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June 27, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘calls trans women men’ and doubles down against trans athletes

Prime minister Boris Johnson has received criticism for saying women cannot be born with a penis, as he appeared to back a recent ban on trans women taking part in elite swimming. Speaking to reporters at the Commonwealth summit in Kigali, Rwanda, Johnson said there were “difficult problems” when speaking about...

June 27, 2022

Oslo shooting, abortion bans and Pride Month comes to an end: 5 things you should know this week

Norway’s LGBTQ+ community is reeling after a terrorist attack left two dead, while abortion access is being gutted over in the United States. Elsewhere, health authorities are continuing to express concern over the spread of monkeypox, and war continues to rage in Ukraine. It might seem like there’s a lot going...

June 26, 2022

Norway mourns victims of Oslo shooting outside LGBTQ+ club: ‘Bullets cannot kill love’

Norway’s prime minister and royal family joined mourners for a memorial service in Oslo Catherdral after a gunman laid siege to an LGBTQ+ nightclub. On Saturday night (25 June) a 42-year-old man opened fire outside the London Pub, the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway, killing two and injuring at least 21. The...

June 26, 2022

Piers Morgan guest has perfect response to host ‘debating’ trans people: ‘I’m not falling for it’

UK National Union of Students (NUS) president Larissa Kennedy refused to stoop down to Piers Morgan’s level as he grilled her on JK Rowling. During Thursday’s (24 June) episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, the firebrand broadcaster pressed the student politician on whether she would have the Harry Potter author...

June 26, 2022

Beirut Pride billboard vandalised as ministers order security forces to crush LGBTQ+ events

A rainbow billboard has been vandalised in Beirut, Lebanon, only a day after ministers moved to crush LGBTQ+ Pride events. On Saturday (25 June), Beirut Pride said within hours of its “Blooming Billboard” flowering, thugs tore down some of the thousands of flowers forming the LGBTQ+ Pride flag on it. “We...

June 26, 2022

Religious university ordered to recognise LGBTQ+ students in stunning ‘victory for human dignity’

A Jewish university must recognise an LGBTQ+ student group after a judge ruled it is not a “religious corporation”. The New York County Supreme Court found that Yeshiva University (YU) was in violation of the city’s human rights laws by denying the YU Pride Alliance recognition and equal accommodations....

June 26, 2022

Pastor claims ‘God detests Pride’ sign has nothing to do with LGBTQ+ people

An Alabama pastor has claimed that a “God detests Pride” church sign was not meant for the LGBTQ+ community. Wesley Whitworth of Wares Ferry Road Baptist Church said the sign instead references “personal pride – pride and arrogance, things of that nature.” However, he made clear that he does think...

June 26, 2022

Nadine Dorries to make it ‘crystal clear’ UK sports should follow FINA and restrict trans athletes

June 26, 2022

Nadine Dorries to make it ‘crystal clear’ UK sports should follow FINA and restrict trans athletes

Digital, culture, media and sport secretary Nadine Dorries will soon urge Britain’s top sporting bodies to ban or harshly restrict trans athletes. In an opinion piece for The Mail on Sunday published Sunday (26 June), the Tory says she will always pick “fairness” over “inclusivity”. And to...

June 26, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters crashed Glasgow Pride – but queer people gave them a deserving welcome

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters attempted to crash Scotland’s largest LGBTQ+ festival – but Pride Glasgow attendees gave them the welcome they deserved. On Saturday (25 June) afternoon, Glasgow was decked in the colours of the rainbow for the first Pride Glasgow in three years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But a...