Attitudes towards transphobia also hardening, but viewers more tolerant of swearing if justifiedBritons are increasingly concerned by the use of racist and transphobic language on television but much more tolerant of swearing, according to the media re…
Rosie Duffield calls for talks with Keir Starmer on Labour’s trans rights stance
Canterbury MP, who will not attend party conference, says meeting with leader could help find way forwardRosie Duffield has called for Keir Starmer to meet her and other female Labour MPs to discuss the party’s policy on transgender issues, confirming …
My Name Is Pauli Murray review – the legacy of a fearless campaigner
Having made pivotal early contributions to civil rights and women’s liberation, the activist gets a blander documentary than they deserveThe new film from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the directors of RBG, is about Pauli Murray (1910-1985), a Black acti…
Tan France: ‘People assume I’m older than I am’
The designer who made his name on Queer Eye, talks about his heritage, becoming a father and how to keep your eyebrows looking greatWhen I was young, my focus wasn’t on my queerness. It was more on being south Asian. I was raised in a small town in Sou…
Man ‘subjected to homophobic assault’ in Madrid says injuries were consensual
LGBTI protests against hate crime in Spain will still go aheadA Spanish man who said he had been attacked by a masked gang who subjected him to a homophobic assault at knifepoint and carved the word “faggot” into one of his buttocks has now told police…
Human Rights Campaign fires president for advising Cuomo over allegations
Largest US LGBTQ rights group said Alphonso David was fired after an investigation by the New York attorney general, Letitia JamesThe Human Rights Campaign has fired its president, Alphonso David, over his involvement in former New York governor Andrew…
Grantchester review – Fleabag-esque hot priest digs into betrayal and blackmail
The long-running whodunnit returns with much customary rose-tinting of the past and a swoon-worthy Tom Brittney – before a surprising segue into the plight of gay men in the 1950s‘“Marriage is like a deckchair,” says Roy Reeves, master of entertainment…
The shocking rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crime shows bigotry is still ruining lives | Owen Jones
Sadly, blending in for a quiet life remains a necessary survival strategy for far too many people in Britain todayIt is impossible to know how much of the surge in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ people is due to escalating harassment and violence, …
Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’
Survey by Shanghai University that asked colleges to research the political stance and ‘state of mind’ of members of LGBTQ+ communities has sparked alarmA well-known Chinese university appears to have asked its colleges to make lists of their LGBTQ+ st…
Fran Lebowitz: ‘If people disagree with me, so what?’
With a hit Netflix series and The Fran Lebowitz Reader now published in the UK, the American wit talks about failing to write, her dislike of Andy Warhol and her best friend Toni MorrisonFran Lebowitz is a famous writer who famously doesn’t write. “I’m…