Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
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A 12-year-old trans girl has started puberty-blocking treatment after her mother claims she knew from the age of three that she wanted to be female. Ash Lammin is one of the youngest people in the United Kingdom to begin the process of gender transition. Ash was assigned male at birth,…
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Swe Zin Htet, the reigning Miss Myanmar, has defied strict anti-homosexuality laws in her home country at the Miss Universe pageant this year. The 21-year-old model and beauty queen contestant has stated that she wants to use her platform to help LGBTQ people in her home country, who face widespread discrimination and…
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A lesbian couple from the UK has become the first parents to carry a baby in both of their wombs in a pioneering "shared motherhood" IVF procedure, The Independent reports. Jasmine Francis-Smith, 28, gave birth to son Otis two months ago using an egg that was implanted by the London…
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A heartwarming video has gone viral on social media this week, which shows two gay men who hail from Brazil proposing to each other at the exact same time. According to The Daily Mail, the incident occurred last week in front of a Ferris wheel ride and was recorded on…
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Everyone has their own special romantic location in life: somewhere where you can remember how special it was when you fell in love there. Some couples have a favorite restaurant or bar, or a park, or maybe a beautiful view from across a lake or the peak of a hill:…
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A teacher who criticized an 11-year-old pupil for giving thanks for his two dads has lost her job. The substitute at Deerfield Elementary School in Cedar Hills asked the children in her class to share what they were grateful for this Thanksgiving, The Salt Lake Tribute reported. The boy said…
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Two lesbian women with a 28-year age difference between them have revealed that they're often mistaken for a mom and her daughter by strangers. The couple first felt the romantic sparks flying between them back on Valentine's day, 2016, after they kissed at an open mic night. Since then, 52-year-old…
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that nobody likes to be rejected. When you're attracted to someone, you ask them out, and they turn you down, it always stings, even if it's not your fault. But sometimes asking someone out and being rejected can lead to some benefits in the…
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The first same-sex couple in England to have a child by surrogate together, have split up after five years of marriage. According to British tabloid newspaper The Sun, Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow were in a relationship together for 34 years, only marrying at last in 2014. The couple became famous…
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A teenager has gone viral for defending himself against a fellow student who reportedly bullied him for his sexuality. Per Insider, Jordan Steffy - a junior at LaPorte High School, Indiana, who identifies as gay - took to Twitter to share a video of him confronting a classmate who had…
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A cafe has ditched the traditional term 'gingerbread man' in favour of a more inclusive moniker for its biscuit after receiving feedback from a customer. When the customer at The Tannery in Auckland drew attention to the fact that the snacks, with their vague human-like outline, were labelled 'gingerbread men'…
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A Pride poppy released in remembrance of LGBTQ+ soldiers has caused a storm on Twitter. The incident began with a tweet by a woman named Cassie, who said that because the LGBTQ+ community has an entire month dedicated to their cause, "the heroes that fought for our country [should] have…
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Following online backlash from passengers and even actress Olivia Wilde, Delta airlines has confirmed it will replace its in-flight versions of Booksmart and Rocketman so that all the LGBT love scenes will be included. The airline had previously been showing both of the movies on their flights with LGBT love scenes…
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A transgender woman named Jessica Yaniv has lost a court case after she attempted to sue beauticians for refusing to wax her scrotum. Yaniv, who identifies as a woman, but still has male sex organs, lost her landmark discrimination case in a Canadian court, and now, a British Columbia tribunal…
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A gay man has described how he was almost outed by his father who found pictures of 'beefcakes' on the computer he used in the nineties, and how he managed to deflect the subject in the best possible way. In honour of National Coming Out Day, a writer going by…
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The mother of one of Britain's youngest transgender children has spoken about the "grieving process" of the journey, but says she now has a "happy, confident daughter". Her child, Luna Schofield, who was born biologically male, has identified as a girl since the age of three. Her mother, Jeneen -…
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Last week it was reported that British singer, Sam Smith, requested to be referred to as "they" not "he", six months after confirming a non-binary identity. According to The Sun, the 27-year-old asked family and friends to make the change, as Smith thanked Hits Radio presenter James Barr on Twitter…
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For many couples, marriage is their happily ever after; an occasion to celebrate two individuals coming together to spend the rest of their lives together. However, for some couples, a wedding does not signal the end of their love life. Whether it's down to adultery, dishonesty, or just falling out…
