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January 9, 2020

Lord Maginnis, who compared being gay to bestiality, claims MP reported his ‘abusive’ behaviour because she’s ‘queer’

Lord Ken Maginnis, who compared being gay to bestiality, has said that an MP accused him of “abusive” behaviour because she is “queer” and just wants “cheap publicity”. SNP MP Hannah Bardell, who is in a relationship with a woman, accused the member of the House of Lords of...

January 8, 2020

Queer men in Poland strip off to celebrate their sexuality and defy rising homophobia gripping the country

As anti-LGBT brutality bubbles in Poland, a group of queer men have stripped in open defiance of their country’s government who have dubbed their sexuality a “threat”. For voters and politicians, LGBT+ rights have emerged as a venerable battleground. Towns and villages dotted across Poland’s verdant...

January 8, 2020

Gynaecology health charity drops ‘women’ from its name in trailblazing move to be more inclusive of trans and non-binary people

A British gynaecological health charity has rebranded in a bid to become more trans-inclusive and “create an awareness of barriers for others”. The Birmingham-based company changed its registered name from “Cysters – Women’s Support and Awareness Group” to simply “Cysters”. A...

January 8, 2020

Vile football coach says he’ll quit his role if he’s forced to backtrack on calling gay people ‘mentally disgusting’

An American football coach is under fire after calling being gay “absolutely wrong and disgusting” on Facebook, calling on community leaders to “stop pushing the issue under the rug.” Johnnie Saunders, founder of the Florida football team Eustis Junior Panthers, wrote the posts last Sunday. While...

January 8, 2020

Boy George slammed as ‘transphobic’ after mocking pronouns as a ‘modern form of attention seeking’

Singer Boy George has barrelled back into relevancy after saying that use of pronouns is a “modern form of attention seeking”. The Culture Club singer’s tweets quickly became a lightning rod for criticism from LGBT+ circles, with countless trans and gender-diverse folk slamming the star while his words...

January 8, 2020

Activist perfectly explains what it’s like to grow up queer in the face of ‘humiliation and prejudice’ and it’s hard not to feel seen

When your experience isn’t the norm, when it’s to the sides of the margins, in the emptiness, finding the right words to describe it can be daunting. But this week, an activist took to Twitter and found a way to put into words the struggle that queer folk face when growing up in a world … Continued The...

January 8, 2020

Man ‘plotted terror attack on Pride in London parade’, court hears

A man plotted a prospective violent attack on the Pride in London parade and other targets in the city, a court has heard. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, from Luton, is accused of preparing acts of terror. The 28-year-old, who worked as an Uber driver, booked “a firearms training course” and researched potential...

January 8, 2020

Transgender teen sues state of New York for refusing to let him correct his birth certificate

A 14-year-old transgender boy is suing the state of New York as he is unable to change the sex listed on his birth certificate. Identified in the lawsuit by the initials MHW, the high schooler currently lives in Houston, Texas, where he began hormone replacement therapy in September. He has been able to change his …...

January 8, 2020

No, the NHS isn’t being sued in the High Court over ‘experimental’ puberty blockers this week

Since a piece last Sunday headlined “High court to decide if children can consent to gender reassignment”, the UK media has been gleefully reporting that the UK’s only gender clinic for under 18’s is being sued over its use of puberty blockers. This story, of the “landmark test case”...

January 8, 2020

There are at least four types of sexual fluidity in women, according to science

Lisa Diamond, a scientist who researches sexual behaviour and sexual fluidity, has conducted a study to assess how many types of sexual fluidity are out there. Her findings? She says there are four in total. Diamond has previously been renowned for her research into sexuality, having found that sexual fluidity can be...