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January 22, 2020

Lizzo says she wants to inspire Black trans women as she graces Rolling Stone cover with stunning shoot

Lizzo has spoken out for Black trans women in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Appearing on the cover of the February issue of Rolling Stone, the ‘Coconut Oil’ singer spoke about her hopes of inspiring black women. Lizzo wants to inspire Black trans women. She said: “As a Black woman, I make music for...

January 22, 2020

Jenifer Lewis giving a guided tour of a wig collection is the dictionary definition of iconic

This is a public service announcement to casually remind you that you are truly blessed to live in the same timeline as Jenifer Lewis. The Sister Act star stormed Hollywood in the early 1990s, scoring an enviable IMDb page and a reputation for her wit and rawness. And if you honestly need the receipts to …...

January 22, 2020

Juno Dawson and Cambell Kenneford to appear at Britain’s first festival devoted to the trans and non-binary community

The first festival in Britain entirely devoted to trans, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people is gearing up to set-up stalls and hoist flags ahead of its February 8 launch. With a vibrant array of trans speakers – including Juno Dawson – the Trans Festival is billed as a “chance to celebrate ourselves and...

January 22, 2020

New Jersey becomes ninth state to officially ban ‘gay panic’ defence, remaining 41 states busy washing their hair

The governor of New Jersey has signed a bill to officially ban the archaic ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ defence in the state. The new law, signed by Democratic governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday, prevents criminal defendants from claiming that they were provoked to violence after discovering the...

January 22, 2020

Adam Lambert wants to get rid of the phrase ‘coming out’ as he launches new charitable venture

Adam Lambert has said he wants to abolish the phrase “coming out”, as he launches his new foundation supporting LGBT+ human rights. Lambert, 37, is currently on tour with Queen but announced the launch of the Feel Something Foundation on January 22. He wrote on Instagram that the foundation’s mission was...

January 22, 2020

The new ‘Miss Utah’ is the first bisexual candidate to join the Miss USA pageant for more than 60 years

The bisexual model Rachel Slawson been crowned Miss Utah 2020, making her the first openly bisexual candidate to win a spot in the prestigious Miss USA pageant for more than 60 years. The beauty pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015, and is now broadcast by Fox. The show has faced criticism …...

January 22, 2020

Bisexual woman wants parents arrested after they sent her to be tortured in brutal Chechen ‘conversion clinic’

A bisexual woman is pursuing criminal proceedings against her parents after they allowed her to be beaten and tortured for her sexuality at a ‘conversion clinic’. Aminat Lorsanova, 22, was held for four months at the Republican Psycho-Neurological Dispensary while an unnamed acquaintance of her father tried to...

January 22, 2020

NikkieTutorials reveals how she was blackmailed into coming out as trans in emotional Ellen DeGeneres interview

NikkieTutorials has spoken to Ellen DeGeneres about the blackmail attempt that led her to come out as transgender. The YouTuber, real name Nikkie De Jager, came out as trans to her 12 million YouTube subscribers earlier this month, explaining that she was “born in the wrong body” and had transitioned to female...

January 22, 2020

Transgender teens have a significantly higher suicide risk than cis teens, shocking new study confirms

A new study has confirmed that trans teens are at greater risk of suicide than their cis peers. The University of Pittsburgh study, published in the American Academy of Pediatrics journal, confirmed that transgender adolescents “had high risk for suicidal ideation and attempt”. Researchers surveyed 1,148...

January 22, 2020

Nigella Lawson says ‘trans rights’ as she comes out swinging in support of they/them pronouns

Did…. Nigella Lawson, beloved British food write, say, at the top of her lungs, “trans rights”? You bet she did, after the 60-year-old has proved that by supporting the LGBT+ community you are blessed with the ability to never age. Science. Lawson yesterday shared a New York Times article about how...