Author Juno Dawson wants you to know the ‘powerful trans lobby’ doesn’t exist
Juno Dawson, the bestselling author and screenwriter, will be hosting a trans literary salon this weekend at new Brighton-based LGBT+ book festival The Coast Is Queer. PinkNews talked to Juno Dawson about trans literature, the state of UK politics and why she is trying to answer Carrie Bradshaw’s questions on her new...
Brazilian opposition says proud homophobe Bolsonaro’s ‘macho ideas’ are responsible for anti-LGBT violence
The political opposition in Brazil has said that Bolsonaro’s “macho ideas” are responsible for promoting violence against LGBT+ people and women in the country. Despite the criminalisation of homophobia and transphobia, Brazil is the deadliest country in the world for transgender people. President Jair...
A winery refused to host a same-sex wedding because of the owner’s ‘religious beliefs’
A lesbian couple who asked to hold their wedding at a California winery were turned down because of the owner’s “religious beliefs.” One of the brides posted her correspondence with the winery on Facebook to call for a boycott after its “overt homophobia”. The email from Viaggio winery’s...
Lesbian doesn’t realise she’s in a loving relationship with her roommate
A 19-year-old lesbian Redditor is warming hearts across the internet after asking for help with the age-old question: ‘Do they like me or are they just being friendly?’ The anonymous teen wrote to the r/relationships subreddit seeking advice on how to act around her “smoking hot” female roommate,...
A children’s book about a trans mermaid just won a prestigious prize
A children’s picture book about a trans mermaid called Julián has won the prestigious Klaus Fugge prize. Jessica Love, the author of Julián Is a Mermaid, was named the winner on Wednesday, 11 September. The prize goes to the most exciting and promising newcomer to picture book illustration. Judge and former...
A children’s book about a trans mermaid just won a prestigious prize
A children’s picture book about a trans mermaid called Julián has won the prestigious Klaus Fugge prize. Jessica Love, the author of Julián Is a Mermaid, was named the winner on Wednesday, 11 September. The prize goes to the most exciting and promising newcomer to picture book illustration. Judge and former...
Ellen Page has best response to being asked if she was worried about being typecast as ‘queer’
Ellen Page said she would be “thrilled” to only ever play queer roles on a panel at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019. Page, who married dancer Emma Portner last year, has played many LGBT+ roles, including a pansexual novelist in Tales of the City and anti-death penalty protestor Lucy Moro in My...
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested over homophobic attacks at a youth club
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after a homophobic attack against members of a Welsh LGBT+ youth club that left one teenager hospitalised. A club member was assaulted at a local bus stop in Gwynedd after leaving Caffi Gisda in July, while other incidents of verbal abuse reportedly took place, according to NorthWalesLive....
Pose star Indya Moore says that empathy will save the world
Indya Moore, the non-binary actor who rose to fame as Angel in HBO’s Pose, is on the September cover of AnOther Magazine. The 24-year-old is a model signed to IMG, the face of Louise Vuitton, plays a lead role in Pose and is also, as they say, “a black trans person from the Bronx who … Continued
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