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Andrew Reynolds, author of The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World, has forecast big changes to LGBT+ representation in parliament after the general election. The last UK parliament had the highest representation of out lawmakers anywhere in the world, with 19 Tories, 19 Labour MPs and seven Scottish Nationalists identifying as
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Actor Billy Dee Williams arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The latest plot twist during the Bill Dee Williams odyssey? The Star Wars actor saying it was a “mistake” for Lando Calrissian to be pansexual in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. The surreal saga was a two-part
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Members of LGBTQ community stage a ‘marriage’ between three men and a dog during a protest against Boris Johnson (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) LGBT+ activists have staged a protest against homophobia outside Downing Street over Boris Johnson’s refusal to apologise for historical anti-LGBT remarks. Dozens of activists gathered outside the gates of Downing Street
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Protesters demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament for reform of the Gender Recognition Act, in an event organised by the Scottish Trans Alliance, on June 12, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Ken Jack/Getty Images) Proposals floated by the SNP to reduce the length of time trans people must live in their “acquired gender” before getting a Gender
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Jo Swinson defended inclusive school uniforms. (LBC) Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson hit back at a radio caller who attacked the party’s proposed inclusive school uniform policies. Swinson took calls from listeners during a phone-in on LBC hosted by Nick Ferrari, who earlier this year said live on air that being gay was a “lifestyle
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The former church will soon serve Chicago’s LGBT homeless (Jamie Nesbitt Golden/Block Club Chicago) One of Chicago’s oldest churches will soon be transformed into one of the only holistic, queer-friendly centres for the LGBT homeless at-risk youth in the city. The Black Methodist for Church Renewal has stood in the heart of Chicago’s South Side
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Actor Billy Dee Williams arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) When actor Billy Dee Williams, best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, referred to himself with both he/him and she/her pronouns, it was widely interpreted that he was telling the world he was gender fluid.
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John Boyega and Oscar Isaac attend the European Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015 (Anthony Harvey/Getty) Sorry, Star Wars fans – it looks like a gay romance between Poe and Finn just isn’t on the cards. In an interview with Variety, Poe Dameron actor Oscar Isaac confirmed that he’s aware of the
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Israel Folau has reached a settlement with Rugby Australia (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) Rugby Australia has issued an apology for “any harm caused” to disgraced rugby star Israel Folau as part a settlement over his sacking for anti-gay comments. The former Australian rugby star reached an undisclosed settlement with Rugby Australia and the New South Wales
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Chris Martin admitted that he doubted his sexuality as a young teen at boarding school (Rolling Stone) Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has admitted that he was “very homophobic” when questioning his sexuality as a young teen at an all-boys’ boarding school. Martin, who is straight, told Rolling Stone that he had “a rough time” fitting
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Travis Alabanza Burgerz. (Elise Rose) At the end of their show, Burgerz, Travis Alabanza asks an audience member to throw a burger at them. The person, who volunteered to go on stage to hold Travis’s hands but was not expecting this, balls their own hands into fists and clutches them to their chest. Shaking their
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Billy Dee Williams attends Go Behind The Scenes with Walt Disney Studios during D23 Expo 2019 (Frazer Harrison/Getty) Billy Dee Williams, the actor best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, has revealed that he is embracing gender fluidity by using both he/him and she/her pronouns. Williams, 82, will be reprising his role as
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16-year-old Channing Smith was described by family as “the sweetest kid ever from birth.” (Screenshot: News Channel 5) A bisexual teenager took his own life after he was outed online, but the anti-gay district attorney is refusing to bring criminal charges against those who outed him. 16-year-old Channing Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, had confided in
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Conchita Wurst performs live on stage during the 64th annual Eurovision Song Contest held at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on May 18, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Michael Campanella/Getty) The Hungarian government has hit back at claims that the country pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest because it’s “too gay”. According to The Guardian, a pro-government
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The pair surrounded the street preacher with rainbow flags in a “big ol circle of gay love”. (Diogo Rodrigues/ Facebook) A Christian street preacher publicly declaring that homosexuality is an “abomination” was surrounded by rainbow flags in a “big circle of gay love” by members of the queer community. Michael Overd, from Somerset, is the
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In an adorable video, Norwegian comedian Ørjan Burøe donned a Disney princess dress to dance with his son, but was targeted by a Trump supporter as a result. (Screen capture via Instagram) Damn, supports of Trump, back at it again with the backwards definitions of gender and identity? In today’s edition of  ‘an adult angered
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Republicans in Iowa are attempting to ban the flying of the transgender flag, after one politician likened flying the flag to jihad. The pink, blue and white trans flag was flown over the Capitol building in Des Moines on 20 November to mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR is observed annually to honour
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The assessment process to earn the Rainbow Tick took 13 months and 15 focus groups. (NZDF) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has been awarded a Rainbow Tick for LGBT+ inclusion, making it the the first military in the world to be given the independent accreditation. The Rainbow Tick accreditation measures whether an organisation accepts
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