LGBTQ

Emma Watson was interviewed by Paris Lee for Vogue in 2020. (Screen capture via YouTube/Vogue) Harry Potter star Emma Watson has been praised for being an “example of true feminism” after her interview with Paris Lees resurfaced. With her usual grace and composure, Watson told the trans journalist in an interview with Vogue that she

A demonstrator holds a placard that says ‘Actually Ban Conversion Therapy’ in Trafalgar Square during the Reclaim Pride protest. (Getty/Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket) Thousands of furious and frustrated Britons have signed a damning petition urging the government to ban gay and trans conversion therapy. The British government backpedalled last month on a long-promised conversion therapy ban

Oscar Isaac is, to his fans, ‘daddy’. (Getty Images/Imagine Entertainment) Stars Wars actor Oscar Isaac has a simple request for his most thirsty of fans: Call him “daddy”. The salt and pepper haired 43-year-old, who once famously asked whether “eight inches is enough“, made his Marvel debut last month as the Egyptian god-serving Moon Knight.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has long been an LGBT+ ally. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) London mayor Sadiq Khan has come out swinging for trans rights amid Boris Johnson’s repeated potshots against them. On Saturday afternoon (9 April), the Labour politician joined local council candidates in Higham Hill, a suburb in the northeast borough of Waltham

Alabama lawmakers advanced a ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ bill and legislation that would criminalise gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty) Alabama lawmakers have passed a controversial bill that started as a trans bathroom ban and turned into a ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ bill. House Bill 322 (HB 322) –

Jerrod Carmichael opens up about his family’s reaction to his coming out in his new HBO special Rothaniel. (Michael Hickey/WireImage) Jerrod Carmichael has opened up about talking to his mum for the first time since the release of his HBO special Rothaniel, in which he came out publicly as gay. Carmichael came out publicly as gay

Cressida Dick received an honour guard as she walked out of Scotland Yard on 8 April 2022 ahead of her last day as Metropolitan Police commissioner. (Getty/Dan Kitwood) Cressida Dick was given a guard of honour by officers ahead of her last day as the Metropolitan Police commissioner despite the force’s horrific homophobia and racism

Kentucky governor Andy Beshear vetoes a bill that would have banned trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s sports at public and private schools. (Getty/Jon Cherry) Kentucky Democratic governor Andy Beshear has vetoed a trans sports ban passed by lawmakers – but it still stands a chance of becoming law. The bill that would

George M Johnson is the author of All Boys Aren’t Blue. (Penguin) LGBT+ authors have dominated a list of most-banned books in the United States, a study by PEN America has found. PEN America tracked bans involving titles by 874 different authors in school libraries and classrooms in the United States from July 1, 2021

Republican lawmaker’s ‘ugly’ anti-LGBT+ bill paves the way for child marriage in Tennessee (Newsy/YouTube) A Republican bill to make common law marriage legal in Tennessee, United States, could allow for cases of child marriage to occur, opponents say. The bill, which was sponsored by state representative Tom Leatherwood along with 23 other Republicans, would see

Marjorie Taylor Greene at a rally in Georgia. (Getty/Megan Varner ) Relentlessly transphobic far-right conspiracy theorist and sometimes congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been met with ridicule and condemnation after defining women as the “weaker sex”. In a video being widely shared on social media, Greene can be heard saying: “We came from Adam’s rib.

Star Wars heroes Finn and Poe were famously not gay. (Disney) A new Lego Star Wars game appears to give Finn and Poe Dameron the happy queer ending fans have longed for. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has seemingly confirmed the ‘FinnPoe’ ship – a romance between John Boyega’s stormtrooper-turned-rebel character Finn and X-Wing pilot

A heavily damaged hospital in Volnovakha, one of the cities most affected by the war. (Getty) A trans woman in Ukraine has said the community is struggling to access essential healthcare as the Russian war rages on. Anastasiia, director of Cohort NGO, an organisation for transgender people in Ukraine, has chosen to remain in the country

Wales and Scotland to press ahead with conversion therapy bans (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The Tory government’s flagship LGBT+ conference has been cancelled amid furious backlash over a U-turn on conversion therapy. Described as the “first-ever global LGBT conference in London” by the Tory government, Safe To Be Me: A Global Equalities Conference, was to be held

