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January 10, 2020

British government finally apologises for banning gay people from armed forces, 20 years since ban was lifted

The UK Ministry of Defence has apologised for an archaic policy that banned gay people from serving in the armed forces 20 years after it was scrapped. Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, who is also a veteran, apologised for the anti-gay policy in a speech in the Houses of Parliament this week. “It was unacceptable then...

January 10, 2020

Lord Maginnis, who now denies calling MP ‘queer’, says he can’t be homophobic because of friends in ‘LGBT brigade’

Lord Ken Maginnis, who was reported to police for a homophobic hate crime by SNP MP Hannah Bardell, is now denying that he ever called her a “queer”. Bardell, who is in a relationship with a woman, accused the member of the House of Lords of “abusive behaviour” towards security on Wednesday, January...

January 10, 2020

Trans TV star India Willoughby calls Meghan Markle a ‘Poundland Diana’ and it seriously backfires

In what will likely be the biggest feud of 2020, British chain store Poundland has hit out at transgender television presenter India Willoughby for calling Meghan Markle a “Poundland Diana.” In a since deleted tweet, Willoughby suggested that the Duchess of Sussex is a “Poundland” version of Princess Diana, the...

January 10, 2020

Woman threatens to bomb Catholic school and kill kids over decision to celebrate same-sex marriages

A woman has been indicted after threatening to “bomb” and “burn” a Catholic school and “kill kids”, two days after it announced that it would print news of same-sex marriages in its alumnae magazine. Sonia Tabizada from California was charged with making a bomb threat against the...

January 10, 2020

Why Thailand makes for a dream lesbian holiday: A queer guide to Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi

Looking for a LGBT and lesbian-friendly destination to escape the cold winter in London, my girlfriend and I decided to take two weeks out in Thailand – and we were met with some great gay surprises. Aside from delicious food – albeit mostly containing meat and seafood, which is less than gay-friendly if we’re honest...

January 10, 2020

This is why lesbian couples are far more likely to divorce than gay men

Lesbian couples are far more likely to get a divorce than gay men, accounting for around three quarters of divorces between same-sex couples in the UK. The same trend was also seen in the Netherlands, the very first country to introduce same-sex marriage in 2001. In the last ten years, 15 per cent of marriages …...

January 10, 2020

Sex, sequins and rock and roll: 10 unashamedly queer moments from David Bowie

Friday, January 10, marks three years since the tragic death of icon David Bowie. He died back in 2016, a tragic day for everyone but particularly for people from the LGBT+ community. Bowie has been talked about often as a queer icon, coming out early in the ’70s as both gay and bisexual and giving …...

January 10, 2020

Gavin and Stacey special hit with 900 complaints despite BBC’s feeble attempt to defend homophobic slur

Almost 900 people have submitted an official complaint over the use of a homophobic slur in the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. In the episode, Nessa (Ruth Jones) and Bryn (Rob Brydon) sang a karaoke version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ – but the show’s creators came under fire over the uncensored inclusion of the...

January 9, 2020

LGBT-friendly art show under fire for partnership with Qatar, a country that criminalises homosexuality

A French gallery has sparked outrage in the art world after it announced a partnership with a state-run museum in Qatar, a country where it’s illegal to be gay. The Palais de Tokyo in Paris is collaborating with the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art on an exhibition called ‘Notre Monde Brûle’ (Our World Is...

January 9, 2020

Donald Trump’s new campaign adviser thinks HIV and AIDS is punishment from God for homosexuality

Surprise surprise, Donald Trump has appointed a campaign advisor who promotes conversion therapy and thinks HIV in gay men is “God’s moral law.” Anti-LGBT+ extremist Jenna Ellis is a right-wing news pundit and former constitutional law attorney. She does nothing to hide her strongly homophobic views and...