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January 9, 2020

Student at Catholic university tried to blackmail her gay teacher for a higher grade by threatening to out them

A professor at a Catholic university has told of how a failing student threatened to out them to their superiors if they didn’t give her a higher grade. The unnamed teacher shared their experience on the ‘Anonymous Professor‘ Twitter account, which posts stories submitted by academics and faculty members....

January 9, 2020

Trump-supporting Republican’s ‘cruel’ bill would sack teachers who let transgender kids play sport

A Republican in Tennessee has drafted a bill that would ban teachers from the profession for letting transgender kids play sports. Under the bill submitted to the Tennessee General Assembly by state representative Bruce Griffey, schools and teachers would face harsh sanctions for accommodating transgender children of any...

January 9, 2020

Democratic millionaire donor Ed Buck sued by family of gay porn actor who died in his ‘drug house’

Ed Buck, the famous donor to the Democratic Party, is facing a civil lawsuit from the family of Timothy Dean, 55, who died in his home in 2019. Dean’s sisters, Joyce Jackson and Joann Campbell, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, January 7, marking the first anniversary of their brother’s death. The family has alleged that...

January 9, 2020

SNP MP reports Lord Maginnis to police for homophobia as Jacob Rees-Mogg condemns his ‘attack’

SNP MP Hannah Bardell said she has reported Lord Ken Maginnis to the police for a homophobic hate crime, after he said she only accused him of “abusive” behaviour because she is a “queer” who wants “cheap publicity”. Bardell, who is in a relationship with a woman, accused the member of...

January 9, 2020

Cisgender same-sex couples making babies together without a donor could soon become a reality

Researchers in China have said that they are currently testing a technique on monkeys that could allow cisgender same-sex couples to have babies biologically related to both of them. The method has only been tested before on mice, but moving on to the next stage of research brings scientists a step closer to making it...

January 9, 2020

Tennis star and award-winning homophobe Margaret Court accidentally donated to an LGBT charity and we love to see it

Former tennis player Margaret Court, who once said trans children are “of the devil”, accidentally donated to an LGBT+ charity and this is what we want to see more of this decade. Court, who opposes same-sex marriage and has a transphobic track record, spoke at a private function on Monday at the Esplanade...

January 9, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is finally sashaying onto BBC One and, in the words of Baga Chipz, it’s much better

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has landed a slot on BBC One. The British reality series, which launched on the public broadcaster’s digital-only streaming channel BBC Three in October, is set to air on TV for the first time. The first season of the reality contest will air in a late-night slot on Fridays, following on...

January 9, 2020

The Biggest Loser host is now a just a loser after ‘fatphobic’ policing of Lizzo’s body

The Biggest Loser‘s Jillian Michaels is now officially the biggest loser after she decided to say that our lord and saviour Lizzo’s body should not be “celebrated”. A celebrity trainer, Michaels stirred up the controversy on Wednesday during an appearance on BuzzFeed News’ AM to DM by...

January 9, 2020

Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan urged to seize ‘historic opportunity’ and decriminalise gay sex

A bill decriminalising gay sex will go before the upper house of the Bhutan’s parliament this month. The country has been urged to “seize a historic opportunity to secure equal rights for LGBTI people in the country” by ditching its law banning gay sex. Bhutan’s archaic penal code outlaws “unnatural...

January 9, 2020

Elizabeth Warren wants you to dump your boyfriend, get a dog, and vote to tax the wealthy

US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that guy who’s been ghosting you. “Give him up! You’re too good for him,” was the emphatic response Warren gave to an Elle Magazine reader. “If he wants to go silent, let him go. He is not the one for you. Guys who do that… nuh-uh,...