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A sign for an inclusive restroom. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) In a defiant stand, Nashville’s top prosecutor has refused to enforce a “hateful” Tennessee law that demands businesses post signs saying trans people can use their bathrooms. The grotesque bill, among a raft of anti-trans bills that have deeply curtailed trans rights, was signed by governor

Nona Conner. (Facebook) Nona Moselle Conner, a trans woman who tirelessly fought for sex workers and became a towering and magnetic LGBT+ activist in Washington DC, has died. She was 37. Her death was confirmed by local community leaders on a GoFundMe page raising money for her memorial. Conner’s cause of death has not been confirmed

Police arrested 62 men for breaching COVID-19 restrictions during a raid on a gay chemsex party at Faros Sauna 2 in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 May 2021. (Envato Elements) Thai police arrested 62 men at a chemsex party in Bangkok, Thailand for breaching the country’s strict COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The men were arrested by police

Televangelist Andrew Wommack believes “homosexuality is three times worse than smoking”. (YouTube/ Andrew Wommack) Viciously anti-LGBT+ televangelist and pastor Andrew Wommack has insisted that LGBT+ people should wear a “warning label” on their foreheads. Wommack decided to discuss LGBT+ rights and the Equality Act on his “Truth and Liberty Livecast”, joined by guest and homophobic, anti-abortion

The racist, homophobic graffiti was stencilled on an electrical box on Pollock Drive, Lurgan. (Twitter/ Ciarant1990) The town of Lurgan in Northern Ireland was vandalised this week with horrific “no Irish, no gay” graffiti. The words “no Irish, no gay” were stencilled on an electrical box on Pollock Drive in the Mourneview area of Lurgan,

Love, Victor follows the story of a half Puerto Rican, half Colombian-American teen navigating high school with his friends. (YouTube/Hulu) The Love, Victor season two trailer has finally dropped ahead of its release on Hulu next month. Season one of the Love, Simon spin-off ended on a monumental cliffhanger, as Victor came out to his family. Fans

Edwin Poots said gay people are “probably” born gay. (BBC) The newly-elected leader of the DUP Edwin Poots, who has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, has insisted he’s definitely “had people who are gay in his house”. The former Northern Ireland health minister was declared winner of the DUP’s leadership race on Friday

Tom Daley and husband Lance Black celebrating Christmas with their baby son. (@tomdaley/Instagram) Tom Daley wants to have another baby after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games draw to a close. The father-of-one, 26, told Attitude magazine for its July issue how he has long grappled with balancing the grueling training schedule of being an Olympic

Bethany Church leader Jonathan Stockstill has apologised for the “painful experiences” of the bootcamp’s participants. (Facebook/ Jonathan Stockstill) A Christian bootcamp run by the Bethany Church megachurch allegedly used homophobic and racist slurs against teens, and forced them to fight each other until they were bleeding. The “220i” leadership programme was run Bethany Church, a

Research finds trans and non-binary people face barriers to accessing cervical screening services including being invited to screenings or being discouraged or turned away from appointments. (Envato Elements) Trans and non-binary people experience barriers to accessing cervical screenings due to discrimination, new research has confirmed. The findings from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, which were published in

Alireza Fazeli-Monfared was killed and beheaded by family after they found out he was gay. (Twitter) Human rights group Amnesty International has called for a full investigation into the brutal “honour killing” of young gay man in Iran. This month, Alireza Fazeli Monfared, 20, who identified as non-binary gay man, was killed and beheaded by

Pennsylvania representative Brian Sims revealed that donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner with his family. (Instagram/@briansimspa) Democrat Brian Sims donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner. Sims, who is a Democrat in

LNER apologised to Laurence Coles, a non-binary train guard. (Twitter) The London North Eastern Railway has apologised to a non-binary passenger for a “ladies and gentlemen” train announcement. On Tuesday (11 May) Laurence Coles, a train guard and LGBT+ rep for the RMT union, wrote on Twitter: “‘Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…’

The Pride in London 2019 Parade passes through Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Matthew Chattle/Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Pride in London has issued an apology for allegations of racism and bullying riddling the organisation. The non-profit has been plagued by demands for new leadership and a fundamental rethink of how the UK’s largest Pride

Drag Race Down Under star Art Simone addressed the fan theory that RuPaul didn’t film the new series in person and recorded scenes on a green screen. (World of Wonder) Drag Race star Art Simone has dispelled the rumour that RuPaul never actually stepped foot onto the Down Under set. Views of the latest iteration of