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February 28, 2020

Oh, yes! The queer creator of Webcomic Name on challenging gender one pink blob at a time

Like many queer and gender non-conforming people, Alex Norris – creator of Webcomic Name – is no stranger to questions about gender. The difference is, Alex is often not being asked about their own gender, but about the gender of their most famous creation: the ‘oh no’ blob from Webcomic Name. “People...

February 28, 2020

Bad Bunny pays touching tribute to homeless Puerto Rican trans woman who was brutally murdered

Puerto Rican trap singer Bad Bunny paid a subtle but touching tribute to a trans woman brutally killed Monday in a suspected crime described as “cruel and insensitive”. Performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, Bad Bunny, known off-stage as Benito Ocasio, shrugged off his dusty pink...

February 28, 2020

Trailblazing trans writer, actor and activist Camila Maria Concepción has tragically died by suicide

Camila Maria Concepción, a talented trans Latina writer, actor and activist, has tragically died by suicide at the age of 28. Concepción was a staff writer on the zombie comedy Daybreak and co-wrote an episode of Netflix’s Gentefied, a new show about a Mexican American family living in a gentrifying neighbourhood....

February 28, 2020

Michael Bloomberg makes grovelling apology after calling trans people ‘it’

Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg has apologised for calling transgender people “it” and acknowledged that his words had “caused hurt”. In a statement seen by NewNowNext, Bloomberg said he had met with trans people and with San Francisco mayor London Breed in order to understand the...

February 28, 2020

The Power Rangers just screamed ‘gay rights’ by officially coming out as Lady Gaga stans. Yes, really

In a news story that can only be described as peak 2020, the Power Rangers have come out as a serious Lady Gaga stan account. Good morning to whoever runs their social media and absolutely no one else. The Power Rangers tweeted their undying devotion to Gaga on Wednesday. Tasked with protecting the Earth from intergalactic...

February 28, 2020

Mike Pence’s botched handling of HIV crisis rears its ugly head as Trump hands him responsibility for coronavirus

Mike Pence was governor of Indiana when it experienced “the largest concentrated outbreak of HIV ever documented in the United States” in 2014-15. Pence’s contribution to the crisis has been put under the microscope after Donald Trump put the vice president in charge of America’s response to the...

February 28, 2020

Lady Gaga speaks candidly about her mental health and how recording LG6 pulled her out of a depression

Lady Gaga has revealed that she was “miserable, sad and depressed” while recording her sixth studio album. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the singer-songwriter spoke of the emotional time – and revealed that she was surprised when she ended up writing happy, upbeat songs. “Everything was...

February 28, 2020

Mulan producer gives the absolute worst reason for axing ‘bisexual’ character from live action remake

Mulan fans were outraged when Disney confirmed it had removed Li Shang from its live-action remake, and now the film’s producer has revealed the perplexing reason for the decision. Li Shang has long been considered a bisexual icon by queer Disney fans faced with a total lack of representation in the studio’s...

February 28, 2020

Drag queen story time performer says she’s ‘scared to walk the streets’ after being branded a ‘paedophile’

A drag queen story time performer who sparked a national debate this week said she’s scared for her safety. Comedian and drag queen Miss Mullen said she’s been branded a “paedophile” after a visit to an Inverness primary school caused a media storm. Mullen was introduced to children as Flow when she...

February 28, 2020

Israel strikes down law banning gay couples from using surrogates to have children

The Supreme Court in Israel has struck down a law preventing same-sex couples from using surrogate mothers to have children. The court threw the law out yesterday (February 27) and gave the country’s parliament, the Knesset, a year to implement a new law to allow gay couples to access surrogacy. A summary of the...