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Laverne Cox has opened up about being attacked in public, claiming that it is "not safe if you're a trans person." In a ten-minute-long video shared with her 4.4 million Instagram followers, the 48-year-old Orange Is The New Black actress spoke about how she and a friend had been attacked…
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A man has taken to social media to reveal that he told his wife to "get over herself" after she refused to accept their transgender son. Three days ago under the Reddit username Throw_away4679, the unnamed father wrote a post in which he revealed that his trans son first told…
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A young boy who asked Santa if God would still love him if he is gay has received an outpouring of support on social media this week. Per the Daily Mail, the letter in question was intercepted by USPS's Operation Santa - an awareness-raising initiative that takes letters to Santa…
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Kristen Stewart has claimed that straight actors playing gay characters is "such a gray area" in a new interview. The Twilight actress is all set to star in a Christmas movie Happiest Season, in which she plays a lesbian art student named Abby, who has been invited by her girlfriend…
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A same-sex penguin couple have become the heroes a zoo in Australia needed after adopting a second neglected chick. The male-male couple first hit the headlines back in 2018 for their parenting skills, which were first noticed by keepers at Sea Life Sydney who saw them building a nest during…
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Hallmark is releasing its first Christmas movie starring a gay couple, marking a huge step forward for increased LGBTQ+ representation this holiday season. The Christmas House stars a married gay couple and its release comes a year after the channel vowed to increase diversity on its platform, as per HelloGiggles.…
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A teenager born with male genitalia has become pregnant after making the shocking discovery that she also has working ovaries during a routine doctor's appointment. Mikey Chanel, 18, was assigned male at birth, but she always felt different from her peers. Prior to her birth, she had been revealed to…
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A Filipino-German transgender woman who was disowned by her family has officially been named Miss Intercontinental New Zealand 2020. Per The Metro, Arielle Kiel, a 26-year-old model who hails from Auckland, was born in Davao City in the Philippines and assigned as male at birth. But throughout her life, Arielle…
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The state of Nevada has made history by becoming the first American state to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in their state constitution. Per NBC News, thanks to question number two on Nevada ballots, Nevada voters overturned an 18-year-old contradictory amendment on same-sex marriage that was passed in the…
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Joe Biden has promised to make passing LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act a priority, per NBC News. In fact, the Democratic presidential candidate plans to pass the civil rights law within the first 100 days if he wins the election on Tuesday, November 3. Biden, who was…
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Sam Smith has revealed that pop icon Lady Gaga encouraged them to come out as non-binary. The singer got candid about their coming out in a recent appearance on Vogue's beauty video series Beauty Secrets, where celebrities share makeup and styling tips, and details about their personal lives. Smith previously…
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Australia's only openly gay territory leader has gone viral on social media after he was pictured kissing his husband following an electoral victory. Per The Guardian, the celebratory display occurred on national television on Saturday, October 17, when Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory Andrew Barr managed to win…
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A father has spoken out about how he came to terms with his son's decision to become one of the UK's youngest drag queens. Fabian Butler's dad, Darren, like many parents, had an image in his mind about what hobbies his son would enjoy. However, his son decided that he…
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The world is full of famous names. In fact, some are so ordinary that they unintentionally catapult regular people into a stardom of sorts for no reason other than they share that name with a famous person. Now, one transgender woman has opened up about it was like growing up…
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The plot of J.K. Rowling's latest crime novel has caused widespread controversy online. As per a now-viral tweet from Pink News, the new novel, titled Troubled Blood and written under Rowling's pseudonym 'Robert Galbraith', is about "a murderous cis man who dresses as a woman to kill his victims". Now,…
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J.K Rowling's comments about transgender people on Twitter have caused widespread controversy, with Stephen King going as far as to shut down the author over trans rights. Now, Cynthia Nixon has opened up about the effects the Harry Potter author's comments had on her transgender son. [caption id="attachment_12610872" align="aligncenter" width="600"]…
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J.K. Rowling has angered Twitter users after making menstruation comments some people found to be "anti-trans". The Harry Potter author shared an article that was titled: "Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate." Commenting on the phrasing of the article's title, Rowling wrote: "'People who menstruate'.…
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J.K. Rowling has been branded "transphobic" after tweeting her support for a woman who was fired for stating "men cannot change into women", Yahoo Lifestyle reports. The 54-year-old Harry Potter author took to Twitter to voice her feelings about what she says is a person's right to "state that sex…
