Ralph Fiennes Calls “Verbal Abuse” Of ‘Harry Potter’ Author JK Rowling Over Trans Issues “Disgusting”

Attorneys for the suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub say their client is nonbinary.Anderson Lee Aldrich is accused of killing five people and injuring 19 others after entering Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday night.“Anderson Aldrich is nonbinary. They use they/them pronouns, and for the purposes of all formal filings, will be addressed as Mx.

Purple Foundation Inc. on Nov. 19 announced its largest donation in a single year — a total of $200,000 to its three beneficiaries, Resource Center, AIDS Services of Dallas and Legacy Cares.

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Josh Cavallo has slammed FIFA after it threatened teams with sanctions for wearing the OneLove armband. 

GEMMA Collins looked incredible as she showed off her shrinking figure while hitting the ski slopes. Earlier today Gemma, 41, revealed she'd  jetted off for a trip to the Austrian Alps with Gareth Malone and Melvin Odoom to film for a new show.

For the survivors of the Pulse shooting, the Club Q shooting this weekend delivered flashbacks of the worst kind.On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo. Five people were killed and 19 were injured.

, multiple European teams have walked back plans to wear rainbow armbands during the global soccer competition.The teams representing England, Wales, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands announced that they would no longer wear the OneLove armbands for “diversity and inclusion” shortly before their campaigns were scheduled to start on Monday, per . The gesture, small as it may seem, speaks volumes in Qatar, which has  since it was chosen to host the back in 2010, due to its harsh criminalization of homosexuality and mass exploitation of migrant workers. Although the teams said that they would be willing to accept a fine, FIFA told them just hours beforehand that any player wearing an armband would receive a yellow card, per .

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, Transgender Education Network Texas, and others filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights on Monday, alleging violations of Title IX.The ACLU is seeking an investigation of the Keller Independent School District (Keller ISD), which banned all books depicting or referencing transgender or nonbinary people earlier this month.The ACLU stated in its letter that the policy was intended to erase the existence of transgender and non-binary people.Three conservative school board members were elected to the seven-member Keller ISD board six months ago, resulting in Keller ISD’s anti-transgender policy.

Charli and Mark's Freestyle, falling back in love with dancing again.

Jeopardy! winner Amy Schneider has made LGBTQ+ history again with her Tournament of Champions win.

A transgender woman in Maine and her father have filed suit against the Department of Defense because military health insurance excludes gender-affirming surgical procedures for dependents covered by the government program.The Military Health System does not cover surgical treatments for gender dysphoria for dependents of service members under a federal law dating back 46 years. Despite the fact that active duty service members can receive this essential treatment, dependents cannot, highlighting an unacceptable double standard, according to the lawsuit.It was filed by Boston-based GLBTQ Advocates and Defenders, or GLAD, on Monday on behalf of the family.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner Christopher Biggins believes Matt Hancock could make the final of the show in a surprising turn of events.The former Health Secretary was tipped to be the first contestant to leave the jungle, but has so far avoided being voted off the show by the public. So far, the MP has proved to be a good sport by successfully completing his Bushtucker Trials.He has also told campmates he was looking for forgiveness after breaking his own social distancing rules last year. Speaking out on his antics, Christopher said: "He's doing everything brilliantly and however much you may hate him he is a player and he goes for it, he really does go for it he gets all the stars."He feeds the camp, he's charming and has won over the camp and I think is winning the audience over too."Scarlette Douglas ‘devastated’ by Jonnie Irwin's terminal cancer newsLike many others, the former winner thought Matt would be the first contestant to leave the show.However he is yet to receive the lowest amount of votes to kick him out by the public.So far, Charlene White, Scarlette Douglas and Sue Cleaver have been given the boot, leaving Jill Scott as the only remaining female in camp. Christopher added on the Mail Online's Jungle Confidential podcast: "Originally people thought the best thing would have been if he was first to go out.

Bouquets of flowers sit on a corner Monday, Nov. 21, near the site of the Nov. 19 mass shooting at a Club Q in Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Drag Race star Courtney Act has slammed Liberal senator Alex Antic for accusing her of grooming children.

Speaking up. Meghan Markle discussed female sexuality on the latest episode of her “Archetypes” podcast — and she did not hold back when commenting on the “stigma” many women face when it comes to sexual exploration.

Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for U.S. senator from Georgia, is being blasted for delivering an anti-transgender speech and running an anti-trans ad the day after the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. The five people killed at Club Q included a trans man and a trans woman.Walker, who is up against incumbent Democratic Sen.

More gay men in NYC are coming forward to share stories disturbingly similar to those of two gay men who were drugged, killed, and had their bank accounts emptied after a night out drinking earlier this year.John Umberger, 33, of Washington D.C., was drugged, robbed, and killed after a night visiting gay bars in Hell’s Kitchen on May 28. He was last seen with a group of men exiting a taxi and his body was found on June 1.

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(CNN) – With a crippling freight rail strike looming in two weeks, leaders of four railroad unions and management of the major US freight railroads are due back at the negotiating table this afternoon.It will be the first joint negotiating session for the four unions, whose rank-and-file members rejected the five-year labor agreements similar to deals accepted by the eight other rail unions in recent months.The latest no vote came from the largest union, the transportation division of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation union, or SMART-TD, which represents 28,000 conductors, brakemen, and other workers. About 51 percent of those members voted against the deal reached in a 20-hour bargaining session in September, just hours before a previous strike deadline.“A strike could be averted.

Attacks on gay bars across America continue, with a New York City venue being attacked for the fourth time in a month.

