Hope the intersex kitten. (Cats Protection) An adorable intersex kitten, born with a condition so rare there is no name for it, is looking for a home. Hope is 15 weeks old and was born with no internal or external sex organs. They were admitted into the care of Cats Protection‘s Warrington Adoption Centre in Tyneside, and
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Suella Braverman. (Getty) The Manston detention centre crisis is the latest in a long list of failures on asylum, with LGBTQ+ refugees among those at risk. But Suella Braverman is only making things worse, writes the Green Party’s migrant and refugee support spokesperson Benali Hamdache. Manston Detention Centre is designed to hold a maximum of
Legislation reforming the process for trans people to gain legal gender recognition in Scotland has passed its first vote in the Scottish Parliament. (Getty) A bill to streamline the laborious process on how trans people can change their gender on legal documents in Scotland has passed its first vote. The vote came just a short
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw. (Dan Kitwood/Getty) Labour MP Ben Bradshaw has criticised the Church of England for “actively pursuing a campaign of discrimination” against LGBTQ+ people. The Exeter MP spoke out against the church after it barred the late archbishop Demond Tutu’s goddaughter from officiating his funeral because she is in a same-sex marriage. “This
Protesters hold pro-trans rights placards during the trans rights demonstration outside Downing Street. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty( The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that supplying or wearing a chest binder is not a criminal offence after The Telegraph published a controversial article on the subject. On Tuesday (27 September), The Telegraph published an article questioning whether wearing or
Mermaids marches at Pride in London, 2019. (Barcroft Media via Getty/ Wiktor Szymanowicz) Trans youth charity Mermaids is still not being investigated by the Charity Commission over “safeguarding red flags”, despite relentless media reports. On Thursday (29 September), The Telegraph published yet another story on the charity, which provides support to young trans people and
Tayce performing “Memory” in honour of Cherry Valentine. (@dollastore/Twitter) Drag Race UK alumna Tayce has performed “Memory” from the musical Cats in honour of drag queen Cherry Valentine who has died, aged 28. The two queens lip-synced against each other to the Elaine Paige classic on season two’s second episode, leaving Valentine to sashay away.
Mermaids marches at Pride in London, 2019. (Barcroft Media via Getty/ Wiktor Szymanowicz) Trans children’s charity Mermaids has responded to an “investigation” by The Telegraph which suggested the charity was putting children at risk. On Sunday (25 September), The Telegraph ran a story headlined: “Trans charity Mermaids giving breast binders to children behind parents’ backs”.
Cherry Valentine posing in an iconic drag look. (Twitter) As well as being a one-of-a-kind drag artist, Cherry Valentine knew exactly how to shut down anti-drag arguments with class. The drag icon’s family – whose real name was George Ward – tragically passed away last Sunday (18 September) at just 28-years-old. The genderfluid artist’s family
Traveller Pride attributed “so much of the success and growth” of the support and campaign group in the past year to Drag Race UK’s Cherry Valentine. (BBC) Traveller Pride has paid an emotional tribute to Cherry Valentine, remembering the Drag Race UK star’s “buoyant and genuine love and care”. On Friday (23 September), it was announced that
Netflix has confirmed Heartstopper is back in production for its second season, welcoming back its lead stars as well as four new cast members. (Netflix) Heartstopper fans get ready – filming for season two of the beloved LGBTQ+ series is underway, and there are new characters to fall in love with. The hit teen drama –
Protesters outside the first LGB Alliance conference. (In Pictures via Getty/ Mark Kerrison) LGB Alliance co-founder Bev Jackson has said the “consequence” of the work of Stonewall and Mermaids will be to “get rid of gay people”. Two LGB Alliance co-founders – Jackson and Kate Harris – gave evidence on the fourth day of the
MP John Nicolson. (Getty) SNP MP John Nicolson slammed anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance’s “obsession with genitals” as “deeply unhealthy” while giving evidence against its charity status. An appeal to overturn the Charity Commission’s April 2021 decision to register LGB Alliance as a charity is currently being considered by a tribunal. The legal fight is
Protesters outside the first LGB Alliance conference. (In Pictures via Getty/ Mark Kerrison) A lawyer representing anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance has compared healthcare for trans people to a “transition or death” policy in Iran. The remarks were made on the second day of a tribunal challenging the group’s charitable status, spearheaded by trans youth
Cher and the late Queen Elizabeth II. (Getty) Cher confused the entire internet when she a shared truly bizarre tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s death on Thursday (8 September), sparked emotional tributes from a wide range of celebrities, and sent the country into a period of national mourning that will last 10 days.
