Pastor explains how God instructs him to stand up for the LGBT+ community –...
A North Carolina Christian pastor has explained why his faith instructs him to stand up for his LGBT+ neighbours, especially as the US Supreme Court determines whether queer people can be discriminated...
View ArticleTwo Texas Republicans have joined the fight to protect LGBT+ people in the...
Two Texas Republicans have joined the fight to protect queer people in the state from discrimination, going against the extremely anti-LGBT+ Texas GOP platform. State representatives Todd Hunter, of...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs settles discrimination case with employee fired after being...
Goldman Sachs has reached a settlement with a former vice president who says he was fired after being told he “sounded too gay”. William Littleton was fired in 2019 after eight years of positive...
View ArticleBishops attack anti-homophobia law for making ‘expression of a legitimate...
A group of Italian Catholic bishops has attacked proposed legislation against homophobia and transphobia, claiming it would make “expression of a legitimate opinion” a crime. Employment discrimination...
View ArticleRepublicans will call for a ban on same-sex marriage and rally against trans...
Donald Trump’s Republican Party has decided to leave its 2016 platform unchanged for the 2020 elections, meaning its official opposition to same-sex marriage will remain. The vote to leave the party’s...
View ArticleRepublican party issues brief celebrating Donald Trump’s ‘unprecedented’...
The Republican Party has released a brief during Pride Month claiming that Donald Trump “has taken unprecedented steps to protect the LGBT+ community”. Yes, really. The brief claims that Trump, who has...
View ArticleJustice Samuel Alito, appointed to the Supreme Court by George W Bush, thinks...
Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito, who wants LGBT+ people to be legally discriminated against, thinks this week’s historic ruling will lead to protections for rapists. In a landmark ruling on Monday...
View ArticlePlot twist. Russian court rules… in favour of trans woman, says her firing...
A trans woman who was fired in 2017 after she changed her legal gender has won her case against her employer in a Russian court. Known only as Anna, this win against her employer is the final victory...
View ArticleJess Glynne claimed she was ‘discriminated’ against for wearing a hoodie to a...
With the Black Lives Matter movement raging, and the coronavirus pandemic hurling 2.8 million out of work, Jess Glynne ranted Monday evening about a restaurant “discriminating” against her for wearing...
View ArticleA trans refugee who fled persecution to seek safety in Canada has been forced...
A trans woman who fled persecution in Hong Kong to seek safety in Canada is being forced to go through the refugee process as a man. After arriving in Toronto, Naomi Chen (not her real name) made an...
View ArticleGay man invokes Supreme Court ruling on workplace discrimination after he was...
A gay man in Tennessee has invoked last month’s historic US Supreme Court ruling on workplace discrimination after he was “humiliated” and called a “faggot” by his bosses. Jacob Brashier, a gay man who...
View ArticleA small-town florist ‘refused’ to make bouquets for a gay wedding. So the...
A small Alaskan city has unanimously voted for a new law protecting LGBT+ people from discrimination after a local florist allegedly refused to make the wedding bouquets for a gay couple. Ketchikan,...
View ArticleGay waiter says boss punched him so hard he knocked his tooth out in violent...
A restaurant owner violently beat a gay waiter while screaming “F**king faggot, I’ll murder you,” according to a new federal lawsuit. In November 2019, Emilio Branchinelli of Emilio’s Pizzeria &...
View ArticleVulnerable trans people ‘could be turned away from medical resources’ after...
LGBT+ equality groups in Texas have warned a recent decision to strip discrimination protections could have a grave impact on the trans community. After a recommendation from Republican governor Greg...
View ArticleBeing non-binary can be grounds for asylum, court decides in historic ruling
Being non-binary can form the basis of an asylum claim, a British court has expressly ruled for the first time. The judgment comes from the Upper Tribunal in the case of an El Salvador citizen who has...
View ArticleDonald Trump launches ‘parting assault on the LGBT+ community’ by stripping...
Donald Trump has launched a “parting assault on the LGBT+ community” in America by stripping discrimination protections, days before he leaves office. Amid the fallout from extremist riots at the US...
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Fashion designer Philipp Plein accused of firing employee for being gay and...
Fashion designer Philipp Plein is facing a lawsuit for alleged discrimination against a gay man with HIV. Amro Alsoleibi, former regional manager across Philipp Plein’s stores in New York City, filed a...
View ArticleBlack and LGBT+ students ‘reduced to tears’ by vile racist, homophobic attack...
A University of Edinburgh Zoom event celebrating Black and LGBT+ communities was hijacked by bigots shouting racist and homophobic slurs. Edinburgh University’s African and Caribbean Society organised...
View ArticleChristian baker who refused to bake a trans woman’s cake to face...
A Colorado judge will allow a discrimination complaint against Christian baker Jack Phillips, who refused to make a cake in the colours of the trans Pride flag, but has thrown out a second complaint...
View ArticleTrans woman awarded $50,000 in discrimination case ghosted by officials and...
Giana Desir, a trans woman, won a hefty discrimination lawsuit against a real estate broker. A year later, she says, she still hasn’t seen any money. Desir, from Brooklyn, New York, won $50,000 in...
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