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July 8, 2022

Ex-prison guard ‘pushed lesbian into fire and choked her’ after finding out she wasn’t a man

An ex-prison guard is set to stand trial for strangling, burning and calling a lesbian woman homophobic slurs in the US state of Wisconsin. Shane Nolan was charged with felony battery and misdemeanour disorderly conduct, with hate crime penalties, after attacking Dessiray Koss. He is currently free on bond. On Tuesday (5...

July 8, 2022

Megan Rapinoe pays beautiful tribute to Brittney Griner at Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

Megan Rapinoe wore a suit honouring detained basketball icon Brittney Griner as she accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The two-time World Cup champion received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Joe Biden in a ceremony at the White House Thursday (7 July). She is the first soccer player to receive...

July 8, 2022

Valkyrie’s queer scene cut from Thor film, says Taika Waititi: ‘We should have just had her kiss her’

Director Taika Waititi has revealed that a queer scene featuring Tessa Thompson’s bisexual icon Valkyrie was cut from his 2017 Marvel debut Thor: Ragnarok. In an interview with The i about LGBTQ+ representation, the New Zealand filmmaker explained that a scene was shot showing a woman leaving Valkyrie’s...

July 8, 2022

Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane says trans character came from writer’s ‘own experience’

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has reflected on a controversial trans character in the series, arguing that there “isn’t a big change I would make”. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, MacFarlane spoke about the character Ida Davies, the parent of long-running character Quagmire, a Vietnam...

July 8, 2022

Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane says trans character came from writer’s ‘own experience’

July 8, 2022

Brittney Griner’s legal team explains why she pleaded guilty to Russian drugs charge

Brittney Griner “decided to take full responsibility” with her guilty plea in hopes a Russian court may grant her a less “severe sentence”, her legal team has said. Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges during an appearance in Khimki Court Thursday (7 July), but she told the court that she “didn’t want to break the law”....

July 8, 2022

Northern Ireland’s first minister-designate Michelle O’Neill reveals top LGBTQ+ priorities

First minister-designate Michelle O’Neill has said banning conversion therapy would be one of her top priorities if an executive is formed in Northern Ireland. Speaking to PinkNews at its Summer Pride Reception in Stormont, O’Neill said Northern Ireland’s elected representatives should form an executive so they can...

July 8, 2022

Friends creator Marta Kauffman admits misgendering Chandler’s trans parent was a ‘mistake’

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has said that misgendering Chandler’s transgender parent throughout the show was a “mistake”. Chandler’s parent, played by Kathleen Turner, was introduced as a drag performer, but after the show finished airing in 2004 Kauffman confirmed she was a trans woman. Known...

July 7, 2022

The Crown’s Emma Corrin opens up about ‘complex gender and sexuality stuff’

Emma Corrin has opened up about the “intense pressure” they feel to justify their non-binary identity. The 26-year-old, known for their role as Princess Diana in Netflix’s The Crown, quietly came out as non-binary in 2021 by updating their pronouns on Instagram to she/they. Now gracing the cover of...

July 7, 2022

Predator who drugged and sexually assaulted two men jailed for 22 years

A “monster” who drugged and sexually assaulted one man before raping another in Oxfordshire, England, has been jailed for 22 years. Warning: sexual assault. Luiz Da Silva Neto, 36, spiked the drinks of his victims on two separate occasions at a cottage in Oxfordshire last November and December, according to the...