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Drag Race UK guest judges: Andrew Garfield and Michaela Coel confirmed

Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield and Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel will appear as guest judges on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, it has been revealed. The pair were announced as guest judges ahead of the launch of the British drag reality spin-off, which is set to make its debut on BBC Three in September. Angels...
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Indian teen takes own life over alleged homophobia

A 19-year-old man from Mumbai, India, has taken his own life after posting on Facebook: “It is not my fault that I was born gay.” On July 2 Avinshu Patel was found dead on Neelangarai beach in Chennai, where he moved three months ago to work in a salon. He told a friend earlier that … Continued The post...
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Pride flag arson suspect arrested in New York

Police have arrested a man suspected of setting fire to Pride flags on two separate occasions outside New York’s only black-owned gay bar. The suspect is a 20-year-old male who lives in Manhattan. He has been charged with two counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime and two counts of arson, occurring on May...
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Nova Scotia brings in ‘X’ and genderless options for state ID

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has rolled out non-binary and gender-free options on ID documents. Nova Scotian residents can now choose ‘X’ as a gender, or choose not to display a gender, on their provincial driver’s licenses, birth certificates and photo ID cards. Announcing the changes on Tuesday...
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Trans activist Sarah McBride running for Delaware state senate

Prominent transgender advocate Sarah McBride, who is currently the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, has announced she’s running for office in Delaware. The 29-year-old, who made history as the first trans person to speak at a major party convention when in 2016 she addressed the Democrat...
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Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia concert to support LGBT rights

Nicki Minaj has announced that she has pulled out of a concert in Saudi Arabia to show support for women and LGBT+ people in the country. The singer was due to headline the alcohol-free, state-sponsored music festival Jeddah World Fest on July 18. Minaj told AP News: “After careful reflection I have decided to no …...
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Nightclub created by and for queer womxn opening in London

A nightclub created by and for queer womxn is coming to London this weekend (July 13) and it will be the first of its kind. LICK was started by Teddy Edwardes as a monthly club night and at their most recent event, a Pride afterparty which hosted 2,000 womxn, it announced that it was evolving … Continued The post...