High school student says he was attacked in locker room for being gay
Former UN ambassador forced to deny she’ll replace Mike Pence as Trump’s running mate
Donald Trump’s former UN ambassador Nikki Haley has denied that she is being lined up as a replacement for Mike Pence as Vice President. Haley spoke out to deny swirling rumours that Trump could move to ditch Pence for the 2020 election. The former Governor of Indiana has failed to make a major impact during …...
Florida teacher refuses to use transgender student’s pronouns, tells her to ‘change class’
A Florida teacher’s refusal to use a transgender student’s pronouns has caused the whole school staff to undergo additional inclusivity training. Thomas Caggiano, a maths teacher at Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, wrote in an email that he would not use female pronouns for a trans student,...
25 guns seized from teen who threatened to open fire in a gay bar
An Ohio teen who threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a gay bar has been indicted on federal charges, after police seized 25 weapons from his home. Justin Olsen, 18, was arrested on August 12 after making violent threats on the website iFunny under internet username “ArmyOfChrist.” Teen threatened Planned...
Pride flags stolen in ‘deliberate and targeted homophobic attacks’
Multiple attempts to steal Pride flags in the Irish city of Galway were “deliberate and targeted homophobic attacks”, a councillor has said. Social Democrats Galway City East councillor Owen Hanley has called for hate crime legislation to better “protect the freedoms” of LGBT+ people. The flag was stolen six times in the...
Catholic priest accused of stealing church donations to pay Grindr hook-ups
A Catholic priest has been accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from donations to his church to pay men on Grindr to have sex with him. Reverend Joseph McLoone, who was the pastor at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Wednesday, August 21, on felony theft charges. Catholic priest...
Leeds bans advert for ‘women only’ march that excludes trans people
Leeds City Council has banned an advert for a “women only” Lesbian Strength march that explicitly excludes transgender people. The advert was removed from a council-run publication because of “the exclusive nature of the event”, Leeds Live reports. The Lesbian Strength march is due to be held in...
The Bachelor franchise finally gets same-sex romance after 17 years
The Bachelor franchise is finally featuring a same-sex romance after 17 years on air. Demi Burnett, who identifies as sexually fluid, is dating a woman on the show Bachelor in Paradise. Burnett, an interior designer, was initially attracted to co-star Derek Peth, but she began to fall for a woman unrelated to the show,...
A US Christian group is mailing ‘homophobic and transphobic’ leaflets to UK homes
An American Christian fundamentalist group has targeted a UK town by mailing and distributing anti-LGBT+ leaflets. Birmingham, in the West Midlands, became the stage of a fierce debate over whether LGBT+ lives and topics should be taught in schools this year. And in the latest controversy, residents woke up to find...
