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August 14, 2019

This senator doesn’t know what a trans woman is

A Philippine politician showed just how far the trans rights movement has left to go by claiming he doesn’t know what a trans woman is. Senator Risa Hontiveros had just finished an impassioned speech calling on the congress to pass a bill on LGBT+ rights when her colleague Koko Pimintel took to the pedestal....

August 14, 2019

Transgender woman in handcuffs after trying to use women’s toilets

A transgender woman who was blocked from using the women’s bathroom at a shopping mall in the Philippines has said she will pursue legal action. Gretchen Diaz, 28, was barred from using the women’s bathroom at a mall in Cubao, Quezon City, on August 13 by a janitor who told her to use the men’s …...

August 14, 2019

North Macedonia’s prime minister apologises for using gay slur

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has apologised after using the Macedonia word for “f****t” to describe a gay man at the centre of a corruption scandal. Speaking on Tuesday night (August 14) in the capital Skopje, Zaev reportedly said that he would not allow “a few criminals, one vain...

August 14, 2019

BBC’s LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte shares shocking abuse he receives

The BBC‘s LGBT+ correspondent Ben Hunte has revealed some of the homophobic messages he’s received after his personal phone number was leaked. Hunte, 27, is a gay journalist who became the BBC‘s first LGBT correspondent last year, a job he described as “a dream come true”. He reports on...

August 14, 2019

The first trailer for George Michael-inspired Last Christmas is here and decidedly not queer

The first trailer for the Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding-starring Last Christmas is here and decidedly not queer. Written and co-starring Emma Thompson, the romcom follows a cynical holiday shop worker (Clarke) who strikes up a friendship with the homeless shelter volunteer (Golding), whom she keeps bumping into. Inspired...

August 14, 2019

Gay age gap couple: ‘People assume we’re father and son’

Gay couple Mark, 55, and Kayleb, 22, have been dating for six years and regularly get mistaken for father and son. The pair, who met on Grindr, were initially in a Sugar Daddy arrangement, but after finding a strong connection they decided to become official. The pair became “a genuine couple that has love between...

August 14, 2019

Stephen Colbert perfectly drags straight men who think recycling is ‘gay’

US comedian Stephen Colbert has called out straight men, who – according to Penn State research – don’t recycle because they are scared it makes them “look gay”. In a segment called ‘Hey Straight Guys: Recycling Does Not Make You Look Gay’ on CBS’s The Late Show, Colbert said,...

August 14, 2019

Electropop singer Shura: ‘God can’t hate gays – I was blessed by the Pope’

The lesbian electropop singer Shura has joked that “God can’t hate the gays” because she and her gay twin brother were blessed by the Pope before they were born. In an interview with The Independent, she explained that Pope John Paul II saw her mother as she was going through a difficult pregnancy. She...

August 14, 2019

Far-right party in Israel compares LGBT advocates to Nazis

A new campaign video from Israel’s ultra-orthodox Noam party likens LGBT+ rights advocates to Nazis and Palestinian suicide bombers, saying they “want to destroy us”. The far-right Zionist party announced last month that they would be running in Israel’s September 17 election, with a focus on combatting LGBT+...

August 14, 2019

Harry Styles turns down role of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid remake

Harry Styles has “respectfully declined” the role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Earlier this month, the singer was reported to be in negotiations to play the role, but a source told Variety that the One Direction singer has “amicably” decided to turn down...