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Here’s how every MP voted on equal marriage in Northern Ireland

MPs overwhelmingly voted 383-73 today (July 9) in favour of extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. The clause will require secondary legislation, and will only come into force if a devolved government is not formed by October 21. The cabinet ministers who voted for the amendment were Penny Mordaunt, Matt Hancock,...
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MPs vote for equal marriage in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland could finally be given marriage equality after MPs overwhelmingly voted for a pro-LGBT+ amendment to the Northern Ireland Bill. In an historic decision, the House of Commons voted 383-73 in favour of a clause to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland, tabled by Labour MP Conor McGinn. The clause will...
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The Little Mermaid: 5 drag queens and LGBT faves who could play Ursula

Will Disney honour The Little Mermaid‘s queer legacy by casting an LGBT+ performer as Ursula in its upcoming remake? When Disney announced that Halle Bailey—a black singer and actor–would play Ariel in its live action remake of The Little Mermaid, the news was taken by some as a hint that producers might cast other...
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Boy, 9, has summer camp scholarship rejected over trans status

A nine-year-old transgender boy who received a $400 summer camp scholarship was told he could not attend as staff “would not be capable of accommodating transgender campers.” According to local reports, the boy, who is not identified, is in foster care and received a scholarship from the Arizona Friends of...
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Trans TV host shot and killed in Honduras

A popular transgender TV presenter, Santiago Carvajal, has died in hospital after being shot in the Honduran city of Puerto Cortés on Friday (July 5). Carvajal presented “La Galaxia de Santi”, a critically-acclaimed show dedicated to criticising local authorities. As a member of a LGBT+ collective in Honduras,...
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Teenager ‘beaten up and called f***ing lesbian in row over £10’

An 18-year-old was reportedly attacked by two friends who hurled anti-LGBT+ slurs at her in a row over £10. Ellie-Mae Mulholland said that she was beaten up by two friends who called her a “f***ing lesbian” as they hit her. According to her sister Stevie-Leigh Ansell, Mulholland was on her way home to Walsall Garth,...
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Wales will open first gender identity clinic in September

The first Welsh Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) will open in September in Cardiff, the Welsh government has said. The BBC reports that the health minister Vaughan Gething said that setting up the service was the “first step in enabling people to access services closer to home.” The GIC will be based in St...