Star cricket player attacked for being trans after scoring four centuries
A rising star of women’s cricket has become the target of an anti-trans campaign group. Maxine Blythin has wowed cricket fans in her first season for Kent Women’s Cricket, hitting four centuries and amassing a batting average of 124. Her position on the team has led to anti-trans abuse from the group Fair Play...
Wisconsin judge rules Medicaid must cover transgender healthcare
Wisconsin Medicaid can no longer refuse to pay for hormone treatments and gender-reassignment surgery for transgender people, a judge has ruled. The US district judge made the ruling in the case of four trans Wisconsin residents, who were challenging a 1997 provision that excluded coverage of “transsexual...
Pete Buttigieg says opposition to same-sex marriage among black voters will ‘wash away’
US presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg will work to win the support of black voters and said opposition to same-sex marriage among black Protestants will “wash away”. According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, fewer than half of US black Protestant Christians support same-sex marriage. For CNN‘s...
James Charles reaches 16 million YouTube subscribers… again
Three months after the Tati Westbrook drama, James Charles has once again hit 16 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Charles announced the news in a tweet. He wrote: “AHHH WE HIT 16 MILLION SISTERS!! … again.” He thanked his fans and said he was “blessed to be alive and do this job”....
Will Young has written to Prince William to praise his ‘wonderful’ support for the LGBT+ community
Will Young has written a touching letter to Prince William to thank him for saying that he wouldn’t mind if his children were gay. The singer said he wrote to the Duke of Cambridge to let him know “what a wonderful thing he did” for the LGBT+ community. “Him standing up and saying ‘I...
Philippines president says LGBT+ people should have separate bathrooms
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has backed the idea that trans women should be given separate bathrooms. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said that Duterte “agrees with the concept” of LGBT-only bathrooms. “He said there should be a third restroom. We talked about it last Sunday,”...
Rainbow crossing defaced with violent message
A rainbow crossing was defaced in Calgary, Canada, with a message inciting violence against the LGBT+ community. “Shoot a f*****” had been written across the permanent crossing, although the culprit had misspelled the slur. The graffiti was found and reported to police on Sunday, August 18, at around 7.30am....
Lyra McKee’s partner says she understands why people can be afraid to speak out against her murder
Lyra McKee’s partner said she “understands” why people may be scared of talking to police about the late journalist’s murder. Sara Canning defended those who have been too afraid to come forward with information, saying that critics must consider the complexities of life in Northern Ireland....
Alabama student left out of yearbook for wearing tuxedo instead of dress
An LGBT+ student in Alabama who wore a tuxedo instead of a dress for her high-school photo has been left out of her senior yearbook. Holley Gerelds, a senior student at Springville High School in Alabama, who identifies as part of the LGBT+ community, said she wore the tuxedo because she wanted to be herself …...
