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"Until the LGBTQ+ community distances itself from all forms of antisemitism, including anti-Zionism, our allies will continue to fall away, and we will remain defenceless in the face of attack," she wrote. "Zionists have always been at the core of LGBTQ+ progress, from Magnus Hirschfield to Elizabeth Taylor, from Larry Kramer to [Edith] Windsor. Their Zionism sprung from their humanitarianism, as did their LGBTQ+ activism."

"My son came out as trans six months ago and his father hasn't looked at him since. Just walks past him in the hallway like he's invisible," the mother wrote in a post published by the X user @crazyvibes_1. "My boy is 17, sleeping on our couch because his dad changed the locks on his bedroom door, said he won't have 'that confusion' under his roof."

Dr Luke Brunning, lecturer in Applied Ethics at the University of Leeds, said of the findings: "For some, heteroflexible will describe accurately how they experience attraction or typically behave. For others, it might be more of a promise-to-self, something they want to look into further, explore, or which they hope they will be in a position to experience in the future." Dr Brunning added that the flexibility could be viewed "negatively" as a "deviation" from the heterosexual standard, especially for men who may "suffer extensive bi-erasure" or be "unable to accept they are 'actually gay'".

Oddo completed his novitiate, wrote a doctoral dissertation, and entered the priesthood in the wake of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, often known as Vatican II, which met between 1962 and 1965. Vatican II ushered in dramatic, liberal changes to the Catholic Church, including allowing Masses to be said in vernacular languages instead of Latin and embracing ecumenism, or dialog with other Christian faiths.

In a 25-page sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, Corado's lawyer, Pleasant S. Brodnax III, asked U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden to impose a time-served sentence rather than incarceration, citing her lack of prior criminal history, decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy, and what the filing describes as the uniquely severe and dangerous conditions transgender women now face in federal custody, under the Trump administration.

Related: Federal HR office sets deadline for government-wide purge of transgender and nonbinary inclusion OPM sent a letter to insurance carriers last year saying that as of 2026, "chemical and surgical modification of an individual's sex traits through medical interventions (to include 'gender transition"' services) will no longer be covered under the FEHB or PSHB Programs. There is a narrow exception for people who are mid-treatment.

I have never been more self-assured in life than I am now at 38. Every relationship in my lifefeels more secure with each waking day. I make more choices for myself now than I ever have,and I care far less about pleasing others than I ever did. But I still regularly pretend to be someone else - possibly even daily. Like Stephen, my formative years were spent playing a completely different character.

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons modification, uploaded to the site GameBanana on Saturday (4 January), gives the cartoon Shih Tzu larger breasts and buttocks as well as a thinner waist. Activist and author Parker Molloy highlighted the fan-made addon in a seemingly bewildered post on BlueSky, asking: "Why, though?" Her post received such significant backlash, including a flurry of transphobic death threats, that Molloy not only deleted the post, but her entire Bluesky account.

The bill's passage came despite urgent calls from international rights groups - including Access Now, Civil Rights Defenders, Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, International Partnership for Human Rights, and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee - for lawmakers to reject the legislation, saying it would "blatantly violate" Kazakhstan's human rights commitments.

I see nothing positive to be gained by punishing your daughter and your 6- and 8-year-old grandchildren, who have offered viable alternatives, because their father is uncomfortable with your sexual orientation. Let your daughter visit and bring the children. Foster a strong relationship with all of them. If you succeed, your narrow-minded son-in-law may find himself increasingly marginalized.

Everyone at the London Stadium as well as millions around the world saw the criticism, abuse and ridicule Slaven Bilic was subjected to last Friday night as we recorded a superb win over West Ham [then managed by Bilic]. What they didn't witness was that same man standing outside the Brighton dressing room afterwards, waiting for each and every one of our players and coaches to offer congratulations and a warm handshake.

