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October 7, 2019

Black trans woman reveals ‘demoralising’ abuse she experienced in restaurant bathroom

A black transgender woman has described a confrontation in the ladies bathroom of an In-N-Out restaurant that left her feeling “demoralised, devalued and powerless”. Writing in The Guardian, LeahAnn Mitchell explains the true cost of the everyday harassment that transgender people routinely face when using...

October 7, 2019

John Humphrys says the BBC is too ‘sympathetic’ towards transgender people

Former Today host John Humphrys has complained that the BBC is too ‘sympathetic’ to transgender people. Humphrys, who quit as host of Radio 4’s Today programme after 32 years in September, has launched scathing attacks on his former employer over its coverage of LGBT+ issues. Appearing at Cheltenham...

October 7, 2019

Judge rules it’s OK to force minors through traumatising conversion therapy to try ‘cure’ them from being gay

A Florida judge has rejected a Tampa ordinance aiming to ban traumatising conversion therapy for minors, claiming that it would limit parental rights over their child’s healthcare. Medical experts consider interventions to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity to be pseudo-scientific, ineffective and...

October 7, 2019

Man who peacefully protests against homophobia attacked with his own sign in suspected hate crime

A man who stages peaceful protests against homophobia in New York City was reportedly attacked with his own sign, in an incident being treated as a suspected hate crime. LGBT activist Anthony Dolci, 50, says he was targeted on Saturday, October 7, while protesting on the streets of Manhattan. Dolci’s one-man peaceful...

October 7, 2019

Someone is trolling anti-trans group Transgender Trend in the most perfect way

Anti-trans pressure group Transgender Trend has complained that somebody bought its domain name and directed it to a pro-transgender charity. The UK-based pressure group is best known for sending discredited and controversial research packs to school teachers that claims it is better to refuse to affirm the gender of trans...

October 7, 2019

Mass protests in France against IVF for single, lesbian and bisexual women

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Paris to protest allowing single, lesbian and bisexual women in France to access state-funded IVF. Current French law allows state-funded Medically Assisted Procreation (PMA) only to heterosexual couples who are married or have been living together for at least two years....

October 6, 2019

‘Please don’t let me die’: Elton John opens up about cancer battle that left him ’24 hours from death’

He’s currently on his farewell tour, but Elton John has revealed he was close to not living to see it. The singer, 72, was diagnosed in 2017 with prostate cancer and opted for surgery rather than chemotherapy. He did not want the disease “hanging over” his family. The surgery was smooth sailing but was...

October 6, 2019

Fired after joining a gay softball team, this man is fighting back in the US Supreme Court

After working for more than a decade as an advocate for at-risk children in Atalanta, US, a man was fired when he joined a gay softball league. But Gerald Bostock has refused to backdown. The Supreme Court is set to start a new term next week studded with four major cases that could define the … Continued The post...

October 6, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Renée Zellweger on why she thinks Judy Garland is ‘100%’ a gay icon

Renée Zellweger, fresh from playing the late Wizard of Oz star in new movie Judy – even singing in character – tells PinkNews she “100%” thinks Garland is a gay icon. “100%,” she laughs. Zellweger cites the Wizard of Oz as being a key reason why Garland remains to be considered such a gay icon. …...

October 6, 2019

Task force will examine prison conditions for trans people after death of sex worker

The death of Layleen Polanco, an Afro-Latinx trans woman and sex worker who was found dead in her prison cell in June 2019, has led to the creation of a new task force that will examine conditions for trans prisoners in New York. The task force will look at the issues faced by trans, gender … Continued The post Task...