Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing 2025 after he was announced to be taking part in the series last week. The actor, perhaps best known for his turn as House Stark servant Hodor in the HBO series, was announced to be one of the contestants in the BBC […]

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US president Donald Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from California school districts that do not adhere to his administration’s transgender policies, after the state refused to ban trans girls from female sports. On Thursday (21 August) Trump, who has enacted a raft of anti-trans executive orders since returning to the White House, wrote […]

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James Dobson, the vehemently anti-LGBTQ+ leader of notorious right-wing Christian group Focus on the Family has died at the age of 89, according to Newsweek and the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute website. His cause of death has not been yet made public. James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977, and the group’s […]

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AFL player Izak Rankine has been granted a reduced suspension for “medical” reasons, after it was confirmed that he used a homophobic slur.  The Adelaide Football Club, which the player currently represents, confirmed in a press release on Thursday (21 August) that Rankine used an anti-gay slur last week during the Crows’ game against Collingwood […]

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Out gay footballer Jakub Jankto says he won’t continue playing following a “very serious injury”.  The Czech athlete left Italian Serie A club Cagliari Calcio at the end of June after his two-year contract came to an end. However, the midfielder who came out as gay in 2023, says he is no longer able to […]

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