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February 19, 2020

Pete Buttigieg obliterates both Donald Trump and Rush Limbaugh with just 19 simple words

Kept buoyant by his surging poll numbers and caucus performances, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is keeping busy by fending off broadsides by opponents assailing him for his sexuality. One salvos came from right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh, who drew bipartisan criticism last week after he questioned how the...

February 19, 2020

Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg backs anti-gay hate preacher Franklin Graham

Jacob Rees-Mogg, a cabinet minister and close ally of Boris Johnson, has expressed his support for hate preacher Franklin Graham, who has claimed homosexuals “take other people’s children”. The leader of the House of Commons criticised venues that have declined to host Graham for a planned tour of the UK...

February 19, 2020

Athlete who’s trying to stop trans girls competing against her epically undermines her whole case

A student athlete who’s involved in a lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports has beaten one of her trans opponents in a race. Chelsea Mitchell, one of three student athletes who filed a lawsuit last week arguing that it’s “unfair” for trans girls to...

February 19, 2020

Pizza shop fires employee who was caught on camera calling gay customer a ‘f****t’

A pizza restaurant in Toronto says it has sacked an employee who was filmed calling a gay customer a “faggot”. Jeremy Mizu filmed the altercation with a member of staff at Gino’s Pizza in Toronto, Canada on Friday night. Toronto pizza restaurant employee filmed calling customer a faggot. In the clip, the...

February 19, 2020

Judge Rinder invited to appear on Strictly Come Dancing with a same-sex partner

The gay barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder has been offered a same-sex dance on Strictly Come Dancing‘s upcoming Christmas special. The prime time ballroom dancing show has made tentative steps towards LGBT+ inclusivity with one professional same-sex dance, but has yet to introduce one in the actual competition....

February 19, 2020

These Christian parents are suing a school to force teachers to out trans students without their consent

A group of 14 parents are going to court to try to force teachers in Wisconsin into outing trans pupils to their parents without their consent. The parents, who reportedly “fear” that their children are not out to them as trans or non-binary but are out to friends and teachers at school, are suing a …...

February 19, 2020

Rush Limbaugh boasts Donald Trump told him not to apologise for his bizarre obsession with Pete Buttigieg

Rush Limbaugh has said that Donald Trump personally called him to tell him not to apologise for anti-gay remarks about Pete Buttigieg. The right-wing radio host, a close associate of Trump, has faced anger for claiming that Pete Buttigieg kissing his husband causes “problems” for parents. Some Republicans,...

February 19, 2020

Michael Bloomberg refers to trans people as ‘it’ in resurfaced video that’s less than a year old

Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg is attempting to defend his LGBT+ record after a resurfaced video shows him referring to transgender people as “it” and and “some guy in a dress”. The video was taken at a business forum in March 2019, where Bloomberg chided the Democrats for their focus on...

February 19, 2020

First openly gay footballer Justin Fashanu finally inducted into Hall of Fame in heartfelt ceremony

Late footballer Justin Fashanu has been posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame, in a moving ceremony. The Norwich City player’s niece, Amal Fashanu, received the the award on his behalf at the museum in Manchester on Wednesday – the first time an openly gay sportsperson has been...

February 19, 2020

Caroline Flack’s ex Andrew Brady has set up a memorial fund dedicated to trans kids charity Mermaids

A memorial fund for Caroline Flack, the Love Island presenter who died by suicide last weekend, will be dedicated to trans children’s charity Mermaids. The Caroline Flack Memorial Fund has been set up by Andrew Brady, the former Apprentice star who was engaged to Flack in 2018. On the JustGiving page, Brady wrote:...