Former Labour councillor Oliver Steadman has been charged with blackmail and communications offences in the Westminster “honeytrap” case.  Steadman, 28, of Pemberton Gardens, north London, has been charged with one count of blackmail in relation to alleged unwarranted demands for the contact telephone numbers of up to 12 individuals. He has also been charged with a […]

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Democratic congresswoman Maxine Dexter has pushed back against a “cruel and callus” amendment banning Pride flags in the military – and she’s done so with a Pride flag in full view. The representative for Oregon’s Third Congressional District took a stand against the Republican amendment to the nation’s defense budget – the National Defense Authorization Act […]

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Manchester City footballer Kerstin Casparij has her sights set on supporting the queer community, after becoming a new patron of the LGBT Foundation. Dutch star Casparij made her trans allyship clear earlier this year when she kissed a transgender-rights coloured wristband after scoring her team’s first goal against Everton in April. She tells PinkNews that […]

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