A heterosexual man from Burley has claimed he was forced out of the British Army at 16 years old after being accused of being gay. Steven Waring alleges that his Commanding Officer called him into his office and asked: “Why are you a poof?” Waring, who is now 60, explained to the Lancashire Telegraph on […]

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Activists in the US have staged a mock funeral to protest Donald Trump’s HIV funding cuts.  Organised by the Save HIV Funding campaign, the protest took place at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel –  the venue hosting AIDSWatch – on Monday (16 March).  AIDSWatch is an annual event in Washington, D.C. that brings awareness to […]

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Over a third of all Labour MPs are following JK Rowling on X, including several prominent cabinet officials. At least 147 of the 378 Labour parliamentarians using the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, are following the controversial ‘gender-critical’ pundit’s account where she regularly posts her heavily controversial opinions on trans rights. This means […]

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s (NASCAR) Daniel Dye has been suspended after facing accusations of homophobia. Dye has been suspended indefinitely from the sport after being accused of using a homophobic voice to mock David Malukas, his IndyCar rival, during a livestream.  On Tuesday (17 March), the organisation announced that the 22-year-old […]

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