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March 20, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, it’s more obvious than ever that gay and bi men should be able to donate blood

All over the world blood banks are facing shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic, yet in both America and the UK gay and bisexual men are still unable to donate if they are sexually active. According to the American Red Cross, since the coronavirus began 2,700 blood drives have been cancelled, resulting in 86,000 fewer...

March 20, 2020

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost explain their homophobic joke from Shaun of the Dead in new coronavirus video

You know times are bad when Shaun of the Dead starts looking like reality, but the good news is that one of the movie’s most iconic scenes has been given a revamp for 2020. Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost hilariously revived their roles from the 2004 zombie apocalypse film, which is a parody of …...

March 20, 2020

Drag Race winner Aquaria revived her Melania Trump impression to deliver an important coronavirus message

Aquaria relived her Snatch Game character Melania Trump to relay an important message about the coronavirus pandemic. The Drag Race winner served robotic first lady realness in a new TikTok video, lip-syncing to Melania Trump’s recent public service announcement on coronavirus. The real Melania released a video on...

March 20, 2020

Victoria’s Secret finally celebrates inclusivity with new Spring campaign featuring gorgeous trans and plus-size models

After years of criticism, Victoria’s Secret has finally embraced inclusivity with a new Spring campaign that showcases trans, plus-size and older models. The Spring 2020 line, ‘Body by Victoria‘, kicked off this week featuring Brazilian transgender model Valentina Sampaio and two plus-size models, Candice...

March 20, 2020

Pansexual comic Joe Lycett did his own sweary version of Gal Gadot’s ‘Imagine’ video and the shade is so real

Joe Lycett responded to Gal Gadot’s self-isolation cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” with a sweary parody. The pansexual comedian – who recently changed his legal name to Hugo Boss to troll the fashion brand – was one of many who were unimpressed by Gadot and her A-list pals singing for peace during...

March 20, 2020

Anti-gay ‘extremist’ says kids ‘not being brainwashed by gender and drag queen storytime’ could be coronavirus upside

Bryan Fischer has joined the leagues of bigots using coronavirus to make ridiculous anti-LGBT+ statements, claiming an upside of the pandemic could be that children won’t be “indoctrinated” by drag queens while schools are closed. The radio host, designated an “extremist” by the Southern Poverty Law...

March 19, 2020

The Trump administration is unlawfully stopping discrimination protections for LGBT+ people, lawsuit claims

A lawsuit states that the Trump administration has ‘unlawful’ plans to strip LGBT+ Americans of vital discrimination protections, threatening access to federally-funded services. The suit centres on a “notice of nonenforcement” rule issued by the Trump administration in November last year that would...

March 19, 2020

Red alert! Pete Buttigieg is officially growing a beard

In news that you simply had to read as you clicked this link and are now using your finite time on this Earth to read this sentence, Pete Buttigieg is growing a beard. From vying for the top seat at the White House to staying indoors with his husband, the former South Bend, Indiana mayor … Continued The post Red...

March 19, 2020

Queer Eye’s Antoni shares coronavirus quarantine recipes, including a ‘Keep Calm-lette’

Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski has launched a new Instagram TV series where he shares recipes designed for housebound folks in quarantine because of the coronavirus. Wearing a vest, as to remind the viewer of his biceps in this trying time, his first episode of “Quar Eye” has the hunk whip-up as “keep...

March 19, 2020

This is why human connection at work is so vital for queer people in the age of coronavirus

Jan Gooding, Stonewall UK chair, came out as lesbian in her workplace and never looked back. As part of My Whole Self, MHFA England’s new campaign for workplace culture change, Jan Gooding writes for PinkNews to explain the importance of human connection at work in the age of the coronavirus pandemic. It is an interesting...