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November 13, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems say reforming Gender Recognition Act ‘can’t wait’ and is a manifesto priority

The Liberal Democrats have announced that reforming the Gender Recognition Act “can’t wait” and will be an immediate priority if they win the UK general election. The Lib Dems’ plans for updating the gender recognition process will be included in their manifesto, and will amend the GRA to make the...

November 13, 2019

Nothing to see here, just a drag queen sitting in on the very first day of Trump’s impeachment hearing

Today was the first day of the impeachment hearing against Donald Trump, and various people were in attendance – including a drag queen. Members of the public are allowed to attend the impeachment hearing, which is taking place in the US House of Representatives – so drag queen Pissi Myles saw her opportunity to steal...

November 13, 2019

Reverend who heckled Jeremy Corbyn in Glasgow thinks being gay is a ‘perversion’, ‘abhorrent’ and ‘wrong’

A Church of Scotland pastor who heckled British opposition party leader Jeremy Corbyn also believes that being gay is a “perversion”. Reverend Richard Cameron jeered at the Labour Party premier today as he entered the Heart of Scotstoun community centre in Glasgow. In the aftermath, a trove of tweets from the...

November 13, 2019

Mike Pence ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of Trump’s adoption rule discriminating against queer couples. Shocking, isn’t it?

In news that will come as a shock to queer people everywhere, Mike Pence has said he “couldn’t be more proud” of an anti-LGBT+ adoption rule. The US vice president – who is notorious for his anti-LGBT+ views – made his comments at the Department of Health & Human Services, the Washington Blade reports. He …...

November 13, 2019

Mum shares powerful story of how her son knew he was trans at just two-years-old

An Irish mum has shared her powerful story of raising a trans child, and said her son Steve knew he had been assigned the wrong gender when he was just two years old. Aisling Gannon told RTÉ Radio’s Ray D’Arcy Show that he was two and a half years old when he first asked when … Continued The post Mum shares powerful...

November 13, 2019

Orthodox rabbi says Jews should choose death over ‘compliance’ with LGBT-inclusive education in schools

An Orthodox rabbi in Manchester has said that Jewish people should choose death before they “comply” with compulsory LGBT-inclusive education. Relationships and sex education (RSE) that is inclusive of characteristics protected by the Equality Act, such as sexual orientation and religion, will become compulsory...

November 13, 2019

This 2004 Christmas movie with two gay dads was remade with heterosexual parents for its US release. Yes, really

We always love to see LGBT+ characters in films. It’s a nice treat to see yourself represented in whatever you’re watching, even if it’s only for a brief, fleeting moment. But that moment has proven particularly fleeting for fans of A Very Cool Christmas. The 2004 film was released in the United States under that …...

November 13, 2019

Ugandan police charge 67 people with ‘causing a nuisance’ after harrowing raid on gay-friendly bar

67 people have been charged with “causing a nuisance” by police in Uganda after they were found in a gay-friendly bar earlier this week. Police reportedly arrested 127 people on Monday, 11 November, for “frequenting a smoking place” in RAM Bar – however, the bar also serves as an underground gay-friendly space for...

November 13, 2019

The fact this comedian’s spoof of a gender reveal is so believable means that they really have gone too far

A farting gender reveal party. A farting, and it cannot be stressed enough, gender reveal party. Let that sink in. Re-read it, re-read it one more time. Keep re-reading it until you fully realise the ramifications of what that sentence not only says, but what it truly means for humanity itself. After plane crashes, two...

November 13, 2019

Right-wing gay journalist is seriously triggered by the use of ‘they’ as a singular pronoun

An anti-trans gay journalist has gone on a rant in a conservative online magazine because he cannot comprehend the concept of “they” as a singular pronoun. Chad Felix Greene is a regular contributor to the conservative site The Federalist, and his portfolio includes articles such as ‘If we don’t ban...