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June 30, 2022

Netflix’s Stranger Things launches merch collection inspired by the show’s Hellfire Club

Stranger Things and Netflix have launched an apparel range inspired by the hit series. Ahead of the much-anticipated release of the final part of season four, fans can shop Hellfire Club-themed merch. You can rep the same tees as Hawkins High’s Dungeons & Dragons club members Eddie, Dustin and Mike, while...

June 30, 2022

New Disney series Baymax! praised for showing trans person buying period products

The trans community is jumping for joy after Disney’s Baymax! featured a trans masc person in a scene about buying period products. Baymax!, a new animated series based on the character from Big Hero 6, has been applauded for its LGBTQ+ inclusivity. The scene in question sees the inflatable healthcare robot Baymax at...

June 30, 2022

Warner Bros backs JK Rowling after Harry Potter actor told not to discuss her

Warner Bros has backed JK Rowling after a PR tried to distance the author from its Harry Potter franchise. Sky News reported that while interviewing Harry Potter actor Tom Felton at the Warner Brothers Studios Making of Harry Potter tour, its journalist was told he could not answer questions about JK Rowling’s...

June 30, 2022

Gay man deported from UK to Nigeria despite fears he’ll face ‘near-certain death’

A gay man has been deported from the UK to Nigeria, despite his having received numerous death threats. Adeniyi Raji, 48, was among at least 10 refugees on a Home Office charter flight to Lagos, Nigeria that took off from Birmingham Airport on Wednesday night (29 June). He arrived in Britain in 2017 from Nigeria …...

June 30, 2022

Isle of Man finally pardons queer men cruelly convicted under historic anti-gay sex laws

The Isle of Man has finally granted pardons to queer men who were convicted under historic sex laws before they were changed in 1992. Anyone cautioned or convicted of “homosexual activity”, including those who have since died, will be automatically pardoned from Thursday (30 June). Those affected, however, will...

June 30, 2022

Billboards declaring ‘no pride in cops’ spring up along Pride in London parade route

Posters declaring there is ‘no pride in cops’ have appeared along the parade route for Pride in London. The adverts have appeared at bus stops along the route of the parade, set to take place Saturday (2 July), and come amid a major reckoning for the Metropolitan Police. The force was placed in special measures...

June 29, 2022

Senior Tory on Boris Johnson’s handling of LGBTQ+ rights: ‘I can’t defend the indefensible’

The Scottish Conservatives’ shadow justice secretary Jamie Greene has said he can’t “defend the indefensible” when it comes to the UK government’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights. Speaking at PinkNews’ summer reception in Edinburgh on Wednesday (29 June), Greene, who is the most senior LGBTQ+ Scottish Conservative,...

June 29, 2022

Texas attorney general ‘willing and able’ to make gay sex illegal

Ken Paxton said he is “willing” to defend a ban on sodomy if the Supreme Court allows a challenge to its landmark ruling on same-sex sexual intimacy. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court should reconsider all of its “substantive due process precedents” including right to same-sex marriage and...

June 29, 2022

Gay flamingo couple break up during Pride Month and maybe love isn’t real after all

Animal lovers are heartbroken after the Denver Zoo announced its iconic gay flamingo couple has called it quits during Pride Month. The Colorado zoo made headlines in 2019 when it shared with the world that the two male birds – named after LGBTQ+ celebs Lance Bass and Freddie Mercury – had been in a relationship for...

June 29, 2022

Polish court rules barbaric ‘LGBT-free zones’ must be abolished

One of Poland’s top courts has ruled that monstrous “LGBT-free zones” in the country must be scrapped in four municipalities in a stunning victory for LGBTQ+ rights. The ruling, which was passed on Tuesday (28 June), orders various local authorities that declared themselves free of “LGBT...