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The red area shows the municipalities in Poland that have signed the ‘LGBT-free’ pledge (Atlas of Hate) A third of Poland has declared itself to be an official “LGBT-free” zone as local municipalities sign a pledge adopting resolutions against “LGBT propaganda”. Nearly 100 Polish municipal or local governments have now proclaimed themselves to be “free

Love, Victor, the television spin-off to the trailblazing movie, Love, Simon. (Hulu) The television spin-off of Love, Simon will no longer be on Disney’s core streaming service Disney+ and will instead jump to Hulu. Love, Victor was produced and developed with the animation studio’s online service. With a Pride Month debut date, it will follow

Cameron Warwick died by suicide at the age of 16. (cameron-warwick.muchloved.com) A 16-year-old boy who was “relentlessly” bullied for being gay and autistic died by suicide, an inquest has heard. Cameron Warwick, who came out as gay at the age of 12, killed himself on a day that he was supposed to be at college

Portland Pride Parade, 2019. (Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire/ Getty) The government equalities office has refused to deny reports that it is scrapping plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. An article in The Times at the weekend reported that reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) had been “halted” and that “ministers are expected to drop

Cardi B said Zaya Wade was ‘born this way’. (Getty/Gabrielle Union) Cardi B quoted Lady Gaga as she stood up for Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya Wade. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper jumped to Zaya’s defence after a number of celebrities made anti-trans comments about the 12-year-old. Speaking on an Instagram live stream, Cardi told her fans:

US conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) Former Fox News pundit Glenn Beck claimed Pete Buttigieg cannot say US President Donald Trump’s behaviour goes against Christianity because he is gay, so is “antithetical” to the Bible. The Democratic presidential candidate has long used his Christian faith as a ballast in his campaign, but has

An armed Scotland Police officer. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Despite rocketing rates of violence against LGBT+ people in Scotland, absolutely no Police Scotland officers have been sent to a training course to better tackle the upsurge. According to the BBC, the country’s top police officer in 2016 said that tackling hate crime is an “absolute priority”

Rapper Boosie Badazz unbraided basketball player Dwyane Wade for supporting his trans daughter, Zaya. (Screen capture via Instagram) Rapper Boosie Badazz said Friday that American gym chain Planet Fitness gave him the boot following his anti-trans comments towards Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter, Zaya. Earlier this week, the musician lit into the former NBA player for

A boundary-breaking Bollywood rom-com starring a same-sex couple has been banned from being screened in Kenya by the country’s film regulatory body. The Kenya Film Classification Board banned the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which hit Indian theatres Friday to a consultation of five star reviews across the board. But in a statement to newsrooms, the board’s CEO Ezekiel Mutua

Jane Waughfield was found dead in a four-way car crash just two hours after outing a man as gay on Facebook. (Screen capture via Facebook) A woman died Tuesday after being shot before colliding into three cars just hours after taking to Facebook Live to out a man as gay, Indianapolis police said. Jane Waughfield,

A girl with lesbian mothers has claimed that her teacher barred her from writing a paper in favour of same-sex marriage in case it would “offend somebody in the class.” Destiny McDermitt (17) from Michigan is the daughter of Angela McDermitt-Jackson and Chris Jackson, who married in 2015. When her teacher asked her class to

World Rugby has revealed that it will host a forum in London next week which will decide future policy on trans players’ right to participate in the game. In a statement, the organisation said it was consulting with “expert voices” as well as the global women’s game ahead of the forum. Anti-trans campaign group Fair

Donald Trump confused LGBT+ people everywhere by saying a gay Bollywood rom-com is “great!” (Tom Pennington/Getty) The moment has come for us to lay down our pens, close down our laptops and go home, because Donald Trump just retweeted a PinkNews article. In a moment that will come as a surprise to anyone who is

Phillip Schofield smiled as he joined his wife Stephanie and daughters Molly and Ruby in Paris. (Instagram/Phillip Schofield) Phillip Schofield shared a selfie with his wife Stephanie Lowe as the pair joined their two daughters for a family holiday, two weeks after he came out as gay. The ITV presenter and his wife of 27

Lisa Nandy, Kier Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and supported by Diva. (PinkNews) Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Sir Keir Starmer warned against LGBT+ rights being eroded and stressed of the importance of Labour party members leading the fight against hate. Speaking at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and

