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March 12, 2020

Stop gushing over Sarah Palin just because she appeared on The Masked Singer. Immediately

The latest episode of The Masked Singer left viewers in shock as the face behind the fluffy purple bear mask was revealed to be none other than Sarah Palin. The popular US singing competition sees celebrities don elaborate costumes to hide their identity as they sing a cover of a well-known song. The audience then …...

March 12, 2020

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, is ‘seriously concerned’ it has fuelled anti-LGBT+ hatred

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said he is “seriously concerned” about the way online discourse is fuelling hatred towards minorities. In an open letter to mark the web’s 31st birthday on Thursday, Berners-Lee warned of a “dangerous trend” harming women and girls. He said: “The world has...

March 12, 2020

Britain’s longest-serving trans prisoner is now helping trans people locked up in the wrong prisons

Britain’s longest-serving transgender prisoner, who was released six months ago, is now helping other trans inmates who are in prisons that do not match their gender. Sarah Jane Baker, 50, is a violinist and artist who grew up with an abusive father and spent her formative years in and out of care. At the age …...

March 12, 2020

Scotland’s consultation on reforms to gender recognition laws closes soon. Here’s how trans allies can help

The Scottish government’s second public consultation on potential reforms to gender-recognition laws, published in the Gender Recognition Bill (Scotland), closes on March 17. The consultation asks people to respond to five key points. You don’t need to live in Scotland or be transgender to fill it in. The...

March 12, 2020

Queer Eye has just been renewed for a sixth season – and filming is already underway

Netflix series Queer Eye has been renewed for a sixth season and filming is already underway, as revealed by the Fab Five on Instagram. The heartfelt hit series, where the five men give whole life-makeovers to participants, has been a huge success among LGBT+ audiences since it debuted in 2018. The cast confirmed the news...

March 12, 2020

Homophobic Iraqi cleric calls on British and US ambassadors to be expelled for supporting LGBT+ rights

A UK embassy tweet in support of LGBT+ rights in Iraq has sparked furious calls for British and US ambassadors to be expelled from the country. On March 3, the British embassy in Iraq tweeted in praise of IraQueer, an advocacy organisation that is “leading Iraq’s first LGBT+ movement”. “We recognise...

March 12, 2020

GLAAD media awards in New York cancelled as city declares state of emergency over coronavirus

The GLAAD Media Awards in New York City has been cancelled to keep the public safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. The star-studded event on March 19 was planned to celebrate those in the media industry for their outstanding representations of LGBT+ people and issues. It was due to hosted by bisexual comedian Lilly Singh,...

March 12, 2020

Toxic masculinity is literally toxic, causing health problems for men in later life

Toxic masculinity can actually be harmful to men’s health, causing a host of health problems in later life, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Sex Roles, was conducted by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU). MSU assistant sociology professor Stef Shuster defined toxic masculinity...

March 12, 2020

Drag Race UK star Crystal uses coronavirus pandemic to teach an important lesson about wealth inequality

Drag Race UK star Crystal has used the coronavirus pandemic as a vital opportunity to make an important point about wealth inequality across the world. The coronavirus, which was yesterday declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has spread across the globe, and people are starting to stockpile goods....

March 12, 2020

Caitlyn Jenner coming out as trans made older people less transphobic, study finds

Some older, more conservative people may have become less transphobic after Caitlyn Jenner publicly came out as trans in 2015, a new study has suggested. A new article in American Politics Research – titled The Politics of Being ‘Cait’: Caitlyn Jenner, Transphobia, and Parasocial Contact Effects on...