Queen Elizabeth II is seen at the Chichester Theatre while visiting West Sussex on November 30, 2017. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty) Leading political and cultural figures have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after she died at the age of 96 after 70 years on the British throne. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the monarch died peacefully
Ed Balls discusses the same-sex couple in Peppa Pig with hosts. (Good Morning Britain/ITV) Viewers have criticised Good Morning Britain over its “uncomfortable” discussion on Peppa Pig’s inclusion of a same-sex couple. Hosts of the morning talk show Susanna Reid, Ed Balls, and Richard Arnold briefly discussed the addition of the same-sex couple to the children’s
New sport and culture secretary Michelle Donelan. (YouTube/Sky News) Michelle Donelan is a culture war warrior obsessed with freedom of speech, and who has previously defended notorious anti-trans professor Kathleen Stock. Donelan, the Tory MP for Chippenham, was appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport by new UK prime minister Liz Truss
Nadhim Zahawi leaving No 10 amid Liz Truss’ reshuffle. (Getty) Nadhim Zahawi has been named minister for equalities in Liz Truss’ cabinet reshuffle. Zahawi, the short-lived chancellor appointed to the post by Boris Johnson in July, has been named chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, minister for intergovernmental relations and minister for equalities. For the
Nadine Dorries will return to the backbenches as Boris Johnson is replaced by Liz Truss. (Getty) Ultimate Boris Johnson fangirl, former I’m A Celebrity contestant and culture secretary Nadine Dorries will return to the backbenches as Liz Truss takes over as prime minister. Dorries was reportedly offered the opportunity to keep her culture secretary role,
A victim of Daryll Rowe, who was infected with HIV, can’t get compensation because he heckled Tory prime minister David Cameron (pictured). (Getty) A man who was deliberately given HIV has been left “deflated and humiliated” after being denied compensation because he shouted at David Cameron a decade ago. Stuart Rodger, 33, was one of
Jameela Jamil attends Marvel Studios “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” Los Angeles Premiere. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Jameela Jamil has been slammed on social media for “giving instructions to trans people on how to stop being misgendered”. On Friday (2 September), the presenter and actor accidentally described a non-binary social media user as a “woman” during a Twitter spat.
A 20-year-old man has been taken to hospital for stitches after he was glassed in the face in a homophobic attack at a bar in Stratford, London. Police are now appealing for the public’s help to identify a man following the incident, which occurred on 19 August. At 11pm the victim was approached by an
LGBTQ+ activists and allies gathered outside the Independent House to demand an end to the Irish Indepdent’s “anti-trans crusade”. (Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin) Protesters outside the Irish Independent’s offices have rallied the publication’s continued “anti-trans crusade”. Over 100 people gathered outside Independent House in Dublin on Saturday (27 August) to highlight a rise in
A young girl walked up to a gay man and handed him the adorable letter. (Twitter/@JackRemmington) In today’s antidote from the never-ending horrors of the year 2022, a young girl walked up to a gay man to hand him the sweetest note during Manchester Pride. For the first time in three years, thousands of people
A placard says “protect trans kids” during the trans march on the streets of Toronto during Pride month. (LightRocket via Getty/ Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images) The doctor leading an NHS review into trans youth healthcare has shut down those misrepresenting the closure of the Tavistock gender clinic as a win for the anti-trans movement. In 2020, NHS
Elton John gave a sneak peak of his new song with Britney Spears. (Instagram/@EltonJohn/Getty) Elton John has treated the world to a sneak peek of his upcoming collaboration with Britney Spears – and fans say the single can’t come soon enough. The world will very soon be wowed with Britney Spears’ first new music in six
Hailey Davidson is on track to become the female golfers association’s first trans card-holder. (Instagram/@HaileyGolf) Scottish golfer Hailey Davidson is poised to become the first trans woman in the world to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour. Davidson is on the brink of qualifying for 2023 Epson Tour status, the official qualifying tour for
The lamp can be turned on only using your hands. (Monsby) A bright pink, penis-inspired “boner lamp” with a mock foreskin exists, because why not. Monsby, an anonymous designer based in London, unveiled his phallic-shaped lamp in a Twitter video. Though it doesn’t have a traditional on-off switch, the lamp isn’t hard to turn on.
Heartstopper stars Joe Locke (R) and Kit Connor. (Netflix) The Isle of Man will update its discriminatory blood donation rules, its government has said after Manx Heartstopper actor Joe Locke called them out as “archaic”. Locke spoke via video message at the island’s Isle of Pride celebrations in Douglas on Saturday, demanding that the ban
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