Humza Yousaf put forward the proposed amendment to his hate crime bill. (Getty/Fraser Bremner) The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via Twitter on Monday (1 February) that he had pulled a planned amendment to the
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Gary Barlow. (Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic) Picture it: You’re in a cavernous sports stadium, coronavirus is a distant dream, and the lights begin to dim – Little Mix, the Spice Girls and the Sugababes emerge to rapturous cheers and screams. But nobody is here to see the holy trinity of pop. Nope. They’re here to see Gary
Nicholas Hewlett. (Screen capture via YouTube) A headmaster in Britain is set to make “education history” by coming out as gay during an online school assembly Monday (1 February) – and he knows he’s going to cry. Nicholas Hewlett, who leads St Dunstan’s College in the Catford neighbourhood of southeast London, said a conversation with a
Demonstrators wearing masks hold an LGBT+ flag during the demonstration at Boaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. (Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Four students were detained Saturday (30 January) and dubbed “deviants” by Turkey’s interior minister over a piece of artwork that reportedly depicted rainbows alongside the Kaaba. The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam,
Uche Maduagwu. (Instagram/@uchemaduagwu) Uche Maduagwu, a celebrated fixture of Nollywood and famous social media rouble-rouser, has come out as “proudly gay”. The Nigerian actor, known for taking swipes at politicians and celebrities with his trouble-making Instagram account, came out as gay on Thursday (28 January). In a series of Instagram posts, Maduagwu implored followers to
Juan Orlando Hernandez, president of Honduras. (Getty/ Sean Gallup) The conservative Central American country of Honduras has amended its constitution to make legalising marriage equality and abortion almost impossible. Although homosexuality was legalised in Honduras in 1899, same-sex marriage has been banned in the country since the constitution was amended to explicitly forbid it in
A quarter of British people have been body-shamed on dating apps or social media. (S3studio/ Getty/ Yu Chun Christopher Wong) The dating app Bumble has banned body-shaming, which it says includes “fatphobic, ableist, racist, colourist, homophobic or transphobic” language. From Thursday (28 January), the popular dating app will ban any derogatory comments about appearance, body
New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Texas senator Ted Cruz. (Getty/ Alex Wroblewski and Alex Wong) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down anti-LGBT+ Trump supporter Ted Cruz, telling him he “almost had her murdered” three weeks ago during the Capitol riots. Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter on Thursday (28 January) to condemn the app Robinhood, which banned users
Dr Rachel Levine. (PinkNews) More than 350 LGBT+ advocates and health experts have urged the Senate to confirm Dr Rachel Levine immediately, amid a transphobic smear campaign against her. Levine was nominated as assistant secretary of health and human services by Joe Biden last week, and if confirmed, she would become the highest-ranking trans official
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned transphobia, saying it should be treated with “zero tolerance”. (Getty/ Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool) SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has strongly condemned transphobia in a “message from the heart”, insisting it is “vital to speak up for what is right and against injustice”. Sturgeon posted a video to
Alexandra Billings attends Equality California’s Special 20th Anniversary Los Angeles Equality Awards at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on 28 September, 2019. (Getty/ Matt Winkelmeyer) Alexandra Billings, star of the Roseanne spin-off The Conners, said she thinks it “took a lot of guts” to introduce a trans character to the show. The Hollywood legend, who
The Cabins: Ep1 on ITV2. Sarah and Charlotte chat about their dating and relationship past. (ITV) The LGBT+ stars of ITV’s Love Island replacement dating show The Cabins have praised the channel for helping to “normalise” same-sex love. The show, which began airing on 4 January, sees singles move into log cabins in the woods together
Gay TikTok star Stephen Thomas Smith. (Instagram/ lifeofapalsy) Stephen Thomas Smith, a gay TikTok star with cerebral palsy, has said people assume that he can’t be LGBT+ because he’s disabled. In an interview with the BBC, Smith explained that when he was growing up, he was seen as “the disabled kid” and “person in the
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (Warner Bros) “Early-stage exploratory meetings” are reportedly underway for a Harry Potter live-action TV series, and to say LGBT+ fans have had it is an understatement. Unnamed sources told The Hollywood Reporter that HBO Max executives “have engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas that would
The group of Catholic bishops who signed the statement in support of LGBT+ youth included a cardinal and an archbishop. (Envato) A group of US Catholic bishops have sent powerful message of solidarity to LGBT+ kids everywhere, telling them: “God loves you and God is on your side.” A statement signed by the Catholic bishops
Yetide Badaki plays the goddess Bilquis in American Gods (Paul Butterfield/FilmMagic/Getty) American Gods actor Yetide Badaki has revealed how her role on the show helped her feel comfortable enough to come out as bisexual. The Nigerian-born American stars in the Neil Gaiman fantasy series as Bilquis, the legendary Queen of Sheba and ancient goddess of love.
