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May 20, 2022

Transphobic violence got less than an hour of news coverage in 2021 – the deadliest year on record

TV news stations collectively spent less than 45 minutes covering horrific anti-trans violence despite 2021 being the deadliest year on record. Tragically, at least 57 trans, non-binary or gender diverse people – many of them being trans people of colour – were violently killed in 2021, according to the Human Rights...

May 20, 2022

Lance Bass deletes ‘disgusting’ TikTok mocking Amber Heard testimony after searing backlash

Former NSYNC singer Lance Bass has deleted a viral TikTok in which he mocked Amber Heard’s court testimony against ex-husband Johnny Depp in court after widespread criticism. The TikTok saw Bass, 43, reenact several moments of Heard’s testimony such as her description of getting on the floor and looking at the...

May 20, 2022

M&S apologises after queer, disabled woman told she’s ‘not disabled’ and forced to use men’s toilet

M&S was forced to apologised to a disabled queer woman who was misgendered and told that her disability didn’t exist by a staff member. Tay Beales and her partner Freya Baldwinson were shopping at the M&S on Exeter High Street for items for their new home together, but the experience soon turned sour, leaving...

May 19, 2022

Congressman asks doctor ‘what is a woman’ during abortion hearing. It backfires spectacularly

A Republican congressman asked the tired and loaded question “what is a woman” at a hearing on abortion access, and it backfired beautifully. A House Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion rights was held on Wednesday (18 May) in light of this month’s Supreme Court leak, which revealed a draft opinion...

May 19, 2022

5 bold, brilliant, unapologetic agender icons you need to know about

On Agender Pride Day (19 May), here are five activists and artists you need to know about. Often considered to fall under the non-binary umbrella, to be agender means to not identify with any particular gender. Agender directly translates to “without gender”, which is why it is often used interchangeably with...

May 19, 2022

Google Doodle honours queer Korean-American disability justice activist Stacey Park Milbern

Google is celebrating Stacey Park Milbern, a queer activist for the disability rights movement, with a striking doodle on what would have been her 35th birthday. The Korean-American activist helped create the disability justice movement and advocated for the fair treatment of marginalised peoples in the US. Milbern, who...

May 19, 2022

First trailer for new Queer as Folk drops and it’s the sexy, diverse, heartfelt reboot we need

The reboot of Russell T Davies’ groundbreaking series Queer as Folk has dropped its first trailer, featuring a star-studded cast including Juliette Lewis and Kim Cattrall. The new American spin-off of the 1999 British series will explore the lives of a modern-day, diverse group of friends in New Orleans, Louisiana,...

May 19, 2022

Cruel efforts to stop trans people accessing bathrooms struck down in Tennessee and Indiana

Judges in Indiana and Tennessee have struck down anti-trans bathroom measures. A federal judge on Tuesday (17 May) struck down a Tennessee law that would have required businesses with trans-inclusive public bathrooms to post signs letting customers know they “maintain a policy of allowing the use of restrooms by...

May 19, 2022

Derry Girls’ powerful finale should inspire us all to educate ourselves on The Troubles

It’s hard to overstate just how important and monumental the finale of Derry Girls felt. The much-praised Channel 4 sitcom bowed out after three seasons on Wednesday night (18 May) with an hour-long special set in 1998. The girls (and their English boy) are all turning 18 and are preparing to vote for or against the...

May 19, 2022

Rupert Everett thinks backlash over Scarlett Johansson playing a trans man was a ‘mistake’

Rupert Everett thinks it was a “mistake of the trans community” to say Scarlett Johansson should not play a trans man in the now-cancelled film Rub & Tug. In an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Everett argued that there is not a trans actor big enough to sustain a movie with that large of a …...