Gay footballer Andy Brennan: Life is ‘so much better’ since coming out
Openly gay Australian footballer Andy Brennan has said that his life is “so much better” since he came out. The 26-year-old, who formerly played for the Newcastle Jets and now plays for Green Gully in Melbourne, came out as gay in May of this year. “The way it’s affected my life has been only positive, …...
Denmark could soon allow trans teens to legally change gender
There is broad political support in Denmark for a change in the law which would allow transgender and non-binary people who are under 18 to legally change their gender. Denmark has allowed people over 18 to legally change their gender since 2014, however the law leaves out trans and non-binary teenagers. Now, most...
Disney Channel unveils first teenage gay couple in Andi Mack finale
Disney Channel has made history once again by depicting its first teenage gay couple in the series finale of Andi Mack. In the scene, Cyrus Goodman—who is played by Joshua Rush—confesses that he likes his classmate TJ Kippen. “Is there anything else you want to tell me?” Cyrus asks. TJ replies, “Yeah,” and asks the …...
Mexico crowns second-ever trans beauty queen
A Trans woman from Colima, western Mexico has won a national beauty pageant. Ivanna Cázares was named the second-ever Miss Trans Beauty Mexico after a glittering four-hour event filled with sequins, glamour and red swimsuits. The 27-year-old was one of 21 contestants who competed in the three-part competition, which held...
Jaimie Alexander wants to be Valkyrie’s queen in next Thor film
Actress Jaimie Alexander has volunteered herself as a potential queen for Valkyrie in Marvel’s upcoming film Thor: Love and Thunder, which is due for release in 2021. The news comes after Marvel announced its upcoming slate of films and television projects at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this month. Tessa Thompson also...
Justin Trudeau makes historic visit to Canadian gay bar
Justin Trudeau has made history by becoming the first Canadian head of government to make an official visit to a gay bar. The Canadian Prime Minister dropped in to the Fountainhead Pub in Vancouver yesterday evening to mark the beginning of Pride week in the city, City News 1130 reports. In video footage circulated online,...
Grindr goes public: Chinese owner resumes plan to float hook-up app
Grindr’s Chinese owner has resumed plans to list the company after a US watchdog dropped its security concerns. Plans to take Grindr public were first reported in August 2018, but were put on hold in March after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) labelled its owner a “national...
Northern Ireland’s gender identity clinic takes no new patients in over a year
Health services across the UK continue to treat transgender people as if they have a mental illness, while Northern Ireland’s adult gender identity clinic (GIC) has failed to treat any new patients in over a year, according to a leading LGBT+ rights campaigner. Ellen Murray, executive director of Transgender NI, has...
Two trans women tortured and killed in Pakistan
Pakistani police officers have discovered the bodies of two transgender women who they say were tortured and beaten to death. Police found the bodies of the women—who have not been named—in a locked house in Sahiwal, eastern Punjab on Saturday (July 27), the Times of Israel reported. Senior officer Mohammad Ali Zia said...
