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June 21, 2022

Crown Prosecution Service’s hate crime lead wants to listen, learn and regain trust of LGBTQ+ victims

The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) hate crime lead Lionel Idan is determined to increase LGBTQ+ trust in the criminal justice system, and to “demonstrably show that we are listening”. The UK’s LGBTQ+ community has a long-held and unsurprising mistrust of both the police and the criminal justice system, and recent...

June 21, 2022

Kinky gay sex is facing an existential threat – and it’s a fight we all must join

Connecting with our queer, kinky history has never been more important. The Backstreet – London’s last remaining gay leather bar – has announced it will be permanently closing its doors in July.It’s part of a worrying trend of queer fetish spaces shutting down, or being targeted by local governments with outdated,...

June 21, 2022

Xbox releases its Pride collection featuring a custom controller with 34 LGBTQ+ community flags

Microsoft and Xbox has released its Pride Month collection featuring a colourful controller and apparel range. This year’s Pride campaign is all about self-expression, representation and support and will see them donate to LGBTQ+ organisations. For 2022, gamers can get their hands on a customised Pride-themed...

June 21, 2022

Tesla lays off LGBTQ+ and diversity leaders after Elon Musk has ‘super bad feeling’

Elon Musk’s Tesla has reportedly laid off its LGBTQ+ community president and diversity lead as part of a wider set of layoffs. According to a report by Electrek, a considerable portion of the layoffs included members of the diversity and inclusivity programs. These included five-year veteran Bobby Beretta-Paris, a...

June 21, 2022

LGBTQ+ climate protesters march with giant ‘climate dildo’ to make urgent point

LGBTQ+ activists took to London’s Soho to protest the climate emergency with a giant “climate dildo” to boot. Activism group Rainbow Rebellion marched down Old Compton Street, one of the capital’s main LGBTQ+ thoroughfares, on Saturday (18 June) to demand that those in power take action toward a...

June 21, 2022

Drag queen gives epic performance of Beyoncé’s new song Break My Soul minutes after release

A Chicago drag queen made an LGBTQ+ club erupt into cheers by performing the brand new Beyoncé song “Break My Soul” just minutes after its release. Beyoncé’s comeback song, which has already been labelled a queer anthem by LGBTQ+ fans, was released across streaming services at 5am (UK time), dropping...

June 21, 2022

FIFA and World Athletics hint at banning trans athletes as both launch policy reviews

FIFA and World Athletics could soon follow the governing bodies of swimming and ruby in banning trans as both launch policy reviews. The international football federation is to review its eligibility rules for trans footballers, Reuters reported. “FIFA is currently reviewing its gender eligibility regulations in...

June 21, 2022

Rugby pro Nick McCarthy comes out as gay: ‘I’m so much happier’

Irish rugby player Nick McCarthy has come out as gay, stating that he is “so much happier than [he] was”. In an interview with his team, Leinster Rugby, the 27-year-old said he came out to his teammates in January, and that it has been an “entirely positive” experience. “I was obviously pretty...

June 21, 2022

Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney serves face in the NYX Cosmetics Pride collection

June 21, 2022

Trans swimming ban based on opinion not science, experts say: ‘It creates a hostile anti-trans world’

Scientists and athletes have criticised a policy effectively banning trans women from elite swimming competitions as “not based on concrete evidence.” Endocrinologist Dr Ada Cheung told Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday (June 21) that the ruling made by swimming’s governing body International Swimming...