A court in Poland has ruled in favour of Fundacja Pro, who were sued for driving a van with anti-LGBT+ slogans on (Twitter/@LGBTpl) A Polish court has dismissed a lawsuit against the organisers of an anti-LGBT+ campaign that linked homosexuality with paedophilia, ruling that it was “informative and educational”. The campaign was run by ultra-conservative

Dwayne Wade elaborated on how he and his wife, Gabrielle Union, reaches out to the cast of Pose for advice on their trans daughter. (Screen capture YouTube) Retired NBA player Dwayne Wade and is on track to win all ‘Father of the Year awards’ after his daughter, Zaya, came out as trans. Going public has

Democratic Florida lawmaker Al Jacquet is under fire for referring to his primary opponent as a “batty boy” – and is now accusing his critics of racism. The politician, who has sat in the Florida House of Representatives since 2016, came under fire for referring to Omari Hardy, who is challenging him for the Democratic

Rush Limbaugh shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a Turning Point USA event in December 2019. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) Rush Limbaugh has said that Donald Trump personally called him to tell him not to apologise for anti-gay remarks about Pete Buttigieg. The right-wing radio host, a close associate of Trump, has

Health secretary Matt Hancock announced tougher measures to clamp down on violence towards healthcare providers. (Peter Summers/Getty Images) Homophobic, racist and sexist patients could be barred from receiving non-critical treatment under new guidelines for the British National British Health Service (NHS). Current measures cover physically violent or aggressive patients, in which NHS trust staff can

The Catholic Church has explained its position on trans rights – and it’s singing from a very old, very homophobic hymn book. (Michael Campanella/Getty Images) The Catholic Church has vowed to defeat gender recognition reform in Scotland to reassert the “natural instinct” of marriage between one man and one woman. The church restated its long-standing

A viral conspiracy theory suggesting that Pete Buttigieg staff are running a Twitter account purporting to be a man from Nigeria has, unsurprisingly, been debunked. Tweets went viral accusing the Buttigieg campaign of faking the @easychinedu Twitter account, which purported to be a “Pete Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria” and largely sent supportive messages about the

A Fox News host has come under fire after she told a contributor not to bring up Donald Trump’s alleged past infidelities during a conversation about Pete Buttigieg and his marriage. Fox News’ Sandra Smith interrupted contributor Jessica Tarlov when she mentioned the president’s reported dalliances, telling her: “Let’s not bring in personal relationships.” But

Pro-Trump evangelical leader Franklin Graham has said people in the UK are “truthophobic” after his tour there was cancelled due to his anti-LGBT+ comments. Graham hit out at people who campaigned to have him banned from preaching in venues across the UK in a Facebook post. “Opposition to the Gospel shouldn’t really surprise us,” Graham

Rick Wiles spoke to Jana Ben-Nun during a run of TruNews. (Screen captures via TruNews/Right Wing Watch) A right-wing minister Rick Wiles has claimed that being trans is a “Zionist plot” that will destroy humanity as we know it. Uh, sure, Jan. This is the latest anti-LGBT+ salvos by evangelical Wiles after he said that

Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has dismissed claims that she’s anti-gay as “daft and offensive”, pointing to her record of supporting LGBT+ rights. This includes her signing, this week, 12 pledges in support of transgender

Sir Elton John is escorted off stage mid-way through a February 16 gig in New Zealand after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. (Twitter/EltonJohnOfficial) Sir Elton John has broken down in tears and cut short a New Zealand gig to be escorted off stage by medics. The singer, 72, revealed that he had been diagnosed the

Gus Kenworthy during the Dew Tour Copper Mountain 2020 in Colorado. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy has made history by winning his first gold medal competing for Great Britain. Kenworthy won a gold medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo in Canada, in his first halfpipe World Cup competition in more than two years.

Kim Petras poses in the winners room at the NME Awards 2020. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released anti-Valentine’s Day sad bangers, and we are here for it. Pop princess Petras has perfected the art of sad bangers, but her new track ‘Reminds Me’ tops them all. The

Rev Richard Coles and his late civil partner Rev David Coles. Reverend Richard Coles has revealed that he received a touching Valentine’s Day card from his late partner, two months after he died. Appearing on Radio 2 Breakfast Show‘s “Pause For Thought” segment, Coles told host Zoe Ball that he had been surprised to receive