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September 29, 2019

Eight transgender movies you really must see, available to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube

From transgender movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime to independent shorts by trans and non-binary filmmakers on YouTube, here’s a round-up of the best trans films. We asked trans and bisexual man Stephan Kyriacou, and non-binary pansexual Cara Buchanan, to share their favourite transgender movies to watch – and why....

September 29, 2019

Judge throws out rules barring adoption agencies from discriminating against LGBT couples

A federal judge in Michigan has thrown out rules that cuts off state funding for adoption agencies who refused to place children with same-sex couples. District Judge Robert Jonker sided with a Catholic adoption agency that refuses to place children in homes with LGBT+ parents, blocking non-discrimination rules imposed by...

September 29, 2019

Polish Pride: Far-right extremists hurl bottles, eggs and firecrackers amidst heavy police presence

Pride-goers in the Polish city of Lubin defied far-right protesters who hurled eggs, bottles and firecrackers in an attempt to stop them marching for LGBT+ rights. The event proved to be a violent flashpoint for conservative campaigners after Poland’s leading Law and Justice (PiS) party persistently targeted the...

September 28, 2019

Trump Department of Justice writes letter in support of firing gay teachers

In a “highly unusual” move, the US Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest letter siding with an archbishop’s decision to fire a gay teacher from a Catholic school. Joshua Payne-Elliott was fired from his job teaching at Cathedral High School because he is in a same-sex marriage. He...

September 28, 2019

Great British Bake Off star inundated with ‘immense’ love and positivity after receiving homophobic letter

Former Great British Bake Off contestant Rav Bansal has been flooded with “love and positivity” after sharing a vile homophobic letter he received from a stranger. Bansal appeared on the hit show in 2016, and came out publicly as gay last month. He is a proud Sikh and the anonymous letter writer claimed that...

September 28, 2019

Political commentator who said ‘there should be’ Brexit riots spent years demonising trans people

British columnist and Brexit supporter Brendan O’Neill has provoked an uproar by saying there “should be” riots over Brexit, live on TV. There is strict legislation against inciting violent activity, including riots, and the UK’s former top prosecutor has called for police to investigate...

September 28, 2019

Netflix star says being gay is more accepted and understood than being disabled

Ryan O’Connell, the star of Netflix comedy Special, has said that sexuality is more accepted than disability. The out TV creator earned four Emmy nominations for Special, which was based on his own experiences as a gay man with cerebral palsy. Speaking to students at the University of Washington, O’Connell spoke...

September 28, 2019

Family demand justice for teen boy who died by suicide after being ‘outed’ by cyberbullies

The family of a 16-year-old boy who took his own life after being outed online by a classmate is demanding justice for his death. Channing Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, had confided in a few friends that he was bisexual, but this was not widely known. After a disagreement with a classmate, screenshots of sexually...

September 27, 2019

Malcolm in the Middle star really, really wants to be Lizzo’s purse. Yes, really

Frankie Muniz, the child star of the early noughties sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, is now trying to get in the middle of singer Lizzo’s wardrobe by wanting to be her purse. Yeah, you read that correctly. Muniz tweeted Lizzo earlier this week asking if he could be her “accessory”, or, more specifically,...