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California professor cautions 'gay' and 'lesbian' labels in new book on gender liberation
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (301+ words) Home News News World California academic Brandon Robinson has questioned the use of sexuality labels like "gay" and "lesbian", arguing they may rely on fixed ideas of gender that can negatively affect trans people. Robinson, an associate professor of gender…...
Pixar boss explains why Elio was stripped of LGBTQ+ themes
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (293+ words) Home Culture Culture Film & TV Pixar chief creative officer'Pete Docter'has revealed the real reasoning behind the 2025 film Elio'being stripped of LGBTQ+ themes. The decision came after'Adrian Molina, the original director at'Disney Pixar, left the production team due to subtle queer-coded…...
Ice hockey trailblazer Luke Prokop to be profiled in OUTtv documentary
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (324+ words) Home Culture Culture Film & TV OUTtv'has announced a new documentary about professional ice hockey player'Luke Prokop'as part of its latest slate of original commissions. Titled'The Hockey Player, the 90-minute feature follows Prokop, who in 2021 came out as gay while under…...
Donald Trump allegedly deletes post supporting gender-affirming care for minors after conservatives complain
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (278+ words) Home News News Politics Donald Trump has allegedly deleted a post on gender-affirming care after conservatives criticised his support for children transitioning with parental consent. In his alleged original post, Trump outlined policies in the'Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act,…...
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime bill passes House of Lords as an aggressive offence
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (302+ words) Home News News UK The House of Lords'has'passed an amendment to the'Crime and Policing Bill'that would make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence. If the Bill is passed in the House of Commons, it will become law, meaning LGBTQ+ people…...
Jonathan Bailey's Shameless Fund is supporting Out Together in combating LGBTQ+ isolation
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (308+ words) Home News News UK Out Together has partnered with former'Attitude'cover star Jonathan Bailey and his organisation, The Shameless Fund, to support isolated LGBTQ+ communities in the UK. The Yorkshire-based charity aims to raise awareness about intergenerational LGBTQ+ communities by ensuring…...
Taylor Wessing's Barriejon Levett on surviving unemployment and why LGBTQ+ equality can't stop at the office door
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (524+ words) Home Life Life Business However, a significant obstacle loomed. "Back then it was illegal to be gay in any branch of the Forces," Bj explains. Resigned to keeping his sexuality a secret, fate intervened in the form of a car…...
Southampton Pride to host UK Pride 2027 after 'extraordinary' 10-year rise
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (239+ words) Home News News UK Southampton has announced that the seaside city will host'UK Pride 2027'in association with the'UK Pride Organisers Network. One of the UK's largest LGBTQ+ celebrations will take place in Southampton from'28 to 29 August 2027, following'Portsmouth's hosting in 2025. Southampton…...
Olly Pike's new children's book Fairy Tale Town aims to inspire hope in LGBTQ+ youth
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (204+ words) Home Culture Culture Literature Olly Pike's new children's book,Fairy Tale Town: A Citizen's Guide, aims to inspire hope in LGBTQ+ youth while serving as an educational resource. Co-authored by PikeandMel Lane, Pike reflected on the importance of this primary-level…...
California schools are allowed to out transgender children to parents, US Supreme Court rules
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (288+ words) Home News News World The'US Supreme Court'has issued a ruling affecting schools in California, allowing educators to inform parents if a student identifies as transgender. Catholic parents represented by the'Thomas More Society'argued that California's school policies violated the Free Exercise…...