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January 19, 2020

BBC called on to stop using ‘homophobic’ terms after defending Gavin & Stacey ‘f****t’ slur

A petition is calling on the BBC to stop allowing “homophobic terms” after the public broadcaster defended its decision not to censor “f****t” from the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special. The BBC comedy divided viewers on Christmas Day, when karaoke duo Bryn and Nessa took to the stage for their...

January 18, 2020

Human rights lawyer urges Japan to end forced sterilisation of trans people

An international human-rights lawyer has called on Japan to end its “regime” of forcing sterilisation on trans people. Michael Kirby, 80, who is co-chair of the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and a former justice of the Australian High Court, said there is “no excuse” for...

January 18, 2020

Gay couple blackmailed after hookup then attacked with tear gas by four masked men

A gay couple who were being blackmailed after a hookup were attacked with tear gas in their home by four masked men. The couple, who have not been publicly identified, live in Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris, France. They had used a dating app to meet a 19-year-old man, who entered a sexual relationship with them, according...

January 18, 2020

Catholic Church opposes ‘troubling’ reforms to gender recognition laws

The Catholic Church has called on its congregation to oppose proposed reforms to gender recognition laws in Scotland, which it called “troubling”. It also said that trans people must accept the gender they were assigned at birth for the sake of marriage and family life. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...

January 18, 2020

Lesbian couple ‘heartbroken’ after Christian venue refuses to hold their wedding because of ‘personal beliefs’

A lesbian couple in South Africa are “heartbroken” after the Christian owners of a wedding venue refused to hold their ceremony because of “personal beliefs”. Sasha-Lee Heekes, 24, and Megan Watling, 25, had been together for more than seven years when they got engaged over Christmas. Soon after,...

January 18, 2020

Academic who said she was ‘personally victimised’ by trans flags accuses university of ‘no-platforming’ her

A “gender-critical” academic who said she was personally victimised by trans flags put up to protest Donald Trump has now claimed she’s been “no-platformed”, after a university postponed her seminar citing safety concerns. Dr Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor at Sussex University, claimed...

January 17, 2020

New play tells story of African-American lesbian who draws her inspiration from Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman’s iconic film roles have provided the inspiration for a new play about a 16-year-old African-American lesbian set to debut off-Broadway in February. All The Natalie Portmans tells the story of lesbian Keyonna. She and her older brother Samuel find themselves on the brink of eviction, which leads...

January 17, 2020

Owen Jones attacker found guilty of assault motivated by homophobia and anti-Left views

A man has been found guilty of the aggravated assault of Guardian columnist Owen Jones due to homophobia and his aversion to left-wing political views. James Healy, 40, was one of three men who violently attacked Jones last August outside a London pub. Speaking at the conclusion of a two-day trial today, presiding judge...

January 17, 2020

Gay writer Larry Kramer wants more people to write about gay history for an important reason

Legendary gay writer Larry Kramer has said he wants more authors to consider writing about gay history, claiming that most respected historians are straight. “They wouldn’t know a gay person if they took him to lunch,” Kramer told The New York Times. “A good example is Ron Chernow’s biography of Hamilton,...

January 17, 2020

California just failed to pass a ban on unnecessary genital surgeries for intersex babies

A bill that would have banned unnecessary cosmetic surgeries on intersex babies has failed a key vote in California, despite the state being the first to condemn the surgeries. Intersex is an umbrella term encompassing those who are born with sex characteristics outside of the binary ‘female’ and...