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A teacher has been placed on administrative leave after deliberately misgendering a pupil. Per WTOP News, Byron 'Tanner' Cross, a gym teacher at Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County in Virginia, claims that his religion prevents him from referring to a transgender pupil in one of his classes by their…
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Demi Lovato has revealed that if they "had listened to the patriarchy" then their life would "have never changed". Earlier this month, Lovato revealed in a candid video posted to their social media channels that they were "proud" to be non-binary and that they would "officially be changing their pronouns…
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Elliot Page has taken to social media to showcase his incredible six-pack - declaring "trans is beautiful". The 34-year-old actor shared the shirtless selfie with his 5.1 million Instagram followers, and captioned the touching post: "Trans bb’s first swim trunks". In the snap, the Umbrella Academy star can be seen…
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A school has sparked mass outrage for banning Pride flags because they are a "political statement". The flag was banned by the principal of Pendleton Heights High School in Indiana, who said that it was distracting pupils from their schoolwork, Indy100 reports. Principal Connie Rickert said: "Teachers are legally obligated…
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Lego has launched its very first LGBTQ+ set ahead of Pride Month in June. The toy production company revealed yesterday in a press release that the brand new set, titled Everyone is Awesome, is inspired by the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. It comes with 11 monochrome mini-figures, which have their…
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Demi Lovato has come out as non-binary, revealing that their pronouns are they/them. Taking to Instagram, the singer posted a video for their 104 million followers, stating that their change in pronouns "best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression". Captioning the minute-and-a-half-long video, the 28-year-old wrote: "I…
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Organizers of New York City's Pride march have announced that police officers will be banned from marching in the event for four years. The decision was made public in a statement shared by NYC Pride officials on Twitter, on Saturday, May 15. A spokesperson for the event said that all…
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A teenage boy has been received an outpouring of praise for going to prom in a dress, especially after seemingly being harassed by a CEO for his decision. Per The Tennessean, 18-year-old Dalton Stevens was labeled an "idiot" by the CEO of a medicine company, after the teen decided to…
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A man has gone viral for his response to a transphobic question about his girlfriend. Jade Mcfarlane and her boyfriend, known only as Tyler, are in a happy, committed relationship and regularly appear together on her TikTok channel. However, Tyler was recently asked by a social media troll if he…
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The very first transgender and non-binary Jedi have been introduced into the Star Wars universe. Sharing both the news and the cover on the official Star Wars social media channels, the post read: "In honor of #TransDayOfVisibility we're proud to unveil an exclusive cover highlighting Terec and Ceret, trans non-binary…
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Lil Nas X has responded to the backlash he has faced following the release of his new music video for his track, 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)'. Since releasing the music video for the single to YouTube five days ago, it has already amassed over 54.1 million views. Per…
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A transgender woman has revealed the ways the TSA - and society in general - can improve after she revealed she was stopped and questioned by airport staff while going through security. Rosalynne Montoya - a trans Latinx model and activist - revealed that she often feels immense anxiety when…
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Elliot Page has opened up about coming out as transgender at the end of last year, explaining that he is "fully who I am in this body". In December 2020, the Juno actor took to Instagram to share a lengthy heartfelt post, in which he shared with his 4.7 million…
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Every year, mothers across the globe are celebrated with flowers and gifts. Children in school write letters, and save up their pocket money to show the most important woman in their lives a little extra appreciation. Not all children have mothers in their lives, however. And in 2021, we are…
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Sam Smith has spoken out following reports that the UK's BRIT Awards plan to keep its usual gender-based categories intact. In 2019, reports emerged that the music awards ceremony was planning to do away with the gender binary as far as their categories were concerned - in a bid to…
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A gay man who recently came out to his grandfather has shared the wholesome response he received - and it has left Twitter users in tears. Make no mistake, homophobia - even in the Western world - is still very much a thing. So, when a young man named Travis…
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A sex therapist has divided opinion on social media this week after claiming that straight men can have sex with men without them identifying as gay. The controversial claims were made by Dr. Joe Kort, a sex therapist and openly gay man, who shared to video to his social media…
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Oreo has caused a social media storm after representatives for the company took to Twitter to share a powerful, albeit unexpected, message: "Trans people exist." And just to put an end to any confusion; yes we are talking about the American sandwich cookie brand. In the midst of LBGT History…
