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January 10, 2020

Gay former Tory candidate suggests there are ‘almost’ too many queer people in parliament

Gay former Tory candidate and journalist Iain Dale has said that gay people are almost “over-represented in parliament”. Dale – who is a presenter on LBC Radio and a former Tory candidate – made the comments in a YouTube interview with David Atkins. In the interview, Dale spoke about the number of openly gay MPs …...

January 10, 2020

Transgender barber Max Cresham died by suicide after suffering from depression and anxiety

A 25-year-old transgender man called Max Cresham died by suicide, an inquest has heard. Max Cresham, from Northwich, Cheshire, had been recovering from top surgery and had reportedly complained of suffering from “low moods” in the lead up to his death. He died on July 20 last year. The inquest recorded a...

January 10, 2020

Loose Women hosts seem to forget bisexuality exists in debate about same-sex cheating

In today’s edition of ‘People Forget Bisexuality Exists’, British talkshow Loose Women posed a question to its viewers: ‘Could you forgive your partner for cheating with someone of the same sex?’ The ITV morning talkshow put the spotlight on the topic following an episode of soap Coronation...

January 10, 2020

London gay bar throws mammoth 12 hour drag-a-thon to rise vital funds for devastating Australia bushfires

Two Brewers, a gay bar in south London, is planning a fundraiser to raise money to combat the fires in Australia. The devastating fires have been ongoing for several weeks and have already killed one billion animals and 24 people. They have also destroyed more than 2,000 homes and 25 million acres of land. The …...

January 10, 2020

Gay soldier recounts how Prince Harry stepped in to protect him from homophobic abuse

A gay former soldier has opened up about how Prince Harry protected him from homophobic abuse in the army. James Wharton told Forces News that Prince Harry was his tank commander in 2008 when he experienced a homophobic incident with fellow soldiers. “I’d got myself into a bit of a situation with some soldiers from …...

January 10, 2020

This homophobe refuses to wash his genitals because he thinks touching his own penis is ‘gay’

There is a real living breathing male who does not wash his genitals because he feels touching his own penis is “gay” and we are ready to catapult ourselves into a black hole and be crushed into a singularity of pure suffering. The latest example of an actual human male embodying the ‘Fellas, is it...

January 10, 2020

He is risen! Netflix wins appeal to overturn ban on ‘gay Jesus’ Christmas film

Netflix has won an appeal at Brazil’s supreme court to overturn the ban imposed this week on a Christmas film that depicts Jesus as gay. The film follows Jesus, “who’s hitting the big 3-0”, bringing his boyfriend home to meet his family at Christmas, and more than two million people signed a petition to ban the...

January 10, 2020

Politician says ‘cisgender’ is a new and ‘politicised’ word despite being used for decades

SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson has objected to the proposed use of the word “cisgender” in Scotland’s next census, calling it a “politicised” and “contested” word. Gibson also accused National Records Scotland (NRS), the body that runs the census, of having an “agenda” with its...

January 10, 2020

The highs, the lows and the backlash: Looking back on the last decade of the fight for trans rights in the UK

Ten years ago, the world didn’t know what being a non-binary trans person meant – yet by the end of the decade, the dictionary had named the singular ‘they’ pronoun the word of the year. How did trans rights get here? ‘I came out in 2009,’ says Toryn Glavin, Stonewall’s trans engagement manager. ‘I was...

January 10, 2020

Gender fluid American Horror Story actor Harry Hains dies, aged 27, after struggle with mental health and addiction

Gender fluid American Horror Story actor Harry Hains has tragically died at the age of 27, according to an Instagram post from his mother. The actor, musician and model – who used he/him pronouns – died on January 7, his actress mother Jane Badler said on Instagram. “He was 27 and had the world at … Continued The...