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August 3, 2019

Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins baby claims are just ‘foolish rumours’

Caitlyn Jenner and partner Sophia Hutchins will not be having a baby any time soon, despite circulating rumours. Closer magazine had reported that Jenner, 69, is looking for a surrogate in hopes of raising her 11th child with her 22-year-old partner, Sophia Hutchins, who is also trans. The magazine quoted a source who...

August 3, 2019

Irish leader Leo Varadkar marches at Belfast Pride

Out Irish leader Leo Varadkar has marched at Belfast Pride in Northern Ireland. The Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland made an unannounced visit to Northern Ireland for Belfast’s annual Pride celebrations on Saturday (August 3). Varadkar, one of just three openly gay world leaders in office, sent a...

August 3, 2019

LGBT in Russia: smashing stereotypes and creating a queer future

For Russia’s LGBT community, homophobia and violence are part of day-to-day reality. Some cases, like the murder of activist Yelena Grigoryeva last week or torture in Chechnya, have made international headlines and caused global outrage, while others go tragically unreported. But there is more to LGBT+ life in Russia than...

August 3, 2019

Police officer sacked after ‘calling for parents of trans kids to be shot’

A police officer has been sacked after he allegedly branded parents of trans kids “lunatics” and suggested they should be shot. PC Mick Colbourne was dismissed from Lincolnshire Police on Friday (August 2) after a panel found that he had breached professional standards of conduct. Police officer hit out at...

August 3, 2019

Three arrested over alleged ‘hate-motivated’ murder of gay social worker

A third person has been arrested over the shooting of a gay social worker in the US state of Georgia. 19 year-old Tyreese T Johnson, of was arrested on July 31 over the murder of Atlanta man Ronald Trey Peters who was shot and killed on June 4. Police documents say that Johnson “is accused … Continued The post...

August 3, 2019

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson told AIDS patients that sickness is ‘an illusion’

Democratic Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is under scrutiny for her beliefs about HIV/AIDS. The spiritualist self-help guru has made a splash with her left-field interventions during the first rounds of Democratic Presidential TV debates, but her real-life record is stirring controversy. Presidential hopeful...

August 3, 2019

North Carolina governor signs order to clamp down on gay cure therapy

North Carolina governor Roy Cooper has signed an executive order seeking to tackle conversion therapy. Cooper signed an order on Friday (August 3) to ensure that no taxpayer dollars are used for conversion therapy for minors. The governor, a Democrat who unseated anti-LGBT Republican Pat McCrory in 2016, said:...

August 3, 2019

The L Word revival might not have happened if Donald Trump hadn’t won

The L Word’s upcoming revival was spurred into life when Donald Trump won the Presidency in 2016. The beloved lesbian drama series is set to make a comeback in December for The L Word: Generation Q, with several main cast members returning alongside a new generation of younger queer stars. However, it might not have...

August 2, 2019

Male sex workers take over Amsterdam’s Red Light District windows for Pride

Male sex workers are taking over windows in Amsterdam’s Red Light District to call for equality, as the city celebrates Pride. The city is world-famous as a sex tourism destination due to its liberal laws on prostitution, but men are rarely seen in Red Light District windows where sex workers traditionally advertise....

August 2, 2019

Pennsylvania: Two activists arrested while protesting transgender prison policy

Two activists protesting the treatment of transgender inmates at a Jail Oversight Board meeting in Pennsylvania were forcibly removed on Thursday (August 1). Community organiser Christian Carter and trans advocate and former inmate Ciora Thomas were both then arrested, and only released by sheriff’s deputies after...