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October 8, 2019

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism, says gay people are a ‘rainbow plague’

The Roman Catholic archbishop of Kraków, Poland, has compared the existence of LGBT+ people to an “aggressive” communist regime. Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski wrote a pastoral letter dated September 28, which was published in full by right-wing Polish magazine Do Rzeczy. He said: “Currently we are living...

October 8, 2019

This is everything you need to know about Aimee Stephens’ landmark Supreme Court case

The US Supreme Court will today hear its first-ever case about transgender civil rights. In the case of Aimee Stephens, the Supreme Court will look – for the first time in its history – at whether trans people are protected from employment discrimination. Stephens’ case is one of a set of cases being heard today,...

October 8, 2019

Queer couple hold moving wedding ceremony at Extinction Rebellion protest

A queer couple staged a wedding ceremony on Westminster Bridge in London, as protesters from Extinction Rebellion shut off transport links in the city. Activists took a pause from the climate change action to gather for the wedding ceremony of environmental campaigner Tamsin Omond and their partner Melissa on the bridge,...

October 8, 2019

Gay man with cerebral palsy joins The Circle and wants to show he’s ‘fearless’

A gay Irish man with cerebral palsy was announced as one of the latest contestants on The Circle on Friday (October 4) and he wants to show that his disability does not define him. The Channel 4 reality game show features a group of contestants living in isolation in an apartment complex, who never meet …...

October 7, 2019

Brett Kavanaugh will be at the centre of three landmark LGBT Supreme Court cases. This is where he stands on our rights

October 8 is the day the Supreme Court will hear arguments that represent the future of LGBT+ rights in America – and at the centre of it all will be Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh is among nine Supreme Court Justices who will be ruling on the three critical cases: Zarda v. Altitude Express, Bostock v. Clayton …...

October 7, 2019

This is why Graham Norton stopped writing his advice column for The Telegraph

Irish BBC presenter Graham Norton has said he stopped writing his agony aunt column for the Telegraph because of the newspaper’s “toxic” political stance. Norton, 56, said the paper’s defence of US Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh and publication of articles by Boris Johnson made him feel...

October 7, 2019

Gay couple attacked with pepper spray for kissing have a defiant message for their attackers

A young gay couple who were doused in pepper spray at a bus stop in south London have said they won’t be forced out of the city. Matthew, a 23-year-old charity worker, was covered in pepper spray with his boyfriend by a stranger who told them: “We don’t want your kind around here.” The couple...

October 7, 2019

Trans kids charity Mermaids condemns ‘orchestrated onslaught’ of anti-trans press coverage

UK media on Sunday published three anti-trans pieces that trans kids charity Mermaids has described as “nothing short of an orchestrated onslaught”. Plans to reform gender recognition laws in the UK, gender-neutral toilets in schools and the number of trans people “detransitioning” were covered by...

October 7, 2019

Nextflix show Big Mouth accused of biphobia and transphobia after controversial new scene

Animated comedy Big Mouth is facing criticism for a scene from its new season which tackles sexuality and gender identity. Viewers are accusing the Netflix show of being biphobic and transphobic following a scene featuring new girl, Ali, played by Ali Wong. Ali announces to the class that she is pansexual, that...