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May 18, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ+ congressman Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid after nude video leak

North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn has lost his re-election bid after a video surfaced of him naked with another man. Cawthorn, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican and once the youngest freshman in Congress, was edged out of North Carolina’s 11th District on Tuesday (17 May) in the Republican primary. He conceded...

May 18, 2022

New rainbow 50p coin honours 50 years of Pride in UK with trans and POC inclusive flags

A new 50p coin featuring the colours of the Progress Pride LGBTQ+ flag has been unveiled. The Royal Mint is celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK with the coin, announced on Wednesday (18 May). It is the first time Britain’s LGBTQ+ community has been honoured on an official UK coin and is part … Continued The post...

May 17, 2022

Lawmaker issues grovelling apology after being booed for anti-trans graduation speech

Wyoming senator Cynthia Lummis has apologised after she was booed for commenting about the “existence of two sexes” during a graduation speech. Lummis came under fire for comments she made at the University of Wyoming commencement speech on Saturday (14 May). During the speech, the Republican lawmaker claimed...

May 17, 2022

Ian McKellen, Prince William and more join chorus of praise for gay footballer Jake Daniels

Iconic gay actor Ian McKellen, Prince William and more have applauded Jake Daniels after the Blackpool player came out publicly in a historic move for UK football. Daniels came out as gay on Monday (16 May) in a heartfelt interview where he shared that he was ready to “be myself” after “such a long time of lying” …...

May 17, 2022

Bulgaria issues birth certificate to same-sex couple’s baby after landmark legal battle

A Bulgarian court has ordered city hall authorities in the capital city of Sofia to issue a birth certificate to the baby born to a same-sex couple from Bulgaria and Gibraltar respectively. The court’s decision was finally declared on Monday (16 May) bringing a lengthy legal battle to an end which began after a baby...

May 17, 2022

Urvashi Vaid, ‘giant in the fight for LGBTQ+ freedom’, dies aged 63: ‘We owe her an enormous debt’

Urvashi Vaid, the formidable LGBTQ+ rights activist, has died at age 63. According to the National LGBTQ Task Force, Vaid died of cancer on 14 May at her home in New York City. “Urvashi Vaid was a leader, a warrior and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kierra Johnson, current executive director of the …...

May 17, 2022

Lithuania proposes watered-down ‘civil unions’ compromise after MPs reject same-sex partnerships

A law planning to replace the concept of same-sex partnerships with civil union has been registered by the parliament in Lithuania. The Civil Union Bill, which aims to set a compromise for the rejected Partnership Bill proposed last spring, replaces the terminology of “same-sex partnerships” with phrases like...

May 17, 2022

Football experts explain why Jake Daniels coming out as gay will change the game forever

Football fan Jack Duncan was hit by a wave of emotion when news broke that footballer Jake Daniels had come out as gay. There was something of a media storm on Monday (16 May) when Daniels, a 17-year-old Blackpool footballer, came out in a Sky Sports article. Up until now, the UK has only had one openly …...

May 17, 2022

Joe Biden urges Americans to ‘speak out against hate’ as anti-LGBTQ+ attacks multiply

Joe Biden has marked International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) with a message of “support and solidarity”. The president’s statement comes in the face of rising anti-LGBTQ+ hostility from legislators up and down the coutry. Biden opened with an acknowledgement of...

May 17, 2022