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January 27, 2020

Lil Nas X wins big at the Grammys in all-pink Versace ‘cowboy dominatrix’ outfit

Rap star and iconic gay cowboy Lil Nas X has won two Grammys for his viral hit “Old Town Road”. At the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Lil Nas X took home Best Video and Best Pop Group performance. Billie Eilish and Lizzo joined Lil Nas X to emerge as the big winners … Continued The post Lil...

January 27, 2020

Uber driver told gay couple stop kissing in her cab ‘because she is a Christian’

January 26, 2020

Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang opens up about his experience of gay conversion therapy

Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang has opened up about his experiences of gay conversion therapy, regularly cited by activists and clinicians for its damaging effects. In a profile with the New York Times on Saturday, Yang candidly chatted about his time in conversion therapy and the conflict with his parents over his...

January 26, 2020

Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang opens up about his experience of gay conversion therapy

January 26, 2020

Pro-LGBT priest reveals he is against abortion, uses queer people in his bizarre argument

Jesuit priest James Martin, who is known for his message of acceptance towards LGBT+ people, has argued that queer lives are as “precious” as the lives of unborn children. The priest revealed in an article earlier this month that he is opposed to abortion in an article for America Magazine. Bizarrely, he argues...

January 26, 2020

Soldier discharged by South Korean military for transitioning pleads with army to take her back

The first openly trans soldier in South Korea has pleaded with the army to take her back, after she was discharged for transitioning. Trans people currently are barred from signing up for the military in South Korea, but a loophole means that there are no regulations on soldiers who come out as trans while serving. …...

January 26, 2020

Adoption agencies can deny gay couples after Tennessee governor officially signs bill into law

Despite the number of children in foster care furiously rising, the governor of Tennessee, US, just signed a bill into law that allows religious adoption agencies to deny service to queer couples. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, on any given day, around 437,000 children are living in the foster...

January 26, 2020

Bernie Sanders takes lead in the poles at gay bar that Pete Buttigieg pulled out from ‘because it has a dancer pole’

Bernie Sanders supporters staged a rally in a gay club on Friday night that fellow presidential contender Pete Buttigieg pulled out from because it “had a dancing pole”. Last week, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor cancelled a fundraiser to be held at the Providence, Rhode Island, nightclub, The Dark Lady, club...

January 26, 2020

Trans woman slapped and spat on in New York City subway in ‘loathsome transphobic attack’

New York City authorities confirmed Saturday that officers are investigating an alleged late-night hate crime against trans activist and journalist Serena Daniari. With tears and mascara running down her cheeks, Daniari’s voice crackled as she said, “I just want to be left alone,” in a Twitter...

January 26, 2020

An Amazon seller was flogging ‘anti-Pride’ eye masks and we’re so tired of this

After criticism, Amazon have swiftly removed an ‘anti-Pride’ eye mask that one user called “unacceptable”. For the low, low price of £5.99, sleepy Amazon users could dive into the duvet in stye with this “cute, face mouth mask” for “kids, teens, men” and “women”....