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December 13, 2019

Chick-fil-A have donated millions more to homophobic and transphobic groups

American fast food chain Chick-fil-A has donated another $1.8 million to anti-LGBT+ groups after backtracking on its promise not to do so anymore. Chick-fil-A has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights. The Baptist-owned company has given millions of dollars to anti-gay groups, leading to protests, boycotts, and several...

December 13, 2019

The Tory MP who single-handedly delayed LGBT-inclusive education has increased his majority

Anti-LGBT+, anti-feminist Conservative MP Philip Davies, who single-handedly delayed regulations to make LGBT-inclusive education mandatory, has increased his majority in Shipley, Yorkshire. In yesterday’s general election (December 12), the MP held onto his seat and increased his majority by 1,561 votes. Earlier...

December 13, 2019

Judge Rinder shuts down Boris Johnson’s father for shocking ‘Islamophobia’ live on air

The gay barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder fiercely shut down Boris Johnson’s father after he stunned a live studio audience with an ‘Islamophobic’ comment about female fighter pilots. Stanley Johnson, 79, appeared on Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night programme alongside a panel that included...

December 13, 2019

Tory who published weird anti-LGBT Harry Potter cartoon fails in election bid

Conservative candidate Mario Creatura, who faced questions over a Harry Potter cartoon that branded Dumbledore a “paedophile,” has failed to get elected to Parliament. The Tory candidate in Croydon Central, who was attempting to unseat Labour’s Sarah Jones, lost out despite a wide national swing to the...

December 13, 2019

Ann Widdecombe suffered a humiliating election defeat to a gay man

Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe has suffered a disastrous election defeat – to a gay man who supports Remain. The former Tory minister, who is known for extreme beliefs about homosexuality, lost out to out incumbent Labour MP Luke Pollard in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. Gay Remainer beats anti-LGBT Brexit...

December 13, 2019

Labour’s Lloyd Russell-Moyle makes history by winning re-election after going public about HIV status

Labour’s Lloyd Russell-Moyle is the first person publicly known to be living with HIV to win election to the UK Parliament. The politician, who was first elected as MP for Brighton Kemptown in 2017, saw off a challenge from Conservative Joe Miller in the seat, receiving 25,033 votes to Miller’s 16,972. Lloyd...

December 13, 2019

Once again, powerful transgender lobby elects 0 openly trans or non-binary MPs

December 13, 2019

Tory who warned of Muslim conspiracy to make people transgender elected to Parliament

A Conservative candidate who shared a blog claiming there is a Muslim conspiracy to make people transgender has been elected to Parliament. Sally-Ann Hart prevailed over Labour in Hastings and Rye despite facing an investigation over allegations of antisemitism, transphobia and Islamophobia. The candidate received 26,896...

December 13, 2019

Anti-LGBT MP Roger Godsiff loses his seat, after vowing to defy ‘militant’ LGBT activists

Roger Godsiff, who was ejected from the Labour Party for campaigning against LGBT-inclusive education, has failed in his bid to be re-elected as an independent. Godsiff, who had sat in Parliament since 1992, was blocked from standing as a Labour candidate over his beliefs that it is not “age appropriate” for...

December 13, 2019

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson loses seat: What it means for LGBT rights

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has lost her seat in Parliament. Swinson, who only became leader of the liberal anti-Brexit party in July, was narrowly ousted as MP for Dunbartonshire East by the Scottish National Party. The Lib Dem leader received 19,523 votes, behind the SNP’s Amy Callaghan on 19,672 –...