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August 9, 2019

83-year-old Alabama man arrested for sending threatening note over Pride flag

An elderly Alabama man was arrested for leaving a threatening note at a hair salon demanding they take down a Pride flag “before it is too late.” James Willoughby Wood, 83, was arrested on Wednesday (August 7) on a misdemeanour harassing communications charge for leaving the note on the back door of Salon U in …...

August 9, 2019

Gay rugby star Gareth Thomas says he has spoken to closeted footballer

Rugby player Gareth Thomas has revealed that he made contact with a gay footballer who is in the closet. Thomas, who is one of the UK’s best-known LGBT+ sport role models, told the Daily Star that he had a private phone call with a player who grappled with whether to come forward. Gareth Thomas ‘offered...

August 9, 2019

Homophobia in 1980s linked to HIV testing reluctance, study finds

Homophobia in the 1980s may be linked to a reluctance in older gay men to get tested for HIV, a study has found. The study, carried out by Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Glasgow, analysed data from 2,436 men living in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales, to examine testing...

August 9, 2019

Advertisers must run anti-gay political ads, Israeli judge rules

August 9, 2019

Lesbian tennis icon Billie Jean King is now an action figure

Lesbian tennis icon Billie Jean King has been turned into a real-life action figure. The six-inch figure comes with a tennis racket and adjustable limbs, to help smash both injustice and return serves. The $20 action figure was created by FCTRY as part of a “real life action figures” range, which is dedicated...

August 9, 2019

Australian prime minister attacks transgender inclusion policy

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has hit out at Cricket Australia for adopting a transgender-inclusive policy, describing it as a “sledgehammer”. In an interview with Sydney radio station 2GB, Morrison attacked new rules that support transgender and gender diverse people to play cricket at the highest...

August 9, 2019

One devastating question convinced Taylor Swift to speak out on LGBT rights

Taylor Swift has revealed that one “devastating” question from her friend Todrick Hall convinced her to speak out more for LGBT+ equality. The former country singer has shed her long-maintained apolitical public persona over the past year, making high-profile donations to LGBT+ charities and urging fans to join...

August 8, 2019

48 gay and bisexual students say university doctor sexually abused them

48 gay and bisexual men who are former students of the University of Southern California (USC) have alleged that a university doctor sexually abused them, and that the assaults spanned more than two decades. According to a report by Buzzfeed, at least five men say they reported Dr. Dennis Kelly, who worked in the health...

August 8, 2019

Jessica Jones actress: Transgender people deserve more than ‘sensationalism’

Transgender Jessica Jones actress Aneesh Sheth says the media is too focused on “sensationalism over their bodies.” An out and proud transgender woman, Sheth plays the role of Gillian—Jessica Jones’ assistant on the Netflix show. Sheth, who made history as the first transgender character to appear in a...

August 8, 2019

Uruguay conservatives try to reverse trans rights and fail

When conservatives in Uruguay campaigned to repeal a law that provides essential protections for trans people, a vast majority of population stopped it from happening. Trans people have been able to legally change their gender since 2009, but in 2018 the “Comprehensive Law for Trans People (Ley Integral Para Personas...