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Frenzied gang threaten to stab gay man and trans woman in disturbing viral TikTok

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A group of rowdy men told a gay man and a trans women they would stab them and demanded they leave a London takeaway all while filming them. An alarming and since-deleted TikTok video shows the moment Valentino Kyriakou and Naya Martinez were targeted by a group of men in Wembley, west London. According to the BBC, the pair said that as they waited for their food at Tasty Chicken along Bridge Road on Saturday (29 January), the group targeted them. A Metropolitan Police Service spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that “inquiries are underway to identify those shown in the video”. PinkNews has also contacted […]

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Two gay men executed by Iran’s cruel regime for the ‘crime of sodomy’

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Two men have been executed in Iran after they were imprisoned for six years on anti-gay “sodomy” charges, according to human rights groups and reports. Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi are said to have been killed in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran, according to the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA). According to HRANA, the two men were arrested six years ago on charges of “sodomy by force” and have been in prison ever since. LGBT+ people in often face horrific violence and discrimination just for living their truth. Sex between people of the same gender is illegal in the country and can […]

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‘Extremely drug-resistant’ strain of STI shigella is on the rise

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The UK has seen a sharp rise in an “extremely drug-resistant” strain of the STI shigella among gay and bisexual men, according to a government report. Although not well-known, a shigella infection, from a bacterium that causes dysentery, can be very serious. Shigella is transmitted through the accidental ingestion of faecal matter containing the bacteria, such as by licking skin, condoms, toys or fingers that have been contaminated during rimming, fisting, or giving oral sex after anal sex. Even a tiny amount can cause infection. The infection affects the gut, and can cause severe and long-lasting diarrhoea, stomach cramps and a fever. Because […]

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UK’s first national LGBT+ museum to celebrate Queer Britain

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The UK’s first ever national LGBT+ museum is set to open its doors in Kings Cross, London, later this year. The museum – called Queer Britain – will explore the stories, people and places that are central to the LGBT+ community in the UK and beyond. It will be located at 2 Granary Square in Kings Cross, which is owned by Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art. Organisers have been putting plans in place to open an LGBT+ focused museum since 2018. They have promised that Queer Britain will be “an inclusive place that promises to welcome everyone regardless of sexuality or […]

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Six LGBT+ issues the Biden administration must address in their second year

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A great deal has changed for LGBT+ people in the United States since Joe Biden came into office one year ago today – but there’s still a long way to go. The dark days of the Trump presidency aren’t quite as distant a memory as we might like. The far-right still holds a great deal of influence in the United States, and queer people continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and discrimination.  Since inauguration day on 20 January 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harrishave strengthened legal rights, they have rolled back Trump-era attacks, and they’ve created a more hospitable environment for LGBT+ people to exist […]

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‘Just for females’ social media app Giggle under fire for ‘excluding’ trans women

Giggle, a social media app designed for “females”, has come under fire for excluding trans women with its use of artificial intelligence. The app is marketed as a female-only space that allows women to find roommates, engage in freelance work, find friendship groups and more.  The Verge reported that Giggle, which first launched in early 2020, uses facial recognition to determine if new users are male or female, however it has allegedly failed to properly recognise women of colour or transgender women.  Jenny, a 23-year-old trans woman from California, told The Verge: “The way the app works is when you install it, you […]

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Spate of anti-LGBT+ murders in Jamaica investigated in vital new series

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The horrific spate of anti-LGBT+ killings that have fuelled fear in Jamaica is to be investigated as part of a new podcast series. Ring The Alarm, an Apple Podcasts series that will explore what it’s like to be LGBT+ in the island country, will be hosted by Jasmyne Cannick, one of Los Angeles’ most recognisable Black political strategists and journalists. Cannick helped capture national attention to the sordid killings by small-time American Democratic donor Ed Buck – now she’s training focus on the creeping homicide rates of LGBT+ people in Jamaica. “I have always used my platform to elevate Black stories and […]

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120 church officials come out as LGBT+ in stand against Catholic homophobia

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More than 120 German Roman Catholic priests and officials have jointly come out as LGBT+ and called on the church to do better by queer Catholics. Presenting a fresh test for the church, which has long resisted calls to modernise when it comes to LGBT+ rights, 125 former and current priests, teachers, church administrators and volunteers came out on Sunday (23 January). In a Change.org petition, the group wrote that while some have “bravely and dared” to come out in the past, others have only “just taken the step”. “We no longer want to remain silent,” they wrote. Jointly, the group […]

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The BBC and LGBT+ rights: The good, the bad and the unforgivable

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As the beleaguered BBC faces backlash from government ministers, PinkNews takes a brief look back at the broadcaster’s track record on LGBT+ rights. Tory culture minister Nadine Dorries fuelled alarm over the weekend after she questioned the BBC’s main source of funding, a license fee charged to all TV viewers in the nation. On Monday evening (17 January), Dorries confirmed that the BBC budget will be frozen for the next two years, adding that the future of the public-owned broadcaster’s funding will be “up for discussion”. It’s the latest salvos against the BBC fired by a minister in Boris Johnson’s government – one that has increasingly […]

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Sex workers and strippers explain how COVID has forced them to gamble with their safety

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Sex workers and strippers explained how the pandemic has forced them into unsafe working conditions and hit them financially. United Sex Workers is a trade union branch organising for better working conditions and to change the sex work industry from within. Among its aims is to establish ‘worker’ status for strippers and sex workers, which bestows basic employment rights such as sick pay and annual leave. Its work has become even more important during the pandemic, which has seen strip clubs fall quiet and close down, and has seen sex workers often forced to gamble with their safety in order to make […]

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