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January 17, 2020

Gay couple get married behind bars after meeting during a bingo game in prison

A gay couple in Cyprus have gotten married while behind bars after they met during a bingo game in prison. Kevork Tontian and Wemson Gabral da Costa have become the second same-sex couple to get married in a European Union prison. Tontian, who is Cypriot, had such strong feelings for his Brazilian partner that he …...

January 17, 2020

Stripper sentenced to life in prison for murdering his boyfriend with two gunshots to the head

A stripper from Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to life in prison for murder after he shot his boyfriend in the head when he feared the relationship was ending. William Morgan, 37, was sentenced on Monday, January 13, to life without parole by Fulton Superior Court judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua. Morgan was a dancer at gay...

January 17, 2020

Gay rapper Mr Strange explains why Stormzy’s apology for homophobic slurs was a game-changer

Gay rapper Mr Strange has spoken about why Stormzy’s apology for his historic use of anti-gay slurs changed the game for LGBT+ rappers. The ‘Vassi Bop’ rapper issued a lengthy and profound apology in 2017 for his past use of homophobic language, making clear: “The comments I made were unacceptable...

January 17, 2020

Vegetarian food company’s new ad condemned for suggesting being queer is a ‘lifestyle choice’

A vegetarian food company has been skewered for a tone-deaf advert that parodies the coming out experience with a son telling his family he’s a flexitarian. The ad from Gosh! Food begins with the boy’s sister telling the camera: “This is it, he’s going to tell them.” The boy nervously...

January 17, 2020

Malaysia, where gay sex is illegal, used to be home to a community of gender non-conforming shamans

Malaysia is known as having harsh and archaic laws that repress LGBT+ people, but an expert is shedding light on the fact that the country used to be home to a community of gender non-conforming shamans. Homosexuality is doubly illegal in Malaysia as it is banned by the country’s secular, colonial-era legal code, as well...

January 17, 2020

Dolly Parton’s Jolene is actually a queer love story and this in-depth analysis proves it

A Twitter thread about someone’s first listen of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton and the queer subtext of it is deserving of a Pulitzer prize. Well, the internet thinks so, at least. In the viral Twitter thread, genderqueer user Alexis Hall takes his followers on a 36 tweet-long thread about his take on...

January 17, 2020

Sinn Féin politician and former MMA fighter expelled for suggesting Leo Varadkar is unfit to lead because he’s gay

Sinn Féin councillor and former MMA fighter Paddy Holohan has been suspended by his party after he made controversial comments about gay Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in a podcast. In his No Sham” podcast, Holohan said he would prefer “a family man” to be running the Republic of Ireland. “We need...

January 17, 2020

Lady Gaga might be about to drop her first solo single in four years

Lady Gaga is rumoured to be preparing to release a new solo single. Nearly a year after teasing that she was “pregnant with #LG6”, rumours suggest that Gaga is prepping to share the first song from her upcoming still-untitled sixth album. The Sun claims that the track will drop on February 7 – her first …...

January 17, 2020

Pete Buttigieg shares emotional encounters with older LGBT+ people on the campaign trail

Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has spoken about the impact his campaign has had on older LGBT+ people. In an interview with the New York Times editorial board published on Thursday, the Democrat spoke about the impact his campaign has had on people who might not have ever imagined an out-and-proud...

January 17, 2020

South Korea to decide whether trans soldier will be allowed to serve her country in landmark ruling

South Korea will decide in the coming days if a transgender soldier who transitioned last year will be allowed to continue serving. Transgender people are currently not allowed to sign up to serve in the South Korean military, but a loophole means that there is no regulation around current soldiers who transition. The...