Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
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A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges after she intentionally misgendered a trans woman by calling her a man on Twitter. Trans campaigner Stephanie Hayden reported 38-year-old mother Kate Scottow, for making numerous hateful and transphobic comments towards her online. Scottow was arrested from her Hereford home, in…
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Victoria has now become the fifth Australian state to allow transgender and gender diverse individuals to change their sex on their birth certificate. In addition, children are now able to self-nominate themselves in order to change their gender or select a non-binary descriptor of their choice, the Daily Mail has reported.…
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Carmen Liu, a London-based designer, has launched the world's first underwear collection for transgender children. The Girl Flower Collection was created specifically for trans girls who feel that their sex does not align with their gender identity. It is currently still in the production stage. Liu, a 27-year-old transgender woman,…
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A pair of male king penguins are well on the way to becoming parents after adopting an abandoned egg at Berlin Zoo . Same-sex couple Skipper and Ping have been previously spotted trying to hatch everything from stones to small fish in what has been a long road to parenthood,…
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An erotica writer has been in hospital for two weeks with a painful and life-threatening erection after he injected an "enhancement" drug into his manhood. Now that he is facing a possible amputation of his penis, he wants to warn others of the condition. Danny Polaris, from Swansea, Wales, has…
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Religion is something that offers comfort, community, and purpose to billions of people in the world. However, religion can also cause division, especially within marriage and the LGBT community. Some religions frown upon a person marrying an individual of a different faith, and many religious forbid same-sex relationships altogether. However,…
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Former Saved by the Bell actor Mario Lopez has been forced to apologise, after making comments which were perceived as transphobic by certain members of the LGBT+ community. Lopez's remarks were made while appearing on controversial conservative pundit, Candace Owen's podcast, during which time the subject of discussion turned to…
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A pair of identical twins who transitioned from female to male within two years of each other have now opened up about their unbreakable bond. Kasey and Shea Opilla, both 20-years-old, were born within minutes of each other and assigned as female. However, throughout their lives, the two of them…
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This month is Pride month, a month when queer people around with world are encouraged to celebrate their gender identity and sexuality. It's a time when, surrounded by other members of the LBGT+ community and those who champion their rights, people can embrace themselves and protest the discrimination and prejudice…
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A newly-ordained gay bishop has caused extreme outrage in the Christian community for allegedly declaring that God is a woman. The Daily Caller reports that Reverend Thomas Brown (who is married to a fellow male priest) was ordained as a bishop of the diocese of Maine in the Episcopal Church…
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US Army specialist Brion Houston (who hails from Vermont) was in Manhattan on Sunday, celebrating pride after coming home from a tour of duty in Iraq. Watch the moment Brion Houston comes out in the video below: Houston was interviewed by Eyewitness News reporter Derick Waller on live network television…
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A group known as 'Super Happy Fun America' has had its application to organise a 'Straight Pride Parade' in Boston approved. The Straight Pride movement has provoked controversy on social media. Earlier in June, Mayor Marty Walsh claimed that the city was unable to oppose the event, since "permits to…
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Who says a boy can't be a certified queen? Certainly not Xavier Perkins, who threw out the rulebook by dressing in drag and stealing his school's Prom Queen crown last week. The British 15-year-old became Lees Brook Community School's first male Prom Queen ever when he donned a short pink…
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Speaking to reporters recently, Prince William confirmed that he would give his full support to any of his children if they were to come out as gay. He made these comments during a visit to the Albert Kennedy Trust, a charity designed to help homeless LGBTQ youths. After his appearance…
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It's fair to say that Netflix's reboot of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been a massive success for the streaming platform, and plenty of people have really enjoyed the show's heartwarming and progressive tone. The main cast members, consisting of Antoni Porowski, food and wine expert; Tan France,…
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We're well into June, which means we're well into Pride month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ people. One child in Texas did this in a very special way. Sal Stow found the note under a rock in front of her girlfriend Meghan Stabler's home. She came across it while walking…
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Cara Delevingne has revealed that she's been dating with Pretty Little Liars Ashley Benson for the past year. The two women had been rumoured to be an item for many months, but only made their relationship Instagram-official a few days ago, after Cara posted a video of her kissing Ashley…
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A new study has found that around 20 percent of queer young adults attempted suicide last year, shining a light on a pressing issue in the LGBTQ+ community. These results come from the Trevor Project, who conducted a study of queer people between the ages of 13 and 24. With…
