SF City Hall, Mayor

A powerful photo of a lesbian couple on their wedding day in Derry, Northern Ireland has gone viral after same-sex marriage finally became legal in the territory today (January 13). It is four months today since Emma Bradley and Danielle Doherty from Derry, Northern Ireland, tied the knot. The couple would have loved to be

Israeli education minister Rafi Peretz. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty) Schools in Israel have held impromptu “tolerance” classes for children in the wake of anti-LGBT+ comments by the country’s education minister. Minister Rafi Peretz – who is also head of the Jewish Home party and a former chief rabbi in Israel’s Defence Forces – made the

Harry and Meghan confided in their close friend Elton before announcing their news (George Pimentel/Ben Birchall/Getty) Elton John knew of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plans to step back from their royal roles even before the Queen did, it has emerged. Sir Elton was one of Princess Diana’s closest friends and has previously said he

Actor DJ Qualls has come out as gay at 41 (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty) DJ Qualls, star of Road Trip, Supernatural, and The Man in the High Castle, has unexpectedly come out as gay while on stage at a live comedy show. Qualls, 41, made the announcement at the standup show of his friend and former co-star,

Reynhard Sinaga was convicted of 159 sex offences. (CPS) The mother of Reynhard Sinaga, the ‘most prolific rapist’ in British history, is struggling to believe her son is capable of his crimes because he’s from a ‘good Christian family’ that doesn’t believe in homosexuality. On January 6 the 36-year-old PhD student was found guilty of attacking 48