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Meet Savannah Knoop, the real JT LeRoy played by Kristen Stewart

Genderfluid artist Savannah Knoop became the centre of one of America’s greatest hoaxes when her sister-in-law wrote a book, J. T. LeRoy, about an abused teenage boy and asked Knoop to pretend to be him to the media. The cult book series, written by Laura Albert, told the fictional story of JT LeRoy, a...
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Transgender man Jordan Cofer killed in Dayton attack

Friends of Jordan Cofer, a transgender man who was shot dead in the Dayton mass shooting, say he has been misgendered in death. 22-year-old transgender man Jordan Cofer was among nine people shot dead in the August 4 attack in Dayton, Ohio, which was perpetrated by his brother Connor Betts. Police and media have identified...
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Cricket Australia announces major transgender inclusion policy

Cricket Australia has unveiled new guidelines supporting transgender and gender diverse people to play cricket at the highest level. The new policy released on Thursday (August 8) allows women to compete in state and national women’s teams if they have testosterone levels of up to 10 nanomoles per litre in their...
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Australia’s anti-LGBT lobby targets transgender kids in schools

Australia’s Mark Latham is working with anti-LGBT lobbyists on a campaign to target transgender kids in schools. Latham, who heads the far-right One Nation party in New South Wales, helped launch the group’s new campaign to push against trans-inclusive school policies on Wednesday (August 7). Anti-LGBT lobbying...
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What are the things that annoy you the most about being gay?

A popular Twitter thread asks LGBT+ people for their opinion on “Things that annoy you about being gay.” Sco pa tu manaa: pic.twitter.com/12XZvXhcyb — Chant Farrar (@ChantFarrar) August 6, 2019 “Every straight guy thinks you hitting on them. Ugh,” said one reply. “That you know from...