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March 25, 2020

This year’s census will count same-sex couples for the first time – but still won’t record sexuality or gender identity

This year, the US census will count same-sex couples who live together for the first time. But the decennial survey still won’t ask individuals about their sexual orientation or gender identity – despite LGBT+ advocates pushing for this to be explicitly asked. Proposed questions regarding sexuality and gender...

March 25, 2020

Trump administration officially declares it believes trans girls should be treated as ‘biological males’

The Trump administration has officially declared that it believes trans girls should be treated as “biological males” when playing sports at school. The US Justice Department is supporting a lawsuit which aims to block trans girls at schools in Connecticut from competing as girls in interscholastic sports...

March 25, 2020

Michelle Obama gives Ellen DeGeneres – and all of us – the coronavirus pep talk we all need right now

While The Ellen Show has been on hold for over a week because of the coronavirus pandemic, Ellen DeGeneres phoned up her friend Michelle Obama to ask about her routine in self-isolation. Ellen asked her: “What are doing to be creative and keep busy?” Michelle said: “We’re just trying to structure our...

March 25, 2020

First non-binary BBC presenter launches Validation Station for trans people stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown

Radio host Jacob Edward, who made history last Christmas as the first non-binary presenter on BBC Radio 1, has launched a service for trans people stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown. Many trans people will be isolated in homes where their names and pronouns aren’t respected. The Validation Station is “a...

March 25, 2020

Orange Is the New Black star Selenis Leyva says Laverne Cox helped her understand her trans sister

Orange Is the New Black star Selenis Leyva has spoken about how the show’s story arc featuring Laverne Cox shaped her relationship with her own transgender sister. Leyva, who played the chef and Latina matriarch Gloria Mendoza on the Netflix prison series, explained that Laverne Cox’s character had a special...

March 25, 2020

To the surprise of nobody, Russia’s homophobe-in-chief isn’t telling the truth about coronavirus

It will come as no surprise to any member of the LGBT+ community that coronavirus outbreak in Russia is likely to be far worse than Putin is letting on. So far Russia has reported just three deaths from coronavirus, at time of writing – far fewer than most western European countries. In total the country …...

March 25, 2020

Legendary grandma who crocheted a Pride blanket for her granddaughter when she came out dies of coronavirus

A grandma’s simple act for her lesbian daughter is what Molly and the world will remember her for, after she tragically passed away Tuesday from complications caused by the coronavirus. The novel virus has rampaged across the world and ushered a new era for humanity, one where paranoia and fear have mixed, lawmakers...

March 25, 2020

Teacher and ‘LGBT ally’ loves her boyfriend but is ‘hesitant’ to buy a house with him because he ‘hates gay people’

A teacher and supposed “LGBT ally” has said she is in love with her boyfriend but is “hesitant” about buying a house with him because he “hates gay people”. The woman from Illinois wrote to the Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette’s ‘Dear Abby’ column to explain her...

March 25, 2020

Proud homophobe Jair Bolsonaro thinks he’s too macho for coronavirus to affect him

Brazil’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has taken heterosexual nonsense to its natural conclusion by refusing to do anything about coronavirus because he thinks he’s too macho for it to impact him. Protests were sparked in the country after a televised address in which the leader downplayed the threat of...

March 25, 2020

Tory MP who strongly opposed equal marriage makes £100k a year from a company selling coronavirus tests

Tory MP Owen Paterson, who strongly opposed equal marriage in the UK, makes £100,000 a year from a company that is privately selling coronavirus testing kits. As the Northern Ireland secretary in 2012, Paterson became the first cabinet member to publicly say he didn’t support same-sex marriage. While then-prime...