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Apple CEO Tim Cook names replacement as he steps out of role
Cook made history as the first publicly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company
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Australian former billionaire Hamish Douglass comes out as gay
Douglass, once one of Australia's most prominent fund managers, opened up about his sexuality on the Rampart Talks podcast
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Manchester Village Pride guarantees stability to unpaid drag performers in landmark Equity agreement
"Signing a union agreement helps rebuild performers's trust after Manchester Pride went into liquidation last year," said Equity’s Karen Lockney
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Australia eases blood donation restrictions for some LGBTQ+ citizens
"We're now able to now safely make changes that will enable gay and bisexual men and transgender people to donate blood and platelets," announced Lifeblood executive director Cath Stone
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‘I love president Trump’: Caitlyn Jenner backs Donald Trump despite anti-trans passport policy
The former athlete says the US leader's executive order on gender markers has left her unable to travel internationally, but she's still not withdrawing her support
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Porn star Ty Roderick says he’s been discharged from hospital after alleged knife attack
"My son was the victim of a sudden, violent attack," wrote Roderick's mother via a GoFundMe page
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Belarus introduces law targeting so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda with jail penalties
Under Belarusian law, LGBTQ+ topics are now grouped within the same set of criminal categories as paedophilia
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Tennessee introduces ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ protecting anti-LGBTQ+ university speakers
If signed by governor Bill Lee, the legislation could prevent public universities from restricting invited speakers based on their ideologies
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Businessman pleads guilty to making false statements in bid to block Heaven’s reopening
Aldo d’Aponte pleaded guilty to submitting two letters to Westminster City Council that he claimed were written by neighbours
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Drag legend Virgin X and photographer Matt Ford team up to raise funds for Gaza with latex-laced imagery (EXCLUSIVE)
The works are being sold exclusively on the Matt Ford Studio website, signed by the photographer himself
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Church in Wales approves blessings of same-sex unions but stops short of marriage
"We want to build a church that can make space for each other whatever our different perspectives," said Most Reverend Cherry Vann, Archbishop of Wales
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LGBTQ+ hate crimes set to become aggravated offences under UK bill
The bill amendment, spearheaded by UK LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, follows lobbying efforts directed at MPs to amend the Crime and Policing Bill since 2024
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Australian lesbian rights group wins transgender exclusion appeal
The Lesbian Action Group is seeking a five-year exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to exclude trans women
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Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law
The ruling follows recent changes to legislation signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after approval by the National Assembly
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Nigel Farage pledges to deny asylum seekers access to NHS HIV treatment
"This is a national health service. It is not an international health service," said Farage
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Tennessee governor Bill Lee announces Nuclear Family Month to coincide with Pride Month
The resolution follows a bill seeking to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags on state-owned property during Pride Month in Tennessee
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Russian news outlet fined over Heated Rivalry review for spreading ‘LGBT propaganda’
In Russia, online content is regulated by the state communications watchdog, which enforces strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws prohibiting queer exposure
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Man ‘most likely’ cured of HIV after stem cell transplant from brother
The patient stopped taking antiretroviral medication after two years and doctors have found no trace of active virus in his body since
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Birmingham Pride cuts ticket costs as organisers plan free 2027 festival
Birmingham Pride 2026 will feature major headline acts, with Katy B and Sigala headlining on the Saturday and Girls Aloud icon Nadine Coyle set to take the stage on Sunday
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EHRC submits revised trans guidance on single-sex spaces one year after Supreme Court ruling
Charities and non-profits urge for the guidance to be shared in advance of it being laid in Parliament