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Man accused of killing multiple LGBTQ+ people found dead in custody

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A Filipino man accused of killing multiple LGBTQ+ people has been found dead while in custody, police say. Authorities said the 22-year-old murder suspect, whom police referred to as “Roy”, was found unconscious in the toilets of the Lobo Municipal Police Station in Lobo, Batangas, on Sunday night (1 February). Police executive master sergeant Jenny Atienza confirmed that the individual, accused of murdering 34-year-old make-up artist Aljohn Abag, was found by the station’s duty jailer after his partner became concerned that he had been in the toilets for several hours. Officers rushed him to the Lobo District Hospital, where he […]

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LGBTQ+ Pride organization accused of silencing board members over trans rights

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Two Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras members have accused the organisation of silencing them for supporting trans rights. SGLMG directors, Luna Choo and Damien Nguyen, claimed its Board of Directors “completely stripped” the pair of their administrative accounts after they criticised its decision to reject a motion on trans rights. The Pride organisation faced widespread criticism after announcing it would not uphold a set of resolutions proposed in November 2025 by members of the public during its annual general meeting. One of the resolutions rejected by the Board of Directors called for the main focus of the 2026 Sydney Gay and […]

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Non-binary veteran Lindsay Church is fighting for democracy in Illinois: ‘If not us, then who?’

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Lindsay Church never saw themself as a politician, but – amid their identity being bureaucratically erased, masked ICE agents stalking their neighbourhood and the incumbent Democrat representative locking out all other party members from running this November – stranger things have happened. A veteran, non-profit leader, parent and non-binary person, Church and their wife – who was six months pregnant at the time – fled Richmond, Virginia in 2023 amid ongoing anti-queer harassment and set up just outside Chicago in Illinois, some 800 miles away.  It was a place they had a family connection to, where they no longer heard […]

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Bad Bunny is planning to make his Super Bowl half-time show as queer as possible

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Rapper Bad Bunny has responded to MAGA whining over his upcoming Super Bowl half-time show by using it to honour Puerto Rican LGBTQ+ icons. The 31-year-old ‘King of Latin Trap’ will reportedly pay tribute to generations of queer activists, drag performers, and cultural icons during his upcoming show on 8 February. The award-winning singer, whose real name is Benito Ocasio, refused to cave to right-wing pressure and abuse after the National Football league (NFL) confirmed he would headline the inter-match performance this year. Several right-wing naysayers called for a mass boycott of the major sporting event, branding it and the singer as […]

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Major Pride festival closes permanently over ‘shifting politics and increased hostility’

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A major Pride organisation has made the “difficult decision” to close permanently over “shifting politics and increased hostility” towards the LGBTQ+ community. The Board of Directors for Tucson Pride announced on Thursday (22 January) that it planned to cancel the upcoming Tucson Pride Festival and to begin dissolving the 49-year-old company. A statement published on its website said the decision was regretfully made after “thoughtful discussion and careful consideration” between its newly appointed Board. “This decision was not made lightly,” the statement reads. “We recognise the deep importance Tucson Pride has held in our community since 1977, serving as a space of […]

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Human rights organization ordered to shut down days before election

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A human rights organisation in Uganda that supports members of the LGBTQ+ community was ordered to shut down by the government just days before the country’s election.  Chapter Four Uganda, which is dedicated to the protection of civil liberties and promotion of human rights – including LGBTQ+ rights – in the East African nation, had its operating permit suspended with immediate effect by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  The suspension came just days before the country’s election, which incumbent president Yoweri Museveni – who has led the country since 1986 – won with 72 per […]

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Trans Space Force colonel forced out by Trump flooded with donations after Congress campaign launch

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A former Space Force colonel fired by the Trump administration over her gender identity has raised over $100,000 less than 24 hours after launching a political campaign. Retired astronautical engineer Bree Fram’s campaign to represent Virginia in US Congress has already skyrocketed into outer space less than a week after she made the announcement. The 46-year-old Colonel announced her intention to run for the Congressional seat in a Tuesday (20 January) Instagram clip. “Too many Americans are afraid of what their own government is doing to them, instead of being confident in what it can do for them,” she said […]

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Trans Girl Scouts sell over 71,000 cookies thanks to inspiring campaign

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A group of transgender Girl Scouts have collectively sold over 71,000 cookies thanks to a heartwarming annual campaign. Every year, independent trans journalist Erin Reed curates a list of trans and non-binary youngsters who are part of Girl Scout troops and asks readers to buy a box of cookies as part of a fundraising drive to help “make a few of their days better.” Girl Scouts in the US famously sell boxes of biscuits between January and April to help raise funds for the youth organisation, raking in an average of over $800 million per year. Girl Scouts earn cumulative prizes depending […]

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Real life queer hockey couple will live out Heated Rivalry at Winter Olympics

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Gay hockey rivals-to-lovers show Heated Rivalry is all anyone can talk about, and for fans of the series looking for a real life queer love story in the sport then they need look no further than the upcoming Winter Olympics. Heated Rivalry is an adaption of Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novel series and follows two hockey players, Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), who are rivals on the ice but lovers between the sheets.  “Shane and Ilya are two of the biggest stars in major league hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands,” the show’s synopsis […]

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US judge resigns after being recorded making racist and anti-LGBTQ+ remarks

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A Michigan judge, Kathleen Ryan, has voluntarily resigned after an investigation uncovered recordings of her feelings about the LGBTQ+ community and Black people.  Judge Kathleen Ryan, a self-proclaimed “new racist”, has departed from her Oakland County bench following the investigation.  As reported by WXYZ Detroit, in one recording from September 2024, Ryan shared offensive viewpoints about both demographics and said she isn’t “systemically racist” but a “new racist”.  The recordings were sent to public officials, including Oakland County executive Dave Coulter, who is gay. Some of Ryan’s slurs about the community were directed at him, according to Detroit Free Press.  Ryan, who has […]

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