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A record 7.1 per cent of Americans identify as LGBT+. (Pexels) More Americans than ever both say they identify as LGBT+, a study has found, with the percentage having doubled over the last decade thanks to Gen Z. The percentage of Americans who identify as LGBT+ is now 7.1 per cent, more than double the

Waylon Smithers opens up about his new relationship in his first-ever magazine interview. (The Simpsons/Fox) The Simpsons icon Waylon Smithers has opened up about discovering his sexuality and moving on from Mr Burns in his “first gay interview”. For decades, The Simpsons fans watched as Smithers not so secretly fawned over his cantankerous boss Montgomery

The child of a school board member in Loudoun County, Virginia, has received a horrific death threat over their mother’s support of trans kids using bathrooms. An anonymous letter addressed directly to the child of school board member Brenda Sheridan read: “It is too bad that your mama is an ugly communist whore. “If she doesn’t

The alleged homophobic attack took place in Primark at London’s Westfield White City shopping centre. (BuildPix/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty) A queer woman has described how she was “choked and hit” in an alleged homophobic attack at Primark, in London’s Westfield White City shopping centre. Dehayna Thomas, a 21-year-old history student at Goldsmiths University, told MyLondon that she was

Ben Whishaw. (WireImage / Mike Marsland) Ben Whishaw’s role in This Is Going To Hurt made him reflect on the “blatant homophobia” he faced as a young, gay man. Whishaw stars in the BBC dark comedy series released this month, based on former doctor Adam Kay’s best-selling book of the same name, which was published in 2017

People marching in Trans Pride London in 2019. (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty) A leading European LGBT+ rights organisation has warned that anti-trans rhetoric is causing “serious damage” in the UK, citing the BBC’s “transphobic reporting”. Anti-trans rhetoric and violence has become increasingly common in the UK in recent years, with the nation embroiled in a

Sha’Carri Richardson. (Getty/ Jonathan Ferrey) US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has called out the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for allowing Kamila Valieva to compete at the Olympics amid a doping scandal. The 15-year-old Russian figure skater won a gold medal in the team event, but it was later revealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency

Students walk across the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. (Getty/George Frey) The US Department of Education has dismissed an investigation into how LGBT+ students are treated at Brigham Young University (BYU). The university is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church. BYU’s main

A group of students allegedly assaulted a transgender teen after a basketball game between North Attleboro and Foxboro high schools. (YouTube/CBS Boston) Massachusetts police are investigating after a trans student was attacked after a high school basketball game. The teen – who attends North Attleboro High School in North Attleborough, Massachusetts – was allegedly assaulted

Spanish actress Isabel Torres. (Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImage) Isabel Torres, the activist who railed against Spain’s anti-trans laws in the 1990s before winning countless awards as a beloved actor, has died. She was 52. Her family confirmed her death on Torres’ official Instagram account on Friday (11 February). The cause was complications of lung cancer, which

Polish president Andrzej Duda. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A “disastrous” bill that will “punish” LGBT+ youth by curbing access to teaching on queer issues has been passed by Poland’s lower house of parliament. In yet another attempt by the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) to stoke hostility against LGBT+ people, lawmakers rammed

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Cressida Dick, the embattled commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service, has resigned, leaving behind a Scotland Yard rocked by mounting scandal. Days after an explosive report from England’s police watchdog exposed a troubling pattern of bullying and homophobia within the Met, Dick is to step down

Republicans in South Dakota rejected a bill that would ban trans students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.(Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) South Dakota lawmakers have killed a bill that would have banned trans students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. House Bill 1005 (HB 1005) passed in the House

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on 8 February 2022 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Anna Moneymaker) President Joe Biden slammed a controversial Florida bill that would ban discussions of LGBT+ identities in classrooms. Biden denounced HB 1557/SB 1834, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, in a blazing post on social media

Republican Florida state senator and Baptist funeral director Dennis Baxley said discussing LGBT+ issues was “social engineering”. (Florida Senate) The Florida Senate education committee has passed SB 1834, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would ban discussions about LGBT+ identities in the classroom. The bill, introduced by Republican state senator and Baptist funeral director Dennis