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December 13, 2019

Japan backs transgender people using the bathroom that matches their gender in landmark court case

It’s illegal to impose restrictions on the bathrooms that trans people can use, a court in Japan has ruled. A trans woman brought her case against the government to a court in Tokyo, arguing that her workplace discriminated against her when it limited the bathrooms that she could use. The woman, who worked for the...

December 13, 2019

The central African country of Gabon just criminalised gay sex

An official has confirmed that the African country of Gabon has criminalised gay sex, making it the 70th country in the world where same-sex relations are illegal. Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is on the west coast of central Africa. A government official, who wanted to remain anonymous, told Openly that the...

December 13, 2019

The UK’s parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election despite Tory landslide

Levels of gay, bi and lesbian representation in the UK parliament have remained stable at the election, despite a Tory surge. The last UK parliament had 45 out LGBT+ MPs – the highest number in the world. There’s now more out Tories than LGBT+ Labour MPs. Ahead of the election, six out Tories and one …...

December 13, 2019

Man epically calls out dad’s homophobia after saying he must be a ‘terrible parent’ for having two gay sons

A gay man defended his brother and called out his father’s homophobic comments after he said he felt like a “terrible parent” because he had two gay sons. Reid Chandler posted screenshots on Twitter of a text he sent to his father, but was not prepared for it to go viral with now almost 30,000 …...

December 13, 2019

Thousands of pink, throbbing ‘penis fish’ have washed up on a beach and the jokes write themselves

They left their hearts in San Francisco, and now thousands of throbbing “penis fish” have washed up on a nearby beach in California. Thousands of the 10-inch-long “penis fish” washed up after a recent storm, and reportedly the sight of them stretches for miles. While their scientific name is Urechis...

December 13, 2019

‘Homophobic’ Lib Dem defector Phillip Lee, who wanted to segregate trans prisoners, fails to win seat

The former Tory MP Phillip Lee, whose dramatic defection to the Lib Dems in September caused several LGBT+ MPs to quit the party, has failed to win a seat in the general election. Lee previously abstained on a vote on equal marriage and tried to introduce an amendment to a bill which would ban HIV-positive immigrants from...

December 13, 2019

Right-wing hate group is seriously raging at a TV channel for showing a 30 second advert with a lesbian kiss

Last week, Hallmark came under fire from religious conservatives for announcing that it was “open” to having queer leads in Christmas movies – despite currently featuring none. Now Hallmark, better known for its heteronormative romantic comedies, is under fire from One Million Moms for showing two women kissing...

December 13, 2019

The race is on for a new Labour leader. Here are the favourites and here’s where they stand on queer rights

The UK is facing five more years of Conservative government after prime minister Boris Johnson won the general election by a landslide with 364 seats. It is the second general election that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lost, and a devastating defeat for the party. Corbyn confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning...

December 13, 2019

Boomers are more ‘hypersensitive’ than millennials, according to science

Despite what they’d have you believe, baby boomers are actually more sensitive than millennials, according to a new study. This revelation comes from the longest-ever study on narcissism to date, which looked at how narcissistic behaviour changes over time and between different generations. The research, published in...

December 13, 2019

Church of Sweden removes LGBT-inclusive altarpiece after realising it might be anti-trans

The Church of Sweden has decided to remove an LGBT-inclusive altarpiece after realising that some of the imagery could be interpreted as anti-trans. St Paul’s church in Malmö unveiled the altarpiece, the artwork behind an altar, on the first day of advent (December 1) to create “greater inclusion and identification...