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Tory MP Crispin Blunt has called for his colleague Liz Truss to be sacked as minister for women and equalities. (Luke Dray/Getty) Tory MP Crispin Blunt has called for Liz Truss, the Conservative minister for women and equalities, to be sacked as she doesn’t have “the empathy for the role”. In an extraordinary move, Blunt

Gay and bisexual men still face outdated restrictions on blood donation. (Pexels) A study has revealed that when a lifetime ban on blood donation for queer men in the US was lifted, there was no “statistically significant” increase in HIV-positive blood. New research has revealed that there was “no increase in HIV incidence or HIV

Emmerdale stars Max Parker (L) and Kris Mochrie (R). (Instagram) The prophecy was fulfilled: Emmerdale stars Max Parker and Kris Mochrie, who play each other’s brothers on the British soap, have confirmed they are in a relationship. In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, Parker and Mochrie discussed how the pair hit it off

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been blasted by LGBT+ activists for her rollbacks of trans protections. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Betsy DeVos, the US education secretary, should “butt out” of trans teens’ lives and the sports they play, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said Monday (21 September). The Democratic party lawmaker and business leader tore

The red area shows the municipalities in Poland that have signed the ‘LGBT-free’ pledge. (Atlas of Hate) In a narrow vote, councillors in Kraśnik, in eastern Poland, voted Tuesday (22 September) to keep their municipality an “LGBT-free zone” in an open challenge to the scores of European Union pressure to undo such patches of open

Carole Baskin wore hot pink tiger print and her signature flower crown for her Dancing with the Stars debut. (ABC) Carole Baskin is reportedly being sued for defamation by the family of her missing husband Don Lewis over jokes about his death on Dancing with the Stars. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Lewis’s

Professor Jane Ward said straight couples can learn from queer couples to have deeper and happier relationships. (Envato) A gender and sexuality professor has written a book explaining the secret to straight people having happier relationships — be more like queer couples. Jane Ward, a gender and sexuality studies professor at University of California, Riverside,

Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that could determine the constitutionality of marriage for same-sex couples, smiles as he walks out of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, June 18, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty) Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case which legalised marriage equality across

Sam Serrano says homophobic incidents in public have become “commonplace” (Instagram/@samserranoham) Young gender-fluid comedian Sam Serrano says they were called a homophobic slur and spat on in front of children for wearing makeup in public. Serrano, 20, has been wearing makeup since they were 17 and performing in local comedy clubs for the past four

C is for Country by Lil Nas X will come out on January 5, 2021. (LilNasX/ Twitter) Lil Nas X has written a children’s book in which he and Panini the pony embark “on a joyous journey through the alphabet”. The “Old Town Road” singer, who came out as gay in July 2019, announced on

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci have said their 20 year friendship helped inform their on-scren gay romance in upcoming film Supernova. Supernova follows gay couple Sam (played by Colin Firth) and Tusker (played by Tucci) as they journey around England in an RV visiting friends, family and places from their past. The couple’s journey is an

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) A BBC journalist asked the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, if people should be “allowed” to be gay – and she did not

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate for a major party, has one message for LGBT+ youth in the run up to the US election: Vote. Buttigieg, the gay mayor from Indiana who was the surprise break-out star of the Democratic race earlier this

The governor of the Cayman Islands has pleaded with people to be kind to each other, just a week after leaked messages from a Christian WhatsApp group showed members threatening to “lovingly” hang “one or two gays”. Governor Martyn Roper said recent public discussion about LGBT+ people had been “irresponsible” and “shocking” during a COVID-19

From cooking to delivery, every staff member at the restaurant is a member of the trans community. (ANI News/ YouTube) A restaurant in India completely run by trans staff that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic has become so successful that it is already opening a second location. The Covai Trans Kitchen opened in the Coimbatore

