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December 27, 2019

More than 150 people have sought compensation from UK military after being fired for their sexuality

More than 150 people have sought compensation from the UK military, claiming they were fired because of their sexual orientation, but the true number is “likely to run into thousands”. While being gay was decriminalised in the UK in 1967, the ban on gay people serving in the armed forces was only lifted in...

December 27, 2019

EasyJet swaps ‘ladies and gentlemen’ for more inclusive ‘welcome, everyone’

Budget airline carrier EasyJet has been providing staff with guidance on how to use friendly and inclusive greetings, after a customer complained that it was “reinforcing the gender binary”. Gendered greetings onboard EasyJet flights like “ladies and gentlemen” and “boys and girls” will...

December 27, 2019

Pop singer Slayyyter exposed for racist tweets sent from Camila Cabello fan account

Singer Slayyyter has been forced to apologise after countless racist tweets were unearthed on her since-deactivated Twitter account. Years of offensive tweets were excavated by a user on December 26 on the ‘Daddy AF’ singer’s former account which she used in the early 2010s to tweet about fellow musician...

December 27, 2019

Holly Willoughby is ‘proud’ of the first same-sex dance partners on Dancing on Ice

Holly Willoughby has said that she is “very proud” of the first-ever same-sex dance partners to feature on Dancing on Ice. Former Steps member Ian ‘H’ Watkins and professional skater Matt Evers will be the first-ever same-sex couple to compete on the popular ice dancing show, which kicks off its new series in...

December 27, 2019

Queer black furry SonicFox is the first-ever Outsports Non-Binary Person of the Year

Queer black furry e-sports champion SonicFox has been named the first-ever Non-Binary Person of the Year by Outsports. The gamer, real name Dominique McLean, is the first person to win the new Outsports category and is also the first person from e-sports to win one of Outsports’ LGBT+ sports awards. SonicFox is...

December 27, 2019

Trans activist who tirelessly campaigned against transphobia found murdered in Canada

A trans woman and activist who tirelessly worked to battle transphobia was allegedly murdered last weekend in Canada and a suspect has been arrested. Julie Berman, 51, based in Toronto, had for years exerted energy in raising awareness of the rocketing rates of anti-trans violence across the city. She lit candles and...

December 26, 2019

JJ Abrams defends feeble Star Wars same-sex kiss

Director JJ Abrams has defended the ridiculously subtle same-sex kiss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, saying that he didn’t want to make it “heavy-handed.” The low-key moment between two women may have been the first gay kiss in the history of the franchise, but it wasn’t exactly what fans were...

December 26, 2019

BBC defends using homophobic slur in Gavin and Stacey Christmas Day special

The BBC has defended the inclusion of the homophobic slur ‘f****t’ in the Gavin and Stacey special which aired on Christmas Day. Fans were appalled when the show’s karaoke duo, Bryn and Nessa, inexplicably opted to sing an uncensored version of the festive song ‘Fairytale of New York’. The...

December 26, 2019

Fans appalled as BBC’s Gavin and Stacey special brings Christmas Day to a close with a homophobic slur

BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey has divided viewers over the unnecessary inclusion of a homophobic slur in The Pogues’ song ‘Fairytale of New York’. The highly-anticipated Christmas special saw the quirky family return to TV screens yesterday after a ten-year hiatus. As expected, karaoke duo Bryn and Nessa...