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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. (Rohan Thomson/Getty Images) Australian faith-based schools will be banned from expelling gay students but could still freely oust trans pupils in proposals agreed by ruling party lawmakers. In the confusing and contentious saga of prime minister Scott Morrison’s Religious Discrimination Bill, ministers have repeatedly see-sawed between protecting Christian groups and

The new and equally fab Fab Five. (Netflix) Streaming giant Netflix has dropped the seriously dazzling first look at Queer Eye Germany with an all-new Fab Five and they’re, well, pretty fab. The German spin-off of the American reboot of the original 200 Bravo show, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, will see the Fab

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-trans sign has been a conduit of criticism in Congress. (Getty Images/Telegram) A furious Marjorie Taylor Greene has slammed “pathetic” Congress staffers for allegedly vandalising her transphobic office sign. Amid her campaign to tear down the Equality Act at all costs, the devout QAnon follower and Georgia congresswoman hung up the sign outside

India’s parliament is trying to change the GAY airport code for Gaya airport. (Envato) Gaya airport in New Delhi, India, is desperate to lose its GAY airport code because of its status as a holy city, with a parliamentary panel branding it “inappropriate”. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Gaya is the place where where Rama, Sita and

Jason Sales’s death in March, 2020, was ruled an accident. (Change.org) California state senator Scott Wiener has called for police to reinvestigate the 2020 death of San Francisco gay man Jaxon Sales. Sales, 20, died in a San Francisco apartment in March, 2020, and his death was ruled an accident. His cause of death was found

The LGBT+ community march International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia in Honduras. (AFP via Getty/ ORLANDO SIERRA/) Three LGBT+ people have been murdered on the same day in Honduras in a spate of violence indicative of the horrific circumstances for queer folk in the country. On Wednesday, 2 February, Jonathan Gabriel Martínez and his

Scientists have discovered a highly-virulent strain of HIV. (Getty) A new highly-infectious and damaging strain of HIV, resulting from a mutation in the virus, has been discovered in the Netherlands. Scientists working on the BEEHIVE project, a study of HIV genomics and virulence across Europe and Uganda, published their findings in the journal Science on Thursday (3 February).

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on 27 February 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) South Dakota governor Kristi Noem signed a bill banning trans student-athletes from playing in sports leagues that align with their gender identity. Noem’s signature makes South Dakota the latest state to enact such legislation in

TikTok star Emira D’Spain is the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. (Instagram/@xoxoemira) TikTok star Emira D’Spain has made history as the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. D’Spain – known on social media as XOXOEMIRA – confirmed the collaboration in a heartfelt post on Instagram where she also

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. (Rohan Thomson/Getty Images) Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has vowed to stop students from being expelled for their sexuality or gender identity by religious schools. In an unexpected turnaround, the right-wing leader who has long been upfront about his evangelical Christian faith, promised to stop faith-based schools from discriminating against

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention on 5 June 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina. (Getty/Melissa Sue Gerrits) South Dakota lawmakers have passed two bills targeting trans students’ ability to play sports and access school bathrooms in one day. The state’s House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 46 (SB 46),

Nyla Rose has opened up about confronting transphobia in wrestling and how competing in the sport had a positive impact on her life. (YouTube/All Elite Wrestling) Trans AEW star Nyla Rose has opened up about confronting transphobia both inside and outside the wrestling ring. Rose is a dominating force within the wrestling world as she

One Twitter user remarked: “I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending.” (Twitter/ Killing Eve) The new Killing Eve trailer has paid beautiful, sapphic tribute to Romeo and Juliet and fans are already “screaming”, “crying” and left with “so many questions”. On Tuesday (1 February), the trailer dropped for the fourth and

Donald Trump prepares to speak at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A defiant but still very much defeated Donald Trump vowed to ban trans athletes nationwide if elected to a new term as president. Trump, the former firebrand Republican president, took