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March 6, 2020

These three 11-year-old girls knew exactly what to do when their teacher turned out to be a homophobic bully

Three fifth-grade school girls knew exactly what to do when they saw homophobic bullying from a teacher. An 11-year-old boy in Utah was subjected to a homophobic rant by his substitute teacher, after saying he was thankful to be adopted by his two dads. Daniel is currently in the process of being adopted by two …...

March 5, 2020

Demi Lovato really, really wants to make out with Rihanna

Demi Lovato has returned to The Ellen Degeneres Show to remind Rihanna just how much she wants to make out with her. Two years ago the Grammy-nominated singer made her feelings for Rihanna very clear when she played “Who Would You Rather?” on Ellen’s show. Lovato describes her sexuality as fluid and has said...

March 5, 2020

Disgraced former congressman, who voted vehemently against LGBT equality, comes out as gay

Former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock has come out as gay after years of opposing LGBT+ equality. Previously the the Republican Representative for Illinois’s 18th congressional district, in 2015 Schock resigned in disgrace after a scandal involving his alleged misuse of public and campaign funds. Before this he was a staunch...

March 5, 2020

Cross-party group of MPs condemn the NHS for ‘failing’ people with HIV

A cross-party group of parliamentarians has condemned the NHS for “failing to meet the needs” of people living with HIV. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS counts over 150 MPs and peers as members, including Hilary Benn, David Lammy, Anna Soubry, Dawn Butler, Baroness Barker and John McDonnell....

March 5, 2020

Gay uncle forbidden from attending his niece’s wedding because the groom’s family is extremely homophobic

A man is being slammed on Reddit after he decided not to invite his gay brother to his daughter’s wedding because the groom’s family is homophobic. Posting in the “Am I The A*****e” sub-Reddit, the man explained that his daughter’s wedding is approaching, but her in-laws are “very...

March 5, 2020

Yet another town is terminating its twinning arrangement with an ‘LGBT-free zone’ in Poland

A small town in Ireland is preparing to end its twinning arrangement with a town in Poland that has declared itself an “LGBT+ free zone”. Fermoy, which is in County Cork in the southernmost part of Ireland, is reportedly preparing to end its twinning arrangement with Nowa Deba in Poland, the Irish Examiner...

March 5, 2020

7 times Elizabeth Warren redefined what it means for a politician to be an LGBT+ ally

Elizabeth Warren is a lot of things. A spirited ally. A former law professor. A person who could have become the president of the United States. On Thursday, Warren, 70, bowed out of the Democratic presidential nomination race. Wrapping up a bid to unseat US president Donald Trump typified by tireless trans activism,...

March 5, 2020

Billy Porter will play a ‘powerful’ genderless fairy godmother in Cinderella and the alt-right must be shaking

Billy Porter is set to play a genderless version of the fairy godmother in an upcoming live-action remake of Cinderella, due for release in 2021. Speaking to CBS News, Porter said it is a “profound” feeling to be playing the iconic character of the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. “Magic has no...

March 5, 2020

Same-sex couple explain their ‘amazing journey’ to adoption and it will melt your heart

A same-sex couple has revealed the “amazing journey” to adopting twins. Martin and David spoke of the emotional process which led to them becoming fathers for the first time, sharing their story to mark LGBT+ fostering and adoption week. “We became parents because we wanted to become dads, that was the...

March 5, 2020

‘Delusional’ man can’t bear to see his lesbian crush with a woman and it’s the definition of toxic masculinity

A lesbian has written to an advice columnist because her straight male best-friend has an “intense” crush on her and “can’t stand” the thoughts of her spending time with a woman. The woman wrote to California newspaper The Mercury News for advice as she doesn’t know what to do about her...