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Same-sex couples have less stressful marriages, according to science

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Same-sex married couples handle stress better than different-sex spouses do, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships by researchers at the University of Texas Austin, found that while stress is common in all kinds of marriages, same-sex couples are able to deal with it better together. By analysing survey responses of 419 couples on dyadic coping – coping as a couple – in both same-sex and different-sex marriages, researchers revealed that same-sex spouses were able to be more positive and collaborative in handling stress compared to their counterparts. Same-sex married couples handle stress […]

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LGBTQ+ Liberal Democrats quitting over party’s controversial definition of transphobia

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LGBTQ+ Liberal Democrats are quitting the party after senior officials revised a transphobia statement to protect “gender critical” views. There was outcry among LGBTQ+ Liberal Democrats and allies when the party’s revised “formal definition” of transphobia leaked online. Days later, the party formally published its new statement during Trans Awareness Week. On their website, the Liberal Democrats say the definition was revised in light of “recent legal cases” which have brought “greater clarity to the interpretation of the law in this area”. The new definition says the party rejects “all prejudice and discrimination based upon race, ethnicity, caste, heritage, class, religion or belief, age, […]

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Lesbian refugee on fleeing Zimbabwe, brave way she found acceptance and joy of finally being out

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Developing your first crush as a teenager should be an exciting experience, but for Beverly, it was terrifying. The problem was that the person she harboured feelings for was a girl. Growing up in Zimbabwe, Beverly knew same-sex relationships were not accepted. Like so many before her, Beverly tried to convince herself that it was just a phase, but a couple of relationships with men between the ages of 19 and 21 left her with no doubt that she was a lesbian. That realisation was a painful one for Beverly. Homosexuality is criminalised in Zimbabwe, and public attitudes to queer people are unkind. She […]

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Chappelle to work with Netflix ‘again and again’ despite trans ‘jokes’

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Professional punching-down expert Dave Chappelle is set to get more Netflix specials despite accusations of being anti-trans. The self-proclaimed “cancelled” comedian is once again set to join the world’s biggest streaming platform for a night sure to be filled with anti-trans comments, controversial statements and some jokes – if he can spare them. in an interview with The New York Times, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company would order Chappelle comedy specials “again and again” despite the backlash. “We’re just trying to be the most exciting entertainment company and more,” Hastings said, seemingly confusing the words entertaining and controversial.  “That special was one […]

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Transphobia on Twitter is ‘the worst it’s ever been’ as anti-LGBTQ+ slurs surge

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Anti-LGBTSQ+ slurs have skyrocketed on Twitter, despite Elon Musk’s claims to the contrary, a new study has found. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and other groups, found that anti-LGBTQ+ remarks have risen by at least 1,458 times a day. Additionally, offensive comments against Black people had risen to 3,876 times a day, according to reports from The New York Times. “Elon Musk sent up the Bat Signal to every kind of racist, misogynist, and homophobe that Twitter was open for business,” CCDH chief executive Imran Ahmed said. Despite this, Musk claimed that hate speech impressions were […]

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South Korean army ignores family’s urgent plea to recognise trans soldier’s death as ‘on-duty’

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The South Korean army has refused to recognise the death of a trans soldier as “on-duty” after protests. A committee made the decision during a Thursday (1 December) meeting, where they classified trans soldier Byun Hee-soo’s case as a “general death”. Byun, who is believed to be the first openly transgender soldier in South Korea, was found dead at her home in March 2021 after being discharged from the military a year prior. After her death, family members and LGBTQ+ activists called for the military to categorise her death as “on-duty”. But the nine-member panel opted to reject the category after finding […]

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Trans woman forced to cut hair and ‘remove breast tissue’ by Qatari officials

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A trans woman in Qatar has described how she was forced to cut her hair and had her breast tissue “removed” after being arrested for who she is.  LGBTQ+ rights, or lack thereof, in Qatar have been in the spotlight since the country was announced as host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.  While there has been global outrage over Qatar’s criminalisation of gay sex, punishable with jail time or the death penalty, little has been said about the fate of trans Qataris.  In Qatar, trans people can be arrested without charge for “violating public decency”, simply for being trans.  Speaking to […]

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Taliban lashes and flogs Afghans in crowded football stadiums for ‘adultery and gay sex’

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The Taliban have flogged a group of people in a crowded football stadium for “moral crimes” including gay sex. Twelve people, including three women, were lashed in front of thousands of onlookers in the eastern Logar province, a Taliban official has informed theBBC.  According to the source they were punished for “sins” including “adultery, robbery, and gay sex”. The people flogged received between 21 and 39 lashes each, with the maximum a person can receive being 39, another Taliban official shared. It comes a week after the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, announced the group would be “implementing sharia law” in full force […]

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Russian embassy in Canada sparks furious row after stating ‘family is a man and a woman’

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The Russian embassy in Canada has sparked outrage after tweeting a photo of the pride flag with a red symbol prohibiting it and writing: “family is a man and a woman and children”. Posted on Friday (25 November), following Russia adopting a “gay propaganda” law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality the day before, the tweet has been condemned by many who have demanded response and action from the Canadian government. “It is all about family. Family is a man and a woman and children,” the tweet states. In response to backlash the embassy has released a statement: “Canada and a range of other States-supporters of […]

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LGBTQ+ activists are ‘battle-ready’ for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid

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The prospect of another Donald Trump presidency would pose a “serious risk” to LGBTQ+ rights, but queer advocates say they’re “battle-ready”. On Tuesday (15 November), Trump announced he would be running for president in 2024, making him the first president in history to be attempting another presidential bid following impeachment. As the most anti-LGBTQ+ president in modern history, he couldn’t help including a transphobic dig in his announcement from Mar-a-Lago, insisting that if elected, he would not “let men… participate in women’s sports”. During the torturous four years that Trump was in office, he relentlessly attacked the LGBTQ+ community, stripping discrimination protections, banning trans people from […]

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