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Simone de Beauvoir at the opening of her sister Helène de Beauvoir’s exhibition of paintings in the 1980s. (Sygma via Getty/ Eric Préau) We celebrate trailblazing feminist author and existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir on her birthday. Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was born in Paris on 9 January, 1908. She is best known

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider. (Twitter/ Jeopardy!) Reigning Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider has once again made history as the first woman to ever surpass $1 million in earnings. Schneider, the affable wiseacre and engineering manager from Dayton, Ohio, already has sufficient bragging rights from her nearly two-month-long streak on the syndicated game show. She is already

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto mayor John Tory march at Toronto Pride. (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Canada has officially banned conversion therapy, making it a crime to provide or promote the dangerous, debunked practice. The law, which went into effect Friday (7 January), was one that was bulldozed within weeks by

Paris Jackson attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2021. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Queer musician, model and actor Paris Jackson has declared that she “wants to be a Marvel hero – or a supervillain”. Speaking to Variety Jackson, who stars in the new Hulu coming-of-age movie Sex Appeal, revealed that she’s a lifelong Marvel fan, and would love to

Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police have confirmed that a body recovered from the River Thames this week is missing student Harvey Parker. Having been missing for three weeks, this week the Met Police were contacted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) about the discovery of a body in the River Thames, which was later recovered

USA’s Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc (R) compete at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating on 13 November 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Atsushi Tomura/International Skating Union via Getty) Non-binary figure skater Timothy LeDuc could make history at the Winter Olympics 2022 next month. LeDuc is no stranger to firsts. In 2019, they were heralded

Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police searching for Harvey Parker, who was last seen outside London’s Heaven nightclub on 17 December, have discovered a body in the River Thames. While the body has not formally been identified as the 20-year-old student, their family have issued a statement addressing the discovery. They said: “We are so very

The Glade of Light, a memorial to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack. (Manchester City Council) A “beautiful” memorial to the 22 people murdered in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing has opened to the public. Known as the Glade of Light, the memorial is a white marble “halo” bearing the names of those who

Kate Winslet played Mary Anning in Ammonite. (Natural History Museum Picture Library and YouTube/ BFI) Fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Kate Winslet in the film Ammonite, will finally be honoured with a statue in her hometown of Lyme Regis. Until recently, Anning, born in 1799, was almost forgotten by history despite being a pioneering

Person waving a trans Pride flag at Dublin’s Pride parade in 2019. (Szymon Barylski/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Ireland’s only gender clinic “does not have capacity” to see the 300 trans people who are being referred to it each year, according to its lead clinician. Writing for the Irish Times – and breaking a four-month trans-led

A protester holds a trans pride flag and a placard that reads “Protect Trans Kids” placard during the trans rights demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) An Arizona lawmaker is ringing in the new year by introducing two new bills targeting trans youth in the state. Republican senator Wendy Rogers proposed Senate Bill 1045 (SB

Betty White in 2011. (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty) Betty White was “happy” at the end of her life – and she knew how much she was adored by her legion of fans, her longtime agent and close friend has said. There was an outpouring of grief on Friday (31 December) when news broke that White had

Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses with his gold medal. (Clive Rose/Getty) Tom Daley has promised to use his OBE to advocate for the rights of LGBT+ people across the Commonwealth. The Olympic diver was made an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List, and he told BBC Breakfast that he now feels a responsibility

Arthur Duncan and Betty White. (YouTube and Getty) Betty White, star of The Golden Girls and gay icon, once defended a Black dancer on her 1950s variety show in the face of racist calls for a boycott. White, who passed away on Friday (31 December), just three weeks before her 100th birthday, was a long-time

Gavin Grimm attends 2019 DoSomething Gala at Chelsea Piers on 29 April 2019 in New York City. (Getty/Santiago Felipe) The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that put him at the centre of the debate on

Rob Brydon in Gavin & Stacey. (BBC) Rob Brydon says he believes his Gavin & Stacey Bryn is gay, addressing the character’s sexuality after years of fan speculation. The Welsh actor played Bryn West, the kind-hearted uncle to Stacey Shipman, for more than a decade. The BBC sitcom alluded to Bryn’s sexuality throughout with vague jokes often

A supporter of an antisemitic, racist, anti-LGBT+ neo-Nazi group has been charged with the homophobic assault of his neighbour in California. Robert Wilson, 40, from San Diego, California, is a supporter of the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League. The group believes in an impending “white genocide”, denies the Holocaust, insists Jewish people were behind 9/11,

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Qatar announced it seized a line of rainbow-coloured children’s toys, claiming the toys are “un-Islamic”. (Twitter/@MOCIQatar) Officials in Qatar have seized rainbow-coloured children’s toys – similar to LGBT+ flags – for bearing “slogans” contrary to “Islamic values”. The country’s ministry of commerce and industry said on Twitter that

Salek Magamadov and Ismail Isayev have been detained on terrorism charges in Chechnya, but activists say it’s because they are gay. (Russian LGBT Network) Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, gay brothers detained in Chechnya, have begun a hunger strike after a judge denied a request to move their case to another region. The brothers fled

Tom Daley. (Channel 4) Tom Daley used his Alternative Christmas Message to throw down the gauntlet on trans inclusion. The Olympic diver pre-recorded a speech for Channel 4 as an alternative to the Queen’s annual address. Both air Christmas Day (25 December). The theme of his message was inclusion. Daley, one of sports most prominent