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Meta platforms ranked among worst for LGBTQ+ safety in new GLAAD report
Scoring around 39–41 out of 100 on GLAAD’s 2026 Social Media Safety Index, Meta, YouTube and X were grouped among those ranked worst for LGBTQ+ users
News Sport
Iran demands FIFA bans Pride flags at 2026 World Cup ‘Pride Match’
Iran is also asking for visa guarantees for players and staff, and enhanced security for the team
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Crumbl Cookies co-founder Sawyer Hemsley steps down from day-to-day role
Alongside fellow co-founder and CEO, Jason McGowan, Hemsley will remain involved as a member of the board of directors
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University of Washington trans student is stabbed to death as police hunt suspect
Local residents have been asked to contact police if they witnessed the incident or saw anyone matching the suspect description
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Bereaved mother Caroline Litman accuses Wes Streeting of ‘discrimination based on transphobia’
“I haven’t got any good news for the trans community,” she said in an Instagram video
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Scottish Greens make history as first transgender MSPs elected
Q Manivannan was returned on the Edinburgh and Lothians East regional list, while Iris Duane secured a seat representing Glasgow
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Instagram suspended more than 100 LGBTQ+ and sexual health accounts in April, says watchdog
Repro Uncensored said many of the accounts it tracked were tied to queer communities, sexual health advocacy, art and culture
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Trump administration links transgender activism to terrorism in new report
In a new counterterrorism report signed by Donald Trump, the administration links terrorism to “anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist” groups
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Terrence Higgins Trust CEO: Nigel Farage is wrong about HIV – and the policy he attacks is one that’s working (EXCLUSIVE)
"You cannot end an epidemic while drawing lines around who deserves treatment, because the virus does not recognise the lines," Angell writes for Attitude
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UK Black Pride pauses 2026 festival ahead of ‘bigger’ 2027 comeback
“Let me be absolutely clear: UK Black Pride is not going anywhere," said CEO Lady Phyll
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Sydney Sauna says Meta has permanently suspended its Instagram account without warning
In December, more than 50 queer advocacy, abortion access and reproductive health organisations made similar accusations towards the company
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British Medical Association drops opposition to Cass Review but still backs puberty blockers access
The change marks a significant shift for the doctors’s union, which last year voted to “oppose the implementation” of the review
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Over 2,100 parkrunners and supporters rally against anti-trans legal threat
Spearheaded by the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, the counter-campaign is calling on the Labour Party government to defend inclusive organisations such as Parkrun
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Young writers have days left to enter £12,000 journalism prize backed by Attitude and Caitlin Moran
Open to UK residents aged 18 to 25, the competition is aimed at aspiring writers who may not have traditional routes into journalism
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Drag queen and pro wrestler Sandra Spitz to stand in Newham local elections
Spitz is a drag wrestling character with a fictional backstory involving a magician husband and a parasitic twin
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Vatican recognises the ‘pain’ experienced by LGBTQ+ Catholics in landmark report
"The personal testimonies we have gathered reveal both lacerations and longings, hope and pain," the Vatican report reads
News UK
Pornhub owner reverses age restrictions for some UK users
Aylo blocked access for most new UK visitors in February, following the rollout of the UK’s Online Safety Act
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Trump administration opens investigation into trans admissions at Smith College
The inquiry will assess whether the college complies with Title IX, which bans sex-based discrimination at federally funded institutions
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Florida man charged after allegedly trying to ‘beat the gay out of’ five-year-old boy
Andre Brown Jr. was arrested on Sunday (3 May) in Davenport following an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Brighton Pride unveils new dance arena for Pride on the Park 2026
From headliners Purple Disco Machine and Armand Van Helden to The Blessed Madonna and Bimini, Brighton & Hove Pride’s new dance arena is set to debut with a colourful bang