A lawyer mentioned in trans woman Eden Knight’s suicide note, and who is alleged to have persuaded her to return to her home country before her death, has links to the Saudi Arabian embassy in the US, the BBC World Service has claimed. Knight, who was 23 and who had been living in the US […]

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Barcelona football star Mapi León has denied inappropriately touching rival Daniela Caracas and asking her if she “has a d**k”.  The Barcelona defender faced accusations after clips surfaced on social media showing the clash that occurred in the 15th minute of Sunday’s match against Espanyol. Caracas’ club condemned the alleged incident and confirmed that she […]

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Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban on trans people signing up to serve in the US military. The secretary of defence signed the ban, which prevents those with a “history of gender dysphoria” from entering the armed forces, last week, according to a recently uncovered memo. It comes after Trump signed an executive order laying […]

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Gay MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended by Labour for his involvement with a WhatsApp group in which he allegedly mocked another MP’s sexuality. Ryan, who overturned a Tory majority to win his Burnley seat last year, was a member of a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers which included Labour councillors, party activists and […]

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Google Calendar has removed dates for Black History Month, Pride Month and Women’s History Month. The company deleted the February, March and June dates from its calendar in what a spokesperson said was a long overdue change.  The spokesperson told PinkNews: “Some years ago, the Calendar team started manually adding a broader set of cultural […]

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