A protester holds a placard that says “Hatred is a choice, being trans is not” during a trans rights demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned that states seeking to restrict the rights of trans people may be violating federal law. The DOJ issued new guidance concerning the
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Fabletics has launched an online sale ahead of the release of Lizzo’s Yitty brand. (Instagram) Fabletics has launched a huge online sale ahead of Lizzo’s Yitty release date. The brand recently announced that they’ve partnered with the pop icon to release her own size-inclusive, shapewear line for “every body”. The collection is due to drop
Boris Johnson. (Pool/ AFP/ Jack Hill) Boris Johnson has been slammed by LGBT+ and human rights campaigners for his “despicable betrayal” of the LGBT+ community after he scrapped plans to ban conversion therapy. On Thursday, 31 March, an official briefing leaked by ITV News showed that the government was U-turning on all of its promised
Päivi Räsänen. (YouTube/ADF International) A court has dismissed hate speech charges against the anti-LGBT+ Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen. The Helsinki district court on Wednesday (30 March) dismissed three charges against Räsänen, a former Finnish interior minister and ex-chair of the Christian Democratic Party, related to statements she made between 2004 and 2019. Räsänen, who is also a
The case against Sri Lanka was brought by LGBT+ rights activist Rosanna Flamer-Caldera. (Facebook/ Rosanna Flamer-Caldera) The UN has become the first international law body to declare that criminalising lesbian sex is a violation of human rights. On Wednesday, 23 March, a UN committee, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Doja Cat performs at Lollapalooza Brazil Music Festival in 2022 (Getty/Mauricio Santana) Doja Cat has doubled down on her announcement that she will be quitting music. The “Say So” hitmaker shocked fans last week when she changed her Twitter handle to “I quit”, following criticism from fans in Paraguay about a cancelled concert. After Doja
Robert Foster ran a failed gubernatorial campaign in 2019. (Facebook/ Robert Foster) A Republican politician and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives has called for trans people to be executed by firing squad. Robert Foster served in the state’s House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020, and in 2019 embarked on a failed
Presidential candidate Eric Zemmour speaks during a “grand oral” presentation on 28 March 2022. (Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty) LGBT+ rights groups have filed a lawsuit against far-right French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour who say he denied gay Holocaust victims. Zemmour, who is Jewish, is being sued by six LGBT+ organisations in the country: Inter-LGBT, SOS
Marjorie Taylor Greene during Joe Biden’s his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on 1 March, 2022. (Getty/ J. Scott Applewhite-Pool) Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has suggested Pete and Chasten Buttigieg want to use girls’ bathrooms in a truly bizarre rant at a Donald Trump rally. On Saturday, March
Kristen Stewart says her sexuality is ‘confusing for other people’ but she won’t ‘hide’ (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Actor and Oscar-nominee Kristen Stewart has said that coming out as bisexual was “confusing for other people”, but that she doesn’t want to “hide anything” from her fans. Speaking to the Mirror ahead of this year’s Academy Awards
Holland. (YouTube/HOLLAND) Out K-pop star Holland has revealed that he’s currently in a relationship, and fans are absolutely over the moon with joy. Holland, real name Go Tae-seob, has been open about his sexuality from the beginning of his career, releasing his debut track in 2018 as the “first gay K-pop idol”. The singer revealed
DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts senior Jocelyn Anglesey held a Queer Prom to create a “safe space” for LGBT+ youth in the local area. (YouTube/KSL News) Students in northern Utah have thrown an inclusive prom to create a “safe space” for LGBT+ kids to have fun. Jocelyn Anglesey, a senior at DaVinci Academy
Two people hold placards in support of trans people. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty) Republicans in Arizona have passed a bill to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in the state. The state’s Republican-led House approved Senate Bill 1138 (SB 1138) on Thursday (24 March) by a 31-26 vote. The bill passed
Counter-protestors gather to support trans swimmer Lia Thomas at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty) Conservative lawmakers in three states have passed bills that would ban trans students from participating in girls’ and women’s sports teams. Lawmakers in Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky approved three bills that would prohibit trans
Marjorie Taylor Greene. (CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty/ Tom Williams) Firebrand Republican Majorie Taylor Greene has been dubbed an “insurrectionist” by a lawsuit seeking to stop her running for reelection. The Georgian congresswoman has, among many other things, touted QAnon conspiracy theories, spewed COVID misinformation and compared the mask mandate on the House floor to the
Vladimir Putin has compared the so-called “cancelling” of JK Rowling as akin to Nazis burning books in the 1930s. Putin cited Rowling during a rant claiming that the West is trying to “cancel” Russia as his troops continue to wreak devastation on Ukraine. In dubbed footage broadcast by Sky News on Friday (25 March), Putin claimed that the West seeks
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference on 27 February 2021. (Getty/Joe Raedle) Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has declared a school’s Pride event “illegal” and referred to LGBT+ people as “predators”. Paxton wrote a letter to the Austin Independent School District superintendent Stephanie S Elizalde
Indiana governor Eric Holcomb and Utah governor Spencer Cox. (Getty/Michael Hickey/YouTube/Gov Spencer J Cox) Two Republican governors have vetoed trans sports bans, departing from GOP leaders in other states who signed similar laws. Indiana governor Eric Holcomb and governor Spencer Cox of Utah vetoed bills that would have banned trans girls from competing in girls’
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