Chick-fil-A banned from university campus over anti-gay views
A university in New Jersey, USA, has decided that a Chick-fil-A restaurant will not be built on campus because of the chain’s anti-LGBT+ views. Students at Rider University reportedly voted for the...
View ArticleThis gay photographer lost countless friends and loved ones to AIDS. He...
“I went into this melodramatic moment of ‘I’m in these pleasant surroundings, with a lot of people. But I’m dying,'” photographer Sunil Gupta tells me, as he recalls being diagnosed as HIV-positive on...
View ArticleAsylum seeker beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by his...
A gay asylum seeker from Ghana who was beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by homophobic mob led by his own dad has been given reprieve after the US denied him refuge. The man, who...
View ArticleChristians are worried gay people are ruining the musical ‘Oklahoma!’
The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has penned a critical article about a same-sex version of the hit musical Oklahoma!, saying that it is the “latest activist effort to twist classic American...
View ArticlePioneering gay pastor, who called for church to welcome LGBT people in 1960s,...
Robert Wood, who called on churches to welcome gay people in the 1960s, has died aged 95. Wood passed away at his home in New Hampshire on August 19, his friend Rejean Blanchette, who cared for him in...
View ArticleAmazon’s response to defaced LGBT Pride posters ‘angers’ employees
A number of Amazon staff are angry with their employer, accusing the company of not showing enough support for LGBT+ people, after several Pride posters were defaced at its headquarters. At least 10...
View ArticleThese hikers marched across Massachusetts to campaign for trans rights
Two hikers marched across Massachusetts to raise awareness of transgender rights in the state, as a referendum vote in November threatens a crucial law protecting trans people from discrimination....
View ArticleMeet Harpy Daniels: US Navy employee by day, drag queen by night
Joshua Kelley, 24, works for the US Navy as an administrative supervisor at day—and performs as drag queen Harpy Daniels at night. Kelley, who joined the service two years ago, even dressed up as Harpy...
View ArticleTwo Catholic priests arrested for having gay sex with each other in public
Two Catholic priests were reportedly arrested for having oral sex in public in Miami Beach, Florida—with one being removed from his ministry. Diego Berrio, 39, was caught performing oral sex on Edwin...
View ArticleChelsea Manning denied entry to Australia
Human rights organisations have criticised the Australian government for not approving a visa application in time for Chelsea Manning to speak at a series of events in the country. Manning will instead...
View ArticleTrans woman shot dead in Philadelphia is the 19th killed in the US this year
A black trans women shot dead in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning has become the 19th reported case of a trans person being killed in the US so far this year. Shantee Tucker, who had celebrated her...
View ArticleKanye West directs the first Pornhub Awards—including penis-shaped statues
Rapper Kanye West was the co-creative director of the inaugural Pornhub Awards on Thursday night (September 6), which saw him design a number of phallic-shaped statuettes for award winners. West and...
View ArticleBillie Jean King defends Serena Williams at US Open and slams sexism in tennis
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has written a series of powerful tweets defending Serena Williams and slamming sexism in the sport, after controversy at the US open final on Sunday. King, who holds 12...
View ArticleTrans woman shot dead in Philadelphia is the 19th killed in the US this year
A black trans women shot dead in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning has become the 19th reported case of a trans person being killed in the US so far this year. Shantee Tucker, who had celebrated her...
View ArticleKanye West directs the first Pornhub Awards—including penis-shaped statues
Rapper Kanye West was the co-creative director of the inaugural Pornhub Awards on Thursday night (September 6), which saw him design a number of phallic-shaped statuettes for award winners. West and...
View ArticleBillie Jean King defends Serena Williams at US Open and slams sexism in tennis
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has written a series of powerful tweets defending Serena Williams and slamming sexism in the sport, after controversy at the US open final on Sunday. King, who holds 12...
View ArticleNew York Yankees announces LGBT scholarships for 50th anniversary of...
American baseball team New York Yankees has revealed plans to spend $50,000 on scholarships, which will act “as a springboard for young LGBTQ student community members,” to mark the 50th anniversary of...
View ArticleBlack and Gold singer Sam Sparro marries boyfriend in California
Australian singer Sam Sparro has married his American boyfriend Zion Lennox in Joshua Tree, California. Posting a photo of the pair to Instagram this week, Lennox wrote: “So excited to be marrying the...
View ArticleLos Angeles is going to host the first Bisexual Pride in the US
Los Angeles is set to host the first ever city-wide Bisexual Pride celebration in the US. The event will be held in West Hollywood on 22 September ahead of Bisexual Visibility Day. It will also...
View Article‘Fear-mongering’ anti-trans bathroom advert condemned by campaigners
A “fear-mongering” anti-transgender advert featuring a man lurking in a women’s changing room has been slammed by trans campaigners. The advert, which premiered last week, was created by opponents of a...
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