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December 12, 2019

Chick-fil-A is funding a group that hosts drag queens reading stories to children. Yes, really

In news that no horoscope, psychic or Mystic Meg could have ever predicted, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has funded a group that is hosting drag queen story time sessions. The Baptist-owned company has a long, well-documented history of donating to anti-LGBT+ charities and advocacy groups, but became plunged into further...

December 12, 2019

Queer icon Robyn shares playlist and heartfelt message to fans who may struggle and feel alone at Christmas

Swedish singer Robyn has sent a moving Christmas message to fans who may be struggling with feeling lonely over the intense festive period. The Dancing On My Own singer shared her support for people who might not have the support they need over Christmas on Twitter. “This time of the year is supposed to be …...

December 12, 2019

Michelle Obama just defended Ellen DeGeneres having a friendship with George W Bush

Michelle Obama has just defended Ellen DeGeneres being friends with George W Bush, and discussed her own bond with the former president. DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi were photographed joking around with Bush and his wife in the VIP stand at an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in . …...

December 12, 2019

Count Binface, formerly Lord Buckethead, who’s running against Boris Johnson, wants you to know he’s a queer ally

The intergalactic alien spacelord formerly known as Lord Buckethead is pushing to win the LGBT+ vote in Boris Johnson’s constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. The satirical candidate was forced to change his name to Count Binface after losing “a nasty battle on Planet Copyright” against another...

December 12, 2019

Here’s 6 things you need to know about the Brexit Party’s (very short) history of LGBT+ rights

The Brexit Party manifesto is the only major political party’s that completely fails to mention LGBT+ issues. PinkNews looked at political manifestos of all the major parties contesting the election, and the Brexit Party is the only one that fails to mention LGBT+ issues once. The Brexit Party makes no pledges to...

December 12, 2019

Brexit Party candidate defends Ann Widdecombe over claims science can cure being gay

The Brexit Party candidate for Bristol East has defended Ann Widdecombe’s comments that “science may yet produce” a cure for homosexuality. Tim Page said that Widdecombe’s comments had been “taken out of context” and that she did “not mean what she said”. Widdecombe, who was a...

December 12, 2019

Almost a million religious conservatives petition to ban Netflix’s ‘gay Jesus’ Christmas film

A Brazilian comedy group have released a Netflix special Christmas film, a parody about gay Jesus bringing his boyfriend home to meet Mary and Joseph, and religious conservatives have reacted with great anger and furious vengeance. Almost a million people in the predominantly Catholic country have signed a petition against...

December 12, 2019

Brexit Party’s Ann Widdecombe, who thinks gay people can be cured, also thinks it’s OK to use racist slurs

Brexit Party candidate and former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has refused to apologise for using the word “golliwog” in a group chat with Brexit Party activists. Widdecombe, who is standing for the Brexit Party in the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport constituency, used the word in a WhatsApp message that...

December 12, 2019

YouTube finally updates harassment policies to protect LGBT people after months of controversy

YouTube has announced that it will finally update its harassment policies to better protect users from discrimination based on race, gender identity or sexual orientation, after months of criticism. YouTube’s harassment rules made headlines in June when the platform insisted that a right-wing creator who targeted a...