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November 20, 2019

New research on Transgender Day of Remembrance reveals that three in ten young trans people have attempted suicide

Three in ten young trans and non-binary people have attempted suicide, and more than half have considered it, according to numbers released on Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Trevor Project, an organisation that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to young LGBT+ people, conducted the National...

November 20, 2019

Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Billie Eilish lead the way with Grammy nominations

Lil Nas X has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, including record of the year for ‘Old Town Road’ and album of the year for 7. The rapper is tied with Billie Eilish for second-most Grammy nominations, just behind Lizzo who leads the pack with eight nods. All three artists will vie for the biggest …...

November 20, 2019

Firebrand trailblazer Paris Lees on class, celebrating transgender people and the power of going blonde

Paris Lees first went blonde after a bad breakup. A natural redhead, she says that the two-year journey – which began with her “sitting there crying, feeling heartbroken” – to becoming blonde was “a spiritual homecoming”. It’s apt, then, that Paris is now Pantene’s first transgender...

November 20, 2019

What is International Transgender Day of Remembrance and why is it so important?

Today, November 20, is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance – a day to honour and remember the many lives lost to transphobic violence. Trans allies across the country will be marking the day with a series of events to highlight the suffering experienced by the transgender community worldwide. In Leeds,...

November 20, 2019

The new Cats trailer features a furry naked Idris Elba and it’s safe to say people are conflicted

Four months after the Cats trailer united the internet in horror, a second clip has arrived with a naked Idris Elba. When Cats dropped its first trailer back in July, the sight of Taylor Swift, Judi Dench and Jennifer Hudson transmogrified into “miniature yet huge cats with human celebrity faces and sexy breasts”...

November 20, 2019

Philippines senate president refers to Pride Month as one of the ‘seven deadly sins’

Vicente Sotto, the incumbent Senate president of the Philippines, compared Pride Month to one of the “seven deadly sins”. The 71-year-old lawmaker ripped into a Department of Education memo that invited schools to consider observing Pride Month each June, reported Rappler. He stated that celebrating the month...

November 20, 2019

Finally, millennial sitcom Friends is doing something good for the queer community

After controversies over some of its less than positive LGBT+ content, a Friends auction selling props and costumes will now raise money for a LGBT+ cause. The 90s sitcom’s depictions of gender and sexuality have unfortunately not aged well, drawing recent criticism. But now Warner Bros will “celebrate 25 years...

November 20, 2019

Hillary Clinton says trans rights are human rights while responding to criticism of recent anti-trans sentiments

Hillary Clinton said that “transgender people deserve nothing short of full equality”, defending herself against recent accusations that she is anti-trans. The former secretary of state, who won the popular vote over Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, has been criticised in recent weeks for her...

November 20, 2019

Remembering the 311 trans people murdered so far this year on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Candles will be lit, bouquets of flowers laid and silences taken as trans folk and allies come together to celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance. To coincide with the day dedicated to paying respect to the trans folk who have lost their lives, a trans activist group released a damning report revealing that 311 trans people...

November 20, 2019

Sam Smith says homophobic attack stopped them from expressing their femininity sooner

Sam Smith said they stopped wearing “makeup and female clothing” after they were assaulted aged 19. 2019 has been a transformative year for Smith. The singer came out as non-binary in March and announced that they were switching to they/them pronouns in September. Ever since, they have celebrated their gender...