Married At First Sight’s Booka Nile apologises for ‘transphobic’ Facebook post from eight years ago and says she is now ‘a different person’ By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:08 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 02:22 BST, 15 July 2021 Married At First Sight star Booka Nile has apologised for sharing a … Read more
Auckland’s exclusive Saint Kentigern Boys’ Presbyterian College has produced many star athletes over the years, but none quite as divisive as Laurel Hubbard. The 43-year-old competitive weightlifter was this week selected to represent New Zealand at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics – making her the first transgender athlete to compete at sport’s highest level. Hubbard transitioned … Read more
Transgender people reveal how they’re REALLY treated in the workplace – from being too scared to tell ‘close-minded’ colleagues in case they lose their job to thought of as ‘less qualified’ since coming out Transgender people posted their experiences at work on Whisper sharing app Some said on the anonymous US-based community were afraid of … Read more
Vatican tells Italy to stop plans for anti-homophobia laws as they would force Catholic schools to participate in LGBT events Equality laws in Italy will create national holiday celebrating LGBT community Catholic schools would not be exempt from participating in the events That prompted the Vatican to lodge an ‘unprecedented’ protest against rules Holy See … Read more
New Zealand’s PM throws her support behind transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard and argues she has every right to be included in the Tokyo Olympic team By Australian Associated Press Published: 07:43 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 07:43 BST, 22 June 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has backed the selection of trailblazing athlete Laurel Hubbard … Read more
A 71-year-old gay rights activist and a 69-year-old transgender actress have reflected on what they’d like to tell their younger selves in a video for British Vogue to mark Pride Month. In a touching clip, actress Adèle Anderson and activist Ted Brown, are joined by David James, 75, who recalled the first ever pride march … Read more
Lego to launch rainbow-themed LGBTQ+ set called ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ with no gender assigned to all but one of the figures Pale blue, white and pink represent the transgender community, while black and brown stand for the different skin colours across the LGBTQ+ community Purple figure is the only one which has a specific gender … Read more
Transgender trailblazer Laverne Cox and Dance Moms alum JoJo Siwa lead the celebrities appearing at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards, which aired Thursday on Hulu. Laverne, 48, was at the virtual LGBTQ ceremony to accept the award for best documentary for Netflix’s Disclosure, which she executive produced. ‘When I saw [director Sam Feder’s] exhaustive research … Read more
Film censor BBFC recommends watch list of five movies with transgender themes in bid to ‘start conversations’ among families about gender issues British Board of Film Classification compiled list of five films about transgender Films suggested include A Kid Like Jake and Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth Hopes it will offer a ‘springboard’ to the … Read more
She was unmasked after performing as the Phoenix on Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer on Fox. And Caitlyn Jenner revealed her famous daughters’ reaction to her appearance on the show. The 71-year-old transgender activist told Entertainment Weekly that she told Kendall and Kylie Jenner that she was performing on the show despite the secretive nature … Read more