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The American Booksellers Association sent the controversial title as part of its monthly ‘white box’ (Twitter/@CaseyBookEater) The American Booksellers Association has apologised for an “inexcusable” error that saw an extreme anti-trans book mailed to 750 stores on International Non-Binary People’s Day. The national organisation came under fire after it sent members a copy of Irreversible

Rebecca Dandridge, parent-of-two and director of public affairs for Gilead Sciences in the UK and Ireland, talks about coming out at work and how becoming a mother helped free her. (Provided) Rebecca Dandridge, parent-of-two and director of public affairs for Gilead Sciences in the UK and Ireland, tells PinkNews about her journey of coming out

Olly Alexander arrives at The BRIT Awards 2021 at The O2 Arena on 11 May 2021 in London, England. (Photo by JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images) Out singer Olly Alexander has thanked fans for an overwhelming outpouring of love and support after he opened up about “feeling a bit low recently”. The Years & Years

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ character Carlos sings a love song to his boyfriend Seb, who feels insecure in their relationship. (Disney Plus) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has made Disney history with the studio’s first-ever same-sex love song. The super-meta Disney Plus spin-off – set in a fictionalised version of

Inverness Sheriff Court heard Gavin Hampton shouted a homophobic remark at police after they asked him to turn down the music coming from his TV. (Envato Elements) A man in Scotland has been fined after he shouted a homophobic remark at police officers who asked him to turn down the volume of the music coming

The Pride in London 2019 Parade passes through Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Matthew Chattle/Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) The LGBT+ community and allies will “Reclaim Pride” with a new march to take the place of Pride in London and bring the community-led parade “back to the roots of Pride”. The first-ever Reclaim Pride march

Victoria’s Secret Karen was not escorted out of the store by police. (YouTube/ MAMA AFRICA MUSLIMAH) A white woman has been dubbed the “Victoria’s Secret Karen” after she allegedly attempted to attack a Black woman, then fell on the floor screaming when she realised she was being filmed. Ijeoma Ukenta caught her ordeal on camera in

Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. (Allen Berezovsky/WireImage) Britney Spears has been permitted to hire her own lawyer to fight against her “abusive” conservatorship. The star appeared in court again Wednesday (14 June), emotionally calling for her father to be charged with conservator abuse. “Ma’am, that’s not abuse, that’s just

Stock photo of a trans girl at the doctors. (Zackary Drucke/The Gender Spectrum Collection) Shorter gender clinic wait times for trans kids leads to lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study. The research comes from a clinic for trans kids and their families that reduced waiting times by 10 months, resulting

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. (Nintendo) Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Even Skyward Sword. It’s the most divisive game in the Zelda series, for its motion controls and more experimental gameplay. Now, with this HD re-release on Switch, it’s given a new lease of life. But has it improved with age? Yes…and no.

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has been spotted carrying a Bernie Sanders tote bag while filming the new reboot, And Just Like That… Because of course she has. Miranda Hobbes, corporate lawyer, fashion icon, and basically the only Sex and the City character that’s remotely likeable, is obviously a Bernie Bro in 20021.

Australian actor Margot Robbie says she will be taking a “break” from playing DC villain Harley Quinn because “she’s exhausting”. (Warner Bros) Australian actor Margot Robbie has announced that she will be taking a “break” from playing DC villain Harley Quinn because “she’s exhausting”. Robbie has portrayed the iconic character in three DC films throughout

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) and Vivian (Selma Blair) were rumoured to have ended up together in an early version of Legally Blonde. (20th Century Fox) The writer of Legally Blonde has said she’s “sad” that fans are mourning a rumoured “chaotically bisexual” alternate ending. Last week, one of the stars of the film shocked Legally

Kali with her 87-year-old grandmother. (Instagram/ melanatedbitch) A proud 87-year-old grandmother in India has shared her journey to embracing her trans granddaughter in a heartwarming video. The grandmother and her granddaughter Kali were featured in a video on the Instagram account Humans of Bombay. In the video captions, she explained: “My granddaughter, Kali, was assigned

Tomi Lahren and Caitlyn Jenner. (Getty/ Michael S Schwartz and Getty/ Paul Archuleta) Anti-trans Fox News host and Donald Trump fanatic Tomi Lahren has surprising leapt to defend Caitlyn Jenner from “despicable” transphobia. Jenner, who is currently running as a conservative candidate for governor of California, was targeted with vile transphobic abuse when she attended the Conservative Political

