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October 20, 2019

Meet the asexual lingerie model who’s not here to turn anybody on

Proud asexual Yasmin Benoit loves being a lingerie model and is tired of having to defend her sexuality against stereotypes that assume what asexuality looks like. Asexuality activist Yasmin Benoit has been modelling lingerie for five years and recently walked the catwalk at the London Queer Fashion Show. Her lingerie...

October 19, 2019

A transgender woman just made history in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority Bangladesh

In a country where it is not only illegal to be gay, but laws are defined by traditional and strict religious views, a trans woman being elected councillor seems like a fever dream. But for Bangladeshi garment shop owner Pinki Khatun, it’s a reality. Khatun was elected as councillor for Kotchandpur, a rural town in...

October 19, 2019

Drag Race’s Sum Ting Wong and around ‘150 protesters’ tell UK’s first Chick-fil-A to ‘sashay away’

October 19, 2019

Police officer that slammed a gay man against a windshield and mocked him collects $100k a year

A Californian police officer smashed a gay man against a car’s windshield – hurling homophobic insults at him and mocking his voice – is now retired and collecting around $100,ooo per year from his pension pot. The former Palo Alto police sergeant was swamped with criticism when video footage capturing the incident...

October 19, 2019

Same-sex couple will reportedly dance on Strictly Come Dancing for first time ever

In a groundbreaking move, the first same-sex couple will take to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom next month, according to an alleged source. Two of the show’s pro dancers will perform the first one-on-one same-sex dance next month, The Sun reported. Italian Graziano Di Prima, 25, and newcomer Johannes Radebe, 32,...

October 19, 2019

Non-binary people in Iran don’t need a gender-neutral pronoun – because the language is already inclusive of them

A non-binary person from Iran called Kaveh Mousavi has written a moving essay for Patheos about being Iranian and non-binary. “My Pronoun is U”, the headline declares, and the piece goes on to explain that in the Persian language, nouns are not divided into genders but into living and non-living beings. So all...

October 19, 2019

Sex and the City creator gives the most tepid response when asked if the show failed minorities

Sex and the City creator Darren Star has addressed the stark lack of diversity in the iconic show, where characters were overwhelmingly straight, cisgender and white. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Star was asked about the lack of characters from minority backgrounds in Sex and the City. “That’s the one thing...

October 19, 2019

Irish government considering new legislation after horrifying hate crime

The Irish government is planning to introduce new hate crime legislation after a Dublin man was violently assaulted in a homophobic attack this week. The Department of Justice is carrying out research into international best practice in hate crime legislation and is also planning a public consultation process,...

October 19, 2019

Israel Folau reportedly has no regrets about saying ‘hell awaits’ gay people and ‘absolutely’ would say it again

Fallen Australian rugby player Israel Folau has reportedly admitted that he knew saying “hell awaits” gay people would be “offensive” but “absolutely” would repeat it. Folau, 30, saw his contact with his team torn up and himself plunged into a storm after he made the controversial...

October 18, 2019

Paddy, a gay disability activist with cerebral palsy, wins reality show The Circle

Paddy Smyth, a gay disability activist with cerebral palsy, was announced tonight (October 18) as the winner of Channel 4’s reality show The Circle and took home £70,000. Georgina placed second, Tim and Sammie came joint third, and fifth place was taken by recently out bisexual festival-goer Woody. Paddy, who was a...