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Israel Folau sues Rugby Australia over anti-gay row

Former rugby player Israel Folau has launched court action against Rugby Australia after being fired for saying “hell awaits” gay people. Folau was sacked from Australia’s national rugby team in May after he posted a meme on Instagram which issued a “warning” to “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators,...
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Black drag queen booed at opera festival with Angela Merkel in audience

A black UK drag queen was booed while performing to an audience that included German chancellor Angela Merkel at an opera festival in Germany on Friday (July 26). The Bayreuth festival is a celebration of German opera composer Wagner, and Le Gateau Chocolat performed on the first day of the festival, during the interval of...
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Mario Lopez apologises for ‘ignorant’ comment about trans children

Saved by the Bell actor Mario Lopez has apologised for his “ignorant comments” after he said parents who support transgender children were “dangerous”. In a statement, the 45-year-old said: “The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were. “I have been and...
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Thousands support Polish ‘I am LGBT’ campaign on Twitter

Tens of thousands of social media users have joined in the #JestemLGBT campaign to show support for LGBT+ rights in Poland. The hashtag, which means I am LGBT, was launched this week by Twitter users. It aims to tackle homophobia and discrimination in a country deeply influenced by the Catholic Church and governed by the...
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Rammstein guitarists kiss on Moscow stage to protest anti-LGBT laws

Rammstein guitarists Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe shared a kiss onstage at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium in defiance of Russia’s anti-LGBT+ laws. The kiss took place during their song “Aüslander” on Monday (July 29), a controversial act in a country which is notorious for its poor treatment of LGBT+...
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Lizzo wins over LGBT fans with NPR Tiny Desk performance

US singer Lizzo performed her hit Truth Hurts at the NPR offices and won queer hearts worldwide by declaring she’s “fuckboi, fuckgirl and fuckthem free.” Before her performance, Lizzo said, “Bitches ain’t shit sometimes. And all the non-conforming genders in-between, you can all be ain’t shit too. Love is...
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Lizzo wins over LGBT fans with NPR Tiny Desk performance

US singer Lizzo performed her hit Truth Hurts at the NPR offices and won queer hearts worldwide by declaring she’s “fuckboi, fuckgirl and fuckthem free.” Before her performance, Lizzo said, “Bitches ain’t shit sometimes. And all the non-conforming genders in-between, you can all be ain’t shit too. Love is...