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July 31, 2019

Squarespace and more big companies pull ads with ‘LGBT-free zone’ Polish paper

Major companies, including software brand Squarespace and lingerie retailer Bravissimo, have said they will remove adverts with a Polish newspaper after it issued ‘LGBT-free zone’ stickers to its readers. The right-wing newspaper Gazeta Polska was heavily criticised – including by the openly gay deputy mayor of...

July 31, 2019

Rhondda Pride slammed over ban on ‘bondage wear’ and ‘sexualised costumes’

The organisers of the the first ever Pride event in Rhondda, south Wales, have apologised after asking attendees to not come dressed in “bondage wear or sexualised costumes.” The Facebook page for Rhondda Pride 2019, which has since been taken down, came under fire after posting earlier this week that they had...

July 31, 2019

Marvel seeking its first transgender superhero

US film company Marvel Studios are reportedly casting “transgender actresses only” for a new role in the franchise. The casting call for “Jessica” reportedly is looking for a trans woman of any ethnicity in her twenties or thirties. On Sunday (July 29), Pose actress Angelica Ross tweeted,...

July 31, 2019

‘Homophobic’ sisters who attacked man with hammer in Liverpool spared prison

Three sisters who screamed homophobic insults at a man while swinging a hammer at him have all walked free from a Liverpool court. Children playing in the street in Birkenhead, Liverpool, witnessed Leanne, Louise and Samantha Whelan shouting abuse at Peter Taylor on August 11, 2018. Leanne Whelan, 32 – who was pregnant at...

July 31, 2019

Gay Star News founders reveal why they are ceasing publication

The founders of Gay Star News have released a wide-ranging post explaining why their publication has shut down, citing financial reasons. Tris Reid-Smith and Scott Nunn, who set up Gay Star News nearly eight years ago, confirmed reports that the publication had closed after the BBC’s LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte...

July 31, 2019

People more comfortable discussing immigration than LGBT rights in the office

People in the UK are more comfortable discussing immigration issues with their co-workers than they are discussing LGBT+ rights, according to a survey by the hiring platform Jobsite. In the current divisive climate, discussion of national and international politics in workplaces is on the rise, with half of the 2,000 UK...

July 31, 2019

Anti-LGBT education page blocks ‘every gay’ on Twitter

A Twitter profile set up to protest against LGBT education in the UK’s schools appears to have blocked “every gay” on the internet. Hundreds of Twitter users have posted say that they have been blocked by the Questioning LGBT Education page, which was set up earlier in July. Screenshots seen by PinkNews...

July 31, 2019

Queer Eye’s Karamo ‘confirms’ Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski are a real couple

Queer Eye‘s Karamo Brown sent fans into a frenzy after confirming Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski are the “first Fab Five couple.” The Netflix culture guru commented on a photo of the pair together, which was captioned by Van Ness: “I love my Antoni bae and Karamo jealousy doesn’t look...

July 31, 2019

Mario Lopez says parents supporting trans kids is ‘dangerous’

Saved by the Bell actor Mario Lopez has said that it is “dangerous” and “alarming” for parents to allow children to live as their self-identified gender. He made his comments in an interview with Candace Owens, a conservative and pro-Trump activist and commentator. Owens said that there was a...

July 31, 2019

Hate crimes rise to decade high in US with LGBT people among most targeted, finds report

Hate crimes have risen across the USA to a decade high, with most extremist homicides carried out by white nationalists or those in the far right, according to a new report. The latest research found that hate crimes increased by nine percent to 2,009 cases in the 30 cities surveyed by the Center for the …...