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February 22, 2020

These queer Black artists are making unapologetic music to bump, grind and cry to

To celebrate Black History Month, PinkNews selects five artists making unapologetically queer Black music for the community. CJ Run “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m not.” The opening bar of “Spaghetti”, CJ Run’s breakthrough hit, immediately sets the tone for their work. “I write and...

February 22, 2020

Thousands of gay people are being forced to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Iran for a vile reason

Iran has been accused of forcing hordes of gay people to have gender reassignment surgery in an attempt to rid the country of homosexuality. While the Islamic Republic legalised being transgender in 1987, homosexuality is still illegal in Iran and LGB people are often subjected to horrific public executions if their...

February 22, 2020

Tucker Carlson, bestie of draft dodger Donald Trump, goes on bizarre rant about Pete Buttigieg’s military service

US Democratic presidential nominee Pete Buttigieg has been accused of lying about his military service by conservative commentariat Tucker Carlson in a seriously bizarre rant. In a full-throated attack by the Fox News host Wednesday, Carlson accused the former Navy intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan as a...

February 22, 2020

Dawn Butler explains why only trans people can define transphobia in a way that’s impossible to argue with

Dawn Petula Butler has been MP for the north west London constituency of Brent Central since 2015. Before this, she was the MP for Brent South between 2005 and 2010. And she’s been Labour’s shadow minister for women and equalities since 2017. All of this is to say: Dawn Butler MP knows what she’s talking...

February 22, 2020

Taiwan recorded nearly 3,000 same-sex weddings in the year since historic legalisation

Typically drab and droll household registration offices across Taiwan exploded with colour after the courts legalised marriage equality, paving the way for nearly 3,000 same-sex weddings in a single year. One couple after another embraced their new legal right to register their marriage – 2,939 to be exactly, according to...

February 22, 2020

Lena Waithe to voice first openly gay Disney character in Onward and we are truly blessed

LGBT+ kids tucking into popcorn and sipping sodas in cinemas might look up and, for the first time in a Disney film, see a character just like them. Outward will make history for the beloved animation studio by featuring the first queer character, Officer Specter, voiced by actor Lena Waithe. The character is a cyclops...

February 22, 2020

Boundary-breaking Bollywood rom-com banned in UAE and absolutely nobody is surprised

A new Bollywood rom-com featuring a same-sex couple has been banned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and literally nobody is surprised by this. The UAE features some of the most intensely restrictive anti-LGBT laws in the world, where anything outside of heterosexual marriage is considered a crime. Hindi romantic...

February 21, 2020

Anti-trans campaign group to attend World Rugby review on transgender players

World Rugby has revealed that it will host a forum in London next week which will decide future policy on trans players’ right to participate in the game. In a statement, the organisation said it was consulting with “expert voices” as well as the global women’s game ahead of the forum. Anti-trans...

February 21, 2020

Teacher bans student with two lesbian mums from speaking in favour of same-sex marriage. Yes, really

A girl with lesbian mothers has claimed that her teacher barred her from writing a paper in favour of same-sex marriage in case it would “offend somebody in the class.” Destiny McDermitt (17) from Michigan is the daughter of Angela McDermitt-Jackson and Chris Jackson, who married in 2015. When her teacher asked...

February 21, 2020

Elizabeth Warren suggests her vice president may be non-binary or gender non-conforming

Elizabeth Warren has suggested that her vice president could be non-binary or gender non-conforming if she becomes the next president of the United States. Warren, who is one in a crowded pool of Democrats seeking the party’s nomination, made the suggestion in a tweet. “I want to tell you exactly the kind of...