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Poland holds second Pride march after first is marred by violence

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LGBTQ activists held the march in the city of Plock. A Pride march was held in Poland yesterday (August 10) after a previous march in Bialystok was marred by heavy violence from counter-protesters. This march took place in Plock, with police protection. Around 2,500 activists gathered in Plock and marched through the city waving Pride flags. Due to the police presence, there were no large repeats of the violence seen at the previous march. Counter-protesters were present, with some shouting homophobic remarks while others waved signs reading: “Enough of LGBT…

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Scotland quietly drops plan to include non-binary option on next census

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Scotland will continue with having a binary sex question on its 2021 census. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) has quietly dropped plans to include a gender non-binary option on its next census, which is scheduled to take place in 2021. The NRS were going to add the option, but in a statement released on Thursday (7 August), they confirmed they had dropped this idea. In the statement, they wrote: “After careful consideration, reflecting on the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee recommendation, stakeholder evidence during Stage 1 of…

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Hayley Kiyoko says she took the label of lesbian to help “normalise” it for others

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The star also felt she should be doing more to support the LGBTQ community. Hayley Kiyoko, aka ‘Lesbian Jesus’, has said she initially wanted to reject the label of lesbian, but accepted it in order to help normalise the identity for others. Speaking at the Billboard and Hollywood Reporter’s Pride Summit, she said: “I didn’t want a label at all, but once I released my music, there was this out pour of support for the fact that I did like girls. I learned that by embracing my label as a…

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Star of Gentleman Jack says the show has helped people in coming out

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The star spoke of the impact of the lesbian drama. Sophie Rundle, who plays Ann Walker in the lesbian drama based off of the diaries of Anne Lister, has spoken about the impact a visible lesbian relationship has had on viewers. Speaking to the Daily Star, Rundle said: “So many people have got in contact with me and Suranne. They say they feel represented in a way they haven’t before. “People were saying they recognised so much in it and it’s really helped them. People want to see themselves represented…

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Malta’s Equality Minister says that blood donation laws could be further liberalised

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Malta is consistently ranked as Europe’s best country on LGBTQ rights. Malta’s Equality Minister, Zammit Lewis, has said that the country could further liberalise its current laws on gay men donating blood. Currently, there is a lifetime ban, although there are plans to bring this ban down to a deferral period of one year. The announcement of a deferral period dismayed LGBTQ groups in the country, especially since other European countries like the United Kingdom or France have lower ones, while Italy and Spain have none. Malta is seen as…

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Batwoman star Ruby Rose talks about importance of ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ scene

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The star was on a panel discussing the pilot for the show. Ruby Rose has spoken out on the importance of Batwoman’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ scene, in which her character is kicked out of the military for a having a lesbian relationship. The ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy was a military policy used between 1993 and 2011 in the United States. The policy forbade openly LGBTQ people from serving in the military, and from people within the military from discussing any LGBTQ relationships they have had. Speaking about how…

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FBI arrest Las Vegas man who was planning terror attacks on a gay bar and synagogue

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The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of possessing parts to make a bomb. The FBI have arrested a man who was planning a terror attack on either the patrons of a gay bar or a synagogue. Conor Climo, 23, was arrested earlier this week, and has connections to white supremacy groups. Part of Climo’s plans involved hiring ‘squads’ to attack the locations, and he is alleged to have tried to hire a homeless person as part of this squad in 2017. The two places he planned to attack were…

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Reboot of Rocko’s Modern Life featured prominent trans character

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The reboot aired on Netflix yesterday (9 August). The reboot of Rocko’s Modern Life, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, which aired on Netflix yesterday, featured a prominent trans character, after it was revealed that Ralph Bighead has transitioned into Rachel, since the series last aired. The 45-minutes episode saw Rocko, alongside friends Heffer and Filburt try and track down Rachel, after it’s found that Rocko’s favourite television show from the 90s, The Fatheads, has been cancelled. Speaking of the inclusion of the character, Joe Murray, the series creator and voice…

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Radical staging of Evita breathes new life to classic musical – review

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This exciting new staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s hit 1970s show has opened at the Open Air Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd. This pared-down reworking of the story of Argentina’s iconic, controversial first lady is a far cry from the polished, glossy look of past productions and the 1996 film. Proceedings unfold entirely on a sparse, simple set, comprised of a series of steps which is almost a mirror image of the tiered seating which the audience is sat on. While the simplicity is required for the…

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Israeli judge rules advertisers can’t reject anti-gay ad linking gay people to child trafficking

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An Israeli judge has ruled that advertisers cannot ban anti-gay adverts from being shown. The decision was made after two advertising companies, Knaan Media in Motion Ltd. and Y Mor Advertising Ltd., refused to allow the far-right religious party Noam to run an anti-gay advert. One of Noam’s main goals in politics is stop the advancement of LGBTQ rights. A previous ad campaign by them was banned on YouTube for violating the platform’s terms and conditions. The advert, which was to be displayed on a billboard and on the side…

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