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Students in schools that support LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to achieve academic success and graduate career-ready, experts have confirmed. It might not come as a surprise that schools offering care, safety, and encouragement to LGBTQ+ youths will have a more positive impact on their students, but there’s no harm in having that backed up […]

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The NSW (New South Wales) government in Australia has pledged to push forward plans to introduce a conversion therapy ban. LGBTQ+ advocate groups had feared that plans to introduce legislation on the traumatic practice, promised by the NSW government earlier this year, would be delayed or put on ice. Those fears were reinforced by the […]

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Pride in London is staging a “Stand against Suella” protest to “hold the government accountable” for its anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. The demonstration is due to take place on Sunday (1 October) at 3pm in Parliament Square, and will be co-hosted by African Rainbow Family. “Why are we protesting? Our prime minister still hasn’t banned conversion therapy,” […]

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Professional misogynist Andrew Tate is still having a worrying effect on young boys in the UK, a YouGov poll has found. Data suggests that 23 per cent of UK boys aged between 13 and 15 have a positive view of the influencer, while 25 per cent agree with what he has to say. The former […]

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Lauren Boebert deliberately misgendered a transgender US veteran during a House debate on Wednesday (27 September). The Republican lawmaker refused to recognise Department of Defense (DoD) deputy under secretary Shawn Skelly’s gender during a debate in the House of Representatives, deliberately using the wrong pronouns throughout the session. Boebert accused Skelly of “failing at [her] […]

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A political party proposed by gender-critical activist Posie Parker has been rejected by the Electoral Commission.  Parker, whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, is one of the UK’s best-known anti-trans campaigners and has courted controversy for her views on the transgender community, with Nazi groups attending her Let Women Speak events.  In May, Parker posted […]

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Convicted murderer Stanley Early has been described as a “soulless monster” as he awaits sentencing for the murder of married man Raymond Keane, who he believed to be gay. In June, Stanley Bruce Early, 77, was found guilty of the murder of Keane, a 43-year-old married man, back in 1987 in Sydney, Australia. A New […]

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With the success of “Padam Padam” and glowing reviews for her 16th studio album, Kylie is officially in what you might call her third imperial phase. The first phase came when she started racking up hits with Stock, Aitken and Waterman at the tail end of the 80s. Next up was her spectacular career revival […]

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Matty Healy has made a fool of himself online and deactivated his X (aka Twitter) account after posting a painfully un-funny ‘Boygenius’ joke. The 1975 frontman, who is no stranger to controversy, seemingly decided to get himself into more hot water this week when he posted an ableist slur on Thursday (21 September). Thankfully, singer […]

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The teen who defaced a Windrush mural in Port Talbot, and displayed other “racist, antisemitic, and homophobic” views has been publicly named. Aristedes Haynes, a 17-year-old boy from South Wales, has been sentenced to one year and seven months of detention for several terror offences and criminal damage. Once sentenced at the Old Bailey on […]

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An Australian NBL basketball star has been slapped with a two-game ban after posting a vile homophobic tweet. Perth Wildcats player Corey Webster was instantly called out by fans for the blatant homophobia he displayed in the now-deleted tweet, which was also condemned by both the NBL and his basketball team. As a result of […]

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A Republican mayoral candidate with highly conservative values has confessed that she was once charged with “promoting prostitution” in the 1990’s. Gabrielle Hanson, who is campaigning with an anti-LGBTQ+ and pro-MAGA message, confessed this week that she faced a number of charges in her younger years, including promoting prostitution, money laundering, and engaging in organised […]

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When Frankie Miranda first heard of the possibility of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills in the US, it took him back to his upbringing in Puerto Rico. The Hispanic Federation’s (HF) first openly queer president says that while he was growing up there was an unwritten policy that LGBTQ+ issues were not welcomed. Various states across […]

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The Australian state of Victoria is to hold inquests into the deaths of five trans and non-binary people, in a bid to prevent further tragedy.  The deaths of the trans and non-binary people, who were undergoing gender-affirming care, and who were born between 1987 and 2001, are otherwise unrelated, but will be investigated together in […]

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Revolution Beauty has released its Emily in Paris collaboration – and this is how to buy it. The beauty brand has teamed up with the Netflix hit to release a makeup collection inspired by the series. The Revolution x Emily in Paris range is now available to shop at revolutionbeauty.com and revolutionbeauty.com/uk. This article contains […]

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Sir Ian McKellen has expressed fears of a return of Thatcher’s infamous Section 28, as the government considers new guidance that could ban social transitioning in schools. Section 28, which was introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1988, banned the “promotion of homosexuality” in schools, and remained in place until it was repealed in […]

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LGBTQ+ representation in film reached its highest point in 11 years in 2022, according to research conducted by the GLAAD advocacy group. Each year, GLAAD, the world’s largest non-profit LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation, conducts a Studio Responsibility Index annual report. This year, the group analysed a record number of films to determine how well the LGBTQ+ […]

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New research shows that almost half of all trans people in Australia have experienced hate – online or in person – in the past year.  The Fuelling Hate report, compiled by the Trans Justice Project and the Victoria Pride Lobby, found that an alarming proportion of trans people in the country have been the victims […]

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Olivia Rodrigo fans are convinced she’s announcing world tour dates very soon. The singer recently released her new album Guts and fans think an accompanying tour is being revealed this month. This is after the popular Twitter page, @concertleaks posted a short but sweet tweet which reads: “guts tour dates – coming very soon”. The […]

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Oscar-winning actor and football club owner Natalie Portman has praised the “resilience” of Spain’s football players amid allegations that Luis Rubiales kissed Spain captain Jenni Hermoso without her consent. Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup was overshadowed after Rubiales – the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – was filmed holding Hermoso’s […]

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