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October 14, 2019

Halsey received rape threats after her ground-breaking performance with a female dancer

Halsey has revealed that “all hell broke loose” after she performed her single ‘Without Me’ with a female dancer. The singer-songwriter said that she suffered a fierce backlash after appearing on The Voice in 2018 alongside dancer Jade Chynoweth. “People were going, ‘What is this lesbian...

October 14, 2019

There was absolutely no mention of reforms to the Gender Recognition Act in the Queen’s Speech

The Queen gave a speech today (October 14) to set out the government’s priorities for the coming parliamentary year, but did not mention Gender Recognition Act (GRA) reform. A public consultation on potentially overhauling the GRA – which controls how trans people gain legal recognition of their gender – was launched...

October 14, 2019

Munroe Bergdorf warns of the ‘serious damage’ caused by gender reveal parties

Transgender model and activist Munroe Bergdorf is warning of the harm that gender reveal parties can cause for trans or gender non-conforming children. Gender reveal parties – in which expectant parents reveal the genitals of a foetus to their friends and family – have been widely ridiculed as examples of...

October 14, 2019

Brie Larson asked Tessa Thompson a seemingly innocent question about ‘topping lesbians’ and broke Twitter

Brie Larson whipped Twitter into a frenzy when she asked her Marvel co-star Tessa Thompson about topping lesbians. Since Larson made her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut in 2019’s Captain Marvel, fans have been clamouring for a same-sex romance between her character and Thompson’s Valkyrie. The...

October 14, 2019

Gay Saudi Arabian social media star says he’s facing prison for sharing a picture of himself in short shorts

Suhail al-Jameel, a gay social media personality, was reportedly arrested after wearing short shorts to the beach. The 23-year-old, who has more than 170,000 Twitter followers, claims he was arrested and sent to jail “for wearing shorts” on a beach in Riyadh. “In 2019 LGBTQ are not welcome in Saudi...

October 14, 2019

The queer branch of Extinction Rebellion have an important message: ‘There’s no Pride on a dead planet’

Rainbow Rebellion, the LGBT+ branch of Extinction Rebellion, is trying to show that during an ecological crisis, it’s marginalised communities who will be hit first. Extinction Rebellion has organised a fortnight of international action, which began on October 7, in cities around the world, calling for governments to...

October 14, 2019

Love Island star comes out against same-sex marriage

Cartier Surjan, a contestant on Love Island Australia, said that she doesn’t believe in same-sex marriage. Love Island Australia returns to UK screens on Monday night (October 14), with a new cast of singletons looking for love. Surjan, 19, is one of 10 contestants taking part in the reality show and describes...

October 14, 2019

Milo Yiannopoulos has reportedly sold his website after saying he’s struggling to put food on the table

A website owned by alt-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos has been sold just one month after he said he was struggling to put food on the table. The website – dangerous.com – now bears a message which says: “Dangerous.com has been sold and is no longer associated with its previous owner.” Yiannopoulos has not yet commented...

October 14, 2019

Mums boycotting Flora for ending partnership with Mumsnet over ‘transphobia’

The makers of Flora decided to pull their advertising from Mumsnet last week over anti-trans posts and now, to the surprise of no one, Mumsnet mums are boycotting Flora in response. Examples of strong anti-trans sentiment from some Mumsnetters include anger over the NHS’s rainbow badges and a boycott of the Co-op after an...

October 14, 2019