While the scene lasted for just a few seconds, it nonetheless trigged an entirely-predictable wave of homophobic anger online. (Cadbury’s) One Million Moms are urging people to boycott Cadbury’s because of an advert that features a real-life gay couple sharing a Creme Egg. The Cadbury’s Creme Egg advert upset all the right people when it
A lesbian mother published a poignant open letter in Between the Lines this week urging president Joe Biden to support LGBT+ families during his administration. Writing to Biden ahead of his historic inauguration Wednesday (20 January), Dana Rudolph, founder and publisher of Mombian, painted a troubling picture of an America where four years of Trump have
Graham Norton with Kristian Seeber, AKA Tina Burner from RuPaul’s Drag Race. (Dave M. Benett/Getty) Graham Norton once described his on-again off-again relationship with RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tina Burner as a “disaster”. Burner is among the queens battling it out to become America’s next drag superstar on RuPaul’s contest – but before she became a star
Russell T Davies thinks Olly Alexander would make a “marvellous” Time Lord (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has backed It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander to be the next Time Lord in the TARDIS. With Jodie Whittaker rumoured to be stepping away from the show in the coming months,
First lady of the United States Jill Biden. (Getty/ AFP/ JIM WATSON) First lady Dr Jill Biden is visiting an LGBT+ health centre and HIV/AIDS clinic on her third day in White House. On Friday afternoon (22 January), Biden will pay a visit to Whitman-Walker Health in Washington, DC, “to highlight and promote support services
Franklin Graham speaks at the Republican National Convention on August 27, 2020 (Drew Angerer/Getty) Thousands of Christians have signed a petition calling for the resignation of anti-LGBT+ hate preacher Franklin Graham over his unshaken “idolatry” of Donald Trump. Launched by the Christian group Faithful America and backed by over 22,000 people, the petition condemns Graham
Soleil ‘Sol’ Brotin. (Supplied) When Soleil Brotin, a straight construction worker, heard someone call his gay friend a “fag”, he agreed. “You are a fag,” Brotin told his pal, “you are fabulous and gay.” As his friend beamed with pride back at him and the homophobe who hurled the slur fled, Brotin told PinkNews that
The White House lit with the Pride flag. (Getty Images/Molly Riley) For the first time in history, the White House website is asking visitors for their pronouns and offering gender-neutral options to choose from. President Joe Biden wasted absolutely no time in making his pro-trans stance clear, with the website updated mere hours after his
The train was believed to be operating on the Tung Chung line of the Hong Kong rapid transit system. File photo (Baycrest/CC BY-SA 2.5) Police in Hong Kong are investigating a gay porn video shot onboard a train in the city. Clips surfaced on Twitter of two men having sex onboard a train, believed to
Public toilets have become a focal point for gender-critical feminism (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty) A butch lesbian has reflected on the many times she’s been confronted and harassed in public toilets as anti-trans hostility spills over in the UK. Eloise Stonborough, 32, is a cis woman who presents as butch – and she estimates she is challenged
There’s loads of different models of the Fitbit to choose from. (Envato Elements) Although we can’t currently be up in the gym, working on our fitness, to get Fergalicious, there are still ways to keep active until we’re out of lockdown and life begins to return to normal. This includes bracing the colder weather and
Production begins this week for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. (Instagram/ michellevisage) RuPaul’s Drag Race is officially going Down Under, and RuPaul and Michelle Visage have already been confirmed as judges. An Australian spin-off was first announced in August 2019, when ITV’s Australian production arm confirmed that it has secured the local rights for the show. Rumours
In the last year, the dad has gone from Trump supporter to LGBT+ ally. (TikTok/ fitxander) A dad covered his entire garden with Pride flags in a show of solidarity with his 73-year-old neighbour who just came out as gay to an unsupportive family. The video was posted by TikTok user @fitxander, a gay personal
Star Trek: Discovery‘s LGBT+ crew just grew a little bigger as actor Mary Wiseman confirms she is “queer and proud”. Wiseman, a powerhouse actor who plays fan-favourite Ensign Tilly, revealed that she has loved “people of all genders” in a recent interview with StarTrek.com. That small detail almost wasn’t published as the Zoom call’s audio
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