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Green Party names Northern Ireland’s first out gay leader of a major party

Belfast councillor Mal O’Hara has become the first openly gay political leader in Northern Ireland after being named as the new leader of the Green Party. O’Hara will replace Clare Bailey as leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, after she l

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Kim Kardashian and Skims release new size-inclusive shaping swimwear collection

Kim Kardashian’s Skims has released a new size-inclusive swimwear range. The shapewear brand from the reality TV star has combined the popular technology of its athleisure with water-friendly fabrics for the latest collection. It dropped this month

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Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime reports explode across UK, damning police figures confirm

Anti-LGBTQ+ violence in the UK is rising at a record-breaking rate, alarming police figures have shown. Reports of homophobic hate crimes more than doubled in five years, shooting from 10,003 in 2016-17 to 26,824 in 2021-22. In the past year, the figure s

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Brittney Griner: Lawyers file appeal against nine-year Russian jail sentence

Lawyers for Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her daunting nine-year prison sentence in a Russian penal colony. The queer US basketball, 31, was arrested in February at an airport near Moscow after cannabis-infused cartridges were found in her

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