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Four men have each received an effective 15-year prison sentence for using fake Grindr profiles to lure, kidnap and rob victims across South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. The Durban Regional Court sentenced Khumdulani Ngubane, Nkanyiso Ndebele, Celimpilo Nkomo and Mzwemvelo Ngubane on Wednesday, 15 July, following a series of attacks in Ballito, Umhlanga and Durban North […]
Transgender civil servants could effectively be required to disclose their identity to managers when arranging access to suitable workplace toilets, according to leaked Cabinet Office guidance. The internal document reportedly says trans employees “may not use facilities of [their] affirmed gender which are designated as single-sex”. Instead, they would be expected to use mixed-sex or […]
Tensions inside the Big Brother house are escalating as Drag Race star Salina EsTitties faces possible eviction amid a growing controversy over comments made by fellow contestant Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk. The first weeks of Big Brother season 28 have already delivered fractured alliances, betrayals and heated confrontations. Heading into the season’s second eviction, Jason De […]
The LGB Alliance has promoted survey findings suggesting that most lesbian, gay and bisexual people are uncomfortable with the LGBTQ+ umbrella, despite the research being conducted exclusively among the organisation’s own supporters. A recent post on X claimed that 94 per cent of lesbian, gay and bisexual people felt uncomfortable being categorised under the LGBTQ+ […]
Former Express (Your Ex) managing editor Peter Dragicevich reflects on the legacy of Father Michael Bancroft for gay Catholics. There can’t be too many people who have had their passing acknowledged with such warmth by groups as disparate as the Burnett Foundation, Hato Hone St John and Urge Events, and who then go on to […]
Palmerston North is preparing to welcome drag fans from across Aotearoa this October, with more than 70% of tickets already sold for Palmy Drag Fest 2026. Returning for its sixth year, organisers are promising the festival’s biggest and boldest celebration yet, headlined by RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Miss Vanjie. The international drag icon will make […]
California congresswoman Doris Matsui has criticised Donald Trump after the US president falsely claimed that companies could receive billions of dollars through the CHIPS and Science Act only if they were run by transgender executives. Trump made the comments during the Pennsylvania Defence and Innovation Summit on 15 July. “We had this ridiculous CHIPS Act […]
French lawmakers have approved right-wing senator François-Noël Buffet as the country’s next human rights ombudsman, despite widespread concern over his history of opposing LGBTQ+ equality. The legal affairs committees of France’s National Assembly and Senate endorsed President Emmanuel Macron’s nominee on Tuesday, 21 July, by a combined vote of 43 to 39. Buffet will succeed […]