© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedNoelle Stevenson opens up about their new autobiographical comics on Substack which detail aspects of their transition, mental health journey and other details of their life. (Instagram/@gingerhazing)She-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator Noelle Stevenson opens up their life, being trans and mental health in a new autobiographical series.In one…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedCaitlin Wynne-Sheil and Leah Joseph tell PinkNews about finding a community on TikTok and raising awareness about LGBT+ and mental health issues. (Instagram/@caitlinandleahh)In a world of doom scrolling, TikTok stars Caitlin and Leah offer solace to LGBT+ people seeking levity and a sense of community.A recent video shared by…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedGrace Petrie. (Wireimage/ Shirlaine Forrest)The legendary lesbian singer-songwriter Grace Petrie had a simple message to the transphobes that saw her play: Go get a refund.As part of her Connectivity tour, Petrie played to a packed Stanley Arts in South Norwood, a quiet south London suburb, on Friday (12 November).But during the…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedJohn-Paul Kesseler was victim to an unprovoked homophobic attack after holding another man’s hand in public (Twitter/@jpkesseler)A man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a homophobic attack on a gay man with a glass bottle in Birmingham’s Gay Village.John-Paul Kesseler was walking back to a hotel in…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedGovernor Kevin Stitt. (Alex Wong/Getty)The governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt has reneged on a settlement agreement that meant non-binary people could have their birth certificates amended.Oklahoma’s health department had previously agreed that it would amend the birth certificates of non-binary people on request after Kit Lorelied sued over the…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedCharing Cross Theatre. (Facebook)Charing Cross Theatre, one of central London’s smallest theatres, is to change its policy after a homophobic incident involving security.The venue, tucked under a train station archway and regarded as the city’s equivalent of Off Broadway, will now require contracted staffers to sign a “statement of…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedThese are the trans books you need. (PinkNews)For Transgender Awareness Week 2021, why not choose one – or two, or three, or more! – of these superb books by trans and non-binary authors, and immerse yourself in a different world.There is something for everyone on this list. From novel…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedDemonstrators march during the annual Pride parade on 24 July 2021 in Budapest in defiance of the anti-LGBT+ campaign being waged by the Hungarian government. (Getty/Janos Kummer)Hungary’s LGBT+ community faces an uncertain future, with legislative attacks and violence reaching a crescendo this year – but activists remain hopeful that…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedJon Kent, aka Superman, is bisexual. (DC Comics) The creators of Superman: Son of Kal-El, in which the new Superman comes out as bisexual, have reportedly been given police protection after receiving death threats.Last month, DC Comics revealed that Jon Kent, the Superman of Earth and son of Clark Kent…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedBritney Spears with her mum Lynne. (Barry King/WireImage)Britney Spears’ mother has spoken out after her daughter’s conservatorship was terminated.In just half an hour on Friday (12 November), a California probate judge brought an end to the complex legal arrangement of some 14 years that stripped the singer of her…