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September 22, 2020

Jim Obergefell, who bravely fought for marriage equality in the US, shares what Ruth Bader Ginsbug meant to him

Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case which legalised marriage equality across the US, has explained what the late supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsbug meant to him. In 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of Jim Obergefell and other plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges, declaring both that same-sex marriage is...

September 22, 2020

Professor reveals secret to ending the ‘tragedy of heterosexuality’ and surprise – straight men have some work to do

A gender and sexuality professor has written a book explaining the secret to straight people having happier relationships — be more like queer couples. Jane Ward, a gender and sexuality studies professor at University of California, Riverside, studied tips from marriage manuals, self-help books, dating coaches and marriage...

September 22, 2020

School worker claims ‘extremist’ rants against LGBT-inclusive education were ‘morally necessary’ to defend the Bible

An anti-LGBT+ school worker who lost her job after attacking inclusive education “brainwashing” told an employment tribunal she was defending the “Bible truth” and was discriminated against for being a Christian. Kristie Higgs, 44, had been employed at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire,...

September 22, 2020

Republican caught in homophobic, racist rant about gay Black rival. Her apology is so weak she shouldn’t have even bothered

Illinois Republican lawmaker Amy Grant has given an extraordinarily terrible apology after she was recorded attacking her opponent, who is a Black, gay man, for being “all LGBTQ”. The Republican, who represents District 42 in the Illinois House of Representatives, was recorded on a fundraising call denigrating...

September 22, 2020

Bisexual teacher banned from flying the Pride flag in her classroom because it’s ‘political’. She’s not taking it lying down

A bisexual teacher is fighting a state ban on LGBT+ “signage” by filling her classroom with as much rainbow-coloured decor as she can get her hands on. For the past five years Jennifer Leja has been teaching seventh and eighth grade in the Washoe County School District as the only openly LGBT+ teacher in her...

September 22, 2020

In true Boris Johnson fashion, the ‘new’ gender clinics announced by his government aren’t even new

The government’s long-awaited announcement about the Gender Recognition Act contained very little in the way of actual change, but there was one promise from Liz Truss that, on the face of it, seems extremely positive: three new gender clinics. Trans healthcare is in crisis. Tens of thousands of trans and non-binary...

September 22, 2020

Donald Trump really wants you know he’s thrilled to be bottom when it comes to queer men on hook-up apps

Donald Trump is boasting after Hornet users who were asked to choose between him and Joe Biden placed him bottom – but still with a surprising amount of support. The president took to Twitter to share an unscientific poll from the hook-up app Hornet, which found 45 per cent of users planned on voting for …...

September 22, 2020

Vulnerable LGBT+ teens feel less supported by their parents than they would have 20 years ago, alarming study finds

Parents of LGBT+ teens are less accepting of their children than 20 years ago, an alarming study has found. Research published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies found that parental behaviours toward LGBT+ youth have steadily worsened for nearly two decades, a result which “surprised” the report’s...

September 22, 2020

Lesbians resort to ‘egg sharing’ to afford IVF treatment as archaic NHS rules continue to discriminate against queer couples

Lesbians turning to IVF to start families are much less likely to have access to NHS funding than straight couples seeking the same treatment. A report from the UK’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published on Tuesday (September 22) shines a light on the shocking...

September 22, 2020

‘Vital’ suicide prevention bill becomes first LGBT-inclusive law unanimously approved by Congress in history

A suicide prevention bill that includes LGBT-specific training for helpline workers has become the first ever LGBT-inclusive legislation to pass through the US House of Representatives without a single vote against it. The house passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which will allow Americans to dial 988 to...