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July 12, 2022

Thousands march in joyful Bucharest Pride as government mulls ‘gay propaganda’ bill

Bucharest Pride drew huge crowds as the country’s government considers a bill comparable to Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” ban. According to Reuters, an estimated 10,000 people joined the march on Saturday (9 July) calling for same-sex marriage rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people....

July 11, 2022

Russia announces plan to extend ‘gay propaganda’ law to adults in chilling crackdown

Russia lawmakers have proposed extending the country’s existing “gay propaganda” law to include people of all ages later this year. The existing legislation was signed by Vladimir Putin in 2013 and banned any “promotion” of “non-traditional sexual relationships” among minors. Anyone found guilty under the law can be...

July 11, 2022

Lea Michele finally wins role in Broadway’s Funny Girl and the jokes write themselves

Lea Michele will be replacing Beanie Feldstein on Broadway’s Funny Girl, and the internet is breaking out all the jokes. The show’s producers announced Monday (11 July) that the former Glee star would take over Feldstein’s role Fanny Brice beginning on 6 September. She will be joined by four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah...

July 11, 2022

Texas court blocks ‘child abuse’ investigations into two families of trans kids

A Texas judge has ordered the state to stop ‘child abuse’ investigations into two families who are helping their trans kids access gender-affirming care. Travis County judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled Friday (8 July) that the investigations are “gross invasions of privacy in the home and school” that intruded in parents’...

July 11, 2022

Brittney Griner: Former US ambassador could fly to Russia for release talks

A former US ambassador is expected to travel to Russia in the near future to discuss securing the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges on 7 July after reportedly being found with canabbis oil vape cartridges in her luggage at a Russian airport. She told the Khimki Court near Moscow...

July 11, 2022

Penny Mordaunt’s trans rights U-turn shows how desperate, shameless and out of touch politicians are

Penny Mordaunt’s U-turn away from supporting trans rights is a sign of things to come in the Tory leadership challenge, activists say. When Boris Johnson resigned as prime minister, many LGBTQ+ Tories looked hopefully to Penny Mordaunt as a potential successor. During her time as equalities minister, the MP was...

July 11, 2022

Trans man beaten up after being made to use women’s bathroom. He was the one arrested

A trans man was arrested after he was viciously beaten by a group of men for using a women’s restroom – as he’d been told to. Warning – violence. Noah Ruiz, 20, told Fox 19 WXIX that he was advised to use the women’s bathroom by the owner of Cross’s Campground in Camden, Ohio, United States, while …...

July 11, 2022

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme have announced their Christmas tour dates for 2022

Drag Race legends Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme have announced another festive headline tour. They will take The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show to 22 cities across the US and Canada and four cities in the UK across November and December. It marks the duo’s fourth camp, festive tour, and is once again written and...

July 11, 2022

Trans MP Jamie Wallis found guilty of fleeing car crash and banned from driving

Jamie Wallis MP has been found guilty of failing to stop and report a car crash. Warning – rape. Wallis was handed a £2,5000 fine and disqualified from driving for six months after telling the court he fled the scene of the crash in November, fearing he would be “raped, killed or kidnapped”. Wallis told Cardiff...

July 11, 2022

Tory leadership, monkeypox and Brittney Griner: 5 things you should know this week

Tory leadership candidates are following in Boris Johnson’s anti-trans footsteps in a desperate bid to emerge victorious as his successor. Elsewhere, monkeypox is continuing its spread across the world – and experts are concerned governments haven’t learned any lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. It might seem...