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November 20, 2019

Trans kids are the same as any other kids, groundbreaking, landmark and completely obvious study finds

A major new study of trans and cisgender children found what is obvious to many – that trans kids are the same as any other kids. Researchers from the University of Washington’s TransYouth project found there to be no difference in gender expression between trans and cis kids. “Trans kids are showing strong...

November 20, 2019

‘I had been living in fear’: Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic comes out as gay

Kim Kardashian West’s longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic has come out as a gay man onstage at the American Influencer Awards show. Dedivanovic, 37, is best known by his Instagram handle @makeupbymario. He was presented with an Artist Achievement Award by Kim Kardashian in recognition of his 19-year career....

November 20, 2019

Just hours after a trans asylum seeker was attacked by a mob, homophobes pelted LGBT refugees with stones

In the space of a single afternoon, a trans refugee was reportedly battered with rocks and another trans man attacked leaving him with cuts to the head yesterday. Queer refugees in the Kakuma camp in Kenya – many fleeing from neighbouring country’s vicious anti-LGBT laws – have reported being under siege from...

November 19, 2019

Chick-fil-A backtracks, won’t pledge to end donations to anti-LGBT charities

Chick-fil-A appears to have backtracked on its decision to end donations to charities that discriminate against LGBT+ people. The chicken chain, which has a long history of donations to lobbying groups that oppose LGBT+ rights, signalled on Monday that it would end donations to charities that discriminate against LGBT+...

November 19, 2019

Guy outs his girlfriend as gay after she publicly accuses him of cheating in what could be the messiest breakup ever

Could this possibly be the messiest break-up of all time? A man has taken to Reddit to share his horrifying break-up story, which involves accusations of cheating and public outings. Posting in the popular “Am I the Asshole” sub-Reddit, the Reddit-user wrote: “I know the title sounds absolutely terrible.” “My ex and I were...

November 19, 2019

Transgender dad shares powerful story of how he and his wife conceived their son using his eggs

A transgender man has shared his powerful story of how he became a dad using his own eggs. Seth Marlow explains in new podcast ‘Pregnantish’, which is released today, that he had his gender transition medically reversed in 2012 so his ovaries would produce enough eggs for him to become a dad. The egg was …...

November 19, 2019

Michigan introduces landmark self-ID system for changing gender on driver’s licenses

Michigan has launched a streamlined system for people to change their gender on driver’s licenses. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Monday announced a new policy to streamline the process for transgender people to correct the gender marker on a driver’s license or state ID. People in Michigan can change...

November 19, 2019

Gay dads told by government one must register as their child’s mother as ‘there is always one who is more dominant’

Gay dads who tried to enrol their twins in a government subsidised preschool in Israel were told that one of them would have to register as the child’s “mother” by a state official. Guy Sadaka and Hai Aviv, who have been together for 12 years, were shocked by the bizarre conversation with an official from …...

November 19, 2019

RuPaul is serving us glam in first-ever teaser trailer for new Netflix comedy AJ and the Queen

The first teaser has landed for RuPaul’s new Netflix series AJ and the Queen. Not content with starring in about six different Drag Race spin-offs per year and attempting to launch a talk show, the queen of drag is branching out into comedy with a new Netflix series. RuPaul stars as a down-on-her-luck drag queen...

November 19, 2019

Hungry patrons flock to restaurant after nearby shopkeeper told people not to eat there because the owners are gay

The American owners of a New Zealand tapas bar have been “blown away” by support after a local told visitors not to eat at their restaurant because they are gay. Ken Miller and Jason Brumbaugh are the owners of Saluté in Greytown, Wairarapa. They were shocked to hear that a local shopkeeper was advising people...