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October 29, 2019

Coffee shop which claims to support Pride shares ‘transphobic’ meme and gives literally the worst apology ever

Jonestown coffee shop in East London has been criticised for sharing a transphobic meme while decked out in rainbow flags. The cafe in Bethnal Green, part of the F***ffee brand, retweeted a meme which took aim at the trans and non-binary community. It read: “If I had a pound for every gender there is, I’d...

October 29, 2019

Students have been coming out in solidarity after Christian teacher was sacked for being gay

A teacher at Florida Christian high school has been fired for being a lesbian, but the “traumatic” experience has helped some students come out as LGBT+ in solidarity. Monica Toro Lisciandro had been a theatre teacher at Covenant Christian School in Palm Bay, Florida, for around three years when she was...

October 29, 2019

Andy Warhol’s unseen portraits of drag queens and trans women to go on display for the first time

An array of vivid portraits of drag queens and trans women by Andy Warhol are about to get their 15 minutes of fame as part of a major exhibition at London’s Tate Modern. The sweeping retrospective – the largest in the UK – will show a personal side to the Pop art master. Exploring his … Continued The post...

October 29, 2019

Beach clubs, drag shows and tranquil relaxation: Why Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta is the perfect queer winter sun getaway

I went to Mexico – specifically, Puerto Vallarta – and ended up being the sole lesbian in a gay male strip club. Yes, that’s right. Here’s how, and why you should visit (even if you’re a lesbian)… Puerto Vallarta and its sister town of Riviera Nayarit, just over the Jalisco border,...

October 29, 2019

Former DUP minster calls for referendum on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland – a week after it already became a reality

Jim Wells, the disgraced former DUP health minister, has called for a referendum to be held on same-sex marriage and abortion in Northern Ireland despite legislation on both issues having already come into force. Wells, who had the DUP whip withdrawn in May 2018 after he criticised party leadership, was labelled...

October 29, 2019

Man threatened by the very existence of gender turns trans woman down because ‘she uses pronouns’

A man told a woman that he was “figuring out if he wanted to have sex with her” until he noticed she had gender pronouns in her Twitter bio. The failed attempt at seduction took place after Vex Humana sent a tweet about the comedian Hannibal Buress, which went viral. Among many other replies, a man …...

October 29, 2019

Death of Zombie Boy, star of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, ruled an accident rather than suicide

Canadian officials have ruled that the death of Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest, a model known for his head-to-toe skeletal tattoos, died of “accidental death”, rather than suicide as first suspected. In 2018, the 32-year-old, also known for his appearance in Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’...

October 29, 2019

SNP women’s officer who called a trans woman a ‘f**king pervy git’ and trans activists an ‘evil cult’ reported to party bosses

October 29, 2019

The latest Apple update includes gender-neutral, otter and flamingo emojis – but still no trans flag

Apple has released a new, inclusive raft of emojis as part of its latest iOS update, including gender-neutral, otter and flamingo options – but no trans flag. Apple’s iOS 13.2 introduced almost 400 new emojis, the majority of which (255) are gender-neutral reworks of existing designs. After the latest update, iPhone...

October 29, 2019

Actors’ union Equity urges directors to cast more transgender performers in non-trans roles

The UK actors’ union Equity has issued guidance calling for casting directors to cast more trans actors in cis roles. The guidance, which is for entertainment industry professionals working with LGBT+ performers, says that some trans actors are better suited to playing cis characters. “The fact that [a performer] is...