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September 20, 2019

Twitter has absolutely no time for ‘homophobic’ Shane Gillis’ response to being fired from SNL

People on Twitter weren’t impressed by the response from comedian Shane Gillis after he was fired from Saturday Night Live for ‘racist, homophobic’ comments. Gillis, 31, made the offensive comments in a 2018 episode of his podcast, Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast. He tried to remove the episode but it...

September 20, 2019

High school students staged a walk-out protest over trans-inclusive bathroom policy

Students at a North Carolina high school walked out in protest after rumours that the school’s trans-inclusive bathroom policy was being abused. North Buncombe High School adopted Gender Support Guidelines in 2017, allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender. The decision is made by...

September 20, 2019

Ben Platt on Ryan Murphy and how everyone is ‘a little bit queer’ in Netflix’s The Politician

Ben Platt explains to PinkNews that his new show with Pose creator Ryan Murphy is grounded in a world where everyone’s “a little bit queer”. The Politician, which lands on Netflix on September 27, stars Platt as Payton Hobart, an ultra-wealthy teenager whose sole ambition is becoming President of the...

September 20, 2019

Sean Spicer wants Jesus to help him win Dancing with the Stars

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer invoked Jesus to help him win Dancing with the Stars after his bizarre debut. The disgraced Trump aide played bongo drums and danced to The Spice Girls’ ‘Spice Up Your Life’ while wearing a lurid yellow shirt that sparked numerous comparisons to iceberg...

September 20, 2019

Pete Buttigieg says LGBT media attacks him for being ‘wrong kind of gay’

Pete Buttigieg has complained that LGBT+ media outlets criticise him for being the “wrong kind of gay”. The Democratic presidential hopeful made the comments in an interview with SiriusXM on Wednesday. Pete Buttigieg takes a swing at LGBT media outlets. Asked if he has an easier experience as a...

September 20, 2019

Gay Men’s Chorus sign vandalised with violent homophobic message: ‘Die F*gs Die’

The Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus has spoken out after a sign on their office was defaced with the message ‘Die Fags Die’. The group in Oakland, California, which has 50 members, spoke out about the vandalism on Thursday, September 19. In a statement, the Gay Men’s Chorus said: “Someone has defaced...

September 20, 2019

‘How can you be lesbian and Christian?’ Home Office using religion against LGBT asylum seekers, says report

A new report has alleged that the Home Office is using religion against LGBT+ asylum seekers. The 85-page publication also found that the government department was using some LGBT+ asylum seekers’ dependency on homophobic or transphobic friends or family to discredit their applications. The report, published earlier...

September 20, 2019

One of the hugging toddlers from that adorable viral video has two dads

In what might have been the most wholesome thing to happen in 2019 so far, a video of two toddlers hugging that went viral just got even better – one of them has two dads. The clip, which had the internet doing a collective ‘aww’ this month, saw two-year-olds Maxwell Hanson and Finnegan McKenna running...

September 20, 2019

Hospital receptionist refused to acknowledge woman’s same-sex partner: ‘I’ll just put friend’

LGBT+ women face “significant barriers” when it comes to accessing healthcare, according to a pioneering new report. The publication – believed to be the first of its kind – found that the sexual minority women experienced prejudice and ignorance from healthcare professionals. “I was scheduled for a small...

September 20, 2019

Catholic theologian wants gender-neutral robot priests to tackle church’s ‘sexual abuse crisis’

A Catholic theologian says that gender-neutral robot priests could help tackle the sexual abuse crisis within the church. The claim comes from Ilia Delio, chair in theology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania. Speaking to Vox, she said: “Take the Catholic Church. It’s very male, very patriarchal, and we have this...