Here’s what the 2021 census says about LGBTQ+ Britons

Sam Smith with Koffee and Jessie Reyez on “Gimme.” (Courtesy photo)

Trans migrants in Britain could face increased harassment and discrimination if the government proceeds with plans to stop recognising legal gender change documents from some other countries, LGBTQ+ rights activists said.

State Reps. Jessica Gonzalez and Christian Manuel are sworn in for the 2023 Texas Legislature (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

Kelley Robinson, the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, is the first Black queer woman to lead the organization. She’s also the mother of a toddler. Being a mom and wife is “the center of everything I do,” she told me in an interview about her family, her work and her vision for the future. Before starting at HRC last November, Robinson was executive director of the Planned Parenthood

Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.

Bella Ramsey has opened up about their gender identity.

It’s that time of year again and the illustrious BRITs have rolled out their nominations. Good news: LGBTQ+ talent is most definitely in the spotlight.

Bella Ramsey has opened up about her gender identity.

(CNN) -- "This is my story, told my way," the title character narrates at the outset of "Velma," an adult-oriented take on "Scooby-Doo" that demonstrates the limits of stretching what amounts to a one-note joke into a series. Sporadically witty but ultimately rather tedious, the HBO Max comedy leverages more than a half-century of name equity to yield an animated prequel that's definitely not for kids, meddling or otherwise.Playing revisionist games with "Scooby-Doo" has become a fashionable pastime, including a recent movie that established Velma's LGBTQ credentials, which not surprisingly garnered a fair amount of media attention."Velma" fleshes out that idea with a protracted murder mystery, courtesy of producers Mindy Kaling (who provides the voice of Velma) and her "The Mindy Project" collaborator Charlie Grandy, bringing new wrinkles to the gang and their mostly bizarre parents, during the pre-dog days of their high-school years.Aside from becoming a more diverse bunch, the Scooby-free gang includes the airheaded and lascivious Fred (Glenn Howerton); Daphne (Constance Wu), who was Velma's pal until she reached her teens and became "hot"; and Norville (Sam Richardson), who hasn't gone Shaggy yet, but who is a walking emotional doormat with an unreciprocated crush on Velma.When classmates start dying (specifically -- Ruh-roh -- having their brains extracted), Velma leaps into investigator mode, although having a serial killer in town takes a back seat to the indignities of the high-school years and raging hormones.

NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried said he did not steal money and blamed the collapse of his now-bankrupt FTX exchange on a broad crash in cryptocurrency markets, in a highly unusual blog post on Thursday (Jan 12), a month after his arrest on United States fraud charges.

M3GAN’s screenwriter, Akela Cooper, has revealed why she thinks the killer doll has been such a hit among LGBTQ+ viewers.

Could Mastodon rival Twitter as a safer social media platform for the LGBTQ+ community?

A school board meeting in Idaho to consider an LGBTQ-supportive policy devolved into chaos Monday night after a state senator threatened board members with litigation.The Caldwell School Board presented a draft of the policy for public comment. It uses language from the Idaho School Boards Association and is one of 22 policies under consideration, Idaho Ed News reports.

Crypto exchange FTX has recovered more than US$5 billion in cash and liquid cryptocurrencies and securities, an attorney for the bankrupt company founded by Sam Bankman-Fried told a judge on Wednesday (Jan 11).

House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy has praised the Golden Globes for showing there is a “space for trans people” by nominating them for best actress in a drama series.

Coachella is set to return later this year with its queerest line-up ever.

Several LGBTQ+ stories were honoured at last night’s Golden Globe Awards.

Out television producer and creator Ryan Murphy celebrated queer art as he accepted the Carol Burnett Award for achievements in television during Wednesday’s Golden Globes ceremony.“When I was a young person at home in the ’70s watching The Carol Burnett Show, I never ever saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show. It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid in America, in fact all over the world, then and now.

Ryan Murphy accepted the Carol Burnett Award for his achievements in television at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, and he used a majority of his speech to uplift the work of LGBTQ+ actors who he’s worked with from MJ Rodriguez to Niecy Nash.

Five people have been detained in Kenya in connection to the murder of LGBTQ+ rights activist Edwin Chiloba. His body was found last week mutilated and stuffed in a metal box.Authorities say they are investigating whether the murder came out of a love triangle involving Chiloba, Voice of America reports.

