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August 29, 2019

Trump pastor: Taylor Swift is ‘pushing the LGBTQ agenda down the throats of the American people’

Trump ally and evangelical pastor Franklin Graham has hit out at Taylor Swift for supporting LGBT+ rights at the VMAs. Graham, who preached at Trump’s inauguration in 2017, lashed out at the ‘You Need to Calm Down’ singer after she used an acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards to call for the...

August 29, 2019

Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing man in neck during ‘homophobic hate crime’

A Brooklyn man has been indicted on hate crime and attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking a LGBT+ couple and stabbing one of them in the neck. Emmanuel Dash, 32, has been held on $40,000 bail and could face a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted, Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on...

August 29, 2019

Queer furry SonicFox raises thousands for LGBT youth by playing Mortal Kombat for 72 hours

Queer black furry e-sports champion SonicFox has raised $22,000 for LGBT+ youth with a 72-hour Mortal Kombat livestream. The five-time Evolution Championship Series champion, real name Dominique McLean, staged a three-day Twitch livestream to raise funds for charity. The fighting game pro was raising money for The Trevor...

August 29, 2019

Troye Sivan shuts down interviewer after being asked if he’s ‘top or bottom’

Troye Sivan has accused an interviewer as being “wildly invasive” after they asked if he was a top or a bottom. Journalist Matt Fistonich asked Sivan “top of bottom?” as part of an interview for the latest issue of LGBT+ New Zealand magazine Express. A “top” is someone who gives during...

August 28, 2019

Old Navy POC employees: we were ‘segregated’ during Queer Eye filming

Three people of colour who work at an Old Navy store in Philadelphia say they were told to keep out of sight while an all-white crew worked the sales floor during an in-store taping Queer Eye. The allegations first surfaced on August 21, when one of the people of colour described the incident online. Monae …...

August 28, 2019

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson is ‘on verge of quitting’, senior sources say

Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson is “on the verge of quitting”, according to reports. Davidson has been leader of the party since November 2011 and, according to The Scottish Sun, a “senior Tory source” said that she was struggling with being at odds with new prime minister Boris...

August 28, 2019

Thailand is on the verge of legalising same-sex unions, but marriage is still ruled out

Thailand could become the first nation in Southeast Asia to allow same-sex unions as a draft bill reaches the final stage of approval in Thai parliament. The bill, which is seven years in the making, would allow same-sex couples to jointly manage assets and inherit money from their partners. If it finds consensus in...

August 28, 2019

Rwandan gospel singer comes out: ‘It’s time people knew being gay is normal’

A gospel singer in Rwanda has come out as gay, and although he was ready to face the backlash, he wants people to know that “being gay is normal”. Albert Nabonibo, 35, is reportedly the first gospel singer to come out in Rwanda. Although gay sex is legal, attitudes towards LGBT+ people are hostile and …...

August 28, 2019

Queer people of colour subjected to ‘racial bias and discrimination’ at Manchester Pride

A number of queer people of colour have spoken out about discrimination and bias they faced during Manchester Pride. The Pride festival has been stung with a number of criticisms – after officials failed to remove anti-transgender protesters, ticket-holders were refused entry from a headline set by Ariana Grande,...

August 28, 2019

Lib Dems want to investigate Manchester Pride amidst ‘Fyre Festival’ comparisons

The Liberal Democrats have demanded an investigation of the Manchester Pride organisers by an Equalities committee, after comparisons were made between Manchester Pride and the disastrous Fyre Festival. The Lib Dems’ Manchester leader, John Leech, wrote to the chair of Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee ...