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March 28, 2020

Iraqi cleric blames same-sex marriage for the global coronavirus crisis, missing a glaringly obvious point

An Iraqi cleric has blamed the global coronavirus pandemic on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, missing a very obvious point. Homosexuality is not illegal in Iraq but discrimination is widespread and LGBT+ people are frequently victims of vigilante justice and honour killings. According to Al Arabiya, Iraqi Shia...

March 28, 2020

Gay man who contracted coronavirus at Miami beach Winter Party dies. He was 40 with no previous health problems

A gay man who contracted coronavirus at the Miami beach Winter Party has died, at just 40 years old with no previous health conditions. The annual LGBT+ fundraiser Winter Party Festival, in Miami, Florida, took place from March 4 to 10, packed with more than 10,000 queer attendees. Shortly after the event, organisers took...

March 28, 2020

Student union president accused of ‘homophobia and transphobia’ and dressing as holocaust victim

A recently elected student union president has been accused of “antisemitic, Islamophobic, homophobic, transphobic, sexist and ableist” social media posts and dressing as a holocaust victim to a party. Sam Farrell was this month elected president of the student union at Edge Hill University in Lancashire,...

March 28, 2020

Bad Bunny gets a full drag makeover and twerks with himself in his brand new video

Puerto Rican trap singer and long time LGBT+ ally Bad Bunny got a full drag makeover and twerked with himself in his new music video. The video for his song ‘Yo Perreo Sola‘ was released on Friday, March 27, and sees the artist, known off-stage as Benito Ocasio, make multiple outfit changes including several...

March 28, 2020

Medical fetish store donates entire stock of hospital scrubs to the NHS to help fight coronavirus

A medical fetish store has donated its entire stock of hospital scrubs to the NHS to help fight coronavirus. The NHS has desperately been trying to manage the need for extra supplies during COVID-19 pandemic, even calling in the army to help distribute them in busy hospitals. Emily Lawson, chief commercial officer for the...

March 28, 2020

This TikTok of a sister saving her brother from being outed is truly a masterpiece

If no new films are produced this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, this TikTok about a sister saving her brother from being outed by his internet history should definitely win all of the Oscars. The TikTok, performed by one girl in three different roles, begins with her brother Jack emptying her dishwasher to the...

March 27, 2020

Broadway legend Audra McDonald pays powerful tribute to gay playwright Terrence McNally after his death from coronavirus

Broadway legend Audra McDonald has issued a powerful tribute to gay playwright Terrence McNally, who tragically died from coronavirus this week. In an interview with The Daily Beast, six-time Tony winner McDonald reflected on her time working with McNally and praised him as a powerful advocate for queer representation on...

March 27, 2020

LGBT+ helpline sees calls double as queer people fear being left with abusive families during coronavirus lockdown

An LGBT+ charity has said it has seen a huge increase in the number of calls to its helpline since the coronavirus pandemic started. The UK-based LGBT Foundation said the number of calls received over the last week was more than double the number received in the same period last year. Worryingly, the charity said …...

March 27, 2020

Trump tells a conference call of anti-LGBT+ pastors to pray for his re-election and forget about coronavirus

Donald Trump has told a group of anti-LGBT+ pastors to forget about the coronavirus pandemic and to instead pray that he is re-elected in November. The president made the comments during a conference call last Friday that was organised by the Family Research Council (FRC), which has been declared a hate group by the...

March 27, 2020

Egyptian government refuses to acknowledge existence of LGBT people, even as it continues to arrest them

The government in Egypt has said it does not recognise the existence of sexuality and gender identity, but continues to arrest LGBT+ people for being who they are. More than 90 people were arrested last year in Egypt for alleged same-sex conduct under the country’s debauchery law. Despite this, officials have...