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November 6, 2019

Elizabeth Warren just promised to overturn Trump’s trans military ban on her first day in office

US Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has said she would overturn Donald Trump’s trans military ban on her first day in office if elected. The candidate made the claim as part of a detailed plan that lays out how she would tackle the needs of the military as president, Politico reports. “I’ll reverse [the...

November 6, 2019

Danica Roem just made history as first trans person re-elected to state legislature despite ‘transphobic’ ad blitz

November 6, 2019

Karamo Brown U-turns on relationship with Sean Spicer, really wants you to know there’s definitely ‘no friendship’

Karamo Brown has changed his mind about having Sean Spicer as a “friend”, saying he was only being “nice” to the former White House press secretary. The are-they-aren’t-they friendship saga has been going on since August when Brown called Spicer “a good guy” and “really...

November 6, 2019

First billboards advertising same-sex marriage launch in Northern Ireland

The first billboards advertising same-sex wedding ceremonies have been put up in Northern Ireland, after marriage equality was finally legalised in October. Eight billboards have been erected around Belfast by Northern Ireland Humanists, a branch of the non-religious body Humanists UK, to advertise their secular wedding...

November 6, 2019

New George Michael song released for Emma Thompson’s romcom Last Christmas and it’s everything

Despite his death on Christmas Day in 2016, George Michael has just released a single for Emma Thompson’s new romcom, Last Christmas. In a bittersweet moment for his fans, the single, ‘This is How (We Want You to Get High)’, is the first music to be shared from George Michael since 2012. The previously...

November 5, 2019

Avengers star Chris Evans opens up with his gay brother on the Jimmy Fallon show

Most Avengers fans are well aware that Captain America star Chris Evans is a huge LGBT+ ally – but his gay brother, Scott Evans, is a little less known. The two brothers, who are both actors, appeared side-by-side on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to play a game of “Know Your Bro”. Scott and Chris...

November 5, 2019

Daycare centre rejected twin boys because they have two gay dads

A pair of three-year-old twin boys were turned away from a Swiss daycare centre because they have two gay fathers. The playgroup in Lenzburg, central Switzerland, refused to enroll Rafael and Rahul because its owner believes that a gay couple raising children is “neither normal nor natural.” The daycare...

November 5, 2019

Flora’s stock price soars after Mumsnet anti-transgender trolls attempt boycott

It’s been just under a month since Flora renounced its partnership with ‘transphobic’ Mumsnet, and stock prices have risen significantly despite fervent attempts to boycott the brand. Upfield, the owner of Flora, decided to cut ties with parenting forum Mumsnet in October over the many anti-trans comments...

November 5, 2019

New York sculpture honours ‘strength and bravery’ of transgender community by giving them wings

An artist in New York has honoured the transgender community with a wing-like sculpture in Tribeca Park, Lower Manhattan. Artist Rubem Robierb made the 10-foot-high, 13-feet-wide pair of pearly white wings out of fibreglass, on top of a steel and concrete base, “in tribute to [the transgender community’s]...

November 5, 2019

These two men who kiss during a gruelling marathon are absolute couple goals

Ready to feel aggressively single? A viral video of a man kissing his husband during the hen NYC marathon has sent Twitter into a serious ice cream and Netflix-in-bed binge. On a pristine Autumn day, runners by the dozen took to New York City, US, to participate in the city’s namesake marathon. Sprawling the...