LGBTQ

The local community rallied together to show their love for LGBT+ seniors with handmade Valentine’s Day cards. (Danny Beers/Facebook) A group of drag queens in Chicago showed the power of the queer community when they came together to make sure local LGBT+ seniors received Valentine’s Day cards. The Chicago Black Drag Council partnered with nonprofit

Bowser’s Fury. (Nintendo) There’s a purity to Super Mario 3D World. Stomping goombas, racing to the flagpole, and battling Bowser’s forces in end-of-world castles – this is classic Mario in a new perspective. Of course, you knew that already if you played the game back on the Wii U. This is yet another example of

The idea that trans athletes have an advantage over cis ones is not supported by science (Pexels/Snapwire) Mississippi has voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning trans athletes from school sports, ignoring all evidence proving that such bans are harmful and unscientific. The state’s Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, passed the discriminatory bill in a

Sir Patrick Moore – GamesMaster. (Channel 4) Remember GamesMaster? The cult gaming TV show from the 90s is rumoured to be making a comeback, according to a pitch on the Channel 4 sales website. The original was a magazine style show starring the late Sir Patrick Moore as the GamesMaster, who would provide hints and

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Eliza Dushku has stepped into the growing controversy surrounding the show’s creator, Joss Whedon. Dushku, who played Faith Lehane on both Buffy and its spin-off series Angel, responded to the accusations that Whedon made the show a “toxic” environment. The allegations were first made by actor Charisma Carpenter in an explosive statement

Murray School District suspended its Equity Book Bundles after third graders were read a book about a transgender child (Stock photo: Envato Elements) A Utah school district has suspended an inclusive literacy program after a teacher outraged parents by reading a class a storybook about a transgender child. The uproar started when a third-grade student

An anti-LGBT+ bishop from Nigeria has suggested that if Joe Biden wants the country to decriminalise homosexuality, he should take a Nigerian man as his “second wife”. The angry tirade comes after Biden vowed to advance the cause of LGBT+ rights around the world, threatening financial sanctions on regimes deemed to have infringed on the

Gay Mormon and BYU employee Ben Schilaty. (Instagram/ benschilaty) A gay Mormon who works at the homophobic, church-operated Brigham Young University (BYU) has described how he fell in love with a man, but they had to remain “best friends”. Ben Schilaty, 37, is an Honor Code administrator at BYU, a university that is owned and

People running on an athletics track. (Pexels/Snapwire) A Republican lawmaker in Florida, US, filed legislation Thursday (11 February) that would ban “trans men from competing in girls sport” and we’re not sure if he knows exactly what he means here. In an effort to pose a fresh test to the trans-inclusive vision presented by Joe

Gina Carano (L) and Ben Shapiro. (Getty) Gina Carano, who played combative shock trooper Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, is attempting to bounce back by… working with right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro. Carano, a 38-year-old actor and mixed martial artist, fuelled months-long fan backlash with her incendiary social media presence throughout her stint on the Disney+

Veronica Green was forced to leave Drag Race UK. (BBC) Drag Race UK said goodbye to two queens this week, with Veronica Green forced to depart the competition after testing positive for coronavirus. Despite a blip in the “Morning Glory” breakfast TV challenge, it seemed the Rochdale-born queen was on track to make it far

A woman with a QAnon shirt stands among an anti-vaccination protest. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) In the latest conspiracy theory cranked out from the depths of QAnon, the view that COVID-19 vaccines will turn you gay or trans. And yes, it is time for us to all eject

The retro style WandaVision t-shirt. (Disney) Disney has launched a WandaVision merch collection and Marvel fans are going to love it. The brand new line is available from the Disney Shop and features loads of merch including t-shirts inspired by the hit series on Disney+. The series features nine episodes, with one dropping every Friday

Taylor Swift. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV) Taylor Swift is dropping “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)”, a re-recorded take on her hit single, before an update to her 2008 album Fearless. Swift appeared on Good Morning America to make a special announcement Thursday (11 February), announcing that the new “Love Story” would be released at midnight that same

Alexus Braxton. (Facebook) Alexus ‘Kimmy Icon’ Braxton, a Black trans woman and “beloved daughter”, was found dead 4 February amid a surge of unrelenting violence that has left LGBT+ activists drained and alarmed. Braxton, 45, was killed in Miami, Florida, in an apartment complex in the northern Andover Lakes Estates neighbourhood. She was based in the