Tributes have poured in for RuPaul's Drag Race UK star The Vivienne, one year on from her death. On Saturday (3 January), monuments across Liverpool and the north west were lit up green to honour the drag star, whose real name was James Lee Williams, in reference to her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End and UK tour production of the Wizard of Oz.

I have everything I once believed would make life feel whole: a loving family, dependable friends, financial stability, my own apartment, and a car that starts every morning. My closets hold more clothes and shoes than I need. The fridge is full. These are countless people can only dream of. And yet, I am lonely. Nationwide, that loneliness is not unusual. A from 2022 showed nearly 40% of adults experience moderate to severe loneliness. Proof that material comfort doesn't guarantee emotional connection.

"Part of the beauty of psychedelics is that they loosen our fixed notions of ourselves in the world," said Jae Sevelius, a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral health researcher at Columbia University.

A new study reveals religious and faith-driven homophobic attitudes are depriving HIV-positive Ugandans of care, and impeding progress toward eradicating the epidemic. LGBTQ+ people living with HIV in Uganda already face heightened risk due to limited inclusive services and government-sanctioned homophobia. The Anti-Homosexuality Act, or so-called "Kill the Gays" law, passed in 2023, prescribes long prison terms and even the death penalty in some circumstances for same-sex relations.

We cannot in good conscience invite attendees to an event in a city that refuses to provide even the most basic protections,

Today the story would be unremarkable: two gay men, migrants from England, give their Queensland home a portmanteau of their last names. But in 1859, these two men, Robert Herbert and John Bramston, were the new state's first premier (then called colonial secretary) and one of his attorneys general. The name, Herston, was later used to name the modern suburb that covers the area, and in less than seven years, the suburb in Brisbane's north will host the main stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games.

In 2025, LGBTQ+ people watched hard-won progress unravel in real time. Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were dismantled with startling speed, often under the false banner of "fairness." Queer people, particularly trans Americans, were targeted in the military and elsewhere, once again treated as liabilities rather than patriots. LGBTQ+ history was scrubbed from government websites, our contributions quietly erased from history as if they were inconveniences rather than facts.

2025 is already shaping up to be a big year for queer visibility, with several celebs proudly coming out as LGBTQ+. In June, Modern Family star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (Lily) came out as bisexual in a TikTok using a scene from the show. In May, singer Lola Young casually came out in response to a hate comment, and KATSEYE's Lara Raj and Megan Skiendiel both came out - Lara calling herself a "Brown, queer girl" and Megan confirming she's bisexual on a livestream.

When we first became involved, she even joked that she didn't want me getting mad when it was time for her to visit her friend on girls' trips. A threesome with a bisexual woman has always been my fantasy. She even gave me permission to go online and find a unicorn for us. But when I set up a meeting, she didn't seem to want to follow through with it, so I stopped looking.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has identified his first target following his declaration earlier this month to cut off Medicaid and Medicare funding to any hospital that provides health care to trans youth. Last Friday in a social media post, HHS announced that it was referring Seattle Children's Hospital for investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth. Of course, Kennedy's declaration was simply that-a declaration with no basis in science.

Trans trailblazer Dylan Mulvaney is no stranger to being iconic, and her birthday gives us the perfect excuse to celebrate her. The stage star has gone from strength to strength after she first entered the scene with her now-infamous "Days of Girlhood" social media series documenting her transition. Today (29 December) marks the icon's 29th birthday, and in honour of her role as a trans activist, we've highlighted some of her best moments from this year. Her debut book Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer, which is a collection of journal entries from her first-year transition, was released on 11 March this year.

History-making Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) star Dónal Óg Cusack has announced his engagement to his long-term boyfriend. Cusack came out as gay in 2009 in his autobiography "Come What May". His coming out saw him become Ireland's first openly gay elite sportsman. Throughout his career Cusack won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two All-Star awards. The former Irish hurling goalkeeper, who made 54 championship appearances for Cork, more than any other goalkeeper in Ireland's history, has been dating Nathan Adams for more than a decade.

"Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for," she posted a day later via an Instagram Story. "obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn."