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September 21, 2019

Irish Simpsons Fans have started their own political party – and they’re pro-trans rights

A viral Simpsons fanpage based in Ireland has announced it is setting up a political party. Yes, you read that correctly. No, you don’t have to schedule an eye-exam. And yes, this is the most 2019 thing that’s happened so far. The viral Facebook page Ireland Simpsons Fans (ISF) announced yesterday that it is...

September 21, 2019

Irish Simpsons Fans have started their own political party – and they’re pro-trans rights

September 21, 2019

Statue campaign launched to honour Brian Epstein, the gay ‘fifth Beatle’

Campaigners in Liverpool have launched a fundraiser to honour Brian Epstein, the gay man known as the “fifth Beatle”. The five-week campaign seeks to pay tribute to Epstein’s legacy and was launched on 19 September, which would have been his 85th birthday. Epstein, who is credited with managing the band’s...

September 21, 2019

Debbie Reynolds’ granddaughter will honour the late star with a touching tribute on Will and Grace

American Horror Story actor Billie Lourd, the granddaughter of the late Debbie Reynolds, is set honour the star on Will and Grace. Reynolds, who passed away in 2016, famously played Grace Adler’s (Debra Messing) mother Bobbi on the show. The actor, who was also the mother of the late Carrie Fisher, shot to fame when...

September 21, 2019

Jonathan Van Ness opens up about living with HIV

Jonathan Van Ness has opened up about living with HIV, and said that it’s something he needs to talk about to resist the “stigmatisation of the LGBT community” in the Trump era. His HIV-positive status is just one of the difficult topics he will tackle in his upcoming memoir Over The Top, he told The...

September 21, 2019

LGBT forum: Elizabeth Warren names the 18 black trans women murdered this year

Elizabeth Warren said the names of the 18 black trans women who have been murdered so far this year in the US, and got a standing ovation from the audience at yesterday’s Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues (September 20). For her powerful opening statement, Warren was asked by journalist and forum moderator...

September 21, 2019

Joe Biden called out at LGBT forum for saying Mike Pence is a “decent guy”

Joe Biden was called out by a moderator for previously saying that Vice President Mike Pence was a “decent guy” at the national 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues yesterday (September 20). The forum –sponsored by GLAAD One Iowa, The Gazette, and The Advocate– hosted ten Democratic presidential...

September 21, 2019

Man fired and made homeless for being gay in South Korea

A young, gay man in South Korea has revealed the abuse he received because of his sexuality, including being fired and made homeless. While there is no longer a law criminalising gay sex for civilians and LGBT+ people are becoming increasingly visible, soldiers can still be arrested for homosexuality and being gay is a...

September 21, 2019

‘You fking queer pfs’: Gay bakers sent hate-filled homophobic letter

A gay couple who own a Scottish bakery received a homophobia-filled hate letter to their store demanding a refund simply due to their sexuality. The shop owners, husband and husband pair Michael Burns and Stephen Whyteside, received the letter in the mail on Thursday morning. Burns posted photos of the letter onto his...

September 20, 2019

The heartbreaking story of how a young boy’s best friend cut him off because he was gay

A mother has shared her heartache at seeing her 11-year-old son be ditched by his best friend for being gay. Lori Duron is the author of the popular LGBT+ parenting blog, Raising My Rainbow. Writing for Huffpost, she explained how her young son, C.J., was cut off by his friend Allie because of his sexual orientation....