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Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has demanded the state’s board of medicine bar young trans people from accessing live-saving healthcare. In a 2 June letter obtained by NBC News, DeSantis’ surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, urged the board to block young trans and gender non-conforming people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare. It follows and draws on ‘guidance’ issued
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Ugg releases its apparel and slides collection to mark Pride Month. Ugg has unveiled its truly unique collection to celebrate Pride Month 2022. The brand has released rainbow-inspired versions of its classic slides that will definitely turn heads. As part of the campaign Ugg is donating money to helplines that are available specifically for LGBTQ+
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Lil Nas X called out BET in now-deleted tweets after he scored an “outstanding zero nominations” for this year’s BET Awards. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Lil Nas X has vented his frustration after he received an “outstanding zero nominations” at the BET Awards for the second year in a row.  The “Industry Baby” rapper voiced his disappointment in
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Emeli Sande and Lorraine Kelly issued Pride messages. (PinkNews) Heartstopper star Joe Locke, Emeli Sandé and Lorraine Kelly are among those who sent supportive messages to the LGBTQ+ community to kick off Pride Month. To mark Pride Month, PinkNews is hosting Pride for All, an entirely online celebration that champions the LGBTQ+ community worldwide. The 2022 theme
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has bizarrely claimed straight people are facing extinction. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks straight people are going extinct and we have no words. Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, made the bizarre claim that heterosexual people will vanish in “four or five generations” as she spread misinformation about
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Eleven and Will in Stranger Things. (Netflix) Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown has addressed fan speculation that Will (Noah Schnapp) may be gay in an interview, stating: “It’s 2022 and we don’t have to label things”. The Netflix sci-fi show has long hinted that Schnapp’s character Will Byers may be struggling with his sexuality. Fans
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WNBA Brittney Griner in Russia (Getty Images/ Christian Petersen/Russia State TV) Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Brittney Griner is still locked away in a Russian prison despite being held on so-called drug charges for more than three romans. Phoenix Mercury star Griner was first detained on 17 February after recently playing for the Moscow
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Diesel pay homage to queer artist Tom of Finland with their Pride collection. Diesel has released a Pride collection featuring Tom of Finland’s iconic homoerotic artwork. The capsule collection features artwork selected from the Tom of Finland Foundation’s catalogue on gender neutral pieces. This includes his recognisable designs of leather daddies with bulges printed on
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Emily Bridges. (ITV News) Cyclist Emily Bridges has called on LGBTQ+ allies to speak out and use their voice as trans women continue to be the “punching bag” of society. It comes after she was blocked from participating in the women’s British National Omnium Championships in March after the world governing body of cycling, he
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Handball player Jacob Bjørn Hessellund has come out as gay. (Instagram/@ hessellundjacob) Danish professional handball player Jacob Bjørn Hessellund has bravely come out as gay – and he hopes to one day find a “wonderful man”. The 30-year-old, who plays for the Lemvig-based team Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold, became the second handball player in a month to come out
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British Labour MP Stella Creasy (L) has said JK Rowling’s views on trans people are ‘wrong’. (Getty Images) British Labour MP Stella Creasy defiantly stood her ground as a Tory MP Mark Jenkinson asked if she was “drunk” for saying JK Rowling’s views on trans people are “wrong”. The Walthamstow MP sat down with The
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Jesse Watters and Jason Whitlock blamed “pansies” and trans rights for the Texas shooting which killed 19 children. (Fox News) Fox News guest Jason Whitlock has insisted that the Texas shooting saw children get murdered because “traditional masculinity” is “under attack”. The world has been reeling this month after two mass shootings took place in the US
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Bratz is releasing its first ever same-sex couple dolls for Pride Month. Bratz is releasing its first ever same-sex couple dolls to celebrate Pride. The new set from queer-favourite brand, Bratz features characters Roxxi and Nevra, who came out as girlfriends in 2020. The brand say they’re releasing the set “to honour” the many LGBTQ+
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Ethan Schmidt told LGBTQ+ folk and their supporters that they were “not safe”. (Twitter/ PatriotTakes) Right-wing extremist Ethan Schmidt, who founded the group The Anti-Maskers Club, has announced that he will be “hunting” LGBTQ+ people and their supporters during Pride month, adding: “They’re not safe.” Schmidt is a racist, anti-vax, homophobic, transphobic, Trump-supporting social media user
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