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January 13, 2020

Student who went viral after storming drag queen story event and ‘scaring’ children has died by suicide

The leader of a protest against a drag queen story time event in Brisbane, Australia, has reportedly died by suicide just a day after he and his fellow disrupters stormed a library ‘scaring’ children. The doors of Brisbane Square Library blew open on Sunday at around 15 to 20 students from the University of...

January 12, 2020

Actor DJ Qualls reveals he’s ‘been gay all this time’ live onstage at a comedy show

DJ Qualls, star of Road Trip, Supernatural, and The Man in the High Castle, has unexpectedly come out as gay while on stage at a live comedy show. Qualls, 41, made the announcement at the standup show of his friend and former co-star, Jim Jeffries, at the Balboa Theater in San Diego. Before this point he …...

January 12, 2020

Elton John ‘knew Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were quitting royal duties before the Queen did’, newspaper claims

January 12, 2020

‘To hide my identity was painful’: Queer members of armed forces reflect on life under military’s ‘terrifying’ gay ban

The ban on LGB people in the British military was lifted 20 years ago today, but memories of the era still run deep for those who served. It was a time when being outed could mean the loss of your job, your home, your medals, and the respect of colleagues who had become like family … Continued The post ‘To hide my...

January 12, 2020

Protestors storm drag queen story time event and chant aggressively in front of ‘scared’ young children

Police were called to a library in Brisbane, Australia after protestors stormed a drag queen story event with aggressive chanting, reportedly distressing several young children. Between 15 and 20 protestors from the University of Queensland’s Liberal National Club interrupted the event at Brisbane Square Library,...

January 12, 2020

Mum of Britain’s biggest rapist says they’re a ‘good Christian family who don’t believe in homosexuality’

The mother of Reynhard Sinaga, the ‘most prolific rapist’ in British history, is struggling to believe her son is capable of his crimes because he’s from a ‘good Christian family’ that doesn’t believe in homosexuality. On January 6 the 36-year-old PhD student was found guilty of...

January 12, 2020

I was gay in the British Army when it was illegal. It drove me to drink and an attempt on my own life

January 12 marks 20 years since the UK’s ban on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the British Army and the UK’s armed forces was lifted. The lifting of the ban on LGB soldiers, which followed a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, was a landmark moment for the armed forces – ushering …...

January 12, 2020

UK rapper Mr Strange opens up about being gay in searing verse about homophobia and prejudice

Mr Strange, an up-and-coming rapper from London, has opened up about homophobia and being gay in a new song. The five-minute video was released on the YouTube channel of RedStarRecords, also known as BL@CKBOX. Mr Strange was filmed in a recording studio, where his song referenced incidents of homophobia that he has...

January 12, 2020

Indonesian mayor calls for LGBT raids after UK conviction of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga, thousands of miles away

An Indonesian mayor has reacted to the conviction of Britain’s ‘most prolific rapist,’ Reynhard Sinaga, by calling for LGBT+ raids in the region Sinaga grew up in. On January 6 the 36-year-old PhD student was found guilty of attacking 48 men, who he would lure from outside of clubs in Manchester to his...

January 11, 2020

Court sides with trans teen – again – as father fights to stop his transition

A Canadian appeals court has ruled that a trans teenager has the right to transition and that his father cannot stop him. The ruling comes just four months after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that the teenage boy didn’t need his father’s consent to access hormone treatment. But the boy’s father...