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March 6, 2020

Republicans pass bill to make it illegal for doctors to prescribe life-saving treatment to trans youth

Republicans in the Alabama state senate have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe life-saving treatment to trans youth. The bill will now go to the Republican-controlled state House of Representatives where lawmakers will decide whether to pass the the Vulnerable Child Compassion...

March 6, 2020

This is why should you volunteer for Cancer Research UK

Some rattle plastic buckets outside train stations. Some hang up donating clothing in stores. Others limber up to run marathons, swim across oceans or walk across muddied fields. The countless volunteers that come together during days off work, an hour or two in between meetings or during sun-splashed weekends are a...

March 6, 2020

Charlotte Awbery just revealed whether Lady Gaga has been in touch – and you could say it hasn’t all been Stupid Love

Charlotte Awbery propelled Lady Gaga back to the charts with her cover of “Shallow”, but it appears the “Stupid Love” singer has yet to thank her. After a video of Awbery singing “Shallow” went viral in February, the A Star Is Born sadbanger reentered the iTunes US top 40 and with it the...

March 6, 2020

Viral singer Charlotte Awbery says her debut album is inspired by Gaga, Whitney and Celine and we really can’t cope

Charlotte Awbery, viral “Shallow” singer and newly-minted gay icon, gave fans a hint of what they can expect when she launches her debut album. After an impromptu rendition of “Shallow” propelled her to pop’s main stage, Awbrey is preparing to give Lady Gaga a run for her money with her first...

March 6, 2020

Sashay away! RuPaul’s AJ and the Queen has been cancelled by Netflix after just one season

RuPaul’s comedy-drama AJ and the Queen has been cancelled by Netflix less than two months after the show’s first season hit the streaming platform. AJ and the Queen followed drag queen Ruby Red, played by RuPaul, who goes on a tour of the United States with an 11-year-old called AJ in an RV after being …...

March 6, 2020

Scientists are working on a new type of HIV drug that only needs to be taken once a month

A group of scientists are working on simplifying treatment options for people with HIV with a new injection that only has to be taken once a month. Monthly injections for people with the virus were trialled as part of a new study and researchers found that they had a similar success rate to current model …...

March 6, 2020

It’s been a month and Z-listers are still offering terrible takes about Phillip Schofield’s coming out

Former Dancing on Ice contestant Caprice Bourret has said that “nobody was shocked” when Phillip Schofield came out as gay, and we are so, so tired. The model and television personality told the Express that she wasn’t surprised when the This Morning host came out as gay last month. “Well, I don’t...

March 6, 2020

Grindr’s Chinese owners are selling the headless torso app for a cool $608 million

Everyone’s favourite tiled headless torso app Grindr is to be sold off for around $608.5 million. The dating app found itself a match in 2016 with Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd. The firm paid $93 million for a 60 per cent stake in the gay dating app, which is based in West Hollywood, …...

March 6, 2020

Anti-gay, anti-trans activist Caroline Farrow thinks NHS rainbow lanyards are a ‘hostile political symbol’

Anti-trans, anti-gay and anti-abortion activist Caroline Farrow has called rainbow lanyards a “hostile political symbol” with “connotations of deep misogyny”. Farrow, who last year blamed LGBT+ people when she was barred from travelling to the US and was hit with an injunction over “abusive...

March 6, 2020

Writer for the HBO TV adaptation of The Last of Us vows to keep Ellie gay

The writer of the upcoming HBO adaptation of video game The Last of Us has confirmed that the character Ellie will be gay in the television version. The original video game, released in 2013, follows Joel and Ellie as they venture across the United States in a post-apocalyptic landscape. It was released to critical acclaim...