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February 20, 2020

Elizabeth Warren opened the library at the Democratic debate and read every single candidate for filth

Elizabeth Warren went after Mike Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders in a shade-filled performance at the NBC News Democratic Debate. Warren warned that “she grew up fighting” as she launched an astonishing series of attacks on her rivals. The Massachusetts senator set the...

February 20, 2020

Olympic swimmer Markus Thormeyer comes out as gay in heartfelt essay about being true to yourself

Gold medal Olympic swimmer Markus Thormeyer, who competed in the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016, has come out as gay. Thormeyer, 22, recalled in an essay in OutSports about how he hid his sexuality from his teammates. Locker-rooms and poolsides became places where he had to suppress who he was. The Canadian athlete reflected...

February 20, 2020

Tony Blair says he’d refuse to sign trans rights pledge and warns Labour not to get involved in a ‘culture war’

Tony Blair has said that he would refuse to sign a trans rights pledge while warning Labour not to get involved in the “cul-de-sac of identity politics”. The 12-point pledge by the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights aims to challenge the growing anti-trans rhetoric in the party. It has been backed by Rebecca...

February 20, 2020

Azealia Banks begins her redemption arc by raising awareness of the rising violence trans women face

February 20, 2020

LGBT groups banned from marching in historic St Patrick’s Day Parade for the 10th year in a row

An LGBT+ Pride group is urging a boycott of the historic Staten Island St Patrick’s Day Parade after it was banned from marching for the 10th year running. The Staten Island St Patrick’s Day Parade has been running for over 50 years and draws more than 50,000 spectators. Around 150 organisations typically march in...

February 20, 2020

LGBT+ activists call on Michael Bloomberg to apologise for calling trans women ‘some guy in a dress’

LGBT+ activists are calling on Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg to apologise for calling trans women “some guy in a dress”. Bloomberg has been attempting to defend his LGBT+ record after a video surfaced in which he called trans people “it”. The former Republican and three-time...

February 20, 2020

Donald Trump just appointed his first openly gay cabinet member

US president Donald Trump Wednesday appointed Richard Grenell, the gay ambassador to Germany and staunch loyalist, as acting head of intelligence. Grenell takes the position over from former US Navy admiral, Joseph Maguire, who himself was there acting director since Dan Coats’ vacated from the role in August last...

February 20, 2020

Keir Starmer: How I’ll put the fight for LGBT rights at the core of the Labour Party

The race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as the next leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party has narrowed to just three, one of whom is Keir Starmer. As the shadow secretary of state for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Starmer launched his leadership bid as one, he says, that will centre LGBT+...

February 20, 2020

Lana Del Rey cancels tour to the sound of a million gay hearts breaking

The undisputed queen of sad bangers, Lana Del Rey, has cancelled her entire UK and European tour due to “surprise illness”. The tour was due to start tomorrow. The queer icons first show was scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Lana Del Rey’s UK dates included a massive show at...

February 20, 2020

Police force accused of ‘losing the plot’ after flying trans flag outside station

Leicestershire Police have faced harsh criticism for flying a trans Pride flag outside its headquarters to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. The force’s LGBT+ network Twitter account tweeted a picture of the transgender flag flying outside the headquarters in Enderby on February 16. “A miserable day with Storm...