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March 9, 2020

Homophobic rabbi claims coronavirus outbreak is God’s divine punishment for Pride parades

An ultra-Orthodox rabbi from Israel has claimed that that the current outbreak of coronavirus, or Covid19, is happening because of Pride parades. In a bizarre rant on Saturday at the Kiseh Rahamim yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Rabbi Meir Mazuz hit out at LGBT+ people and blamed them for the spread of the virus, the Israel …...

March 8, 2020

Female ice hockey player taunted by cruel fans with ‘gender reveal’ sign for being the only girl on the team

A female ice hockey player and only girl on an all-boys team was taunted during a game last week with a “gender reveal” sign and chants of “she has a penis”. Alyssa Wruble, 17, is the only female on the Northampton Area High School varsity ice hockey team in Pennsylvania, and according to Lehigh...

March 8, 2020

First single gay man to adopt a child in Scotland shares his joy after becoming a dad

On the day Thomas Anderson found out he was going to be a father, he nearly fainted. He’d known from a young age that he wanted children in his future, but as a gay man he thought it was “impossible” for him. And when he entered his 30s as a single gay man, it felt … Continued The post First single...

March 8, 2020

South Carolina lawmaker wants referendum to make county similar to Poland’s ‘LGBT-free’ zones

A councillor in the South Carolina county of Greenville is pushing for a referendum that could make the region similar to Poland’s ‘LGBT free’ zones. Earlier this week councilman Joe Dill voted to block the repeal of an anti-gay resolution from 1996, which stated that “lifestyles advocated by the...

March 8, 2020

20 influential queer women to celebrate on International Women’s Day 2020

International Women’s Day is celebrated globally every year on March 8, and on Sunday the world marks the social, economic and political achievements of women in history and in present day. The International Women’s Day 2020 theme is #EachForEqual, celebrating how we can each “actively choose to challenge...

March 8, 2020

UK’s first pansexual MP Layla Moran is running to be leader of the Liberal Democrats

The UK’s first openly pansexual MP, Layla Moran, has entered the race to become leader of the Liberal Democrats. The Oxford West and Abingdon MP came out as pansexual in January in an exclusive interview with PinkNews. She later revealed that a member of the tabloid press had threatened to out her against her will....

March 8, 2020

Tens of thousands sign petition calling on the Oxford Dictionary to change its ‘sexist’ definition of ‘woman’

More than 30,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Oxford Dictionary to change its “sexist definition of woman”. The leaders of Women’s Aid and the Women’s Equality Party are among those who’ve signed the open letter, which calls on Oxford University Press (OUP) to change its...

March 8, 2020

Tens of thousands sign petition calling on the Oxford Dictionary to change its ‘sexist’ definition of ‘woman’

March 8, 2020

Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union and daughter Zaya show their pride to the world in matching red carpet ensemble

Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union and their trans daughter Zaya hit the red carpet in style, and their outfits said it all. The Wade family stepped out in a stunning colour-coordinated ensemble for the Better Brothers Los Angeles’ 6th annual Truth Awards, an event to increase awareness of the black LGBT+ community. Dwyane and...

March 8, 2020

Right-wing pastor blames coronavirus on ‘LGBT sin’, because someone had to we guess

It was only a matter of time before someone blamed the coronavirus outbreak on the gays, and it seems the urge was just too strong for one US preacher. In the past LGBT+ people have somehow been blamed for floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, bushfires, Rachel Dolezal, even the fall of Rome. Now thanks to pastor Steven Andrew,...