(CNN) -- Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights.At the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Monday, ahead of the United States Men's National Team's (USMNT) match with Wales, US football journalist Grant Wahl and former Wales captain Laura McAllister both said they had been told to remove rainbow-colored items of clothing by security staff.Wahl said he was detained and briefly refused entry to the match because of the "rainbow soccer ball t-shirt" he was wearing, posting on Twitter that security staff had told him: "You have to change your shirt. It's not allowed."The journalist wrote on his website that when he tweeted about the incident on his phone, "one guard forcibly ripped my phone from my hands.""One security guard told me that my shirt was 'political' and not allowed," Wahl wrote.

Most of us are devastated by the horrible tragedy perpetrated on our community at Club Q in Colorado Springs this weekend, with five people shot to death and nearly 20 wounded.While not all of us can go to Colorado Springs and hug every LGBTQ+ person we run into, we can help in other ways. We can take care of each other and reach out to LGBTQ+ people who are feeling isolated right now.

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A compilation of threats sent to Judge Mary Brown, who is presiding over a custody case involving a trans child.

Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade are not on the same page about their child.

Just recently, actor Ralph Fiennes made headlines again for defending the transphobic comments made by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling.

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She who shall be named. Daniel Radcliffe opened up about Harry Potter author J.K Rowling’s anti-trans comments — and why he felt it was imperative to speak out against them.

One of the nation’s best-known transgender women, Caitlyn Jenner, has amplified right-wing criticism of trans TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney and misgendered Mulvaney in the process.Jenner, a conservative, has now apologized for the misgendering, blaming a member of her staff, but said she stands by the rest of her statements.Last week, Republican U.S. Sen.

Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino introduced fans to her 15-year-old trans son, Miles.

A Thai trans activist and business tycoon has bought the long-running Miss Universe Organisation in a landmark deal. 

In a blow to trans rights, a Florida medical board committee has moved forward with a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. 

In a blow to trans rights, the Florida Board of Medicine has moved forward with their ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. 

BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) -- A special session was held at Benton United Methodist Church to decide if it will split from the United Methodist Conference.The session comes as some members are grappling with differing views about whether, or how to include members of the LGBTQ+ community in the church.Some in the Methodist church advocate for inclusion of LGBTQ+ Christians, however, many feel strongly that the church should uphold its current stance against gay pastors and same-sex marriage.However, some churches allowing LGBTQ+ clergy and performing same-sex ceremonies are prompting a split within the denomination.Many churches are voting this year to exit in time for confirmation this fall.Two-thirds of members must approve before the church can disaffiliate.The Methodist Book of Discipline states that a local church has the right to disaffiliate under the basis of deep conflict around the issues of human sexuality.As for Benton UMC and churches like it throughout the United States and worldwide, the church would owe the conference a one-time payment, before the end of 2023.Exiting churches must pay two years of apportionments and pension liabilities.A total of 3,000 to 5,000 churches are expected to leave the conference by 2023.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company.

Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTI equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, will hold an event outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, Oct. 27 in support of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill before the bill comes up for a vote later today.

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LGBTQ+ people were detained and subjected to “ill-treatment in detention” in Qatar as recently as last month, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Dead End: Paranormal Park star Zach Barack has called on Marvel to include better trans representation in their films and TV shows.

Taylor Swift has been praised for casting Laith Ashley, a trans model and activist, as her love interest in an upcoming music video.

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If you capitulate so much on your feelings towards a bigot that outlets can spin your words any way they like, you might need to check what you really stand for.Harry Potter alum Tom Felton recently spoke on JK Rowling to The Times, and his comments were as contradictory as they were vague.The actor is doing press for his new Beyond the Wand memoir, so naturally the controversial author was bound to come up in conversation.  A post shared by Tom Felton (@t22felton)“First of all, I don’t know enough about the specifics of what anyone said; my dog takes up far too much time for me to go into such matters,” he says. “I mean, the obvious things to say are that I’m pro-choice, pro-discussion, pro-human rights across the board, and pro-love.

John Oliver, host of the satirical TV news show Last Week Tonight, has gone viral for a pro-trans speech he made during his October 16 show.During the segment, Oliver discussed the fight for trans rights, with a focus on how conservatives have “truly lost their minds” about it. The host of the Emmy-winning series started by stating that over 100 anti-trans bills have been introduced in states across the United States, with 12 states signing them into law. Oliver went on to talk about the tactic used by conservatives to explain the rise in kids identifying as trans as “due to social contagion” or a “rapid onset gender dysphoria,” which Oliver said is, “total horseshit.”Oliver then pointed out that “there is ample evidence of gender variance throughout human history and as far back as historians have found evidence of trans people, they found trans children.   “And, to the extent that some young people are just exploring their gender identity, how exactly is that a bad thing? Who the fuck are they hurting?“Watching the conversation around this, it is hard not to feel like, to the extent that there is any social contagion here, it is among adults who have whipped themselves into such a frenzy that they can find themselves repeating some humiliating nonsense.”Holy shit pic.twitter.com/jAxYqytO8M— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) October 17, 2022Last Week Tonight with John Oliver airs Sunday nights and can be watched on Binge. © Star Observer 2022 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTIQ) news in Australia, be sure to visit

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British presenting royalty Graham Norton has left Twitter soon after Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling criticized him over comments about transgender people made in a recent interview.

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Mermaids helps offer life-saving services to young people and their families. With a helpline like that closed – albeit temporarily – it means that people had one less network to go to.This could mean that a young person in a mental health crisis or a parent unsure how to respond to their child coming out can’t get the specialised advice Mermaids offers.Access to support for young people is shown to be absolutely vital for them.

Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley called on sports organisations to fight for more inclusivity and less discrimination.

Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley called on sports organisations to fight for more inclusivity and less discrimination.