GEMMA Collins has opened up to fans about being in "agony" as she begged them for help in a topless clip. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to Instagram to reveal she was in pain after her "first working day" in 2023. Gemma, 41, who recently returned from an extended family holiday in Israel, told her fans she was left in "agony".

Newly-released data from the UK’s census has shown that being bisexual is almost as common as being gay or lesbian in England and Wales.

Republicans are starting to gear up for the 2024 U.S. presidential race, with LGBTQ+ rights likely to be a key issue as candidates set out their pitches for the top job.

Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s newly-elected governor, used her first day in office to extend employment protections to LGBTQ+ state employees and contractors.

The 2021 census data report has shed a light on England and Wales’ LGBTQ+ community for the first time. 

Click on the player icon above for more.

Arizona’s new governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs, has issued an executive order aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ state employees and contractors from job discrimination.Hobbs signed the order shortly after being sworn in Monday. Arizona is one of nearly 30 states without an LGBTQ-inclusive antidiscrimination law.Hobbs’s order directs the Arizona Department of Administration to establish policies to be used by all state agencies to assure there is no discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, in addition to race, sex, religion, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, and other factors.

A central Texas LGBTQ+ bar's owner abruptly fired all employees on New Year's Day and shuttered the business, leaving a community devastated and without a safe space for LGBTQ+ people.Staff and management of the Stonewall Warehouse in San Marcos, a college town between San Antonio and Austin, were told by owner Jamie Frailicks on Sunday that they no longer had a place to work, former manager Lena Jacobs tells The Advocate.After arriving 30 minutes early to meet the owner without a care in the world, she says the two exchanged initial pleasantries and light-hearted banter before heading upstairs when Frailicks's demeanor changed."He told me that this was about to be a hard meeting and that he was shutting the bar down," Jacobs, who had been managing the Stonewall Warehouse for five years, says. "It just blindsided me out of nowhere."She continues, "I sat there, and he talked to me for ten minutes.

A Florida college student is under arrest after he allegedly used the popular instant messaging and social media platform Discord to threaten a mass shooting at Florida State University.Sean Michael Albert, 19, of Winter Park, and a student at Full Sail University was arrested on Tuesday and charged with making an interstate communication to threaten to injure another person. The criminal complaint alleges that on December 16 of last year Albert posted a picture to a Discord server showing an AK-47 with the following text:“600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306.

More than 1.5 million people identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to England and Wales’ first-ever sexuality and gender census.

A man who worked for Herschel Walker’s failed Senate campaign has accused Republican political activist Matt Schlapp of making “sustained and unwanted and unsolicited” sexual contact with him, the Daily Beast reports.The alleged incident happened after the staffer said he was driving Schlapp back from a bar in Atlanta on October 19.Schlapp is the chair of the American Conservative Union as well as a leader in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He’s married to conservative political consultant Mercedes Schlapp.While CPAC has been criticized for hosting anti-LGBTQ+ speakers, Schlapp has welcomed LGBTQ+ conservatives to attend.The staffer told the Beast that Schlapp “groped” him against his will after Schlapp had bought him drinks at two bars.The staffer told the Beast that he wanted his identity concealed as he started a new political job.

Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.

State Reps. Jessica Gonzalez, in the black jacket, and Julie Johnson, in the red jacket, are two members of the LGBTQ Caucus from DFW who will be fighting anti-LGBTQ bills in the 2023 Texas Legislature

LEO CUSIMANO | Courtesy of News Is Outnewsisout.com

Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis claimed his “Don’t Say Gay” law only applied to “classroom instruction” in kindergarten through third grade, and only prohibited “sexual instruction,” but his Dept. of Education is promoting false claims that school library books are included, and some school systems are using the possibly unconstitutional law to ban books that have LGBTQ characters.

Robert Garcia, the Democrat who is soon to be the first openly gay, immigrant US congressman, has revealed which items he will take his oath of office on.

