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Fern Feather, 29, was found dead in Morristown, Vermont on 12 April 2022. (Facebook/Pride Center of Vermont) A Vermont community is “heartbroken” over the loss of a trans woman who was “always in bloom” and brought “joy and happiness to everybody”. Fern Feather, 29, was found dead alongside a road in Morristown, Vermont, on Tuesday
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Trans people and allies rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2018 before marching to demand basic human and civil rights. (Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty) Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House have passed a bill that would ban trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s sports – despite the governor’s promise to veto it. House Bill 972 (HB
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Brittney Griner, #42 of the Phoenix Mercury, was detained by Russian customs officials. (Mike Mattina/Getty Images) American basketball player Brittney Griner is “safe” after being detained in Russia, a Women’s National Basketball Association chief said. The seven-time All-Star centre for the Phoenix Mercury was detained on drug charges by Russia’s Federal Customs Service at the Sheremetyevo
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TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk! the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s ICARE Initiative. ICARE stands for Increasing Community Awareness through Relevant Education. ICARE Programs are generously funded by The
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Britney Spears and her partner Sam Asghari. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Britney Spears fans across the globe are screaming, shouting and celebrating till the world ends after the pop star announced she is pregnant with her third child. Taking to – where else? – Instagram, the …Baby One More Time hitmaker revealed that she had been gaining weight
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Guests at the boozy lunch included JK Rowling, Joanna Cherry, Rosie Duffield, Maya Forstater and Kathleen Stock. (Twitter/ jk_rowling) JK Rowling enjoyed a boozy lunch with a host of anti-trans activists, including members of the lobby group Get the L Out, while thousands protested for trans equality. On Sunday (10 April) thousands of trans people
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In London, thousands of LGBT+ folk and allies protested against the British government’s lacklustre conversion therapy ban. (Kestral Gaian) Thousands of LGBT+ people took to the streets of central London in a striking show of pent-up anger against the government’s threadbare conversion therapy ban. Organisers said that at least 3,000 people gathered outside Downing Street
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has long been an LGBT+ ally. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) London mayor Sadiq Khan has come out swinging for trans rights amid Boris Johnson’s repeated potshots against them. On Saturday afternoon (9 April), the Labour politician joined local council candidates in Higham Hill, a suburb in the northeast borough of Waltham
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Republican lawmaker’s ‘ugly’ anti-LGBT+ bill paves the way for child marriage in Tennessee (Newsy/YouTube) A Republican bill to make common law marriage legal in Tennessee, United States, could allow for cases of child marriage to occur, opponents say. The bill, which was sponsored by state representative Tom Leatherwood along with 23 other Republicans, would see
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Star Wars heroes Finn and Poe were famously not gay. (Disney) A new Lego Star Wars game appears to give Finn and Poe Dameron the happy queer ending fans have longed for. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has seemingly confirmed the ‘FinnPoe’ ship – a romance between John Boyega’s stormtrooper-turned-rebel character Finn and X-Wing pilot
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A heavily damaged hospital in Volnovakha, one of the cities most affected by the war. (Getty) A trans woman in Ukraine has said the community is struggling to access essential healthcare as the Russian war rages on. Anastasiia, director of Cohort NGO, an organisation for transgender people in Ukraine, has chosen to remain in the country
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Florida representative Randy Fine says he will introduce legislation to ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth in the state. (YouTube/WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast) A Florida Republican has vowed to introduce legislation next session that would criminalise gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.  State representative Randy Fine said in
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New York Mayor Eric Adams Meets LGBTQ+ Advocates. (Getty Images/Slaven Vlasic) New York City mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday (4 April) a campaign of digital billboard ads in Florida denouncing the hateful ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. The ads will appear in five Florida cities and on social media. “Loud. Proud. Still allowed,” one ad
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Victoria Alonso and Bob Chapek. (Getty/Jesse Grant/David Livingston) Gay Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso had some choice words with Disney CEO Bob Chapek regarding anti-LGBT+ legislation across the US.  Alonso revealed that she had a “45-minute sitdown” with Chapek while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film” for Eternals on Saturday (2 April), Deadline reported.  She described how
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Judge Allen Winsor will decide the fate of ‘Don’t Say Gay’. (Facebook/ Florida Bar) The judge who will decide the fate of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation, appointed by Donald Trump, previously tried to keep same-sex marriage illegal in the state. Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which bans the discussion of LGBT+ topics in classrooms from
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Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed LGBT-inclusive education with fellow far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. (Infowars) Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she wants to file a federal ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, to stop “indoctrination” and “predatorial behaviour”. Greene, a Georgia congresswoman and far-right conspiracy theorist, made the comments during an appearance on fellow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show
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Ironheart. (Marvel) Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series will reportedly introduce the first trans woman to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A casting call for the Disney Plus series has revealed that bosses plan to add a “smart, confident” trans woman into the mix. According to POC Culture, the character will have “a mystical bent and unique sense
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A protester holds a placard that says “Hatred is a choice, being trans is not” during a trans rights demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned that states seeking to restrict the rights of trans people may be violating federal law.  The DOJ issued new guidance concerning the
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Fabletics has launched an online sale ahead of the release of Lizzo’s Yitty brand. (Instagram) Fabletics has launched a huge online sale ahead of Lizzo’s Yitty release date. The brand recently announced that they’ve partnered with the pop icon to release her own size-inclusive, shapewear line for “every body”. The collection is due to drop
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Boris Johnson. (Pool/ AFP/ Jack Hill) Boris Johnson has been slammed by LGBT+ and human rights campaigners for his “despicable betrayal” of the LGBT+ community after he scrapped plans to ban conversion therapy. On Thursday, 31 March, an official briefing leaked by ITV News showed that the government was U-turning on all of its promised
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Päivi Räsänen. (YouTube/ADF International) A court has dismissed hate speech charges against the anti-LGBT+ Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen. The Helsinki district court on Wednesday (30 March) dismissed three charges against Räsänen, a former Finnish interior minister and ex-chair of the Christian Democratic Party, related to statements she made between 2004 and 2019.  Räsänen, who is also a
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