Category: People
Gold Medal Winning Olympian Tom Daley hit back at anti-LGBTQ+ commentary on the Olympics by Russian State media. Russian state-run media came under fire and are under investigation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for making anti-LGBTQ+ comments while covering the Tokyo Olympic Games. Targeting athletes such as Daley and groundbreaking transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, […]
The Olympian says “age has caught up” with her, hinting at an exit from competitive weightlifting. New Zealander weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has hinted that Tokyo 2020 will be her first and last Olympics games. Hubbard competed in the +87kg category weightlifting event on Monday, becoming the first transgender athlete to ever compete in an individual […]
Team Great Britain swimmer James Guy is facing backlash across social media following a “transphobic” tweet that questioned Laurel Hubbard’s inclusion in the Olympics. 25-year-old James Guy, who won two gold medals and a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, posted and pinned a Reuters story on his Twitter about Hubbard with the comment “How’s […]
Fraser Shaw & Richard Tait sit down with Mani Mitchell to talk about their life, their work and their hopes for the community. It’s a long way from growing up on a remote rural sheep and cattle farm in central North Island to becoming a trailblazer for intersex rights, education and advocacy. But Mani Mitchell […]
Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has fallen short in her bid to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, although she will leave Japan having made history as the first transgender woman to compete in a solo event. The 43-year-old was competing in the 87kg+ category but wasn’t able to record a single valid ‘snatch’ lift. […]
“I hope that any young LGBT person out there can see that no matter how alone you feel right now, you are not alone. You can achieve anything.” British diver Tom Daley has paid an emotional tribute to the LGBT community after winning Olympic gold in the men’s synchronised 10-metre platform at the Tokyo Olympics. […]
Despite a long history of homophobic comments, US rapper 50 Cent has opened up about allegations of homophobia against him saying it “stings.” 50 Cent’s comments were made during an interview with The Independent discussing a queer storyline in his new TV show Power Book III: Raising Kanan. The 46-year-old whose real name is Curtis Jackson […]
Britney Spears is set to take more aggressive steps to have her father removed from her conservatorship following the appointment of her new lawyer Mathew Rosengart. Spears’ new lawyer, Rosengart, has been granted permission by a Los Angeles court to represent the pop star following her court-appointed lawyer’s resignation. According to reports, Rosengart explained that […]