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March 11, 2020

Poland is the latest country to completely erase the sexuality of the lesbian character in Onward

A lesbian character in Pixar film Onward has had her sexuality erased in the film’s Poland release. The fantasy film introduces a cyclops cop named Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, who references a same-sex relationship when she complains that “my girlfriend’s daughter got me pulling my hair out”. The...

March 11, 2020

Coronavirus meets its match as Centre for Disease Control unveils a ‘sensible-looking lesbian’

As coronavirus panic intensifies around the world, it’s comforting to know that there’s a competent lesbian on the job. Many Americans are feeling understandably nervous given that their country’s response to the coronavirus is in the hands of Mike Pence, a man who continued to oppose needle exchange...

March 11, 2020

New HIV diagnoses have fallen dramatically in Australia for a glaringly obvious reason

New HIV cases dropped significantly between 2012 and 2017 in Australia, and it’s thanks to more men being on effective medication, a new study has found. The study found that the community prevalence of HIV decreased from 29 per cent in 2012 to 13 per cent in 2017. In that same period, researchers found a …...

March 11, 2020

Pride festivals will face ‘inevitable’ cancellation or delay due to coronavirus pandemic

Pride festivals across Europe are facing the prospect of cancellation due to the threats posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Pride season, due to kick off in June, is likely to be impacted if measures are put in place to restrict large public gatherings amid the outbreak – which was declared a global pandemic by the …...

March 11, 2020

Stephen Fry backs campaign to transform Reading Gaol, where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned, into arts centre

Campaigners are calling for the former Reading Gaol, where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned, to be reopened as an arts centre dedicated to his memory. The playwright and poet, who had a string of male lovers, was famously arrested and sent to Reading Gaol in 1895 for for gross indecency with men, under the UK’s historic...

March 11, 2020

Tatler makes history as the first Russian glossy magazine to feature a transgender cover star

Tatler magazine has braved the strong anti-LGBT+ sentiment in Russia by featuring a trans woman on its cover, becoming the first Russian glossy to do so. Natasha Maximova appears in an elegant khaki dress on the cover of the magazine’s April issue, beneath the headline: “My name is Natasha. This is how to change your...

March 11, 2020

Rapist Harvey Weinstein begged Apple’s gay CEO Tim Cook to help save his ruined reputation

Harvey Weinstein wrote to Apple’s gay CEO Tim Cook begging for help as sexual assault allegations rolled in, newly unsealed court documents have revealed. Contents of the court documents were revealed today (March 11) by Variety on the same day Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison. In an email written in...

March 11, 2020

Aaron Carter has joined OnlyFans but the prices are steep and the content is bizarre

March 11, 2020

Belgian Pride has a genius solution for keeping out ‘pinkwashing’ corporate sponsors

Belgian Pride is introducing a screening process for its corporate sponsors to ensure that they actually have inclusive, LGBT-friendly policies. The Pride parade, in Brussels, is Belgium’s largest LGBT+ event and is due to take place on May 23. Any companies wishing to take part now have to undergo a “diversity...

March 11, 2020

Cruel con artists are impersonating trailblazing trans army officer Hannah Graf to scam victims out of cash

“I’d love to be able to go: ‘It’s not my problem, it’s someone else who’s being scammed,'” says Hannah Graf. “But when it’s your name, and people are coming to you, it’s hard to distance yourself from it. “I have friends and family in my life that I know are...