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July 11, 2019

Trump’s new ‘rights’ commission is packed with anti-LGBT activists

LGBT+ groups have expressed concern after Donald Trump launched a ‘natural law’ commission that is dominated by members with anti-LGBT beliefs. Trump’s current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced plans to undercut the US government’s existing human rights framework on Monday (July 7), with the...

July 11, 2019

Gay hook-up app Jack’d acquired by Scruff after nude photo leak scandal

Gay hook-up app Jack’d has been acquired by rival Scruff, after paying a huge legal settlement for a security flaw that exposed the nude photos of users. The apps, which both cater to queer men, announced a hook-up of their own on Tuesday (July 9). The terms of the deal were not made public. However, …...

July 11, 2019

Gay Church of England deacon: I tried to pray the gay away

Gay Church of England deacon Reverend Jide Macaulay has spoken out about the anti-LGBT views that still dominate the church. The gay clergyman is fronting a BBC documentary, Too Gay for God?, which airs on Thursday (July 11). Macaulay is one of a number of gay members of the clergy who are in same-sex relationships,...

July 11, 2019

Alabama mayor who called for gays to be killed running for re-election

An Alabama mayor who called for gay people to be killed is planning on running for re-election. Mark Chambers, the Republican mayor of Carbon Hill, Alabama, came under fire over a Facebook post calling for gay people to be “killed out” in June. After posting a meme attacking “a society where homosexuals...

July 11, 2019

Trans inmate raped, beaten in men’s Colorado prison gets $170,000 compensation

A 19-year-old transgender woman who was raped and beaten while incarcerated in a men’s prison has been awarded $170,000 in compensation after suing the Department of Corrections. The settlement also includes several key changes to Colorado’s treatment of transgender inmates, prompting conversations which could...

July 11, 2019

New York wedding dress designer refuses to make piece for lesbian couple

A same-sex lesbian couple in Missouri are speaking out after a wedding dress designer in New York refused to sell one of them a wedding outfit because they are lesbians. Tiffany Allen and her fiancée Angel Lane wrote to New York-based wedding dress designers D. Auxilly to ask about a $1,500 jumpsuit that Lane wanted...

July 11, 2019

Dan Baer could be the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate

Colorado Democrat Dan Baer Democratic challenger is hoping to be the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate. Baer, who is hoping to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in 2020, has earned a key endorsement in his Senate bid. The candidate previously served as the US Ambassador to the Organisation for...

July 11, 2019

Noel Whelan, leading equal marriage campaigner, dies aged 50

July 11, 2019

What is it like being black in LGBT spaces?

According to a Stonewall report, more than half of BAME LGBT+ people say that they have faced race-based discrimination within the LGBT+ community. The research reveals that from dating apps to gay bars, 61 percent of black LGBT+ people have experienced some form of racism from other LGBT+ people. Iona is a student at...

July 11, 2019

Christian mum wears rainbow sash to son’s gay wedding

An Australian woman who’s a committed Christian walked her son down the aisle wearing a rainbow sash to show her support for his gay marriage. Vanessa Hall said that she and her son, Lachlan, have always been very close – especially as Lachlan’s father died when he was an eight-month-old baby. But Hall, who...