The only trans author on this year’s Polari Prize long list has said he refused to be “bullied” into withdrawing, following a controversy over the inclusion of a self-proclaimed a trans-exclusionary radical feminist, or “TERF”. The author of Calling My Deadname Home, Dr Avi Ben-Zeev, told PinkNews that, while he understood and supported authors choosing […]
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Arkansas’ trans youth gender care ban has been upheld by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. On Tuesday (12 August), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Arkansas can enforce its 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. The ruling reverses a lower court decision that struck down the law, ruling that it […]
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A viral social media post claimed that after the US Supreme Court was formally asked to overturn same-sex marriage, gay dating apps were planning to out ‘closeted Republican officials’ – but it’s not true. The US Supreme Court was asked this week to consider hearing a case from former county clerk Kim Davis, which seeks […]
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Donald Trump has announced that he will host the Kennedy Center Honors 2025, adding that he “turned down plenty” of “too woke” nominees. It marks the first list of Kennedy Center Honorees since the president took over as chair of the performing arts centre. On a Wednesday (13 August) press conference at the John F. […]
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