Arts $1.3 million raised for LA LGBTQ+ centre The first ever live telethon in support of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ+ centre has raised around $1.3 million in donations. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman Aerrion Burnett murdered in the US Aerrion Burnett, 37, is the 27th known trans person to have been killed in the US in 2020 after she was shot dead in Independence, Missouri last week. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ suicide prevention bill passed in the US Suicide prevention legalisation which includes LGBTQ+ specific training for helpline workers is the first LGBTQ+ inclusive law to be unanimously approved by US Congress. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Update: Biden condemns LGBTQ+ free towns US presidential candidate Joe Biden has condemned the rise in LGBTQ+ free towns in Poland, saying they have ‘no place in the EU or in the world’. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Barrett is likely to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an LGBTQ+ ally Election Special LGBTQ+ activist Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court judge for known championing LGBTQ+ rights throughout her career, has passed away at 87. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Democrat party member comes out as bisexual Andrew Gillum of the US Democrat party has come out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Update: US Marine deported after killing trans woman Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has been released and deported after the Philippines president excused him for killing trans woman Jennifer Laude in 2014. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ inclusive gym destroyed in hate crime A lesbian owned and LGBTQ+ inclusive gym in New Jersey (US) was left extremely damaged after it was targeted in what is thought to be a hate crime. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
International News US Marine excused for killing trans woman Philippines president has granted an absolute pardon’ to American Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton after he killed a transgender Filipino woman, Jennifer Laude, in 2014. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Two men charged with attacking trans women Carlton Callaway and Davion Williams have been charged for committing a hate crime after a video of them attacking three trans women on August 17 in Los Angeles was made public. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Kendall Stephens was attacked in August. General News US trans woman attacked in own home Kendall Stephens, a black trans woman in Philadelphia, US, was beaten in her own home on the eve of Monday, August 24. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Biden endorsed by US LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce The US LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce says Joe Biden’s commitment to signing the Equality Act would not only protect but empower queer business owners. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
