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February 15, 2020

Aromantic couple give an eye-opening explanation of what intimacy and romance means to them

In a society clogged with televised dating shows and celebrity weddings, it can be difficult for some to imagine a purely platonic existence. But for those who are aromantic, an individual who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others, this is a daily reality. When people are pelted with Instagram-worthy...

February 15, 2020

Why Khao Sok and Koh Yao Noi are two of Thailand’s best gay honeymoon destinations

Travelling abroad is often tricky when you’re gay. You need to escape the bitter cold weather, so you Google search winter getaways, find a ton of exciting deals with picture-perfect beaches then, just as you’ve hit ‘add to basket’, you remember to double check something… Yep, being gay is...

February 15, 2020

LGBT gym forced to permanently close its doors after months of harassment by far-right hate group

An inclusive LGBT+ gym in Canada has been forced to permanently close after being subjected to months of online harassment and doxxing by a far-right hate group. Queerflex in Edmonton, Canada, was founded to create a safe workout environment for LGBT+ people, who are often made to feel uncomfortable in mainstream gyms. The...

February 15, 2020

This model’s reply when someone asked the gender of her baby is so perfect it belongs in the Louvre

When British model Jodie Turner-Smith was asked about the gender of her baby, she delivered a line so perfect, so beautiful, that it should be the norm in all parenting manuals. During a brief Twitter questions and answers session Wednesday, the actor’s mentions were crammed by expectant parents, asking on everything...

February 15, 2020

This model’s reply when someone asked the gender of her baby is so perfect it belongs in the Louvre

February 15, 2020

Former senior Republican joins the Democrats just so she can vote for Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg has an unlikely new supporter: Cindy Guerra, the former chair of Florida’s Broward County Republican Party. Guerra announced she had changed her registered party affiliation to Democrat so that she could vote against Donald Trump. “Here’s the thing,” she told the Sun Sentinal. “I am not...

February 15, 2020

Christian preacher says Pete Buttigieg is ‘deserving of death’ for being gay

A leading Christian website has published a piece in which the writer says gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is “deserving of death” for his homosexuality. Bert Farias wrote the piece for Charisma News, a website associated with popular Christian magazine Charisma. In his column, the author and preacher...

February 15, 2020

Bottom’s up! Gay’s the Word robbers caught drinking tequila and prosecco during raid

Two men who broke into Gay’s the Word were caught by police after failing to steal anything – because they’d found, and drunk, a bottle of tequila and a bottle of prosecco in the iconic LGBT+ bookshop. The world famous and much-beloved London bookshop, which was the first LGBT+ bookshop in the UK when it...

February 15, 2020

James Blake breaks his silence to defend Jameela Jamil from ‘disgusting’ accusations that she faked her illnesses

Musician James Blake has broken his silence to defend his girlfriend, Jameela Jamil, after a week in which the Good Place actress was accused of faking her health issues. After a tweet accusing Jamil, 33, of having Munchausen’s – a mental-health condition in which sufferers fake illnesses for attention – went viral,...

February 14, 2020

Lady Gaga just proposed to herself to make a powerful statement about love and Valentine’s Day

While the world is still waiting for her unreleased single “Stupid Love”, Lady Gaga has proposed to herself on Valentine’s Day. 2020 is a leap year and on February 29, otherwise known as “Bachelor’s Day”, outdated tradition dictates that a woman is “allowed” to propose to a...