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April 11, 2022

Australian PM Scott Morrison backs calls to ban trans women from sport ahead of election

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has backed two politicians calling to ban trans women from sport ahead of the country’s general election in May. A proposed bill has been led by Liberal backbencher Claire Chandler and supported by Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, which will allow sporting groups and clubs...

April 11, 2022

Australian PM Scott Morrison backs calls to ban trans women from sport ahead of election

April 11, 2022

St. Vincent announces extra UK shows on her Daddy’s Home Tour: tickets, dates and more

St. Vincent has announced extra UK dates on her Daddy’s Home World Tour – and tickets go on sale soon. The queer artist will headline new dates in Manchester, Oxford and Bexhill-on-Sea as part of the 2022 tour. Fans can get their hands on tickets for the tour from 10am on 14 April via Ticketmaster …...

April 11, 2022

Majority of Tory voters back banning trans conversion therapy despite shameful Boris Johnson U-turn

The majority of Conservative Party voters back a complete ban on trans conversion therapy despite Boris Johnson planning to exclude the community from forthcoming legislation, a YouGov poll has found. Polling conducted by YouGov on behalf of The Times found that 58 per cent of Tory voters back banning so-called conversion...

April 11, 2022

Emeli Sandé says she felt pressured to stay closeted by the music industry

Emeli Sandé has claimed that working in the music gave her “a feeling” that she shouldn’t come out publicly. The “Next to Me” singer came out on 1 April and revealed she is in love with a woman whom she believes is “the one for life”. In a new interview over the weekend at National...

April 11, 2022

Boris Johnson urged to listen after ‘phenomenal’ response to trans conversion therapy ban petition

A petition to have the UK government protect trans folk from conversion therapy will now be put forward to be debated in parliament. Although the government had promised a conversion therapy ban since 2018, last month leaks revealed that plans to legislate against the practice, often compared to torture, had been...

April 11, 2022

Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington marries partner in beautiful ceremony surrounded by their dogs

Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington got married to her long-time partner with their three dogs in tow. The 32-year-old Irish boxer married Mandy Loughlin, who she has been with since 2009 after meeting her through the sport, on Friday (8 April). Sharing a photo of herself and her wife in wedding dresses alongside their three...

April 11, 2022

JoJo Siwa claims she ‘wasn’t invited’ to Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards: ‘I’m not sure why’

JoJo Siwa has claimed that she was not invited to the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, despite earning a nomination in their favourite social music star category. The 18-year-old, who has been working with the children’s TV network since 2016, was missing on Saturday night (10 April) at the annual event...

April 11, 2022

Iconic musical Annie Get Your Gun is returning to the West End for one-off London Palladium concert

Iconic musical Annie Get Your Gun is being celebrated with a one-off concert at the London Palladium. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the show’s first ever West End production of Irving Berlin’s hit musical. The UK’s first ever concert production of the show will take place at the Palladium on 1...

April 11, 2022

Drag Race royalty Bimini Bon Boulash pleads with JK Rowling to be ‘accepting and loving’

Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon Boulash has urged JK Rowling to “be accepting and loving of people” as the Harry Potter author continues to share her controversial views about the transgender community. Rowling has faced intense backlash over her so-called gender critical beliefs, which she explained in an...