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July 17, 2019

France to end ‘discriminatory’ gay blood donation policy by 2022

France has reduced the 12-month deferral period on blood donation for men who have sex with men, which blood equality advocates argued was “discriminatory.” On Wednesday (July 17), it was announced this would be reduced to four months for men who have sex with men, provided they abstain from sex or are in a...

July 17, 2019

Man wanted Harry Maguire riding unicorn on £50, disappointed it’s Alan Turing

The man who led a campaign to have England defender Harry Maguire riding an inflatable unicorn on the new £50 note has jokingly said it was a “huge disappointment” that Alan Turing was chosen. Jonny Sharples started a petition on change.org to have the professional footballer become the face of the note after...

July 17, 2019

Russian LGBT group school Putin for calling trans people ‘transformers’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sent educational brochures about LGBT+ people after he called transgender people “transformers” when responding to Elton John’s criticism of Russia’s LGBT+ rights record. Putin made his gaffe at the recent G20 summit. “They’ve thought up six or five...

July 17, 2019

Janelle Monáe calls for Trump impeachment following ‘racist tweets’

Queer artist Janelle Monáe has called for Donald Trump to be impeached following his xenophobic remarks on Twitter. “I’m dead convinced this idiot racist could kill someone on Twitter live in the WH west wing & u guys would be like ‘when he kills someone he reaffirms his message of division. We have...

July 17, 2019

John Bercow on LGBT lessons row: ‘You can’t appease bigots and homophobes’

Speaker for the House of Commons John Bercow made a clear statement on the ongoing LGBT-inclusive lessons debate, saying: “You can’t appease bigots and homophobes.” In reference to the parents opposing the ‘No Outsiders’ lessons programme, he said: “In my experience as a Member of...

July 17, 2019

New inclusive emojis are coming but still no trans flag

On World Emoji Day (July 17) Apple have announced that 59 new emoji will be released this autumn, and while they will be more inclusive there will still be no trans flag. A petition has been running since last year asking Apple to add a trans flag to the thousands of emoji that already exist, … Continued The post...

July 17, 2019

NBA star Dwight Howard ‘set free’ by gay rumours

July 17, 2019

Harry Styles could play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid remake

The ex-One Direction singer Harry Styles is reportedly being courted by Disney to star as Prince Eric in the forthcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The 25-year-old, who made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk in 2017, would be joining a cast that so far reportedly includes Melissa McCarthy...

July 17, 2019

This is when the new UK prime minister will be announced

The next leader of the Conservative party, and therefore the UK’s new prime minister, is expected to be announced next Tuesday (July 23) at 11 am. This week will see the final deadline for Conservative party members to vote on who will be the next leader. The party’s 160,000 members will choose between Boris Johnson...

July 16, 2019

Gay man left with horrific injuries after homophobic attack outside McDonald’s

A 22-year-old gay man in Preston, Lancashire was left with horrifying injuries after a homophobic beating by a gang of thugs. Ryan Williams, a hotel receptionist, says he was hit over the head and kicked in the face during the attack outside McDonad’s in the town centre on Saturday (July 13). In a Facebook post,...