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December 20, 2019

These Conservative Christians think Canada’s conversion therapy ban will make Christianity illegal

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has made banning conversion therapy for minors a “top priority”, but right-wing Christians have said this will lead to Christianity becoming illegal. In a letter to the country’s justice secretary last week, Trudeau listed a number of priorities he expects government...

December 20, 2019

Woman gets eviscerated after defending JK Rowling and claiming trans women can’t be women because of ‘biology’

A woman who called LBC host James O’Brien to defend J.K. Rowling had her argument that biology defines womanhood pulled apart live on air. “Women have been very kind we are we are saying trans women are women – okay, that’s fine – but we have to draw the line and biology is the line,”...

December 20, 2019

Boris Johnson has passed his Brexit deal. This is what it could mean for LGBT rights

Boris Johnson has passed his Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), paving the way for the UK to Brexit on January 31, 2020. But what does it all mean for LGBT+ rights? MPs voted the bill through on its second reading by 358 to 234, a majority of 124. This means that the WAB will now move … Continued The post Boris...

December 20, 2019

Dwyane Wade shows why he’s dad of the year by using she/her pronouns for his 12-year-old child

Dwyane Wade has proved himself to be dad of the year again, referring to his child with she/her pronouns and commending the 12-year-old’s “strength and courage”. Speaking on the Showtime basketball podcast All the Smoke, Wade responded compliments of his parenting by saying of his child Zion: “First...

December 20, 2019

Trans woman raised on ‘boxing and bikes’ comes out to her bodybuilder dad and is overwhelmed by the support

A trans woman has spoken of the heartwarming moment when her father, a bodybuilder and a “man’s man”, gave his full support to her transition. Elle Lawless, 19, hails from Liverpool in England. She knew she was transgender from the age of 11 and her feelings of gender dysphoria increased as she went...

December 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren vows, if elected, to read names of killed trans people in White House rose garden every year

Elizabeth Warren has vowed that if she is elected President of the United States, she will read the names of killed trans women of colour in the White House rose garden every year. During the PBS NewsHour/POLITICO Democratic debate on Thursday December 19, a moderator asked Warren’s fellow presidential hopeful Bernie...

December 20, 2019

Indya Moore and Patricia Arquette join growing condemnation of JK Rowling’s ‘transphobia’

A growing list of public figures and celebrities are adding their voices in condemnation of latest ‘anti-trans’ tweet from Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Yesterday JK Rowling voiced her support for a woman named Maya Forstater who pursued legal action to have “gender-critical views” protected under...

December 20, 2019

Surprise surprise, the same-sex kiss In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was censored in Dubai

The historic same-sex kiss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was reportedly censored in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. While the city consists of a canyon of looming skyscrapers and shopping malls, the city is snarled by Article 177 of the Penal Code of Dubai, which imposes up to 10 years imprisonment for …...

December 20, 2019

Jason Derulo thinks Cats is ‘a brave piece of art’ and a ‘deportation to another dimension’ – even if his penis was ‘125%’ airbrushed out

With Cats on the receiving end of a critical mauling, singer-turned-actor Jason Derulo has leapt to its defence. Cats – Tom Hooper’s big-budget adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical – was released to an almost unanimously negative response this week. Critics have given the film a series of one-star reviews,...

December 20, 2019

Writer has two pieces of advice for trans Harry Potter fans feeling ‘hurt and betrayed’ by JK Rowling

Hurt JK Rowling fans have been given sage advice on how to approach the Harry Potter series after the author backed a woman whose anti-trans views were ruled “absolutist.” Rowling was accused of “transphobia” after she voiced her support for Maya Forstater, a cis woman who lost a legal bid to have...