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South Korea approves creating a trans rights foundation after two-year row
South Korea has approved the creation of a foundation designed to protect transgender people from discrimination after nearly two years of deliberation. Organisers have been given the go ahead to create the Byun Huisu Foundation, a non-profit which will work to protect trans South Koreans from po...
Debunked: Transphobic hoax about litter boxes in schools for kids who ‘identify as cats’
For those who are not immersed in the toxic culture wars that have gripped the US over gender identity, the idea of teachers “putting litter boxes in the school bathrooms for the students who identify as cats” (or furries) might sound like something from a fever dream. However, the urban myth co...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican claims voting was rigged after losing primary by landslide
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Valentina Gomez, who previously filmed an offensive “weak and gay” ad, claims voting was rigged after another landslide primary loss. Gomez lost her congressional race in Texas to Republican representative John Carter, who is 84. Carter secured 57.97 per cent of the vote (...
America’s Next Top Model star says it’s OK for women to be bisexual but not men
Victoria’s Secret runway model and one-time America’s Next Top Model judge Jessica White has shared her controversial take on bisexuality, stating that bisexual men are less acceptable than bisexual women. In an interview with TMZ on 4 March, the model and Famously Single star was asked to name s...
ILGA-Europe Threat & Opportunity Response Fund
Main information about the Fund Purpose and Scope Across Europe and Central Asia, changes are moving fast, with big setbacks and attacks, as well as […] The post ILGA-Europe Threat & Opportunity Response Fund first appeared on ILGA-Europe.
Non-binary student sues school district after years of alleged harassment ignored
A non-binary student is suing their school district over a allegedly failing to protect them from harm and investigate incidents of gender-based assault and harassment. The Loy Norrix High School student, anonymised as Jane Doe, has filed a federal lawsuit against Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) i...
What has James Talarico said on LGBTQ+ rights?
James Talarico is quickly becoming a favourite among Democrats after winning the Democratic nomination for the Texas primaries earlier this week, but who is he and what are his views on LGBTQ+ rights? The 36-year-old “rising star” in liberal political spaces secured the Democratic nomination on T...
Cynthia Erivo calms down furious fan outside Dracula in viral clip
Cynthia Erivo has been praised for the “gracious” and “patient” way she handled an upset fan at the stage door of her one-woman play, Dracula. During a recent tense encounter outside London’s Noël Coward Theatre, the 39-year-old Wicked: For Good star managed to calmly cool down a furious fan afte...
Boy Scouts sue LGBTQ+ travel company Queer Scout over name and logo
Scouting America, the organisation formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, is suing a queer travel firm over false association. Arizona-based LGBTQ travel company Queer Scout runs LGBTQ+ tours and experiences in Medellin, Colombia including various bar crawls, gay salsa dancing and a boat to...
Ghost of Yōtei star Erika Ishii calls on games industry to treat workers fairly
Ghost of Yotei star Erika Ishii called for the video games industry to respect and treat workers fairly in a powerful speech. The 38-year-old genderfluid voice actor made the call after accepting the DICE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character for her performance as Atsu in the 2025 actio...
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime one step closer to being aggravated offence
In a win for LGBTQ+ rights, the House of Lords passed an amendment that will see LGBTQ+ hate crimes made an aggravated offence. On Wednesday (4 March), an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill passed the House of Lords. The bill will bring hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ and disabled people in-...
Billy Porter says he was ‘dead for three days’ in horror health battle
Pose star Billy Porter has revealed the horrific details of his sepsis diagnosis last year, explaining that he was “dead for three days” after being put on a life support machine. Billy Porter, 56, made his sepsis diagnosis public last September after he was forced to pull out of starring in Caba...
Chick-fil-A faces another boycott over plans to return to UK
Controversial fast food chain Chick-fil-A is facing mass boycotts for funding anti-LGBTQ+ organisations as it prepares to return to the UK. Protestors have said they plan to stage demonstrations outside the chain’s London branch upon its opening on Thursday (5 March) over its historical funding o...
Green Party leader Zack Polanski says ‘I know what it’s like to be othered’
Zack Polanski opened up about understanding what it is like to feel excluded in society, while speaking at the launch of TransActual’s latest report on the state of trans lives in the UK. The trans non-profit published its Trans Lives 2025 report on Tuesday (3 March), which revealed the stark imp...
Trans Muslim woman slams anti-trans Ramadan abuse: ‘You can’t tell me who I can’t be’
“You’re going to hell. You can’t be Muslim, trans, or fast in Ramadan,” one hateful comment overlaid on content creator Faye Kingston’s Instagram reel reads. It’s just one of many abusive messages she has received this Ramadan – the first year she has been open about her faith on social media. Y...
Drag Race UK’s Zahirah Zapanta on her relationship with Mariah Balenciaga and Kate Butch: ‘That’s my baby’
Move aside Eliminaysha Lopez, it’s Safehirah Zapanta’s time. After five episodes of being chronically safe, Zahirah Zapanta is the fifth queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World season three to sashay away. On the bright side, coming in sixth place isn’t half bad for someone who got the call t...
‘Hostile’ anti-trans environment in UK deterring trans people from healthcare
Nearly every single transgender person living in the UK has been impacted by the relentless anti-trans media attacks against the community, a report has found. Ninety-nine per cent of trans people in the UK told non-profit TransActual that anti-trans coverage by right-wing media outlets had harme...
Rosalía says her type is ‘gay men’ as she opens up about dating
Spanish pop star Rosalía has said her type is “gay men” as she opened up about dating. Rosalía, who dated Euphoria star Hunter Schafer for several months in 2019, opened up about dating in a conversation with Argentine author Mariana Enríquez. The chat was part of Spotify introducing Spotify A/...
Alexander Skarsgård’s dog in Pillion just won an acting award
Maggie, the rottweiler owned by Alexander Skarsgård’s leather dom Ray in kinky queer film Pillion, has been honoured with an acting award. Maggie fetched the award in the Rom Com Rover category at the 20th annual FIDO Awards (For Incredible Dogs On Screen) on 1 March, beating off competition from...
Doechii’s Levi’s Jeans ad sends conservative Christians into a meltdown
Doechii’s Levi’s Jeans advert has sent conservative Christian mums into a meltdown. The musician, who last month appeared to come out as a lesbian, was one of the stars who collaborated with the inclusive brand for its “Backstory – Behind Every Original” Super Bowl commercial. The “Backstory” c...
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