Florida representative Randy Fine says he will introduce legislation to ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth in the state. (YouTube/WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast) A Florida Republican has vowed to introduce legislation next session that would criminalise gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.  State representative Randy Fine said in

Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s stance on same-sex marriage and transitioning (David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images) A Mormon leader has reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage and “changes that confuse or alter gender” at a biannual conference. Dallin H Oaks, the second-highest-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as

People hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids in Minnesota, Texas and around the country. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty) Kansas lawmakers have sent a cruel bill banning trans girls and women from playing on school sports teams matching their gender identity to the governor’s desk.  The bill would prevent trans

Victoria Alonso and Bob Chapek. (Getty/Jesse Grant/David Livingston) Gay Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso had some choice words with Disney CEO Bob Chapek regarding anti-LGBT+ legislation across the US.  Alonso revealed that she had a “45-minute sitdown” with Chapek while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film” for Eternals on Saturday (2 April), Deadline reported.  She described how

Tampa Pride Parade, 2022. (Getty/ Octavio Jones) Since Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill was signed into law, LGBT+ teachers have been scrambling to figure out what it means for their students, for their classrooms and for their own livelihoods. The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Bill, bans the discussion of

Lauren Boebert speaks during a budget hearing in Washington, DC. (Getty/ Roberto Schmidt-Pool) Republican Colorado representative Lauren Boebert has insisted that it should be illegal for LGBT+ people to come out until they are 21. Boebert is a Republican, Trump-supporting conspiracy theorist and an activist for the expansion of gun rights, in a country with

Judge Allen Winsor will decide the fate of ‘Don’t Say Gay’. (Facebook/ Florida Bar) The judge who will decide the fate of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation, appointed by Donald Trump, previously tried to keep same-sex marriage illegal in the state. Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which bans the discussion of LGBT+ topics in classrooms from

A Trump supporter holds a Gays for Trump placard in New Hampshire. (Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/LightRocket/ Getty) Speaking at a fundraiser for John Gibbs, a Republican conspiracy theorist running to be a Michigan representative, Donald Trump told a supporter: “You don’t look gay.” Gibbs, who is hoping to represent Michigan’s third congressional district, has multiple times

Ironheart. (Marvel) Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series will reportedly introduce the first trans woman to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A casting call for the Disney Plus series has revealed that bosses plan to add a “smart, confident” trans woman into the mix. According to POC Culture, the character will have “a mystical bent and unique sense

Kitty Scott-Claus. (BBC) Her season of Drag Race UK only ended four months ago, but it feels like we’ve known Kitty Scott-Claus forever.  The season three runner-up joins our Zoom call with a heavily powdered face. She’s getting ready for her new play – the acclaimed murder mystery played by a cast of drag queens

Emily Bridges. (ITV News) Trans cyclist Emily Bridges has spoken out after being blocked from competing in the British National Omnium Championships, insisted she met all eligibility criteria. The race would have been the first time Bridges, who came out publicly as trans in October 2020, was able to compete in a female category under British

Wales and Scotland to press ahead with conversion therapy bans (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The devolved governments in Wales and Scotland have expressed their commitment to banning “draconian” conversion therapy in all forms, in spite of Boris Johnson. Johnson was widely condemned after first U-turning on plans to ban conversion therapy, before changing tack and promising

A protester holds a placard that says “Hatred is a choice, being trans is not” during a trans rights demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned that states seeking to restrict the rights of trans people may be violating federal law.  The DOJ issued new guidance concerning the

This Morning criticised for ‘damaging’ comments on conversion therapy (This Morning/ITV) This Morning has been criticised for its coverage of Boris Johnson’s LGBT+ conversion therapy fiasco, after one guest suggested he might think he was trans if he grew up today due to “trans ideas in the media”. On Friday’s (1st April) This Morning, hosts Alison Hammond

Boris Johnson inherited Theresa May’s promise to ban conversion therapy. (Getty/PinkNews) Boris Johnson has binned a planned conversion therapy ban, capping off almost four years of dither, delay and betrayal. The government confirmed reports that a legislative ban on the practice – routinely likened to torture – has been ditched on Thursday (31 May). A

Boris Johnson. (Pool/ AFP/ Jack Hill) Boris Johnson has been slammed by LGBT+ and human rights campaigners for his “despicable betrayal” of the LGBT+ community after he scrapped plans to ban conversion therapy. On Thursday, 31 March, an official briefing leaked by ITV News showed that the government was U-turning on all of its promised