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December 7, 2019

From Alaska Thunderfluff to Mama Ru, people keep naming their dogs after Drag Race royalty

Imagine shouting “Miss Vanjieeeeee!” across the park on a Sunday morning, and having a small, fluffy bundle of joy come running at you. That’s what thousands of dog owners are doing – with the name Miss Vanjie rocketing in popularity. Miss Vanjie isn’t the only RuPaul queen whose name is being...

December 7, 2019

Mum threatened for allowing her non-binary child to dress up in drag

The mother of a non-binary child who loves dressing up in drag has revealed the threats she received from other parents for allowing the 11-year-old to be themself. Jemma Lovell, from Shrewsbury, said her child Oz found out about drag when they saw snippets of her watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race and was immediately...

December 7, 2019

‘Viral’ Catholic petition against a gay Hallmark Christmas movie turns out to be fake

A Catholic news site launched a petition against a hypothetical Hallmark Christmas movie featuring a same-sex couple and claimed it had gone “viral” with 25,000 signatures. This turned out to not be the case. Last month, Hallmark was widely criticised for not featuring a single LGBT+ character in a leading role...

December 7, 2019

Hiring LGBT, disabled and indigenous astronomers will lead to more significant discoveries, report says

A paper published in an Australian science journal has said that hiring diverse astronomers, especially those from the LGBT+, disabled and indigenous communities, is essential for the country’s success in the field. The report, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, said that astronomers from marginalised groups...

December 7, 2019

Jo Swinson hits back at radio caller criticising ‘boys wearing skirts’ to school

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson hit back at a radio caller who attacked the party’s proposed inclusive school uniform policies. Swinson took calls from listeners during a phone-in on LBC hosted by Nick Ferrari, who earlier this year said live on air that being gay was a “lifestyle choice”. The angry...

December 6, 2019

One of Chicago’s oldest churches will now become an LGBT homeless youth centre

One of Chicago’s oldest churches will soon be transformed into one of the only holistic, queer-friendly centres for the LGBT homeless at-risk youth in the city. The Black Methodist for Church Renewal has stood in the heart of Chicago’s South Side since 1926. The 12,000-square-foot space remained empty for years...

December 6, 2019

Hotel worker brutally assaulted and spat on by colleague in vile homophobic attack

An Italian hotel worker was physically assaulted by a colleague after months of verbal homophobic harassment was ignored by his employers, according to a Facebook post. Daniele Garrinella, from Barletta in southern Italy, was left with injuries all over his body after the unprovoked attack, which he says was triggered by...

December 6, 2019

This trans woman trolling Grindr guys with audio messages has officially won the internet

In the tiled torso world of Grindr, roiled by accusations of racism and body-shaming, users have to find their own ways to have fun on the dating app. Well, not always that kind of fun. Getting into the Holiday spirit this was one user who decided to troll some Grindr guys in the best way … Continued The post This...

December 6, 2019

Everyone hates this Republican lawmaker’s terrible, no good ‘compromise’ plan on LGBT rights

LGBT+ groups and lawmakers have rejected a Republican congressman’s attempt to forge a “compromise” on civil rights that hands small businesses and religious people an effective license to keep discriminating against LGBT+ people. Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart unveiled the so-called “Fairness for All...

December 6, 2019

Simple court case over insurance claim descends into circus sideshow of homophobia

A court case in California, US, became a circus sideshow of homophobia last week, seeing a small-firm lawyer explode in homophobic expletives in a “vulgar tirade”. While he later claimed it was “for effect” the bizarre dispute between plaintiff attorney Christoper Hook and legal team partner Peter...