A lesbian couple take selfies during an event to raise awareness of gay rights in Hong Kong in 2019. (PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) A Hong Kong court has thrown out mixed messages for the protection of LGBT+ rights, with two verdicts that constitute one win and one loss for LGBT+ campaigners. The High Court

Suspect Ivan Arturo G.P. has been arrested by Mexican authorities in connection with the trans activists death. (Chihuahua attorney general’s office) Police in Mexico have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of trans activist Mireya Rodriguez Lemus. Lemus, a trans woman from Chihuahua state, was found stabbed to death in her home

Maria Paola Gaglione (R) died in a motorcycle accident after her brother, enraged she was marrying a trans man Ciro Migloiore (L), tailed her. (Facebook) A trans man was seriously injured and his fiancé, a cisgender woman, tragically slain by her transphobic brother who wanted to “teach her” a lesson. Maria Paola Gaglione, 22, was

US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg died at home in Washington DC surrounded by her family. She was a member of the US Supreme Court since 1993 and was well regarded as a champion for LGBT+ rights. In a statement, US

Fred Upton’s supporters described Jon Hoadley as a “pedo sex poet”. (Jon Hoadley/ Facebook) Republican congressman Fred Upton has been described as running the “most homophobic campaign” in the US after refusing to put a stop to his supporters calling his gay opponent a “paedo sex poet”. Upton is running to be reelected as US

Stephan Kyriacou says his gender and sexuality intersect in a very important way. Happy Bisexual Awareness Week, everyone! Are you aware that bisexuals walk amongst you every day? We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re not just confused or going through a phase. Bisexuality is as real as the air we breathe – and I discovered

Anthony Horan said it was ‘discriminatory’ to block the selection of candidates who deny the existence of trans people or oppose abortion. (Catholic Parliamentary Office) The Catholic Church has accused the Scottish National Party (SNP) of blocking transphobes who oppose abortion from being selected for next year’s election. Anthony Horan, director of the Catholic Parliamentary

Pope Francis. (Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis) Pope Francis has told the parents of LGBT+ children to love them as they are “because they are children of God” in a groundbreaking meeting. The pope met with 40 parents of LGBT+ children on Wednesday (17 September) to hear their concerns about the church’s disregard for their families.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was released in 1989. (IMDb/ Orion Pictures) Alex Winter, star of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted Face the Music, has declared on Twitter that Black trans lives matter, a statement fans have described as “‘be excellent to each other’ in action”. Responding to a tweet asking

An incumbent Democratic lawmaker who opposed equal marriage has been defeated by a gay drag queen. Earl Jaques Jr, who has sat in the Delaware House of Representatives since 2009, lost out to progressive challenger Eric Morrison – a popular local drag queen known who performs as Anita Mann. Morrison claimed 61.13 per cent of

Singer Ricky Martin speaks during a Hispanic heritage event with Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Ricky Martin visited the Pulse Massacre memorial site Tuesday (September 15) to honour the 49 victims of the horrendous attack, while calling on Americans to vote f0r the Biden-Harris ticket in November. Martin,

Jedward (L) sparred with Piers Morgan on trans rights. (Getty) Jedward clashed with Piers Morgan over the controversial new JK Rowling book and sent a touching message of solidarity to the trans community. The X Factor stars turned Twitter icons found themselves in a row with Morgan after they joked that people should “burn” Rowling’s

Donald Trump allegedly referred to gay Apprentice contestant Kwame Jackson as a “Black f*g”. (J Countess/Getty) Donald Trump has been branded the “most racist, anti-LGBT+ president in decades”, after allegations resurfaced that he referred to a gay Apprentice contestant as a “Black fag”. In his new tell-all memoir, the president’s former personal fixer Michael Cohen

Donald Trump holds an LGBT+ Pride flag given to him by supporter. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) As much as a widening gulf has yawned between LGBT+ voters and US president Donald Trump over the years, apparently launching an array of anti-queer policies and, overall, not caring about queer people is enough to get them to vote for