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Erotica author Chuck Tingle buys transphobic Texas governor’s website (governorabbott.com/Chuck Tingle) Erotica author Chuck Tingle, known for his work involving gay dinosaurs, unicorns, and Bigfoot, has bought a Texas governor’s website after he came under fire for comparing trans healthcare to “child abuse”. Tingle, who has written iconic erotica including My Billionaire Triceratops Craves Gay

A gay, non-binary Afghan has said they feel “hopeless” after they were stabbed by the Taliban 18 times in a horrific attack. Sara, who did not want to disclose their surname, claimed members of the Taliban “wanted to kill them” when they were attacked last week. The 23-year-old told the PA news agency they heard

Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. (Facebook/ Wolfson College) A group of four students were victims of a suspected homophobic attack in Cambridge, which left one hospitalised. The four young people, students at the University of Cambridge’s Wolfson College, were attacked in the early hours of Wednesday (23 February), according to university newspaper Varsity. The attack

The South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service shut down ignorant homophobes on TikTok. (TikTok/ southyorkshirefire) The South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service has responded to ignorant homophobia with a viral TikTok: “Fires don’t discriminate, neither do we.” Earlier this month, the service posted social media content to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, but a short time later

A police officer wearing rainbow epaulettes at Pride in London. (Getty/ Chris J Ratcliffe) Out of more than 33,000 officers in the Met Police, just four are openly trans, according to new figures. The data was obtained by the Press Association through a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests on the number of LGBT+

Naomie Skinner. (Human Rights Campaign) A Black trans woman who was shot and left for dead has become the latest victim in 2022’s “epidemic of violence” in the US. Naomie Skinner, a 25-year-old woman who lived near Detroit, Michigan, was found dead in a hallway at an apartment complex in Highland Park. Police were called

People carry the Rainbow Flag as they participate in the Miami Beach Pride Parade along Ocean Drive on 19 September 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) Florida Republicans have advanced the reviled “Don’t Say Gay” bill, bringing the controversial legislation a step closer to passing into law.  The state’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed

Activists hold the rainbow flag on Volodymyrska Street during the Equality March. (Pavlo_Bagmut/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty) LGBT+ activists in Ukraine have said they will “never give up” and that Putin will “break all his teeth trying to bite” as Russia finally invades. There was widespread shock and condemnation across the world on Thursday morning

Ubisoft moves Rainbow Six tournament from the United Arab Emirates after fans protest over the country’s track record on LGBT+ rights. (YouTube/Ubisoft North America) Ubisoft has scrapped plans for a Rainbow Six Siege tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after fan outcry over LGBT+ rights. The official Rainbow Six e-sports Twitter account shared a

Demonstrators in favour of LGBT+ rights rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington DC, 8 October 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty) The US Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a Christian woman who designs websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples despite a Colorado anti-discrimination law. The court will hear a claim

General view of atmosphere during the Miami Beach Pride Parade at Ocean Drive on 19 September 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Getty/Jason Koerner) An amendment to Florida House Bill 1557, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, would force school officials to out LGBT+ students to their parents. HB 1557, which passed through the House Judiciary

Milo Kinnock, 22, came out as trans and said he’s ‘ready to fight’ for his community. (Instagram/MiloKinnock) Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock’s grandson has come out as non-binary, and been welcomed by his family. “It just felt just right to me… and it has really given me a lot of freedom,” Milo Kinnock, 22,

The Anderson-McLean family moments after a judge granted them adoption rights. (Facebook) A gay couple in Pennsylvania, US, who adopted six brothers and sisters so they could all grow up together as a family, has celebrated three years together. And that, reader, is our faith in humanity restored. Even as some bigots still believe that

Bishop condemns church leaders’ calls for barbaric conversion therapy to continue (coldsnowstorm/Getty Images) The Bishop of Dorchester has asserted that the LGBT+ community is “safe and welcome” in church after 2,500 Christian officials objected to Britain’s conversion therapy ban. Authored by 11 Christian faith leaders from churches across the country and addressed to minister for