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October 6, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Baga Chipz wants you to know she’s not a Tory, and the Drag Race UK queens aren’t Boris fans

While the first episode of Drag Race UK felt like a tribute to all things British, it shied away from the overwhelming discourse of our time: Brexit, Boris Johnson and the war for No. 10. Away from the cameras, the queens told PinkNews exactly what they think of the current state of our nation. “The …...

October 6, 2019

David Cameron held ‘deep grudges’ against ex-Nigerian president over gay rights

Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has claimed that ex-UK prime minister David Cameron harboured “grudges” against him because of their clashing views on marriage equality. In his recently published memoirs, ‘For the Record’, Cameron claimed that the then Nigerian leader stymied efforts to...

October 6, 2019

Crucial reforms to allow trans people to self-identify allegedly delayed by UK equalities minister Liz Truss

Vital policy reforms that would have allowed trans people to self-identity have been reportedly delayed by ministers in a move sanctioned by UK equalities minister Liz Truss. Against a backdrop of rocketing anti-trans violence in England and Wales and overwhelming support from the public, ministers postponed the plans to...

October 6, 2019

Gay man dies after his skull was pierced with hoes and machetes in horrific attack in Uganda

A gay Ugandan man was killed after being barbarically beaten in his home and pelted with pangas and hoes in an attack that has stunned the LGBT+ community. Wasswa John, an LGBT+ activist, was, according to an anonymous source, battered by a group of unidentified locals in the Jinja district, a patch of eastern Uganda...

October 5, 2019

Tyler, the Creator, addresses being banned from the UK for being homophobic

Rapper Tyler, the Creator, has addressed being banned from the UK after the language in some of his songs was lit into by activists and the then home secretary Theresa May. The rapper – whose real name is Tyler Okonma – was denied entry to the UK in 2015 despite having a tour planned. A controversial … Continued The...

October 5, 2019

‘Tonight you won’t live anymore’: Trans woman gives chilling first interview since being shot seven times

A trans woman shot seven times – her shooter released back onto the streets shortly after being arrested – has spoken out for the first time since the shocking attack. Daniela Calderon was working in Northwest Dallas in Texas on a mild Friday night when a man approached her. “Are you afraid of dying tonight?”...

October 5, 2019

A teen was bullied for being gay and raped. Now his mum claims the school tried to cover it up

A mother is suing a West Virginia, US, school board for allegedly doing nothing to protect her gay son from bullies who verbally, physically and sexually assaulted him. The Morgantown mother is suing the Monongalia County Board of Education and several other individuals associated with a youth programme for allegedly...

October 5, 2019

A Ugandan leader just called LGBT+ people ‘terrorists’

Uganda’s security minister has called LGBT+ people “terrorists” in an eviscerating attack against a presidential hopeful and his supporters. The country’s current president, Yoweri Museveni, has ruled the African republic for decades but his government faces fervent opposition from the People Power,...

October 5, 2019

Viral video sums up how homophobes love to make life difficult for themselves

Do you ever look at a homophobe and think, ‘Wow, it must be exhausting thinking and living like you?’ Footage of a man lunging laboriously up blocky concrete as people stroll leisurely past him, exchanging bemused looks, on rainbow stairs has gone viral on Twitter for being an analogy of how homophobes choose...

October 5, 2019

This Q&A with Pete Buttigieg’s husband reveals more about the presidential candidate than any TV debate

Why watch presidential debates to find out about Pete Buttigieg when you could just look at his husband’s Twitter account? Pete and his husband Chasten got stuck on the tarmac at an airport while travelling on Wednesday night, so Chasten decided it would be the perfect time to do a Q&A online. The Q&A came …...