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February 21, 2020

Pete Buttigieg with a beard is the internet’s new daddy-in-chief

It looks as though Pete Buttigieg finally figured out how to win the gay vote. Buttigieg turned heads with a series of pictures which swapped his usual clean-shaven look for a face full of scruff. The photos were first shared by Jim Fall, director of such classics as Trick and The Lizzie McGuire Movie, starting …...

February 21, 2020

Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy reveal plans for LGBT rights in first 100 days of leadership

Labour leadership hopefuls Kier Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey have each spelled out their plans for LGBT+ issues in their first 100 days as leader of the party. Appearing at the LGBT+ Labour leadership hustings, presented by PinkNews and supported by Diva, the three candidates were asked how they would hold...

February 21, 2020

This Orthodox Jewish rabbi just performed his first-ever ‘joyous’ same-sex wedding

An Orthodox Jewish rabbi just performed his first-ever same-sex wedding, and he described the occasion as “joyous” and “full of love”. Rabbi Avram Mlotek was ordained at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, New York, which is a modern and progressive Orthodox yeshiva, an educational institution which trains...

February 21, 2020

Drag Race fans are furious about ‘greedy’ RuPaul’s All Stars switch-up

Drag Race All Stars is moving to the premium cable network Showtime for Season 5, and fans are seriously unimpressed. RuPaul was told to “sashay away” by fans who labelled him “greedy” after it was announced that All Stars 5 would air on Showtime instead of VH1. While VH1 is included in the basic...

February 21, 2020

China now has the biggest LGBT economy in the world, but still no same-sex marriage

China now has the biggest LGBT+ economy in the world, a market research firm has said, but LGBT+ people still face a massive amount of stigma and equal marriage is yet to be legalised. According to Daxue Consulting, China’s LGBT+ market is the largest in the world in terms of population, reaching between 60 and...

February 21, 2020

Labour’s Lisa Nandy vows to ‘redouble her efforts’ standing up for trans rights after barrage of ‘hate and anger’

Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has pledged to “redouble her efforts” to back trans rights after being heckled by anti-trans activists at a leadership hustings. The Wigan MP said that attempts to “shout her down” when talking about trans rights means she’ll amp up her support instead....

February 21, 2020

Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s first gay leader, has resigned

Leo Varadkar formally resigned as taoiseach two weeks after Fine Gael lost Ireland’s general election. Varadkar said he would continued on as caretaker leader until a new taoiseach was elected and urged MPs to come together to form a new coalition government. “The responsibility is on all of us to ensure we...

February 21, 2020

Piers Morgan says BBC is ‘pumping out gender nonsense’ for giving platform to non-binary poet

Piers Morgan has claimed the BBC is “pumping out gender nonsense” for giving a platform to a non-binary poet speaking out about the struggles of getting a simple haircut. The difficulties LGBT+ people face receiving gender-affirming services like haircuts are well-documented. Non-binary poet Gray Crosbie...

February 21, 2020

Gay couple’s meet the parents dinner ends in ‘completely unprovoked and nasty’ assault by stranger

A gay couple and one of their mothers were the victims of a brutal attack during a meet the parents birthday dinner. Philip Sexton admitted four counts of assault after he was caught on CCTV berating the couple before launching himself at one of their mothers. The men were celebrating one of their 22nd birthday, …...

February 21, 2020

Phillip Schofield shares adorable selfie with his wife during family trip to Paris

Phillip Schofield shared a selfie with his wife Stephanie Lowe as the pair joined their two daughters for a family holiday, two weeks after he came out as gay. The ITV presenter and his wife of 27 years smiled in front of the Eiffel tower as they enjoyed some time away as a family. He … Continued The post Phillip...