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September 2, 2019

Trans woman stabbed to death in Chile during an attempted robbery

An unidentified trans woman was stabbed to death in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday morning (31 August) during an attempted robbery, according to local media. The Metropolitan Homicide Brigade of the Investigative Police is investigating the cause of death of the woman that happened in Chile’s bustling capital city....

September 2, 2019

Trans woman stabbed to death in Chile during an attempted robbery

September 2, 2019

The Home Office has refused more than 3,000 asylum seekers from countries where same-sex acts are illegal

The UK Home Office has refused more than 3,100 asylum claims from LGBT+ nationals where same-sex acts are illegal, damning figures revealed. The department responsible for immigration has declined countless claims from LGBT+ people between 2016 and 2018, according to an analysis by the Liberal Democrats of figures released...

September 2, 2019

Education secretary says all schools will be given support to teach LGBT-inclusive lessons amidst protests

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has pledged the government’s support for schools teaching LGBT-inclusive relationship and sex education. Williamson said that the government will be “supporting and backing every single school” as they prepare for the roll-out of a mandatory LGBT-inclusive curriculum. From September...

September 2, 2019

This trans beauty queen is using her platform to raise awareness of HIV

A trans beauty queen is using her platform to education others about HIV, PEP and PrEP. Jazell Barbie Royale, 31, made history as the first woman of African descent to win the 2019 crown at the Miss International Queen in Thailand earlier this year, which is considered as one of the most prestigious beauty pageants …...

September 2, 2019

Munroe Bergdorf gives her 25-year-old self advice about men in honest and frank Twitter thread

British model and activist Munroe Bergdorf has shared the advice she’d give her 25-year-old self about men in a frank Twitter thread. Bergdorf, 31, is the LGBT+ editor of Dazed Beauty. In 2019, Bergdorf launched a lingerie collection with Bluebella as well as sending a body-positivity message as part of the...

September 2, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shuts down Boston’s Straight Pride – and she doesn’t hold back

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has something to say about Boston’s Straight Pride parade. Ocasio-Cortez was one of many who took to Twitter to mock those who marched in Saturday’s parade, which she referred to as both an “‘I-Struggle-With-Masculinity’ parade” and...

September 2, 2019

Book about gay penguins raising a chick could make children gay, says parent

A picture book about a gay penguin couple raising a chick could confuse children into being gay, a parent on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has said. The comments were made during a 2 September segment on the programme, in which Victoria Derbyshire invited a primary school headteacher to give a lesson...

September 2, 2019

Brazilian ambassador aims thinly-veiled ‘homophobia’ at Emmanuel Macron in scathing attack

Brazil’s ambassador for tourism has threatened to grab French president Emmanuel Macron by the neck and claimed in a ‘homophobic’ jibe that he has seen “plenty of gay men” who are more “manly” than him. The comments are the latest in a widening diplomatic rift between the French...

September 2, 2019

Cara Delevingne reveals why she had to go public with girlfriend Ashley Benson

Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson’s relationship is the stuff of couple goals, and now the model has revealed what made them go public. Delevingne confirmed her relationship with the Pretty Little Liars actress in an Instagram post during Pride month, June 2019, after more than a year of dating. While the fact that...