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Police are hoping the public can identify the suspect, who allegedly attacked a trans girl in Brooklyn, New York. (ABC7 New York) Police are searching for a young man thought to be a teenager, who punched a 15-year-old trans girl in the face outside a New York high school. According to ABC7 New York, the young girl was assaulted on 18 January, outside W H Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn. The suspect reportedly made transphobic remarks during the attack, in which he punched the 15-year-old in...

The LGBT+ community march International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia in Honduras. (AFP via Getty/ ORLANDO SIERRA/) Three LGBT+ people have been murdered on the same day in Honduras in a spate of violence indicative of the horrific circumstances for queer folk in the country. On Wednesday, 2 February, Jonathan Gabriel Martínez and his partner César Gustavo Zúñiga were shot dead in the liquor store owned by Martínez in San Pedro Sula’s Ticamaya neighborhood. According to Reportar sin Miedo, the killers were dressed as police officers. On the same...

A still from Pink Narcissus, created by James Bidgood. (YouTube) Filmmaker and gay erotic photography pioneer James Bidgood has died aged 88 from complications related to COVID-19. According to the New York Times, Bidgood passed away on Monday, 31 January, in Manhattan, New York. Bidgood was the creator of the cult queer film Pink Narcissus, which visualises the sexual fantasies of a gay sex worker, and he released it anonymously in 1971. He filmed the entire movie in his tiny New York City apartment over seven years, and it was only publicly revealed that...

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on 27 February 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) South Dakota governor Kristi Noem signed a bill banning trans student-athletes from playing in sports leagues that align with their gender identity. Noem’s signature makes South Dakota the latest state to enact such legislation in the US, and it is the first state to pass a trans athlete ban into law in 2022. The bill, which is set to take effect on 1 July, mandates that anyone competing on girls...

Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon filming And Just Like That... (Getty) Several queer moments including a ‘they-mitzvah’ for Charlotte’s child Rock featured in the much-anticipated series finale of Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That… Thirteen-year-old Rock’s journey with their gender has been featured heavily throughout the series, culminating with Charlotte throwing them a “they-mitzvah”, a gender-neutral version of the traditional bar-mitzvah or bat-mitzvah coming of age ritual. However, before the ceremony – featuring trans and Jewish actor Hari Nef as trans rabbi Jen –...

TikTok star Emira D’Spain is the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. (Instagram/@xoxoemira) TikTok star Emira D’Spain has made history as the first Black transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret. D’Spain – known on social media as XOXOEMIRA – confirmed the collaboration in a heartfelt post on Instagram where she also showed off some of beautiful Victoria’s Secret items for Valentine’s Day. The TikToker and model poised confidently for the camera while a stunning red corset and a  matching lipstick. She shared that she was “honoured”...

Christina Aguilera tickets for her 2022 UK tour go on sale this week. (Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation) Christina Aguilera tickets go on sale this week for her 2022 UK tour – and we’ve got all the info you need. The pop icon recently announced details of four headline shows, which will take place this summer. She’ll perform at London’s O2 Arena, Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena and Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre as part of the tour. Fans will be able to get their hands on tickets from 9am...

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention on 5 June 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina. (Getty/Melissa Sue Gerrits) South Dakota lawmakers have passed two bills targeting trans students’ ability to play sports and access school bathrooms in one day. The state’s House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 46 (SB 46), which will ban trans students from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity, on Tuesday (1 February). According to the Argus Leader, the proposed legislation passed through the House with a...

From Japan to Egypt to China, there's a lot to queer history that you might not know about. (Getty Images) It’s LGBT+ History Month – a time to reflect on the kaleidoscopic milestones, people and groups that came before us. But so much of queer history was erased for an entire generation, in part, because of Section 28, a thorny piece of Tory legislation that banned schools and local authorities for more than a decade from “promoting” LGBT+ topics. But while LGBT+ history often took place in the nooks and...

One Twitter user remarked: "I've seen this film before, and I didn't like the ending." (Twitter/ Killing Eve) The new Killing Eve trailer has paid beautiful, sapphic tribute to Romeo and Juliet and fans are already “screaming”, “crying” and left with “so many questions”. On Tuesday (1 February), the trailer dropped for the fourth and final season of Killing Eve, with the show’s official Twitter account tweeting: “Nothing lasts forever.” The new season, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will premiere in the US on 27 February, but a...

The exterior of The Queen Adelaide. (Jamie Thistlethwaite/Getty Images) A bouncer allegedly assaulted four people outside east London queer pub The Queen Adelaide in an attack that left one victim hospitalised. Matthew Riley, a Hackney-based podcaster working in the LGBT+ housing and charity sector, claimed on Twitter that security staff at The Queen Adelaide set upon him and other pub-goers in the early hours Saturday (29 January). His boyfriend, he said, was left swollen and bloodied with internal facial bleeding and a broken nose that requires surgery following the incident...

Hunter Schafer's character, Jules repped a pair of DC Shoes in Euphoria. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO) Hunter Schafer wore some iconic noughties footwear in a recent episode of Euphoria. In episode three of current season of the HBO series, Schafer’s character Jules repped a pair of DC Shoes. The show’s visuals regularly highlight noughties favourites including low rise pants, glitter, crop tops and printed t-shirts. The latest Y2K moment in the show is the staple, chunky black and pink trainers from DC Shoes. Schafer’s look in the episode, “Ruminations: Big...

Australian teacher resigns after being asked to sign anti-LGBT+ contract asking students to follow gender roles of their 'biological sex' (Helen Clapham Burns/The Project) A teacher has resigned from Citipointe Christian College after the school asked staff and parents to sign a cruel anti-LGBT+ enrolment contract. Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane, Australia has been widely criticised for the contract that was sent to parents, which states that homosexuality and bisexuality are “sinful”, comparing being LGBT+ to incest, bestiality and paedophilia. Teacher Helen Clapham Burns announced on news show The Project...

Donald Trump prepares to speak at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A defiant but still very much defeated Donald Trump vowed to ban trans athletes nationwide if elected to a new term as president. Trump, the former firebrand Republican president, took to Conroe, Texas Saturday night (29 January) for his first Texan MAGA rally since 2019. In a meandering speech that stretched more than an hour-long, Trump laid out a string of promises certain to roil...