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February 21, 2020

Marks & Spencer apologises to non-binary person for refusing to allow them to use men’s changing rooms

Marks & Spencer has been forced to issue an apology to a transgender non-binary person after a member of staff refused to let them try on clothes in the men’s changing rooms. Myla Corvidae, 30, was shopping in the menswear section of the Marks & Spencer branch in Aberdeen. After finding a number of clothes...

February 21, 2020

Many queer men do not understand risk of HPV infection, study shows

Many queer men have little to no understanding of the risk of contracting the human papillomavirus (HPV) through sex, a study has found. Researchers interviewed 38 gay, bisexual and straight men who have sex with men in their early 20s in New York City for a study published in Journal of Community Health. They found...

February 21, 2020

Man details alleged sexual abuse by university doctor who treated ‘all the gay men’ 50 years ago

A man has detailed the alleged sexual abuse he suffered 50 years ago at the hands of a now-deceased university doctor who treated “all the gay men”. Robert E Anderson was formerly a director of the health service at the University of Michigan, and worked at the university from 1968 until 2003. He passed away in...

February 21, 2020

Donald Trump just retweeted a PinkNews article about a gay Bollywood romance – and we’re as confused as you are

The moment has come for us to lay down our pens, close down our laptops and go home, because Donald Trump just retweeted a PinkNews article. In a moment that will come as a surprise to anyone who is familiar with Donald Trump’s track-record on LGBT+ rights, the president of the United States shared a …...

February 21, 2020

Pete Buttigieg pays tribute to his ‘husband Brad Pitt, one of the strongest people I know’

Pete Buttigieg joked about his “husband” Brad Pitt with Ellen DeGeneres while his other husband, Chasten Buttigieg, looked on. The Democrat swung by The Ellen Show on Friday, February 21 to talk about his presidential campaign and to fire a few jibes at two of his most vocal critics. DeGeneres asked him if...

February 21, 2020

Mormon university removes ban on ‘homosexual behaviour’ from rulebook, but still thinks being gay is wrong

A Mormon university has finally removed a section of its rulebook that prohibits “homosexual behaviour”, but it may be too soon for LGBT+ students to celebrate. Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormon church. Students...

February 21, 2020

Donald Trump is really into Pete Buttigieg ‘choking’ people

Donald Trump seems to have developed a fixation with Democrats choking one another. Trump told supporters at a Colorado Springs rally that his favourite part of Wednesday’s (February 19) NBC News Democratic debate was Pete Buttigieg “choking” Amy Klobuchar. “How about Klobuchar, did you see...

February 21, 2020

Queer Broadway producer slams ‘deeply disturbing’ questions about whether Pete Buttigieg is gay enough

Queer Broadway producer Richie Jackson has slammed members of the LGBT+ community who have questioned whether Pete Buttigieg is “gay enough”. Speaking on the Washington Post‘s “Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart” podcast, Jackson said that queer people who question Buttigieg’s gay...

February 21, 2020

Powerful short film explores what it means to be queer and have a learning disability

S.A.M will debut at the BFI Flare LGBT+ film festival, and tells the story of two disadvantaged queer teens who fall in love. The 16-minute short stars Ackley Bridge‘s Sam Retford and up and coming actor George Webster as two teenage boys both named Sam. Filmed on location in Manchester, it shows the pair as …...

February 21, 2020

Saudi Arabian lesbian couple declare their love to the world on Arabic TV show

A lesbian couple from Saudi Arabia have defied their home county’s strict laws against homosexuality by proudly declaring their love for each other on an Arabic TV show. Saudi Arabia has some of the worst LGBT+ rights records in the world. Homosexuality is classed as extremism in the ultra-conservative kingdom and...