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March 20, 2020

Tiny nation of Andorra to introduce same-sex marriages by making one simple change to the law

Andorra is about to introduce same-sex marriages, simply by erasing the distinction between straight and same-sex unions. The tiny mountain nation sits between France and Spain in the Pyrenees. One of the smallest countries in Europe, it is home to just 77,000 people. Civil partnerships have been legal in Andorra for...

March 20, 2020

Basketball star comes out as gay, says society wouldn’t have been ready five years ago

Argentian basketball star Sebastián Vega, who came out as gay, says he doesn’t think his country would have been ready for him to come out five years ago. The player made the comments in an interview with Reuters, where he said he had “a very bad time” when he started to feel attracted to other …...

March 20, 2020

Sam Smith is every single one of us as they go through coronavirus ‘quarantine meltdown’

Sam Smith continues to be the relatable hero we need but truly don’t deserve. The singer took to Instagram to share their frustrations at being forced to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. “Stages of a quarantine meltdown,” they wrote, with three pictures of themself in various states of...

March 20, 2020

Trixie Mattel jumps on Gal Gadot’s ‘Imagine’ bandwagon and it’s equal parts hilarious and terrifying

Trixie Mattel shared her own take on Gal Gadot’s “Imagine” video and it’s quite something. The Drag Race icon and verified skinny legend is the latest celebrity to cover John Lennon’s 1971 hit while self-isolating. Whereas Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot recruited a bevy of A-list stars for her...

March 20, 2020

Elton John, Tyler Oakley and Jesse Tyler Ferguson named among the world’s most influential redheads of 2020

Gay men Elton John, Tyler Oakley and Jesse Tyler Ferguson have all been named as some of the most influential redheaded men in the world. The three men made the Red Hot 100 Men of 2020 list, which was released this week. Elton John was named the fifth most influential redheaded man of the year, … Continued The post...

March 20, 2020

Pose star Angelica Ross found out her new boyfriend has a child and is engaged to someone else

Angelica Ross’ romantic misfortunes deserve their own Pose subplot. The Pose star and activist took to Twitter on Wednesday, March 18, to announce that she had met someone special in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “Finally found him and have to distance myself from him,” she wrote. “An early...

March 20, 2020

HIV drugs might not be the cure for coronavirus, according to a new clinical trial

Antiretrovirals used to treat HIV “showed no benefit” when given to people severely ill will COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. Hopes that HIV drugs could be used to treat those who have acquired the coronavirus were dampened by the results of a clinic trial in Wuhan, China (where the virus...

March 20, 2020

HIV/AIDS activists obliterate Donald Trump for referring to coronavirus as the ‘China virus’

AIDS activist group Act Up NY has called out US president Donald Trump for repeatedly calling COVID-19 the “China virus”. Trump has been repeatedly using the terms “Chinese virus” and “China virus” to describe the coronavirus, prompting many to accuse him of promoting racism against...

March 20, 2020

Playboy publishes last-ever print edition after announcing Jameela Jamil as guest editor, so we guess feminism won?

Playboy has said it will close its print magazine due to coronavirus, meaning an edition guest-edited by Jameela Jamil will be its last to hit newsstands. Playboy announced it will become a digital-only publication following the release of its new spring issue, guest-edited by feminist activist Jameela Jamil. Chief...

March 20, 2020

Marvel reveals its first non-binary superhero, Snowflake, and the backlash is blistering

Marvel has announced its first non-binary superhero, a Black character called Snowflake, as part of a planned New Warriors reboot. As part of the reboot, Marvel shared its plans for a cast of new characters – one of which is Snowflake, who has a twin brother called Safespace. Snowflake is Marvel’s first-ever...