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February 5, 2020

Emily Thornberry uses ‘shameful’ past views towards trans people to teach Mumsnet users about tolerance

Labour leadership hopeful Emily Thornberry has said she is “ashamed” by her past views towards transgender people. The shadow foreign secretary made the comments on Wednesday during a Q&A on Wednesday on Mumsnet – an internet forum popular with parents and anti-transgender activists. Thornberry spoke about...

February 5, 2020

Cowardly bridezilla kicked a gay bridesmaid out of her wedding party to appease her homophobic in-laws

A bridezilla booted her gay bridesmaid out of her wedding to appease her homophobic family-in-laws and, lord, are we really still doing this in 2020? News to us. Posting in the subreddit r/AmITheA**hole, which sees users be the jurors of people’s lives and decide if they are in the wrong, a user sketched out the...

February 5, 2020

Jameela Jamil frantically back-pedals after becoming HBO’s inexplicable choice of judge of a new voguing show

HBO has announced that it has chosen Jameela Jamil to host and sit on a panel of judges for its new unscripted voguing competition Legendary, and the internet isn’t happy about it. Voguing, a form of dance that finds its roots in the New York ballroom scene that began around the 1960s, has long been a …...

February 5, 2020

It’s Always Sunny star Rob McElhenney took the ‘gay rights’ meme to a whole new NSFW level

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney has officially joined the eternally growing list of celebrities who have shouted at the top of their lungs: “Gay rights!” But the actor, who plays gay character Mac on the hit FX show, gave his own spin on the meme-turned-battle-cry. In the clip, a fan...

February 5, 2020

Bisexual Tory MP defends speaking at ‘far-right’ conference alongside some of Europe’s most ‘homophobic’ politicians

The bisexual Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has come under fire for speaking at a conference alongside some of Europe’s most notorious far-right and anti-LGBT+ politicians. Speakers at the National Conservatism event included Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán and Italy’s populist leader Matteo Salvini....

February 5, 2020

Billy Porter launches scathing attack on Donald Trump while delivering iconic ‘LGBTQ State of the Union’

In a queer alternative to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Billy Porter delivered an iconic speech about LGBT+ equality. In television channel Logo’s second annual ‘LGBTQ State of the Union’, Porter delivered an impassioned speech about the challenges the queer community faces in 2020. The...

February 5, 2020

Pete Buttigieg barrelled into a slim lead in crucial Iowa caucuses in ‘remarkable’ rise and it’s divided opinion

After wrestling with the delayed results of the Iowa caucuses, potential Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg barrelled into the lead, and the reactions were mixed. The first-in-the-nation nominating contest was mired by mishaps after precinct captains struggled with a new app which would send caucus-goer votes...

February 5, 2020

Donald Trump’s State of the Union didn’t include a single mention of LGBT issues, to the surprise of no one

Donald Trump set out his priorities for the coming year in his State of the Union address this week, the day before the conclusion of his impeachment trial, and LGBT+ rights were not on the agenda. The president did, however, manage to squeeze in many half-truths, misleading statements and straight-up lies relating to...

February 5, 2020

No, Janelle Monáe didn’t come out as non-binary. She was just standing in solidarity with the community

When Janelle Monae retweeted a Steven Universe GIF and the hashtag #IAmNonBinary last month, the media heralded it as a grand coming-out moment. ‘Janelle Monae just came out as non-binary!!!’ said the internet, in headline after headline, comment piece after comment piece. Many publications immediately began...

February 5, 2020

Uber driver planned to ‘unleash death’ on non-Muslims by driving a van into a Pride parade

A court has heard of how an Uber driver prepared to “unleash death” on the LGBT+ community by driving a van into Pride in London. Described as a “pathetic little man” by his own barrister, Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, is standing trial at Woolwich Crown Court for engaging in the preparation of acts...