All news on the topic: LGBTQ+

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UK schools are removing LGBTQ+ books after complaints from parents
A special investigation reveals more than half of UK school librarians surveyed by Index have been asked to remove books from their shelves.
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London Pride: Sadiq Khan leads 32,000 participants in a march through the capital
Crowds gathered in London on Saturday as part of the capital’s Pride celebrations, with a parade making its way from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.
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"Nobody wants to go to a club that can be raided by the police": How queer clubs in Russia survive after the country’s "LGBT movement" ban
On November 23, 2022, Russia’s State Duma banned the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” among people of all ages.
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Bullied genderfluid teen's cause of death released after 'school toilet assault'
Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict sustained multiple injuries after they were allegedly beaten alongside another transgender student in their High School toilets
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Nearly half of Brits wrongly believe they are not eligible to be foster parents
And some of the top things they feel would stand in their way include being single, identifying as LGBTQ+ - or being too old
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One of Britain's oldest trans women turns 88 saying she's 'never felt younger'
Dee Hawley lived as David for most of her life before finally coming out as trans in her late 70s. She has since had breast implants but has so far held back on full reassignment surgery due to her age
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Woman marries barber she met on holiday and they have to use Google Translate
Shane Harding, 28, from, Devon, was in Turkey with her sister and downloaded the app hoping to meet someone LGBTQ+ friendly to show her around the city of Istanbul
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Anti-LGBTQ family who fled to Russia regret choice as locals don't speak English
A conservative, hyper-Christian Canadian family who fled Canada for Russia over Canada's pro-LGBTQ ideologies now regrets their decision because the locals don't speak English
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Woman drops out of brother's wedding as family cruelly claim she'll ruin the day
A woman has shared her devastation as her family are cruelly pushing her out of her brother's wedding day - she doesn't know how to break the news to her sibling
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Phillip Schofield's 'comeback plan' after emotional TV moment and affair scandal
Former This Morning host Phillip Schofield received incredible support when he announced he was gay on live TV in February 2020 but has had a difficult journey since after he admitted to an 'unwise' affair, which left his career in tatters
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Peers launch new attempt to ban conversion therapy after Tory delays and U-turns
A new Bill banning conversion therapy will be discussed in the House of Lords - more than five and a half years after former PM Theresa May vowed to crack down on it
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Sugar heir 'beat girlfriend after he got irate over gay couple sat near them'
Nicholas Fanjul, 38, was arrested after allegedly attacking his girlfriend when they returned from a steakhouse in Florida where they had been sitting next to a homosexual couple
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Trans man who came out age 22 says people now tell him he looks like Tom Hardy
Leo Macallan, 32, was born a female and called Liz - he came out as gay to his friends and family in June 2010 before realizing he was transgender in May 2014, and now says he looks like hunky Tom Hardy
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Arsonist threw two molotov cocktails at church planning to host drag show events
A convicted arsonist was sentenced to 18 years in prison and three on parole this week after a March 2023 incident in which he threw two Molotov cocktails at a church planning to host drag show events
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Lesbian couple start 'crying hysterically' after email from dream wedding venue
A lesbian couple from Kansas was left heartbroken when they realised their dream wedding venue made clear they didn't support same-sex marriages.
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'If more people are identifying as transgender, then care must catch up'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London into the number of people who identify as trans, which shows more are likely to live in areas of high deprivation – and she calls for urgent changes and better support
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State's new law to fine stores that refuse to have gender-neutral kids section
Certain stories in California will be required to have a gender-neutral section for children from January 1, with those that do not comply facing a fine of up to $500
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Billie Eilish confirms she came out as LGBTQ+ and asks 'wasn't it obvious?'
Singer Billie Eilish recently did a cover story for Variety magazine and didn't realize she outed herself as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, she said: 'wasn't it obvious?'
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Russian cops raid Moscow gay bars as supreme court declares LGBTQ+ 'extremists'
Russian security forces have raided gay bars and clubs across Moscow after Vladimir Putin's supreme court bizarrely ruled the "global LGBTQ+ movement" an extremist organisation
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Woman with male and female sex organs thought she was boy until she grew breasts
Emma Lynn Dowd was raised a boy - but began having a period and growing breasts when a teenager. After decades of trying to fit in as a man, she finally made the full decision to transition into a woman
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Jewish student suing Elon Musk for accusing him of being neo-Nazi
Ben Brody, 22, from California is seeking damages in excess of $1million and says his life is ruined after the billionaire's tweet implied he was a part of the far-right group
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Megachurch pastor who rejected hell and championed LGBTQI+ rights dies at 70
Bishop Carlton Pearson, known for founding Higher Dimensions Family Church and later embracing universalism, passed away at the age of 70 in Tulsa after battling cancer
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Mayor's son speaks out after father's suicide following outing as cross-dresser
The son of Alabama pastor Fred "Bubba" Copeland who killed himself at the beginning of November after being outed as a cross-dresser spoke out at his father's funeral on Thursday, highlighting the kind, compassionate person his dad was
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Pope Francis fires social media crazed bishop in move critics call 'total war'
A one-line statement from the Vatican said Pope Francis had 'relieved' Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the temporary administrator
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Nonbinary teacher fired for having students use gender neutral title for them
AV Vary, a teacher at Florida Virtual School for 15 years, said they were given a letter in which the school said only Ms, Mrs, and Miss were acceptable to use