Mass layoffs across the US Department of Health (HHS) could have “dangerous” effects on the prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), not-for-profit groups have warned. More than 10,000 HHS positions have reportedly disappeared since Robert F Kennedy Jr, better-known as RFK Jr, became secretary of health. Among them are positions in the Office […]
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A transgender woman who was arrested after washing her hands in the toilets of the Florida Capitol is “willing to suffer for dignity”. 20-year-old Marcy Rheintgen, from Illinois, was arrested for trespassing after she made state officials aware that she planned to use the facilities in protest of a law which bans trans women from female […]
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The owners of a gay campground are standing by their decision to ban trans men from the site, despite a growing backlash against the decision. Grizzly Pines, in Navasota, Texas, reiterated its policy on banning transgender men from the campground, in an online post on Monday (31 March), which was Trans Day of Visibility. “This […]
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The White House has responded to reports that Elon Musk is leaving his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) role. In recent moments, DOGE has been at the heart of controversial moves to cut federal funding, foreign aid and a $25,000 award to help LGBTQ+ refugees. Musk himself has denied staging a “hostile takeover” of the […]
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A transgender Russian teenager has died at a refugee detention centre in the Netherlands, an independent Russian outlet has reported. According to human rights activists cited by the publication, 17-year-old Alisa Serova put in an application for asylum in the Netherlands when she was 16 and was housed Ter Apel refugee detention camp in the […]
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Controversial right-wing podcast host Joe Rogan come to the defence of a gay makeup artist with no criminal record who was deported under the US government’s crackdown on alleged Venezuelan gang members. Last month, the Trump administration made headlines after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and deported – without legal […]
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Jonathan Van Ness is heading Down Under! The Queer Eye star is bringing their Hot & Healed Tour dates to Australia and New Zealand. The series’ hair stylist and grooming expert, who has recently spoken out about queer visibility, has announced they are taking their brand-new comedy show to the other side of the world […]
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Tesla sales have plummeted by the largest drop in the company’s history. It comes amid backlash following Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) decisions. According to a Wednesday (2 April) Tesla report, sales in the electric vehicles have plummeted by 13 per cent in the first quarter of the year. This marks the largest drop […]
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