Tag: LGBT History Month
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Straight actors get Oscar nods for gay roles
Yesterday, seven straight actors received Oscar nominations for playing LGBT film roles — more than a third of the total. And yet there were no openly gay actors on the list. Is this fair?
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LGBT pupils and the long fight for acceptance
Are LGBT relationships truly accepted in 2018? Almost half of LGBT pupils are bullied at school, but campaigners say inclusive sex education could be the key to ending discrimination.
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Final phase in fight to decide your own gender
Should you be able to choose your own gender? As public consultation on the Gender Recognition Act closes, some feminists claim that letting trans people “self-identify” could harm women’s...
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Sesame Street insists its puppets are not gay
But should they be? After a former writer revealed that he thinks Bert and Ernie are more than just friends, studio chiefs clarified that the iconic duo “do not have a sexual orientation”.
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Xanthe, 15: ‘You can just have fun with gender’
What does it mean to be gender-fluid? Xanthe tells The Day that they do not feel like a boy or a girl. “I’m just me,” they say. More teenagers...
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Luke, 16: ‘My mum struggled with the name’
What is the biggest issue faced by trans teens? Luke tells The Day about struggles with friends and school — but says the main problem is parents...
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Hannah, 18: ‘Hey, I’m trans, and that’s okay’
How does it feel to be a transgender teenager? YouTuber and trans activist Hannah talks to The Day about coming out, the media, and changing her...
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Women’s refuges at centre of fresh trans row
How do you define a woman? A charity caused a stir after announcing that transgender women may soon staff its female refuge centres. Some say it could put vulnerable women at greater risk.
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Doctors to quiz patients on their sexuality
Is it intrusive for a doctor to ask about a patient’s sexuality? Doctors in England will soon ask patients aged 16 or over about their sexual orientation, under new NHS guidelines.
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How LGBT icon Edie Windsor changed America
Is history made by sudden changes, or “countless small acts of persistence”? For Barack Obama, it is the latter — and Edith “Edie” Windsor, who died on Tuesday, was the perfect example.
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Robots can tell if you’re gay, say scientists
But is this technology harmful? Some argue that it is impossible for a machine to determine sexuality. And campaigners have condemned the researchers for putting gay people at risk.
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L'Oréal model axed for attacking white racism
Should the world’s largest cosmetics company have sacked Munroe Bergdorf? The black, transgender model spoke yesterday about the flood of threats and abuse she has faced since her firing.
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Trump bans ‘disruptive’ transgender troops
Last year, openly transgender people were allowed into the US military for the first time. Now Trump has banned them again. Why the U-turn? How political should the military be?
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Row over ‘gay moment’ in Beauty and the Beast
The live-action remake could be the biggest film of the year — but not in Malaysia. Despite the country’s request, Disney has refused to cut its first same-sex subplot. Is it the right call?
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New show for ‘UK’s greatest living artist’
Today a new David Hockney exhibition opens at Tate Britain — and it is the fastest-selling show in the museum’s history. But does ‘Britain’s greatest living artist’ truly deserve his title?