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Almost one in 10 US adults identify as LGBTQ, new data shows
This is almost triple the number in 2012 and up two-thirds since 2020, Gallup finds
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Muhsin Hendricks, world’s first out gay imam, shot dead in South Africa
“The motive for the murder is unknown and forms part of the ongoing investigation" say police
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Peter Tatchell slams Saudi Arabia as World Cup host: ‘Death penalty for same-sex relationships’
The human rights campaigner is seeking “categoric assurance” over safety for LGBTQ football fans: "No arrests, no harassment or discrimination”
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Indonesian police raid ‘gay sex party’ in Jakarta, leading to arrest of 56
Though homosexuality is not illegal in most of the country, three of the arrested individuals could face sentences of up to 15 years
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Gay man rejects Trump pardon for January 6 Capitol riot
“I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable"
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Apple, Microsoft and more commit to DEI as Meta, Amazon and others scale back
The moves come amid an order from US President Donald Trump to end "dangerous" DEI initatives in government departments
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Michelle Visage blasts Trump on social media: ‘You will not erase my child’
Visage, who has spoken publicly about being a mother to a queer child, took to her Instagram story to share a message to Trump
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‘Woman means adult human female’: Trump to sign executive order on gender hours after he’s sworn in
The order will be titled 'Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government'
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Apple drops artificial intelligence news tool that wrongly claimed Rafael Nadal was gay
"Brazilian tennis player, Rafael Nadal, comes out as gay"
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Gay men can become priests if they embrace ‘celibacy as a gift’, say Italian bishops
"When reference is made to homosexual tendencies, it is appropriate not to reduce discernment to this aspect alone" say new guidelines
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Peter Tatchell issues powerful response as ‘bigot’ anti-gay rights activist Anita Bryant dies age 84
"Her bigotry united people in defiance" responded Peter Tatchell in a statement
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Meta updates allow users to call LGBT+ people mentally ill on Facebook and Instagram
"We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation"
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Sniffies sees 26% spike in straight users – plus 4 more insights from cruising app’s 2024 data
And the most popular kink of 2024 worldwide was...
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Pornhub Gay shares 2024 year in review – as Malik Delgaty named most viewed performer
The more you know!
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Gay clubgoers in Moscow found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ amid armed raids
A video shared online appears to show a group of people in a nightclub sitting with their hands on their heads as an armed officer issues orders
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Edwin Chiloba: Man convicted of murder of LGBTQ+ activist who was found inside a metal box
The Kenyan fashion designer and activist's body was found last year on a roadside, with his friend and housemate facing sentencing for the murder later this year
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Donald Trump to discharge all 15,000 transgender personnel from US military
An act would "medically discharge" around 15,000 active personnel as unfit to serve, despite a recruitment crisis within the US's military forces, according to reports
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Elon Musk misgenders daughter in response to her decision to leave US after Trump win
"You're upset because at the end of the day everyone around you knows you as a delusional and grubby little control freak," she responded on Threads
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LGBTQ+ crisis helplines seeing record calls following Donald Trump US election win
The Rainbow Youth Project has surpassed its usually monthly quota in just six days, with one teen revealing they had made a suicide pact should Trump win
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Donald Trump declares US presidency victory: What this could mean for LGBTQ+ rights
As the GOP takes control of both the White House and Congress, questions loom over what his administration could mean for LGBTQ+ rights and protections in the US