London Green Party mayoral candidate Siân Berry. (NurPhoto via Getty/WIktor Szymanowicz) Siân Berry, the Green Party candidate for mayor of London, has said a commission and action plan on trans rights will be “one of the first things” she’ll do if elected. On Wednesday (10 February) the Green Party co-leader, who is vying to replace

The Mickey Mouse figural mug from the Lunar New Year collection. (Disney) Disney has launched a Lunar New Year collection and fans are going to love it. This year’s Lunar New Year takes place on Friday, 12 February. It will see calendars reset for a renewed cycle marking the Year of the Ox, and Disney

Fifty Bands. (Twitter/@fiftybandzzz) Fifty Bandz, a 21-year-old Black trans woman, has become the latest victim of a wave of violence against trans people in the US that activists and physicians have dubbed an “epidemic”. Bandz was shot to death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 28 January by her former partner, Michael Joshua Brooks, 20, according to

Gottmik (L) and Nina Bo’nina Brown. (VH1/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gottmik, the franchise’s first openly trans masculine contestant, has spoken out after another queen made “transphobic” comments about her. Season nine’s Nina Bo’nina Brown encountered a buzzsaw of criticism from fans and fellow queens for comments she made over Gottmik’s body in a YouTube

TV journalist Don Champion has alleged he experienced homophobia from higher-ups at CBS (Facebook) Don Champion, a gay Black reporter who worked for CBS, has alleged that he was told to “butch it up” on screen and lost out on work because he was considered too camp. Former TV journalist Champion has alleged he experienced

Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba chose to stand by the ‘homophobic’ comments she made in 2014 (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) Oluwaseyi ‘Seyi’ Omooba made herself “commercially toxic” after being sacked from a British theatre production of The Color Purple for saying homosexuality isn’t “right”, a tribunal said. Omooba was due to play the role of Cecile, who is portrayed as

JoJo Siwa introduced to the world her girlfriend. (Instagram/@itsjojosiwa) JoJo Siwa reminded the world that, no, love is in fact not dead after all as she shared adorable photographs of her and her girlfriend. The Masked Singer US star, who announced she is queer last month, introduced to the world her girlfriend as they celebrated

In the long list of things that the internet didn’t need right now, LGB Alliance has apparently decided it needed to make a sea shanty. LGB Alliance, a pressure group which has faced heavy criticism for refusing to denounce its neo-Nazi and homophobic supporters, uploaded a “same-sex attraction” positive sea shanty on YouTube.  The organisation

A lesbian said she was forced out of her church after coming out. (Envato Elements) A lesbian was left needing counselling after she was pushed out of the Church of England for daring to be openly gay. Rachel Gillingham, a primary school teacher, said she was pushed out of St Luke’s Church in Oseney Crescent,

Parkland survivor David Hogg plans to launch his own LGBT-inclusive pillow company with the specific goal of driving Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell out of business. Hogg, now a 20-year-old gun control advocate, announced on Thursday (4 February) that he and progressive tech entrepreneur William LeGate would be teaming up for a new bedding venture challenging

The homophobic legislation Section 28 was introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1988. (AFP via Getty/ GERRY PENNY) Twenty-one years ago today, the Conservative party celebrated saving homophobic legislation Section 28, introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1988, which prevented local authorities and schools from “promoting homosexuality”. By 2000, a Labour government was in power for the

SOPHIE fans are urging NASA to rename this planet in her honour. (SOPHIE/NASA) SOPHIE died trying to watch the moon, so the trans community is trying to give her a planet. SOPHIE was trying to see the first full moon of the year when she fell from a ladder and tragically died in the early

The high school has postponed its Spirit Week after complaints from parents. (Envato) A Christian mother has written to her daughter’s school insisted that celebrating an “LGBT+ Support Day” would “incite hostility” among students. The “LGBT+ Support Day” was intended to be part of Spirit Week at Billings West High School in Montana, but one

Abderrahim El Habachi, a 28-year-old gay writer, actor and asylum seeker from Morocco. (YouTube/ Welsh National Opera) Gay asylum seeker fled Morocco, fearing for his life, only to endure more homophobia when arriving at his accommodation in the UK. Abderrahim El Habachi was scared for his life while living in Morocco, where being gay is