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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. (Rohan Thomson/Getty Images) Australian faith-based schools will be banned from expelling gay students but could still freely oust trans pupils in proposals agreed by ruling party lawmakers. In the confusing and contentious saga of prime minister Scott Morrison’s Religious Discrimination Bill, ministers have repeatedly see-sawed between protecting Christian groups and

The new and equally fab Fab Five. (Netflix) Streaming giant Netflix has dropped the seriously dazzling first look at Queer Eye Germany with an all-new Fab Five and they’re, well, pretty fab. The German spin-off of the American reboot of the original 200 Bravo show, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, will see the Fab

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-trans sign has been a conduit of criticism in Congress. (Getty Images/Telegram) A furious Marjorie Taylor Greene has slammed “pathetic” Congress staffers for allegedly vandalising her transphobic office sign. Amid her campaign to tear down the Equality Act at all costs, the devout QAnon follower and Georgia congresswoman hung up the sign outside

India’s parliament is trying to change the GAY airport code for Gaya airport. (Envato) Gaya airport in New Delhi, India, is desperate to lose its GAY airport code because of its status as a holy city, with a parliamentary panel branding it “inappropriate”. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Gaya is the place where where Rama, Sita and

Jason Sales’s death in March, 2020, was ruled an accident. (Change.org) California state senator Scott Wiener has called for police to reinvestigate the 2020 death of San Francisco gay man Jaxon Sales. Sales, 20, died in a San Francisco apartment in March, 2020, and his death was ruled an accident. His cause of death was found

The LGBT+ community march International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia in Honduras. (AFP via Getty/ ORLANDO SIERRA/) Three LGBT+ people have been murdered on the same day in Honduras in a spate of violence indicative of the horrific circumstances for queer folk in the country. On Wednesday, 2 February, Jonathan Gabriel Martínez and his

Scientists have discovered a highly-virulent strain of HIV. (Getty) A new highly-infectious and damaging strain of HIV, resulting from a mutation in the virus, has been discovered in the Netherlands. Scientists working on the BEEHIVE project, a study of HIV genomics and virulence across Europe and Uganda, published their findings in the journal Science on Thursday (3 February).

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on 27 February 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) South Dakota governor Kristi Noem signed a bill banning trans student-athletes from playing in sports leagues that align with their gender identity. Noem’s signature makes South Dakota the latest state to enact such legislation in

TikTok star Emira D’Spain is the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. (Instagram/@xoxoemira) TikTok star Emira D’Spain has made history as the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. D’Spain – known on social media as XOXOEMIRA – confirmed the collaboration in a heartfelt post on Instagram where she also

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. (Rohan Thomson/Getty Images) Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has vowed to stop students from being expelled for their sexuality or gender identity by religious schools. In an unexpected turnaround, the right-wing leader who has long been upfront about his evangelical Christian faith, promised to stop faith-based schools from discriminating against

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention on 5 June 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina. (Getty/Melissa Sue Gerrits) South Dakota lawmakers have passed two bills targeting trans students’ ability to play sports and access school bathrooms in one day. The state’s House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 46 (SB 46),

Nyla Rose has opened up about confronting transphobia in wrestling and how competing in the sport had a positive impact on her life. (YouTube/All Elite Wrestling) Trans AEW star Nyla Rose has opened up about confronting transphobia both inside and outside the wrestling ring. Rose is a dominating force within the wrestling world as she

One Twitter user remarked: “I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending.” (Twitter/ Killing Eve) The new Killing Eve trailer has paid beautiful, sapphic tribute to Romeo and Juliet and fans are already “screaming”, “crying” and left with “so many questions”. On Tuesday (1 February), the trailer dropped for the fourth and

Donald Trump prepares to speak at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A defiant but still very much defeated Donald Trump vowed to ban trans athletes nationwide if elected to a new term as president. Trump, the former firebrand Republican president, took

Indian filmmaker Onir. (Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) A gay Bollywood’s director has blasted the Indian government’s decision to ban his film about a gay army officer. Onir, born Anirban Dhar, is best known for Mr Brother…Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to explore HIV and same-sex relationships. Inspired by the real-life

Police released sketches of serial killer The Doodler, including a mock-up of what he may look like today. (San Francisco Police Department) Police believe they have identified a sixth victim of mystery serial killer The Doodler, who targeted gay men in San Francisco in the 1970s. The Doodler, who has never been identified and earned

London Mayor Sadiq Khan during the parade at Pride in London 2019. (Tristan Fewings/Getty for Pride in London) A reformed Pride in London will return this summer. Pride in London has been twice cancelled due to the pandemic, while complaints of racism and bullying within its highest levels led to its co-chairs stepping down last

Boris Johnson and Joe Lycett. (Getty/ Daniel Leal-Olivas – WPA Pool and Getty/ Anthony Harvey) Joe Lycett had followers in stitches with a spoof “Partygate” report that you would be forgiven for thinking came from Sue Gray herself. Senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report on lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street was expected to arrive this

Pope Francis meets with attendees during the weekly general audience at Paul-VI Hall in the Vatican on 26 January 2021. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty) Pope Francis has urged parents worldwide to unconditionally support, not condemn, their children if they are gay. The leader of the Catholic Church made his latest gesture of outreach to the

France bans barbaric conversion therapy once and for all (Kay Nietfeld – Pool/Getty Images) France’s law banning conversion therapy has passed its final stages, with president Emmanuel Macron declaring “being yourself… is nothing to be cured”. The sweeping ban, which gives no exemptions for religious conversion therapy, was voted in by parties on both sides

Lesbian sues US Army and Air Force over boss’ pressure to ‘appear more feminine’ (Screenshot via Fairness West Virginia) A lesbian member of the National Guard is suing the US Army and Air Force after her boss allegedly pressured her to “appear more feminine”. Kristin M Kingrey of the West Virginia Air National Guard (WVNG)

MP Päivi Räsänen arrives at the Helsinki District Court in Helsinki, Finland on 24 January. (AFP via Getty/ Lehtikuva / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO) An MP in Finland went to trial on Monday (24 January), accused of hate speech after she said that gay people have a “developmental disorder”. Päivi Räsänen, a seventh-term member of the Finnish