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The cast of The Bi Life / Image via E! Is reality television becoming increasingly LGBTQ-friendly? It seems reality tv has come a long way. We’ve already talked about how LGBTQ people are thriving in positive reality television, but it seems the typical dating programs, that were once the bad lands for LGBTQ life, are also becoming more inclusive too. As Telegraph reminds us, there was a large LGBTQ controversy in the reality tv world in 2004. At a first glance,...

The cast of The Bi Life / Image via E! Is reality television becoming increasingly LGBTQ-friendly? It seems reality tv has come a long way. We’ve already talked about how LGBTQ people are thriving in positive reality television, but it seems the typical dating programs, that were once the bad lands for LGBTQ life, are also becoming more inclusive too. As Telegraph reminds us, there was a large LGBTQ controversy in the reality tv world in 2004. At a first glance,...

Hampton was supposed to be released from an Illinois prison last February; however, her good time was revoked after she said officers retaliated against her for reporting alleged abuse by male guards and prisoners.Hampton told the Chicago Sun-Times she thought her attorneys were lying to her Monday when they told her she was being released. The Illinois Department of Corrections recommended restoring Hampton's good time, and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board approved the request.Hampton, who is 28, was sentenced to...

The crosswalk complements the mural at the intersection of Melrose and Halsted created by queer artists in tribute to people of color in the non-binary community."When it comes to Pride, we are often overlooked in the community. So the crosswalk is a beautiful representation. When I saw it I was overjoyed," Chrisette Gisélle Klima told GoPride. "I believe it will help a lot of other trans women with confidence issues. They see a beautiful flag that represents who they are."Fadel, who asked that her last...

Lesbian and trans women are commonly murdered in honor killings A lesbian who escaped the ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya has bravely shared her story, even though it could get her killed. The woman – who remains anonymous for her safety – shared the horrors of growing up LGBTI in Chechnya and how she wasn’t even safe from her own family. In early 2017 the world started learning how Chechnya – a region in the north Caucasus of Russia – had started rounding...

The flag also honors those living with HIV/AIDS and those who have passed away A new Pride flag design has gone viral for the creative way it includes queer people of color, the transgender community, and the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. The “progress Pride flag” is the work of queer, nonbinary, demisexual artist Daniel Quasar. The retooled design takes the traditional rainbow flag, created by Gilbert Baker, and adds arrow-shaped stripes that incorporates the transgender Pride flag, as well as adds brown...

His appointment comes at a time of intense scrutiny around policing methods and policies, both in the city and nationwide For the first time in its more than 70 year history, the San Francisco police union will be lead by an openly gay person. Sergeant Tony Montoya, who has been a cop in the city for 24 years, is taking over the reigns of the San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA) from former president Martin Halloran, who began his term in...

'Big Nev' has been praised for using his high profile to spread such open-minded messages Former Everton FC player Neville Southall has posted an of an inspirational tweet about acceptance, that has sent fans alight with praise. He posted, ‘If your gay straight trans or anything else you should be able to be what you want. Not live a lie.’ https://twitter.com/NevilleSouthall/status/918501605938487296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fbig-nev-footballer-tweets-keep-getting-better%2F The tweet came after a conversation with his followers online. ‘It was after talking to a couple of people on here about sexuality...

A new advert by Dove about parenting features a trans mother and her female partner. The campaign, called #RealMoms, encourages mothers to channel their unique personalities into how they raise their child. The company explained that it wants to show “diverse parenting styles” which “shatter stereotypes about motherhood, and prove that there are no rules about how to be a parent today”. One mother, a trans woman called Shea raising her child with her female partner, says: “We are both his biological...

Actor Mark Ruffalo has responded to the trans community’s critical response to the casting of actor Matt Bomer as a transgender sex worker in his new film, Anything. “To the Trans community. I hear you,” Ruffalo, who is an executive producer on the project, wrote on Twitter Wednesday night, adding: “It’s wrenching to you see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation. It’s time. In all honesty I suggested Matt for the role after the...

A 28-year trans woman in Columbus, Ohio, was shot and then brutally beaten by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, who was living with the family at the time. Rae’Lynn Thomas is the 19th trans person known to have been murdered in the U.S. this year, and the fifth transgender women to have been killed in the past two months. Thomas’ mother, Renee Thomas, shared her daughter’s final words with the local news station: “Mom, please please don’t leave me. Mom, I’m dying,” she said....

Hunky transexual model Laith Ashley will appear on the cover of the June issue of the magazine Attitude, together with Matt Lister - out champion canoeist. We got to know for the first time about Ashley in Barneys New York's groundbreaking Brother, Sisters, Sons & Daughters campaign, that was shot by Bruce Weber. This campaign featured some models who are transsexuals. But after this campaign Laith got a lot of bad feedbacks. “People were really nasty and for about three weeks I just couldn’t stop reading the comments," Ashley said...