How Gigi Gorgeous and the Gettys are pushing LGBT+ at Davos

Transgender YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous and her wife Nats Getty were in Davos to ensure LGBT+ rights were on the agenda

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Football faces up to homophobia in Mexico

'Activists and the LGBT+ community can insist, but it is up to them (football community) for people to stop doing it. They have more authority and influence'


U.S. state debates criminal charges for treating trans teens

The law would bar doctors in the state from providing anyone under 16 with the drugs, which can temporarily stop the body from producing the hormones that lead to puberty, a reversible process


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For some trans youth, suicide risk lowers with puberty suppression

About 75% of trans adults who wanted and got puberty blockers when younger had suicidal thoughts, compared to 90% who wanted the treatment but didn’t get it


Navratilova, McEnroe apologize for Margaret Court Arena protest

Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe had protested on-court at Margaret Court's opposition to same-sex marriage


Gays in Hungary facing increased government hostility - rights group

The Hatter group said legislation, a lack of police vigilance and sometimes hostile rhetoric from the ruling Fidesz party threatened progress


Rugby League: Folau switches codes again to join Catalans Dragons

Israel Folau had his Australian rugby union contract torn up for posting on social media that hell awaited gay people


As primaries near, Buttigieg struggles to make headway with black voters

The white, openly gay, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, faced continued questions about his record on race, his ability to earn black voters’ trust and his sexuality


McEnroe hopes Serena can beat 'crazy aunt' Court's record

John McEnroe criticised Australian Margaret Court for her opposition to same-sex marriage



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OPINION: Companies must fight transphobia in the workplace

Maria Chadwick

Many transgender workers have experienced discrimination and harassment in the workplace


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Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe called for Margaret Court's name to be stripped from the Australian Open's second court, in a protest at her views on gay marriage

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