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Strictly stars on Layton Williams, same-sex couples and anti-LGBTQ backlash
Strictly returns this Saturday (16 September)
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Uganda man faces death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’
It would be the first charge of its kind under Uganda's new law.
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This gay war reporter passed as straight to work in anti-LGBTQ countries – this is his story, in 7 images
Exclusive: "My friends were like: ‘Are you literally insane? You’re going to die," reflects gay journalist and filmmaker Rupert Russell
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Adam Lambert slams ‘ignorant’ and ‘foolish’ anti-trans people
"How can you be anti-trans if you don't know anything about it? If you have no first-hand experience with it?"
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Steps reject offer to perform in Dubai over anti-LGBTQ laws
"It wouldn't be right for me to take the money from that gig."
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LA school board president calls out anti-LGBTQ ‘BS’ over inclusive school assembly
"I've been confronting this issue my entire life."
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Human Rights Campaign declares ‘State of Emergency’ for LGBTQ Americans
So far in the 2023 legislative session, more than 525 bills have been introduced in 41 states.
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BFI Flare: The Stroll’s co-directors warn against anti-LGBTQ legislation: ‘They will come for you eventually. So look out.’
Exclusive: Co-director and executive producers Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker told Attitude: "It's essential that we rally for each other and are galvanised and unified in this moment."
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President Biden calls anti-LGBTQ legislation ‘close to sinful’
The American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 409 anti-LGBTQ bills in the US.
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Missouri Republican exposes his colleague’s hypocrisy over anti-LGBTQ bill
"Which sexual orientations do you believe should be prohibited from Missouri classrooms?”
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Anti-LGBTQ abuse has increased on Twitter since Elon Musk took over, report finds
Tweets containing one anti-LGBTQ slur increased by 1,200% across nine accounts, the Media Matters and GLAAD report finds.
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Anti-LGBTQ group banned from Facebook after campaign against children’s hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital has been inundated with abusive messages after false claims about it were made online.
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Nigerian authorities won’t guarantee amnesty for victims of gay dating app scam
Police are urging people to come forward to give evidence, but there are concerns over people's safety.
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EU Commission to sue Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law
Hungary's law bans access to LGBTQ+ materials for under-18s
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President Biden signs an executive order to counter anti-LGBTQ bills in the US
The President sought to reassure young LGBTQ people that they are loved against a strong anti-LGBTQ climate.
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Seattle Grads Protested their University’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy with Pride Flags
Students at Seattle Pacific University handed Pride Flags to their University President in response to an anti-LGBTQ employment policy.
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Schitt’s Creek’s Noah Reid blasts Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: ‘It’s anti-human’
The actor, who played Patrick on Schitt's Creek says he hopes people will overcome "these draconian, ridiculous pursuits of hate and intolerance".
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Gay lawmaker’s emotional takedown of Republican colleague over anti-trans bill goes viral
"Gentlemen, I'm not afraid of you anymore," Ian Mackey told Republican lawmakers in Missouri last week.
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Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ referendum fails after 1.6 million spoilt votes
The referendum focused on banning LGBTQ content for under-18s in the conservative country.
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LGBTQ groups vow to fight Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill as it becomes law
Equality Florida has said it will "work to see it removed either by the courts as unconstitutional or repealed by the legislature."