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Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed LGBT-inclusive education with fellow far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. (Infowars) Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she wants to file a federal ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, to stop “indoctrination” and “predatorial behaviour”. Greene, a Georgia congresswoman and far-right conspiracy theorist, made the comments during an appearance on fellow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show
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Ironheart. (Marvel) Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series will reportedly introduce the first trans woman to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A casting call for the Disney Plus series has revealed that bosses plan to add a “smart, confident” trans woman into the mix. According to POC Culture, the character will have “a mystical bent and unique sense
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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