The New York Times has brought on an anti-LGBTQ+ columnist, David French, a former National Review editor who was once an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom.The Times announced French’s hiring Tuesday, calling him “an expert on the law, faith and politics.” But GLAAD is pointing to his “deep history of anti-LGBTQ activism.” GLAAD also notes that he joins the Times after the paper ended its relationship with acclaimed trans writer Jenny Boylan last year and brought on another anti-LGBTQ+ columnist, Pamela Paul.“It is appalling that The New York Times hired and is now boasting about bringing on David French, a writer and attorney with a deep history of anti-LGBTQ activism,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release. “After more than a year of inaccurate, misleading LGBTQ coverage in the Times opinion and news pages, the Times started 2023 by announcing a second anti-transgender opinion columnist, without a single known trans voice represented on staff.

A new Democratic member of Congress from California, who is the first out gay immigrant elected to the body, will be sworn in on a rare first-edition Superman comic, sentimental personal items, and the Constitution once Republicans manage to elect a new speaker of the House.Robert Garcia, who was mayor of Long Beach before November’s election, announced on Tuesday that he would be sworn in with items of personal significance.“Will be proudly sworn-in to Congress on the U.S. Constitution. Underneath the Constitution will be 3 items that mean a lot to me personally.

A new Democratic member of Congress from California, who is the first out gay immigrant elected to the body, will be sworn in on a rare first-edition Superman comic, sentimental personal items, and the Constitution once Republicans manage to elect a new speaker of the House.Robert Garcia, who was mayor of Long Beach before November’s election, announced on Tuesday that he would be sworn in with items of personal significance.“Will be proudly sworn-in to Congress on the U.S. Constitution. Underneath the Constitution will be 3 items that mean a lot to me personally.

On weekdays in Manila, Al Enriquez, 86, pushes a rickety wooden cart with a rainbow umbrella perched on the dilapidated wood. He sells candies and cigarettes outside of a bustling commuter supermarket, where the occasional smoker or a child with a few coins stops by to make a purchase. In these dense, chaotic streets, Mr.

Co-hosts of The View got together on Tuesday to pay tribute to the late Barbara Walters, who created the famous daytime talk show in 1997.While sitting with Whoopi Goldberg, Lisa Ling, and Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, 55, shared a funny anecdote of Walters - who passed on Friday at the age of 93.Shepherd revealed that the renowned journalist once told her she should 'be a lesbian' and avoid marrying men who 'take her money' during her bridal shower, which Walters threw for her. Brutally honest: Sherri Shepherd, 55, shared a funny anecdote of her former The View co-host Barbara Walters, who passed on Friday at the age of 93; Pictured 2009'She said, "You always get with these men who take your money! All the time! Stop getting married to men that take your money.

Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts announced her 2023 plans to marry her longtime girlfriend, Amber Laign. 

The newly named Chair of the City of Kansas City LGBTQ Commission is receiving a lot of attention for his recent appointment, including on Grindr.Justice Horn, 24, was named to the leadership post on Thursday after serving as vice chair for two years. On Monday, the out former collegiate wrestler posted a screenshot of a Grindr conversation purporting to congratulate him on the new gig on Twitter.“I do not and will not regret posting this because I’m young, single, and gay—but even the folks on Grindr are wishing me well on becoming Chair of the LGBTQ Commission.

Come one, come all! Step right up and get your ticket to vote on the greatest show in DFW!

Progress for the world’s LGBTQ+ people has not been evenly spread in 2022, with some countries marking new milestones and others rolling back rights.

The Black Eyed Peas showcased their support for the LGBTQ+ community during their recent NYE performance on Poland’s state broadcaster. 

The Black Eyed Peas donned rainbow-colored armbands in support of the LGBTQ community during their New Year's Eve concert in Poland sponsored by state media TVP.The quartet made the fashion statement in an apparent response to anti-LGBTQ views promulgated by government officials.The four members of the musical group - will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, J. Rey Soul and Taboo - all wore rainbow armbands as they were the featured performers for TVP's show New Year's of Dreams, and wore them through their set.  The latest: The Black Eyed Peas donned rainbow-colored armbands in support of the LGBTQ community during their New Year's Eve concert in Poland sponsored by state media TVPThe fashion statement drew the ire of members of the country's Law and Justice Party (PiS), which is currently in charge under President Andrzej Duda, and has an anti-LGBTQ agenda.The party's Marcin Warchol tweeted, 'LGBT promotion in TVP2.