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Spotify has introduced a new initiative centred on supporting LGBTQ+ artists and creators around the globe. 

Eddie Redmayne revealed that he took a workshop with trans actors after receiving backlash for his role in The Danish Girl. 

Calls have been made for Scotland to open a jail for transgender prisoners like in Italy - amid concerns over male born violent offenders being held in female facilities.

Tiffany Scott will remain in a men's jail after prison bosses tonight announced an "urgent review" of all transgender cases in Scotland.

The first victim of trans rapist Isla Bryson has said it is “impossible” her attacker is no longer a man.

A former prisoner has told how she went through hell after being forced to share a shower block with violent trans inmates.

Sam Smith has opened up about the hate they received after coming out as non-binary.

Nicola Sturgeon faces another trans storm after a decision was made to house one of Scotland’s most violent prisoners in a women’s jail. The Record can reveal that volatile Tiffany Scott - who stalked a 13-year-old girl while known as Andrew Burns - has been rubber-stamped for transfer to a jail that aligns with her chosen gender.

Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney has shared the results of the Facial Feminsation Surgery (FFS) she recently underwent.

Elinor Höke hates going to the doctor’s. The transgender student is registered under her former name, and dreads hearing it shouted across the crowded waiting room at her local clinic in western Germany.

The German parliament for the first time dedicated its annual Holocaust memorial commemoration on Friday to LGBTQ+ people who were killed or persecuted by the Nazis.

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Taylor Swift has finally released the highly anticipated music video for Lavender Haze, the second single from her latest album Midnights.

A double rapist who now identifies as a woman won’t serve her sentence at Stirling’s Cornton Vale women’s prison despite being sent there this week.

Legislation that would see drag shows classified as “adult-oriented” in the same way as strip clubs and adult theatres has been approved by the Arkansas Senate.

The UK government has announced that it will no longer place trans women “with male genitalia” in women’s prisons “unless there are exceptional circumstances”.

Although trans rights are now the subject of a simmering culture war in America and the U.K., that conflict is largely predicated on the increasing visibility of trans women at a time where self-ID is controversially becoming the norm. Stories of trans men, however, tend to go under the radar, and this remarkable New York-set debut from Chilean-Serbian director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz goes some way to redressing that imbalance. Featuring a pitch-perfect performance from Puerto Rican/Greek actor Lío Mehiel, so far mostly known for the Apple show WeCrashed and a number of shorts, U.S. Dramatic Competition entry Mutt feels like an important but — for reasons about to be explained — perhaps interstitial film in the history of LGBTQ+ cinema, being fully cognizant of the fact that it is set and was made in a between-time that reflects the lead character’s existential sense of limbo.

Scotland's Justice Secretary has refused to intervene to ensure that a transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man is not held in a women’s prison.

Nearly one in five LGBTQ+ people have experienced so-called ‘conversion’ practices in the UK, a new study from Galop, the UK’s leading anti-abuse charity for LGBTQ+ people, has found.

“Mutt” makes its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Kerri Colby, the Oprah of drag? It feels correct!

Dominic Arnall, the Chief Executive of Just Like Us, is leaving the LGBTQ+ charity after three years.

Magnolia Pictures acquired worldwide rights to Kokomo City, the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer/singer/songwriter D. Smith, who made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show. Smith also filmed and edited this wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary that passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver – as they hold nothing back while breaking down the walls of their profession. The film, executive produced by Lena Waithe, played in the Next Section and will next screen at Berlin Panorama. Magnolia will release the film theatrically this year. They burned the midnight oil on this one, with negotiations lasting till the wee hours.

YouTuber Charlie McDonnell has made her return to YouTube after coming out as trans. 

Despite it only being January, more than 120 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in the US so far this year.

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Protesters gathered outside the Arboretum last spring to demand the resignation of the facility’s CEO.

From limiting gender-affirming health care for minors to restricting who can attend drag performances, more than 100 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in the US so far this year.

Hundreds of transgender people and their allies took to Downing Street on 18 January to protest the government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

The UK government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from getting royal assent has been met with widespread backlash from LGBTQ+ activists.

The British government has said it will block Scotland from making it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, amid an increasingly toxic national debate over the issue.

Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has admitted to being “ignorant” about trans people’s inclusion in sport and shared her full support for the community.

The UK government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from getting royal assent has been met with widespread backlash from LGBTQ+ activists.

Maren Morris issued an apology to contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race for the manner in which country music has treated the LGBTQ+ community.  Morris, 32, an acclaimed country singer and outspoken supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, fought back tears as she thanked contestants for making her feel like a 'brave voice' in her genre.'Coming from country music and it's relationship with LGBTQ+ members, I just want to say I'm sorry and I love you guys for making me feel like a brave voice in country music,' Maren told contestants as she spoke with them after the episode on Untucked.  'I just want to say I'm sorry': Maren Morris issued an apology to contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race over country music's treatment towards members of the LGBTQ+ community 'So I just thank you guys so much... inspiring me, I'm gonna cry, I need to go!' Maren, who was guest hosting the episode, added. Maren was praised as an 'ally' by the contestants as they thanked her for her kind words.  'Just you being here shows you're an ally,' one of the participants said.  'I also just want to say because you're a country gal, you're validation of my dolly meant everything to me! That made me feel amazing!' one touched contestant gushed.

The UK government has blocked Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from getting Royal Assent.

Maren Morris apologised to the queens during Drag Race: Untucked for country music’s treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.  

Dead End: Paranormal Park has been cancelled, according to creator Hamish Steele.

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.

Rep. Dade Phelan is sworn in as speaker.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Black transgender woman Jasmine “Star” Mack, 36, was stabbed to death Saturday in Washington, D.C., the first reported violent death of a trans person in the U.S. in 2023.She was found lying in the street “in an unconscious and unresponsive state with an apparent stab wound to their right leg,” according to a police report quoted by the Washington Blade. It’s possible for a person to bleed to death from a leg wound, a spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office told the Blade.

Transgender people in Scotland will have to apply for a UK gender recognition certificate in order to be recognised outside of the country under changes expected to be made by ministers.