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August 16, 2019

Gay club owner facing boycott after announcing Republican run for Congress

A gay club in San Antonio, Texas is facing a boycott after its Trump-supporting owner announced a run for Congress as a Republican. Mauro Garza, the Republican owner of the Pegasus gay nightclub, has announced a 2020 challenge to Democratic lawmaker Joaquin Castro, a strong supporter of LGBT+ rights. San Antonio activist...

August 16, 2019

Christian MP wants to roll back same-sex marriage to ‘correct wrongdoings’

A Christian MP in the Faroe Islands has pledged to roll back same-sex marriage, if his party returns to power. Same-sex unions have been permitted in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing region of Denmark which is home to 50,000 people, since 2017. However, Centre Party MP Bill Justinussen has vowed to roll back the law,...

August 16, 2019

Tracy Single is the 15th trans woman of colour to be murdered in the US this year

The 15th transgender woman of colour to be murdered in the US this year has been named as Tracy Single, 22, from Houston, Texas. Tracy was found dead at a gas station on July 30. The cause of her death has not been released, but local news reports say “it did not appear to be … Continued The post Tracy Single...

August 16, 2019

Same-sex couple kicked out of church because they wouldn’t end ‘forbidden marriage’

A Mississippi couple have been ejected from their church because they wouldn’t “repent” their relationship. Olivia and Mary Trollinger had attended Gracewood Baptist Church in Southaven, on the outskirts of Memphis, until they were told they had been ejected from the church on Monday, August 12. In a...

August 16, 2019

Five times Madonna proved she was the ultimate LGBT ally

Madonna is known as the Queen of Pop for many reasons. Her decades-spanning career is unparalleled, and in that time she had produced countless examples of pop mastery. But for the LGBT+ community, she is perhaps best remembered for her tireless activism. Madonna fought for gay rights at a time when doing so was largely...

August 16, 2019

Co-founder of pioneering LGBT+ bookshop ‘Gay’s the Word’ dies aged 82

The co-founder of the famous Gay’s the Word bookshop in London has sadly passed away at the age of 82. Jonathan Cutbill was known as Britain’s foremost collector of books of LGBT+ relevance. He co-founded the bookshop in 1979, when gay titles were generally not available in ordinary bookstores. The Bloomsbury...

August 16, 2019

Halsey’s boyfriend Yungblud is ‘very fluid’ about his sexuality

Yungblud has opened up about his “fluid” sexuality and his defiance of gender-based norms in the September issue of Attitude. The 22-year-old British artist, who is dating US pop star Halsey, said he came to London to “try sex with a man” and to liberate himself. Speaking to Attitude, he said: “If I...

August 16, 2019

Neo-Nazi accused of planning to bomb LGBT clubs wanted to ‘recruit kids’

A neo-Nazi arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning to bomb LGBT+ clubs was also trying to recruit students from middle schools, high schools and colleges, according to reports. Conor Climo was arrested on August 8 and charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and bomb-making materials. The Las Vegas Joint...

August 16, 2019

The Notebook author says anti-LGBT comments were ‘weaponised’

Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, has said that past comments he made about LGBT+ people were “weaponised,” and said he is personally “for gay marriage”. Sparks made the comments in a North Carolina court this week as a part of a five-year legal battle with Saul Benjamin, the former headmaster of a faith-based...

August 16, 2019

Best LGBT TV shows 2019: Netflix’s Sex Education to Euphoria

LGBT TV shows from Netflix’s Sex Education to the BBC’s lesbian period drama Gentleman Jack and Euphoria on Sky Atlantic have kept us all busy binge watching this year. New LGBT TV series Sex Education landed on our screens in January and we immediately fell in love with Otis’ awkward dramas and his best...