News Politics
Erik Bottcher wins New York State Senate seat, making politics ‘twice as gay’
During his time on the City Council, Bottcher advocated for marginalised communities, while opposing ICE actions and anti-LGBTQ+ extremism
News Politics
Trans women barred from 2026 Labour Women’s Conference following April’s Supreme Court ruling
"Is the Labour Party bureaucracy seriously suggesting that checks will be made at the conference hall on whether a person is trans?" asked John McDonnell
News Politics
Rob Jetten receives prestigious prize for his campaign to become the Netherlands’s first publicly gay prime minister
"The Thorbecke Prize feels like a vote of confidence to continue working on a politics that unites," said Jetten
News Politics
Congressional candidate Cameron Kasky calls New York race a ‘twink-off’ ahead of 2026 run
“It’s an exciting twink-off. And I hope that I can prevail as the twink in the twink-off,” Kasky said.
News Politics
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says Donald Trump did not perform sex act on Bill Clinton after viral email
"The reference to ‘Bubba’ in this correspondence is not, in any way, a reference to former President Bill Clinton," says Mark Epstein
News Politics
Nicki Minaj reposts anti-trans White House TikTok praising Trump for his ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ ban
The TikTok, captioned, "All we needed was a new president," listed Trump’s actions in his second term and used Minaj's song 'Va Va Voom'
News Politics
Who is Rob Jetten? Set to become the Netherlands’s first gay prime minister, he’s got an Olympian boyfriend and TikTok flair
At 38 years old, Jetten led Democrats 66 to a major win in the recent Dutch election, overtaking far-right figure Geert Wilders and positioning himself for the premiership
News Politics
Attitude photograph spotlighting the April UK Supreme Court trans ruling shortlisted for prestigious award
The image, by Zula Rabikowska, captures the politically charged year faced by the trans community
News Politics
Reform UK faces criticism as Danny Kruger claims ‘LGBT-supporting’ left-wing parties could ruin the UK
Kruger, who recently left the Conservative Party to join Nigel Farage, made the remarks at a party press conference
News Politics
What has Catherine Connolly, Ireland’s newly-elected president, said about LGBTQ+ rights?
Succeeding Michael D. Higgins, the left-wing politician was elected as the 10th president of Ireland, winning 63% of first-preference votes
News Politics
Reform UK appoints James Orr, anti-LGBTQ+ theologian and ally of Charlie Kirk, as senior adviser to Nigel Farage
A former friend of MAGA figure Kirk and ally of JD Vance, Orr expresses anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion views, and has described asylum seekers as "invaders"
News Politics
Charlie Kirk’s history of LGBTQ-related public statements revisited
On the Charlie Kirk Show in 2022, Kirk claimed that gay couples “are not happy just having marriage. Instead, they now want to corrupt your children”
News Politics
Kamala Harris says running for president with Pete Buttigieg would have been ‘risk’ as a Black woman and gay man
"Part of me wanted to say, screw it, let’s just do it," writes Harris in her upcoming memoir, 107 Days
News Politics
Wes Streeting on issues faced by LGBTQ+ patients in NHS – highlighting ‘firsthand’ accounts of trans harassment
“I have heard firsthand that this has been happening in NHS settings,” said Streeting at the annual LGBTQ+ NHS Conference, highlighting his awareness of trans sexual assault and the government’s plans to address it
News Politics
Nigel Farage says children fare better under heterosexual parents: ‘The most stable relationships’
"The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men and women," says Farage as he welcomes Conservative MP Danny Kruger to Reform UK
News Politics
Labour MP Keir Mather becomes youngest government minister in 191 years after reshuffle
Mather, 27, who is gay, entered Parliament in 2023 after taking Selby and Ainsty in a by-election, overturning a large Conservative majority
News Politics
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights explained
Replacing former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner after her tax controversy, Mahmood’s record on LGBTQ+ rights is under scrutiny
News Politics
Question time: As Labour breaks promises to LGBTQs, who will be our voice in Westminster?
Over the last year, Labour and much of the UK government has shifted to a less supportive position of queer people. Here, Attitude examines the policies of all of the political parties
News Politics
Gay politician Zack Polanski announced as Green Party leader in landslide vote
"If you're feeling hopeless, if you're feeling in despair, if you're feeling politically homeless, there is a political home for you," said the new Green Party leader in his victory speech
News Politics
Two trans advocates speak out after tribunal victory, calling for change in the MET (EXCLUSIVE)
"I don’t think the Met fully understand the scope of crime and harassment the community face," says Saba Ali, who along with Birmingham Pride director Eva Echo, won the case earlier this year