Gay man beaten and robbed in horrific attack after refusing to perform oral sex on a stranger
A gay man in Queens has told of being beaten, dragged and robbed in the street after refusing to perform oral sex on a stranger. The alleged attack occurred in the early hours of October 13 as he walked home from a friend’s house. The man, who is identified only as ‘Carlos’ by Gay City …...
Six-year-old tells his mum he wants to be gay when he grows up and she has the perfect response
A mother had the perfect response to her six-year-old son telling her he wants to be gay when he grows up, but his father’s reaction has left her with doubts. Writing to Slate for advice, she explained that her son had asked an exploratory question about being gay. “I just thought of something crazy,” he...
Mother of nine-year-old trans boy who quizzed Elizabeth Warren is so proud to see her son advocating for himself
Nine presidential candidates gathered to debate LGBT+ issues at the CNN Equality Town Hall last week, but it was a nine-year-old transgender boy who went face-to-face with Elizabeth Warren and emerged as the true winner. Jacob Lemay from Massachusetts was among the audience members invited to ask a question of the...
These firefighters posing with rescue cats for a steamy charity calendar is the most ambitious crossover event in history
You’ve seen hot guy calendars before, and you’ve seen cute animal calendars – but now you can get yourself a calendar that does both. A group of Australian firefighters have banded together to raise funds for animal charities across the country with a steamy calendar. The calendar features hunky...
Trans people who undergo surgical transition are much less likely to need mental health services, study finds
Transgender people who undergo gender-affirming surgery are significantly less likely to seek mental health treatment than trans people who don’t access gender-affirming surgery, according to new research from Yale University. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is believed to be the first...
Gender-critical feminist Posie Parker in video with white nationalist YouTuber – and a lot of Mumsnet users are fine with it
Posie Parker, one of the UK’s most prominent “gender-critical feminists” has appeared in what Mumsnet users are calling a “brave”, “interesting” and “brilliant” video with a French-Canadian white nationalist. Jean-François Gariépy, 35, is a prominent far-right YouTuber...
Daughter of a same-sex couple ‘doesn’t exist’ after being refused citizenship by three different countries
The daughter of a same-sex couple is being refused Irish citizenship because she was born through IVF, despite one of her mothers being a citizen of the Republic of Ireland. Sinéad Deevy, from Ireland, and Kashka Sankowska, from Poland, told the Irish Times that their daughter “is stateless, she doesn’t exist”....
The trans lawyer who defended trans rights in the landmark Supreme Court case has a sobering warning
A trans lawyer who defended trans rights in a landmark Supreme Court case on October 8 has warned that the decision on the rights of LGBT+ workers will affect everyone. ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, who previously represented transgender whistleblower Chelsea Manning when she was denied the right to transition, was also...
This is why Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren want anti-LGBT churches to keep tax-exempt status
Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren have distanced themselves from Democratic rival Beto O’Rourke’s call for anti-LGBT churches to lose tax-exempt status. Appearing at CNN’s town hall on LGBT+ issues last week, O’Rourke called for religious institutions to lose their tax-exempt status if they reject LGBT+...
