News ‘Reform UK spokeswoman’ Ann Widdecombe calls for UK government to end ‘profusion’ of Pride and Black Lives Matters flags ‘Reform UK spokeswoman’ Ann Widdecombe has called on the UK government to ban Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from flying from government buildings. The former Conservative minister, and reality TV star, said: “I think that the only flags that should be thrown from a government building are, firs By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Bishop tells President Donald Trump that “trans children and immigrants are scared of you’ A representative of the Republican party in the United States has called for an American Bishop to be “deported” after she told President Donald Trump to his face that “trans children and immigrants are scared of you’. Speaking at Trump’s inaugural prayer service, Bishop Mariann Budde, who was born By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ youth charity reports surge in calls to crisis hotline after Trump is sworn in as President As President Donald Trump delivered his second inaugural address on Monday, January 20, an American LGBTQ+ youth charity has reported a surge in calls to its crisis hotline. Trump outlined his anti-LGBTQ+ policies on Monday, January 20, including banning trans people from the military and sports and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trump to launch unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office President Donald Trump is to launch an unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office. One of Trump’s first executive orders will require federal agencies to define sex as strictly either male or female, thus eliminating recognition of transgender and nonbinar By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Big Gay Wedding: LGBTQ+ couples rush to tie the knot before Trump’s inauguration LGBTQ+ couples have rushed to Unitarian churches in New York to tie the knot before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Big Gay Wedding event was a free opportunity for LGBTQ+ couples, many of whom are fearful that marriage equality will be in jeopardy under the next administration, to get married befo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Republicans, and two Democrats, vote to ban trans women and girls from school sports Republicans, and two Democrats, have voted to ban trans women and girls from school sports. The Bill would rewrite current legislation to define sex as “reproductive biology and genetics at birth” – effectively banning trans athletes from competing on teams matching their gender identity at any scho By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride Bands Alliance, a group of LGBTQ+ marching bands, pulls out of Trump’s inaugural parade The Pride Bands Alliance, an American group of LGBTQ+ marching bands, has opted not to participate in the inaugural parade for President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. While, the alliance and its members usually take part in Democratic inauguration festivities, this time the alliance decided to w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
The Village People, group portrait, New York, 1978. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ News Y.M.C.A. songwriter, and Village People member, denies song is a gay anthem and defends Trump’s use of the camp disco classic Victor Willis, one of the songwriters of Village People’s camp disco hit Y.M.C.A. has defended president-elect Donald Trump’s use of the song while campaigning in the US presidential elections, and has firmly denied the song is a gay anthem. Willis, who acknowlegded he was to earn “several million d By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Gay and trans people will be more afraid.” Jamie Lee Curtis reacts to US election results Oscar winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, whose child Ruby is trans, has reacted to the US election results, saying that gay and trans people “will be more afraid” after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 United States presidential elections. Trump defeated incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris to be By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics JD Vance says there’s a ‘good chance’ Donald Trump could win the ‘normal gay guy vote’ Republican US vice presidential candidate JD Vance has said he thinks there’s a good chance Donald Trump could win the ‘normal gay guy vote’ in next week’s presidential election. Speaking to Joe Rogan, 40-year-old Vance said he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if his ticket won the traditionally left-leaning By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Trump claims children are undergoing transgender surgery during the school day Despite there being no evidence that a student has ever undergone gender-affirming surgery at a school in the United States, Donald Trump has repeated his claim that children are undergoing transition-related surgery during their school day. “Can you imagine you’re a parent and your son leaves the h By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Biden vows to end the HIV epidemic In honour of World AIDS Day, US president Joe Biden has issued a proclamation promising “to end the HIV epidemic globally”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read