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January 24, 2020

Lesbian couple tell heartwarming story of how they met competing on quiz show Jeopardy

Plenty of couples have unusual stories of how they first met – but this lesbian couple’s is particularly unique: they met when they were both contestants on US quiz show Jeopardy!. Emily Therese Cloyd shared the heartwarming story in a Twitter thread to mark 10 years since she appeared on the hit show. In the …...

January 24, 2020

There are 16 states in the US that still have sodomy laws against ‘perverted sexual practice’. It’s 2020

In 2020, there are 16 US states that still have sodomy laws against “perverted sexual practice” and “crimes against nature”. According to ACLU, laws against sodomy were originally designed to prohibit any sex that was not for procreation, and so included crimes like having sex outside of marriage...

January 24, 2020

Judge apologises for writing homophobic letters and saying gay people with HIV deserved to die

A judge in Ohio has issued an apology after damning letters he wrote to his student newspaper in the early 1990s about the gay community resurfaced. In the letters, which were published in 1992 and 1993 and were discovered by WTOL-TV, judge Dan Hazard declared himself a homophobe and suggested that people with HIV deserved...

January 24, 2020

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and husband Justin Mikita are expecting their first child together

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita are to become fathers for the first time. Ferguson, who plays Mitchell Pritchett on the long-running sitcom, told James Corden that he and Mikita, a lawyer, are expecting a baby in the summer. He announced the news after Corden asked whether turning 40...

January 24, 2020

Pope accepts resignation of conservative archbishop who thinks people choose to be gay

The Pope has accepted the resignation of the Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, who believes that being gay is “disordered” and a choice. All Catholic bishops and archbishops are required to hand in their resignation when they turn 75, but the Pope can either accept their resignation or reject...

January 24, 2020

People are painting their little finger pink to protest Myanmar’s archaic gay sex ban

Activists in Myanmar are urging people to paint their little finger pink in protest against the country’s archaic ban on gay sex. The “Pink Pinky” campaign is aiming to draw attention the plight of Myanmar’s LGBT+ community, who continue to face persecution. The campaign was launched on January 22...

January 24, 2020

The gays got hold of the Dolly Parton Challenge and showed exactly why we can’t have nice things

Dolly Parton might have kickstarted the “LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder” challenge, but the gays have definitely made it their own. The “9 to 5” singer went viral this week by sharing four photos of herself for each of the social media networks, ranging from buttoned-up businesswoman to sexy...

January 24, 2020

Labour Party branch channels big Eurovision energy to announce who they’re backing in the leadership contest

Cries for the Labour leadership election to be more like the Eurovision Song Contest appear to have finally been heard. Labour is currently on what feels like week 74 of its leadership contest, with Sir Kier Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Emily Thornberry all vying to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. With more than two...

January 24, 2020

Despite what you may have read, no, an attempt to stop the NHS prescribing puberty blockers hasn’t reached the High Court

This week, multiple national UK media outlets reported that a case against the NHS prescribing puberty blockers to trans teens had reached the High Court. But a judicial press office confirmed to PinkNews by email on January 23 that “the case hasn’t yet started”. The story originated with the Press Association...

January 24, 2020

Transgender lottery winner’s makes touching gesture after her death to heal rift with estranged children

A transgender woman who died shortly after winning £4 million on a Lotto scratchcard left her fortune largely untouched, instead leaving her winnings to her five estranged children. Melissa Ede called the big win “a fairytale ending” after her struggle to transition, adding: “It is all just like a...