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An Ohio pastor who previously criticised the LGBTQ+ novel Heartstopper as a “health risk” to children has been charged with multiple serious offences involving a minor. Silas Shelton, 48, the pastor of Blanchester Community Church in Clinton County, was arrested last week and charged with four felony offences: rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual contact with […]
Former US congressman George Santos has been released from a New Jersey federal prison after his sentence for wire fraud and identity theft was commuted by former president Donald Trump. Santos, who was the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, served less than a year of his seven-year, three-month sentence before being granted clemency. […]
Wolf Play is the queer theatre event of the year. Check out our review and opening night pictures! Some productions entertain, and then some productions quietly rewire something in you as you watch them. Wolf Play, now on at The Court Theatre’s Wakefield Family Front Room, belongs firmly in the latter category. It is one […]
Turkey’s government is preparing to introduce sweeping new legislation that would dramatically expand restrictions on LGBTQ+ freedoms, according to leaked details of a draft bill shared by T24 journalist Ceren Bayar. The proposed 11th Judicial Package, expected to be submitted to Parliament in the coming weeks, would criminalise expressions of gender and sexuality deemed “contrary […]
Just nine more votes would have made Jacquie Grant the second transgender person to ever be elected as a mayor in New Zealand. Westland District Mayor Helen Lash has narrowly secured a second term in office, defeating Hokitika businesswoman Jacquie Grant by a razor-thin margin of just eight votes. Final results released on Thursday evening […]
“The girls are all really disappointed,” a prominent Drag Queen tells YOUR EX A major cast leak has revealed the rumoured queens set to compete on Drag Race Down Under Vs The World – and while it’s stacked with stars from across the globe, there’s a notable omission that’s turning heads: not a single queen currently based […]
YOUR EX meets contemporary dancer Xin Ji as he prepares to bring Body Story to the Nelson Arts Festival — a work that asks what our bodies might remember, even when our minds have moved on. Contemporary dance can sometimes feel like a world you need to decipher — but Xin Ji isn’t interested in […]
Former US president Barack Obama has shared his advice on how to change hearts and minds when it comes to trans rights, urging people to lead with empathy rather than confrontation. Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, the 44th president reflected on how his “old-fashioned” values shaped the way he approached discussions on gender and […]