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November 18, 2019

Paris is Burning is being rereleased with a full hour of unseen footage

Paris is Burning – the seminal documentary which introduced shade and reading to the cultural lexicon – will be rereleased with an hour of previously unseen material. Ahead of the film’s 30th anniversary, a newly remastered cut will arrive on Blu-ray with new footage and other additional content. Filmed over seven...

November 18, 2019

A transgender ‘Euphoria’ fan had the sweetest interaction with Zendaya and Hunter Schafer

A trans fan of HBO’s Euphoria received the best surprise after meeting Zendaya. The transgender girl met the star of the show and proceeded to tell her how Hunter Schafer is “an inspiration” to her. Schafer plays transgender character Jules on the show, and Schafer herself is trans. According to a tweet, Zendaya then...

November 18, 2019

More than 3,000 trans people have been murdered, hanged or burned since proper records began in 2008

3,317 trans and non-binary people have been recorded as murdered around the world since 2008, but the already shocking number is likely to be much higher. A report by Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT), initiated by Transgender Europe, has been published every year since 2008 for Transgender Day of...

November 18, 2019

The terrible history of Margaret Thatcher’s homophobic Section 28, 16 years since it was repealed in England and Wales

It is 16 years today since the controversial and homophobic legislation known as Section 28 was repealed. The clause – an amendment to the Local Government Act 1988 – banned local authorities and schools from promoting homosexuality and was introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s government. The legislation has been labelled...

November 18, 2019

‘Feminist’ thinks John Lewis ‘hates women’ because it allows people to choose a changing room that matches their gender

A self-described “feminist” has said she thinks John Lewis “hates women” because it allows customers to use “whichever fitting room makes them feel the most comfortable”. Jean Hatchet decided to visit a Sheffield branch of John Lewis to ask staff questions about the department...

November 18, 2019

Teen interrupts Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil with vile transphobia and violent threats

During a quiet candlelit vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance in Ireland, a teen barged into the crowd and hurled transphobic slurs as he tried to disrupt the protest. According to mobile phone footage, the man forced his way through the crowds outside the Spire of Dublin on Saturday, November 16. In the major thoroughfare...

November 18, 2019

More than 1,000 queer people turn out for Hong Kong Pride rally after police banned parade amidst violence across the city

More than a thousand LGBT+ people attended a Pride rally in Hong Kong after police banned the annual march amidst violent protests in the city. The carnival-style rally with the theme “Equal Justice, Equal Rights” took place on Saturday, November 16, at Edinburgh Place in central Hong Kong. Organisers were...

November 18, 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s husband shares tone deaf picture of presidential hopeful at Holocaust Memorial

A bizarre photograph of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at the Berlin Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe was dug up by Twitter, and, well, they’re pretty taken aback. Taken by his husband Chasten, the picture uploaded to his Instagram account shows the South Bend, Indiana, mayor in a...

November 18, 2019

Brexit Party candidate declares ‘war’ on LGBT+ community and wants to turn ‘Christ-rejecting creatures’ into shoes and handbags

Battle stations everyone – Brexit Party hopeful Victor Farrell has declared ‘war’ on the LGBT+ community, and he wants to bury us with Hugh Hefner when he’s done. Farrell is the Brexit Party’s candidate for Glenrothes in Scotland. His bizarre social media rants against “perverts pushing...

November 18, 2019

Two gay men perform breathtaking and mesmerising dance routine upon first meeting for new dating show

The internet has gone all soft and gooey over a heart-warming video of two gay men meeting for the first time while performing a breathtaking dance routine. Flirty Dancing is a new Channel 4 show which pairs up singletons and teaches them a dance routine separately, before bringing them together to perform it on their...