Day: March 29, 2026

California Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s press office has come under fire online after using what critics described as a “homophobic” jab involving LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr against a MAGA influencer. In a post shared on Bluesky on 25 March, Newsom’s press office uploaded a screenshot of a message from right-wing commentator Benny Johnson, host of […]

A gay Iranian refugee has recalled being forced to watch executions in prison so that detainees would understand how they themselves might be killed. Activist Ramtin Zigorat, who has been living in Spain as a refugee for the past six and a half years after fleeing Iran, said he was once arrested and held in […]

Non-binary runner Nikki Hiltz has spoken out against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) newly announced ban on trans women competing in women’s events at the Olympic Games. The IOC revealed the policy on 26 March, saying that eligibility for female categories will now be decided through one-time gene-screening sex tests. According to the committee, the […]

Donald Trump has made fresh inflammatory remarks during a call-in interview with Fox News, commenting on claims that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is gay. Mojtaba Khamenei was installed as Supreme Leader of Iran after the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was reportedly killed by US and Israeli forces at the […]