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December 10, 2019

Jo Swinson tells Radio 4 that gender and sex aren’t ‘as binary as they are often presented’

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has reiterated her party’s support for trans rights, telling BBC Radio 4 that sex and gender are not ‘as binary as they are often presented’. On the Today programme, Swinson defended the Lib Dems’ manifesto pledge to reform the Gender Recognition Act, making it...

December 10, 2019

Finland’s new prime minister – the world’s youngest leader – is the daughter of same-sex parents

Sanna Marin, the newly-elected prime minister of Finland, will be the youngest sitting country leader in the world and is the daughter of same-sex parents. The Social Democrat, 34, will replace Antti Rinne who resigned last week, making the country’s five-party coalition entirely led by women. Four out of five are in...

December 10, 2019

Trixie Mattel really wants you to do your nails, go to that voting booth and ‘f***ing turn it’

Trixie Mattel spills the tea on Celebrity Drag Race, diversity in drag, and why you need to “f***ing turn it” at the voting booth. There’s never been a better time to be Trixie Mattel. Not content with claiming pole position as one of the most popular and famous queens to graduate from RuPaul’s Drag...

December 10, 2019

Tory campaigner tells gay journalist Owen Jones that ‘bum boy’ being homophobic ‘depends on the context’

Nimco Ali, an anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) activist campaigning for numerous Tory parliamentary candidates, refused to condemn Boris Johnson’s “tank-topped bum boy” slur as homophobic. Ali sat down with gay journalist, Guardian columnist and Labour supporter Owen Jones for a “general...

December 10, 2019

Nicola Sturgeon vows to use SNP influence in hung parliament to champion ‘world-leading’ LGBT reforms

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is pledging to lead the world in LGBT+ rights reforms as it releases its LGBTI Equality manifesto. The SNP is the only major party to release a specific LGBT+ manifesto ahead of the election on Thursday, although most other parties have included extensive LGBT+ pledges in their general...

December 10, 2019

Falklands veteran wins lawsuit to have medals returned after having military honours stripped for being bisexual

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has apologised and will return medals to a Falklands veteran who had his military honours stripped for being bisexual. Joe Ousalice, 68, served as a radio operator in the Falklands War in 1982, as well as serving in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, during his 18-year career in the …...

December 10, 2019

Tory candidate suspended for homophobia and antisemitism will keep his ‘lucrative’ city council roles

A Conservative parliamentary candidate suspended from the party for making homophobic, antisemitic and racist comments is to keep his “lucrative” local council roles. Ryan Houghton was suspended by the Conservatives after it emerged he had asked whether “homosexuality is ‘good’ for the human...

December 10, 2019

Brexit whirlwind will cost parliament some of its most prominent LGBT voices

Andrew Reynolds, author of The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World, has forecast big changes to LGBT+ representation in parliament after the general election. The last UK parliament had the highest representation of out lawmakers anywhere in the world, with 19 Tories, 19 Labour MPs and seven...

December 10, 2019

Merriam-Webster dictionary just announced the personal pronoun ‘they’ as 2019’s word of the year

Merriam-Webster has announced that the personal pronoun “they” is the 2019 word of the year, with the greatest increase in searches on the dictionary’s website. Merriam-Webster lookups for the word increased by 313 per cent this year, compared to 2018. In September this year, the American English...