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The United States House of Representatives has just passed a historic gay and transgender reform bill aimed at safeguarding the equalities of the community. According to NBC News, the so-called Equality Act was passed after a vote made on Thursday, February 25. The new bill prohibits discrimination based on sexual…
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One in six Gen Z adults - aged between 18 and 23 in 2020 - identify as LGBTQ+, according to NBC News. As per the new Gallup report, approximately 5.6% of Americans as a whole identify with one or more of the following labels: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or another…
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WWE superstar Gabe Tuft – ring name 'Tyler Reks – came out as a transgender woman this week. The 42-year-old ex-wrestler is now called Gabbi Tuft and is using the pronouns she/her, as confirmed in a press release issued on Thursday (February 4). In it, Tuft spoke about how she wrestled with her…
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JoJo Siwa shut down a mom who posted a hateful comment when she came out last week. In an Instagram Live over the weekend, the 17-year-old confirmed that she is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. JoJo also shared her gratitude for her fans and told them this was the…
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JoJo Siwa has seemingly taken to Twitter to come out to her 548,000 followers as gay. Yesterday, the 17-year-old YouTuber posted a photo on the platform of her in a t-shirt, which read: "Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever." She captioned the sweet photo: "My cousin got me a new shirt." Needless…
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The contact form on the official website of The White House has been updated to allow users to choose their preferred pronouns in the aftermath of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday. According to NPR, The White House contact form now includes gender-inclusive…
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Joe Biden has nominated Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to serve as his assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services, POLITICO reports. As such, she is set to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the US Senate. A qualified pediatrician,…
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Miley Cyrus has confessed to finding women more attractive than men and also said she prefers to date them. The 28-year-old 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart' singer, who has dated both men and women, believes "girls are way hotter" than men, and dating them "makes more sense". Miley had famously…
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Rupert Grint has once again defended transgender people following J.K. Rowling's divisive public comments on gender and trans people last year. The controversy was ignited back in June when the 55-year-old Harry Potter author retweeted a news headline that read: "Opinion: Creating a more equal post-Covid-19 world for people who…
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Busy Philipps has revealed that her eldest child is gay and is using they/them pronouns. The 41-year-old actress made the announcement on the New Year's Eve episode of her podcast, Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best. The Dawson's Creek star revealed that her 12-year-old child, Birdie, had given their mom…
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Coming out can be a nerve-wracking experience for members of the LGBTQ+ community, which is why people can sometimes opt for a creative approach when embracing their true selves. Now, writer Amanda Mancino-Williams has gone viral on Twitter after sharing a handmade booklet that her 13-year-old son created to tell…
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Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to complain about gender pronouns - before being perfectly shut-down by social media users. Yes, despite his confidence in sending humans to another planet, it seems the SpaceX CEO is struggling to get his head around the evolving language within the LGBTQ+ community. Taking…
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James Corden is being slammed for his portrayal of gay Broadway star Barry Glickman in Netflix's new musical comedy The Prom. According to IMDb's synopsis, the new movie sees "a troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl…
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A breastfeeding advocacy organization has stood by its decision to include trans and nonbinary members - despite backlash from cisgender mothers. As per the New York Post, a British critic has slammed the global group La Leche League for losing "its focus on the mother and baby." The group, which was…
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Yesterday (December 1), Elliot Page proudly announced to his fans that he is transgender, and now wishes to be addressed using the pronouns he/they. The 33-year-old Umbrella Academy star revealed the news to his 3.8 million Instagram followers in a post that not only professed the actor's "love" of being…
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Laverne Cox has opened up about being attacked in public, claiming that it is "not safe if you're a trans person." In a ten-minute-long video shared with her 4.4 million Instagram followers, the 48-year-old Orange Is The New Black actress spoke about how she and a friend had been attacked…
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A man has taken to social media to reveal that he told his wife to "get over herself" after she refused to accept their transgender son. Three days ago under the Reddit username Throw_away4679, the unnamed father wrote a post in which he revealed that his trans son first told…
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A young boy who asked Santa if God would still love him if he is gay has received an outpouring of support on social media this week. Per the Daily Mail, the letter in question was intercepted by USPS's Operation Santa - an awareness-raising initiative that takes letters to Santa…
