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June 23, 2022

Monkeypox: Singapore, South Africa and South Korea record first cases as outbreak spreads

South Korea, Singapore and South Africa have reported their first cases of monkeypox amid the worldwide outbreak. Singapore’s first recorded case of monkeypox is a British man who was in the city state between 15 June and 17 June. He tested positive for the infection on Monday (20 June) after reporting symptoms...

June 23, 2022

Olympic footballer Tobin Heath appears to come out with ‘I am gay’ artwork

Olympic footballer Tobin Heath appeared to come out by sharing a piece of artwork which reads: “I am gay”. The US women’s national team striker, who has also played for Manchester United and Arsenal, did not directly confirm her sexuality, but was congratulated by friends and fans after sharing the...

June 23, 2022

KyivPride urges Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to fire adviser who called LGBTQ+ people ‘deviant’

Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych has sparked a nationwide row over LGBTQ+ rights after saying queer people “are deviant”. KyivPride tweeted a recording in which Arestovychis is heard saying that “LGBT people are people with disabilities”, and that he “doesn’t believe in...

June 23, 2022

Labour MP explains how Tory attacks on trans rights, refugees and railway workers are linked

Labour MP Zarah Sultana has blasted the Tory party’s “disgraceful” anti-trans, anti-refugee and anti-worker rhetoric in an impassioned speech to parliament. Speaking on Wednesday (22 June) in support of the UK-wide rail strikes, Sultana explained that these policies are linked in their “attempt to...

June 23, 2022

Met Police to face fresh investigation over mishandling of Stephen Port murders

Britain’s police watchdog, the IOPC, will reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the murders of four men by ‘Grindr killer’ Stephen Port. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said on Thursday (23 June) that it will re-scrutinise the Met’s investigation, after a scathing...

June 23, 2022

Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer joins Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in key role

Hunter Schafer is about to go from Euphoria to Panem, with a key role in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel. The 23-year-old, who has won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Jules in the steamy HBO series, has been cast in Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Variety reported. Schafer will play Tigris Snow,...

June 23, 2022

Cinema slammed after promising to ‘fast-forward’ same-sex kiss in Disney’s Lightyear

A cinema in Oklahoma, United States has been pressured to remove a sign promising to “fast-forward” through a same-sex kiss scene in Disney’s Lightyear. The sign, which was reportedly removed after public pressure, assured parents that the venue could “fast-forward” through a kiss between two...

June 23, 2022

Royal Mail unveils kaleidoscopic LGBTQ+ stamps to mark 50 years of Pride in the UK

Royal Mail has issued a set of stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ever Pride march in the UK on 1 July 1972. The set of eight stamps will celebrate the history-making Pride rally organised by the Gay Liberation Front, that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park, inspired by the … Continued The...

June 22, 2022

Man comes out to homophobic family at sister’s wedding after relentless barrage of cruel jokes

A Reddit user came out to his homophobic family at his sister’s wedding and the internet has nothing but love and support for him. The 29-year-old man, u/UserMempsh, got candid on the popular subreddit r/AmITheA**hole and asked if he should have come out at his sister’s wedding, after a stream of incessant homophobic...

June 22, 2022

Elliot Page reflects on pure joy he’s felt since transitioning: ‘It’s improved my lift drastically’

Elliot Page has opened up about some of the “unfortunate negativity” he’s received and the pure joy he’s felt since transitioning in an interview with Seth Meyers. Joining the line-up of Late Night on Tuesday (21 June), Elliot spoke about the negativity he has faced during his transition, including...