Celebrations at the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, in June 2019 (Amir Levy/Getty) The Supreme Court of Israel has cleared the way for same-sex couples to have children through a surrogate in an historic ruling hailed as a victory for LGBT+ rights. On Sunday (11 July) the High Court of Justice ruled

Activists fly a giant heart balloon in rainbow colors in front of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on 8 July 2021. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images) A trans teacher has opened up about his fears that he might not be allowed to continue teaching after Hungary passed its cruel anti-LGBT+ law. Floris Fellegi-Balta,

Close-up of sign for an All Gender restroom against a wooden wall with yellow doorframe visible, San Ramon, California, 28 November 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law requiring businesses to post a notice if they allow trans people to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. The

Sir Richard says he will bring an LGBT+ Pride flag into space to commemorate the victims of the 2016 Pulse massacre. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for SiriusXM/Envato Elements) British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has vowed to take a Pride flag into space after being asked to do so by someone who “lost a loved

Exterior view of Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in Central London. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Concerns have been raised over the “censorship” of trans issues after the BBC unpublished a doctor’s heartbreaking fears for young patients in light of last year’s controversial puberty blockers High Court ruling. The broadcaster said it

Thomas Doherty is seen at the film set of the ‘Gossip Girl’ TV Series on 5 April 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Gossip Girl star Thomas Doherty has revealed that he never kissed a man before playing a pansexual character on the HBO Max reboot. Doherty plays Max Wolfe, a

Ctrlaltquin / aquarterghost. (Twitter) At the end of May, Twitch finally brought long sought after identity tags to the streaming platform. Over 350 tags were introduced – with more added since – which focus on various identities: from transgender and other LGBT+ tags, to disabled, Black, and many more. It was the trans community, however,

Ricky Gervais in The Office. (BBC) Ricky Gervais has suggested that The Office would be “cancelled” if it was made today. The sitcom first aired on BBC Two in 2001, and it later spawned a nine-season US spin-off that remains hugely popular to this day. Ricky Gervais reflected on the show’s success in an interview

Boys as young as 11 years old were responsible for the homophobic graffiti. (Envato Elements) Children as young as 11 were among those responsible for “graphic and homophobic” graffiti in Hampshire, local police have said. The graffiti was discovered at the New Milton Recreation Ground. Within days, local law enforcement authorities had discovered that the

Anne Atomic. (Twitter) Trans streamer Anne Atomic, recently banned for her hot tub streams, has hit out – saying that Twitch doesn’t care about trans people. Atomic was banned for “adult nudity”, despite wearing a standard bikini and streaming in the dedicated hot tub category as specified by Twitch terms of service. The inclusion of

European delegation member Sophie in ‘t Veld. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty) A Dutch MEP has said Hungary’s anti-LGBT+ law is the “most homophobic” in Europe. Sophie in ‘t Veld hit out at the controversial law – which prohibits discussion of LGBT+ identities in schools, advertising and in the media – in a powerful speech at the

Rory Harbinson was “shocked and humiliated” following the incident. (Equality Commission of Northern Ireland) A gay man has said he felt “shocked and humiliated” after his manager tore down Pride posters in the workplace. Rory Harbinson, who works for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, filed a complaint of harassment based on sexual orientation

Crocs have teamed up with Benefit Cosmetics for their first ever beauty collab. (Crocs) Crocs is taking a giant clog leap into the beauty world as it teams up with Benefit Cosmetics for, well, just wait for it. The footwear and makeup brands are collaborating on two lively and unusual new designs of Crocs, which

A prisoner has applied for a judicial review over a ban on gay sex and condoms in Northern Irish prisons. (Envato Elements) A gay prisoner has launched a legal challenge against an archaic policy that prohibits sex between inmates in Northern Ireland’s prisons. The inmate, who is currently incarcerated in Maghaberry prison near Lisburn, is

Chantale Wong. (Facebook) Chantale Wong is set to become the first ever out lesbian appointed to an ambassador-level post after Joe Biden announced her nomination. The president announced that he was nominating Wong as United States Director of the Asian Development Bank with the rank of ambassador on Friday (2 July). Writing on Facebook, Chantale