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July 2, 2022

Queer Eye could replace Fab Five with ‘younger, hipper’ hosts, Tan France fears

Queer Eye star Tan France has suggested that the Fab Five could be replaced by “younger and hipper” hosts in future seasons. In an interview with Insider, France explained his fear that the five beloved hosts may appear out-of-touch once they begin to approach their “middle-aged period”....

July 2, 2022

Two trans women murdered in senseless acts of violence days apart

Two transgender women were violently murdered within days of each other in the USA. On 21 June, Shawmaynè Giselle Marie, 27, was shot and killed at the Emerald Pines Apartments in Gulfport, Mississippi. Makhari Seven Gasaway, 20, is being held on first-degree murder and aggravated assault charges, according to WLOX. Police...

July 2, 2022

Trans sports bans will ‘endanger all women’, explains swimmer Schuyler Bailar

Bans on trans women in sports aren’t about fairness, explains athlete Schuyler Bailer. Bailar, who was the first trans man to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) top Division I, was disappointed by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) decision to effectively ban trans women...

July 2, 2022

Ariana DeBose slams ‘rotten’ Supreme Court ruling: ‘My country is at war with me’

Ariana DeBose has pleaded with people to “get in the fight” to protect women’s and LGBTQ+ rights after the “rotten-a**” Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. The Oscar-winning performer reflected on the end of Pride Month during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She encouraged her “LGBTQAI+ brothers...

July 2, 2022

Harry Styles gives emotional speech paying tribute to LGBTQ+ victims of Oslo shooting

Harry Styles got emotional during a concert as he paid a heartfelt tribute to the victims of the deadly mass shooting outside an LGBTQ+ club in Oslo, Norway. The singer took to the stage on Friday (1 July) and expressed his devastation after two people were killed and at least 21 people were wounded in …...

July 2, 2022

Trades Union Congress vows to fight anti-trans LGB Alliance in near-unanimous vote

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has voted overwhelmingly to lobby against the LGB Alliance’s controversial charitable status. The TUC, which represents 5.5 million workers across 48 trade unions, held a vote on the LGB Alliance at its annual LGBTQ+ Conference at London’s Congress House on Thursday (30 June)....

July 2, 2022

Trades Union Congress vows to fight anti-trans LGB Alliance in near-unanimous vote

July 2, 2022

Twitter ‘deletes’ Jordan Peterson tweet deadnaming Elliot Page after he said he’d ‘rather die’

Jordan Peterson said he would “rather die” than delete the “hateful” tweet deadnaming Elliot Page. The Canadian right-wing psychologist, notorious for his anti-trans rhetoric, was reportedly suspended from Twitter temporarily after violating the site’s rules against hateful conduct with a...

July 1, 2022

Supreme Court’s cruel abortion ruling used to block trans healthcare in Alabama

Alabama state officials have attempted to use the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion as a way to ban gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. According to Reuters, Republican state attorney general Steve Marshall urged a federal court to drop a restriction on the state’s ban of trans medical care. The...

July 1, 2022

Monkeypox warning issued to queer men ahead of Pride in London as cases continue to surge

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning ahead of Pride weekend following yet another spike in monkeypox infections. The number of confirmed cases of the rare virus has risen by 159 to 1,235 as of Thursday (30 June), up from 1,076 as of Tuesday (28 June). Wendi Shepherd, monkeypox incident director at UKHSA...