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March 2, 2020

Keir Starmer on a storied career spent fighting for LGBT+ rights and standing shoulder to shoulder with the trans community

As the Labour leadership election begins in earnest and Keir Starmer remains the firm frontrunner, it’s looking more likely than ever that he will become the next leader of the opposition. The shadow Brexit secretary is going head-to-head against Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey as he seeks to unite a party that is...

March 2, 2020

Pansexual comedian Joe Lycett legally changes name to Hugo Boss to troll fashion brand

Joe Lycett has changed his name by deed poll to Hugo Boss to protest the fashion brand’s treatment of small businesses and charities. The comedian formerly known as Joe Lycett said he had changed his name legally after hearing that Hugo Boss (the company) had sent a cease and desist letters to a number of …...

March 2, 2020

Disgusting anti-trans bill forcing girls to face a genital exam so they can play sports is dealt a heavy blow

A bill that would bar transgender students from girls sports teams and force girls whose gender is questioned to submit to a genital examination was dealt a heavy blow by lawmakers last week. New Hampshire politicians voted 13-7 to kill off the bill, saying it is “inexpedient to legislate”. House Bill 1251...

March 2, 2020

Gay Twitter thinks the ‘Twink of Death’ predicted Pete Buttigieg’s early campaign end

Pete Buttigieg ending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination appeared to fulfil an ancient (at least, in gay terms) prophecy. Buttigieg announced on March 1 that he was suspending his bid for the White House, admitting that “the truth is that the path has narrowed to a close, for our candidacy if not...

March 2, 2020

Piers Morgan said he doesn’t like being shamed on TV and the sound you can hear is a million eyeballs rolling

Piers Morgan complained about being “fat-shamed” on Good Morning Britain because, suddenly, it’s not OK to bully people on live television. Morgan shared a tense moment with co-host Andi Peters on Monday morning (March 2), after the presenter chanted “who ate all the pies” during a segment on...

March 2, 2020

Parents of trans teens say banning puberty blockers would be a ‘slap in the face’ to their children

In light of a landmark legal challenge to NHS prescribing of puberty blockers, families with transgender teenagers have been speaking out about their fears of the impact of the case. The families are worried that a High Court judicial review could see doctors barred from providing their children with treatment. The case...

March 2, 2020

There’s a staggering difference between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump reacting to Pete Buttigieg’s presidential race exit

The differences between US president Donald Trump and the man who may unseat him, Bernie Sanders, are endless. Such as how one uses dime-store spray tan and enjoys locking children in detention camps, compared to concentration camps by human rights campaigners, and the other does not. But the pair’s reactions to Democratic...

March 2, 2020

Pete Buttigieg pays tender tribute to husband Chasten in heartfelt exit speech

Pete Buttigieg shared a tender hug on-stage in South Bend, Indiana, with his husband Chasten just before announcing he was dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. Buttigieg took to the podium following the embrace where he revealed that his year-long campaign for the presidency had come to an end. He said that the...

March 2, 2020

Pete Buttigieg’s history-making run in the presidential race has come to an end

Pete Buttigieg, the first-ever openly gay major presidential candidate, has announced he is ending his campaign for the White House. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg made an ambitious run for the Democratic nomination to take on Donald Trump. He drops out of the race the day before Super Tuesday, the...

March 1, 2020

This is why ‘life-saving’ puberty blockers are so important for trans teenagers

Last week, the UK’s High Court granted a landmark judicial review into whether young transgender people can give informed consent to puberty blockers. The legal challenge is an attempt to force trans teens to go before a judge before being given medical treatment by doctors. But what are puberty blockers? Puberty-pausing...