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October 24, 2019

Strictly Come Dancing’s history-making pro pays emotional tribute to his mum for helping him survive homophobic bullying

Johannes Radebe, the first Strictly Come Dancing pro to ever perform in high heels, has revealed how his mum helped him overcome homophobic bullying in an emotional interview. Radebe performed a voguing-inspired routine on Sunday’s show, wearing black PVC high-heeled boots and backed by two male dancers, with all...

October 24, 2019

Calls for Queen’s University Belfast to apologise for ‘corrective’ anti-gay shock therapy

A Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) academic has called for the university to apologise for its historical involvement in “corrective” shock therapy for gay people. It was revealed this year that a man was subjected to so-called “aversion therapy” at QUB, in which he was shown photos of naked...

October 24, 2019

A Hocus Pocus sequel is officially in the works and it’s nothing short of a Halloween miracle

Hocus Pocus is officially getting a followup, thanks to our lord and saviour Disney Plus. According to Collider, Workaholics writer Jen D’Angelo is penning the script for Hocus Pocus 2, which is in development for Disney’s new streaming service. Producers are hoping to bring back the original 1993 cult...

October 24, 2019

Matthew Shepard’s parents slam Trump administration’s honouring of their son as ‘nothing more than a photo opp’

Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of gay teenager Matthew Shepard who was brutally murdered 21 years ago, have spoken out against the Trump administration’s support for anti-trans policies. Referencing the October 8 Supreme Court cases, which together will decide whether it is legal to fire someone for their...

October 24, 2019

This survey showing how people’s opinions on homosexuality have changed since 1989 is eye-opening

Just 13 percent of people in the UK now believe that homosexuality is “morally wrong”, according to a new survey. Researchers at the King’s College London Policy Institute compared data from 1989 Ipsos MROI polling on social attitudes to an identical poll conducted 30 years later, shedding light on how...

October 24, 2019

Court rules against transphobic dad trying to stop his estranged daughter’s transition

Anti-LGBT+ Republicans have sided with dad Jeffrey Younger who lost joint custody of his transgender daughter after he sought to force her to live as a boy. Younger had sued for sole custody of daughter Luna, seven, and her twin brother Jude, who currently live with his ex-wife Anne Georgulas and visit him twice a …...

October 24, 2019

Human rights commissioner will keep his position after saying gay people are an ‘abomination to the human race’

October 24, 2019

Gay man paralysed from the shoulders down after being shot in the spine while leaving a nightclub

A gay man has been left paralysed from the shoulders down after he was shot in the spine outside a nightclub in North Carolina. Pedro Ventura was visiting the city of Asheville when the attack occurred. Ventura – who lives in Los Angeles – was standing outside Scandals Nightclub on 5 October at 2am waiting …...

October 24, 2019

Olympic sprinter expertly shut down after saying he wants to identify as a woman to ‘break records’

British Olympic sprinter James Ellington has come under fire for comments he made about identifying as a woman to break sprint records. On October 21 – apparently in reaction to the news that trans cyclist Rachel McKinnon defended her sprint title at the track cycling world championships – Ellington tweeted that these are...

October 24, 2019

Ugandan LGBT activists say hate crimes have surged since proposal of ‘Kill the Gays’ law

LGBT+ rights campaigners in Uganda have said hate crimes have surged in the country since a minister proposed bringing back the death penalty for gay sex. Uganda’s ethics and integrity minster Simon Lokodo announced plans to impose the bill – known as the ‘Kill the Gays’ law in the country – earlier this month. A...