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OnlyFans star Jake Andrich banned from TikTok over controversial LGBTQ+ comments
The ban comes days after Andrich was criticised over comments he made during a livestream about the LGBTQ+ community
Homophobia
News UK
Police launch public appeal following alleged homophobic attack in Hackney
The incident took place just hours before Pride in London on 4 July 2026
News UK
Wes Streeting addresses ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobic abuse in new defence secretary role
Streeting was one of three publicly LGBTQ+ ministers to be sworn into Andy Burnham’s cabinet upon his appointment on 20 July, following Keir Starmer’s resignation
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Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards declaring ‘No child has two dads’ spark backlash in Ohio
The signs were paid for by Seattle-based group Them Before Us, which opposes marriage equality, IVF and no-fault divorce
Life
I was targeted by a homophobic smear campaign as my father ran for president in Bolivia
"At one point, the president was shown one of my TikToks live on national television. I was wearing bunny-ear filters and hearts around my face," Doria Medina writes for Attitude
News UK
Boy, 13, who took his own life had faced taunts from classmates about sexuality, inquest hears
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Culture Film & TV
MAFS Australia’s Tyson is criticised over homophobic comments as fans compare him to Andrew Tate
The remarks aired during his introduction and quickly prompted reaction from UK viewers, where is it shown on delay
News Politics
Nigel Farage defends Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord over homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner
"This sort of po-faced, purism attitude to anything anyone's ever said when they're with a group of mates, frankly, is ridiculous," said Farage
News World
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen fined after calling homosexuality a ‘developmental disorder’
Räsänen said the decision was "a shock", adding that she is considering an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights
News Politics
Reform Scotland leader apologises for homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner
Malcolm Offord was speaking at a Burns supper at the London Scottish Rugby Club in 2018, where he had been chairman at the time
Culture Film & TV
Beauty in Black actor Xavier Smalls faces backlash after calling LGBTQ+ people an ‘abomination’
The actor is facing scrutiny after comments made during a social media livestream in February resurfaced online
Culture Music
Does hip-hop still struggle to make space for queer masculinity?
"Rap culture has traditionally been shaped by a very narrow performance of masculinity," writes Alexandru Bleu
News World
Student leader of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA resigns over leaked homophobic messages
The messages show participants using slurs targeting LGBTQ+ people alongside racist, antisemitic and misogynistic remarks
News Sport
Manchester United’s Jack Fletcher handed six-game ban and fined for using homophobic slur
The club said it has been working with Fletcher to "strengthen his understanding of discriminatory language and why it is harmful"
Culture Film & TV
The Apprentice’s Conor Galvin says school teasing over his sexuality drove him into business at 12
Galvin will appear on the 20th series of the BBC reality show, aiming to impress Lord Sugar and win a £250,000 investment
News UK
Andy Burnham apologises for Greater Manchester Police’s history of homophobia
"I apologise to all LGBTQ+ people in Greater Manchester and across the UK for the past failing of GMP," Burnham wrote
News UK
Council prevents couple from fostering over beliefs that homosexuality and gender fluidity are ‘wrong’
Matthew and Michelle Smith were rejected by Manchester City Council after failing the first stage of a fostering suitability assessment
Culture Film & TV
Dean McCullough: ‘Tom Read Wilson’s I’m A Celeb trolling is blatant homophobia – mine got so violent, I brought in a private investigator’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Opinion: "Queer people on TV are characters to be judged, dissected, mocked, or assigned motives they don’t have," McCullough writes for Attitude
Culture Music
Fabolous faces backlash from LGBTQ+ fans as he refuses to blow out birthday candles over ‘pause violation’
In a video shared online, the rapper is joined by Jim Jones, Dave East and Maino as they present him with a chocolate cake shaped like an “F” and covered in candles
News UK
Wiltshire Police accused of ‘LGBTQ+ bias’ as force is sued by free speech campaigners over Pride stall
Fair Cop co-founder Sarah Phillimore says the force’s involvement showed a “lack of neutrality” and could be seen as supporting LGBTQ+ causes