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LGBTQ+ activists and allies gathered outside the Independent House to demand an end to the Irish Indepdent's "anti-trans crusade". (Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin) Protesters outside the Irish Independent’s offices have rallied the publication’s continued “anti-trans crusade”. Over 100 people gathered outside Independent House in Dublin on Saturday (27 August) to highlight a rise in anti-trans coverage from the Irish publication.  In August alone, the publication published a string of articles attacking gender-affirming care for trans youth. One op-ed alleged future generations would “condemn” Irish society for “pandering to the trans agenda” and...

A page from Gender Queer: A Memoir next to an image of LGBTQ books. (Maia Kobabe/Instagram) A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit which sought to ban young people from reading two queer books. The lawsuit was filed in April by former Republican congressional candidate Tommy Altman against the publishers of the two LGBTQ+ books: Gender Queer: A Memoir and A Court of Mist and Fury. Altman had asked the court to issue a restraining order against the distribution of both books to minors, effectively removing them from public availability....

An LGBTQ+ advocate holds a sign that reads "trans lives matter". (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty) A healthcare clinic in Virginia is handing out self-defence kits to trans folk, as the epidemic of anti-trans violence shows no signs of slowing. Health Brigade, a free medical clinic in Richmond, Virginia, offers a plethora of services to the local trans and non-binary community, from hormone therapy, to psychological support, to legal advice on name and gender changes. But in the face of increasing violence against trans people, the clinic has now started handing...

Graham Potter, manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, celebrates with Pascal Gross after winning the Premier League match against Leeds United in Brighton on Saturday. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) Police are investigating after football fans claimed they were called homophobic slurs and threatened by rival supporters. After Brighton and Hove Albion FC, nicknamed the Seagulls, beat Leeds United 1-0 on Saturday (27 August), Albion supporters complained of abuse from Leeds fans, both at the Amex Stadium and on social media, reported Brighton and Hove newspaper The Argus.  According to the paper,...

Thousands of people marched against Belgrade hosting EuroPride. (Oliver Bunic/Getty) Thousands of religious and right-wing Serbians have marched in Belgrade to protest an upcoming EuroPride event… that’s already been postponed. Anti-LGBTQ+ protestors took to the streets of the country’s capital on Sunday (28 August) to oppose plans for the city to host EuroPride on 17 September – the event is hosted in a different European country each year. The march was led by clergy from the Serbian Orthodox Church but was also attended by several other groups sharing similar sentiments....

Tory MPs criticised Labour's Lucy Powell for the shirt she wore to Manchester Pride. (Twitter/@LucyMPowell) Labour MP Lucy Powell has provoked a strong debate on social media after wearing a “never kissed a Tory” t-shirt to the Manchester Pride celebrations. Powell, who is the MP for Manchester Central, was among the large contingent of Labour Party members who marched during the city’s LGBTQ+ festivities Saturday (27 August). It was the first Manchester Pride parade in three years after it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.  The shadow...

Two trans people hold hands while marching under a trans Pride flag in the New York City Pride Parade. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) A federal court has blocked efforts by the Biden administration to ensure trans people are never discriminated against by religious doctors when seeking healthcare. In 2016, the Obama administration issued an interpretation of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, that said healthcare providers who receive federal funds must perform and provide insurance coverage for gender-affirming healthcare – no exceptions. But the US Court of Appeals for the...

Straight Pride saw the two groups scuffle. (Twitter/@LCRWNews) A “Straight Pride” event organised by an anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion group ended in violence when the few dozen participants clashed with LGBTQ+ counter-protesters. Police wearing tactical riot gear arrested three people and detained four before using pepper ball guns to clear out the area. Modesto Police Department said around 250 people rowed outside a Planned Parenthood as part of a “Straight Pride” event organised by the National Straight Pride Coalition on Saturday (27 August), according to The Guardian. No one arrested lived in...

A young girl walked up to a gay man and handed him the adorable letter. (Twitter/@JackRemmington) In today’s antidote from the never-ending horrors of the year 2022, a young girl walked up to a gay man to hand him the sweetest note during Manchester Pride. For the first time in three years, thousands of people poured into the north-western city on Saturday (27 August) in a dazzling celebration of diversity and love. And it seems one young girl was getting into the spirit by handing out adorable envelopes to out...

Jordan Peterson deadnamed Elliot Page on Twitter. (Getty) Jordan Peterson has staged his Twitter comeback by, of course, deadnaming Elliot Page once again two months since being suspended. Peterson, a conservative author and psychologist notorious for his anti-trans attitudes, was suspended for violating the social media service’s rules against hateful conduct. He both misgendered and deadnamed the trans actor on 22 June, saying: “Remember when Pride was a sin? And just had breasts removed by a criminal physician.” Twitter said Peterson could return to the service if he deleted the offending...

The ruling has been hailed as a "critical victory" for trans youth, their families and their medical providers in Arkansas. (Getty/Spencer Platt) A federal appeals court ruled Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on trans youth receiving gender-affirming medical care.  A three-judge panel on the eighth circuit court of appeals ordered a federal judge’s preliminary injunction to stay in place to stop the state from enforcing the 2021 anti-trans law. The law prohibits medical professionals in the state from offering healthcare such as puberty blockers and hormone treatment to trans youth. A trial...

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak during a leadership hustings. (Anthony Devin/Getty) Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both denied that trans women are women during the penultimate Tory leadership hustings. The would-be prime ministers made the claim during the TalkTV leadership hustings on Thursday (25 August). On multiple occasions, they reiterated anti-trans policies and rhetoric. Hustings chair Julia Hartley-Brewer, who has her own history of calling trans women “biological men”, asked both candidates outright whether a trans woman was a woman. Both candidates simply answered: “No.” The trans-exclusionary rhetoric didn’t stop there. Both...

Fans are heartbroken after Netflix announced that the upcoming fourth season of The Umbrella Academy will be the beloved series last. (Netflix) The Umbrella Academy has renewed for a fourth season, but fans are devastated after Netflix announced it will be the beloved show’s last.  Fans have eagerly awaited news of the sci-fi superhero series since the third season premiered on Netflix in June. The shoe is based on Gerard Way’s graphic novels of the same name and follows a family of adopted siblings with superpowers who continuously find themselves trying...

A woman called the police on gay novel, Flamer, written by Mike Curato. (Macmillan) A woman in Texas has called the police after discovering gay teen novel Flamer in a school library near Houston. Seriously. The anonymous woman, who has been dubbed a ‘Karen’, called the police after discovering Mike Curato’s young adult graphic novel at Jordan High School library in Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD). The woman claimed the book was was “pornographic” and “harmful” to minors. Flamer, set in 1995, sees the protagonist navigate bullying at a Boy...