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October 15, 2019

Headteacher turns down free Chick-fil-A to stand in solidarity with LGBT staff

A high school principal refused to serve a free meal from Chick-fil-A to teachers at his school in solidarity with his LGBT+ staff. The American fast food chain, the largest in the US behind McDonald’s and Subway, is notorious for its funding of anti-LGBT+ organisations. For years the Baptist-owned company has given...

October 15, 2019

Gay and bi men convicted under abolished homophobic laws to be pardoned in Scotland

Gay and bisexual men in Scotland wrongfully convicted under discriminatory anti-gay laws will now receive an automatic pardon. The formal pardons will be issued as part of the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) Act, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in June 2018. Sex in private between two men...

October 15, 2019

Veteran news anchor comes out as gay in moving address to viewers

A long-serving Canadian news anchor has come out as gay, revealing he was previously banned from telling viewers. Leslie Roberts, who has anchored Canadian news shows for decades, spoke about his identity during a segment on CTV Morning Live in celebration of National Coming Out Day on Friday, October 11. The host...

October 15, 2019

Man pummelled his neighbour while calling him a ‘f*****g queer’ in horrific homophobic attack

A man in Wales punched his neighbour and hurled horrific homophobic abuse at him after allegedly assaulting his partner in what the courts called a “nasty situation”. Andrew James Harrison, 43, admitted the assault by beating Jack William David Jones on July 22 this year. The attack left Jones with a cut upper...

October 15, 2019

Mum shares moving story of what happened when her 10-year-old daughter saw Christine and the Queens

A mother whose 10-year-old daughter was rejected by the “cool group” at school has shared a moving conversation sparked by the genderqueer singer, Christine and the Queens. Constance Hall, an Australian blogger, wrote on Facebook that her daughter Billie has always been “different”. She rejected...

October 15, 2019

This sign language interpreter at Pride is now a gay icon and we have no choice but to stan

A star was born at a Pride event in Atlanta, US, last weekend, and he truly is the hero we need but in absolutely no way deserve. David Cowen is a freelance American Sign Language interpreter and has worked at several LGBT+ Prides and activations since 2000. He’s a real beacon of the community in …...

October 15, 2019

Trans man brutally beaten and left with broken jaw and ‘messed up eyes’ in 7-Eleven attack

October 15, 2019

Testosterone levels allowed for female trans athletes competing in elite sports cut in half

Trans female athletes are to be forced to lower their testosterone levels or else not be able to compete in elite sports, an athletics governing body has ruled. Competitors must now manage their levels of the natural hormone below five nanomoles per litre of blood in order to compete in the female category, the...

October 15, 2019

Non-binary teen crowned homecoming queen after being rejected for homecoming king three times

A non-binary teen has been crowned homecoming queen in a conservative California school district, after being rejected for the title of homecoming king three times. Trevor Meyer is a senior at Clovis East High School in Clovis, California, and they ran for homecoming king in their freshman, sophomore and junior years but...

October 15, 2019

Women ‘close to quitting’ SNP over plans to reform gender recognition laws in Scotland

A private meeting of Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs has heard from women who say they are close to quitting the party over plans to reform gender recognition laws in Scotland. The comments were made at the launch of the SNP’s women’s pledge, which calls for women to have the right to discuss gender...