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December 11, 2019

Teenagers sentenced to 13 years after luring men from Grindr to rob and urinate on them in ‘humiliating’ homophobic attack

A gang of teenage boys were sentenced to 13 years after luring gay men they met on Grindr into a city park before robbing and humiliating them in a homophobic attack. By using fake Grindr accounts, the teens would target gay men and tempt them into Bordesley Green in Birmingham, England, reported Birmingham Live. The...

December 11, 2019

Ed Smart, father of infamous kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart, speaks out for first time since coming out as gay

Ed Smart, the father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, has an important message for Utah’s LGBT+ youth: There’s no cure for homosexuality. Smart, 64, is a former Mormon who renounced his religion after coming out as gay in August this year. He was first thrust into the public eye in 2002 when his...

December 11, 2019

Meet the religious, conventional straight couple who ran a secret gay porn empire in the 1980s

A conventional, religious straight couple secretly ran an LA gay porn empire in the 1980s, and now the family have spoken out about their double life. Karen and Barry Mason met at a Jewish singles night, had three children and began their careers in regular jobs. Karen worked as a journalist, and Barry was a …...

December 11, 2019

Kevin Hart, who stepped down from hosting the Oscars over homophobic jokes, still really wants to host the Oscars

Kevin Hart, who chose not to host the Oscars when his historical homophobic jokes were exposed, has now changed his mind and wants to host them again. Hart will feature in the new film Jumanji: The Next Level alongside Dwayne Johnson. At the premiere on Monday December 9, the pair were interviewed by Variety and Hart...

December 11, 2019

Starbucks fired a trans supervisor after staff played ‘pig’ prank on cops. Now she doesn’t have healthcare

Starbucks fired a trans woman from her supervisor job after a police officer was given an order labelled “pig”. Lola Rose, a trans college student, said she was “made to be a martyr” after the incident went viral and is now considering legal action, She had been working as a shift supervisor at a...

December 11, 2019

Jonathan Van Ness on why using people’s pronouns correctly is so vitally important

Non-binary Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness, who made history recently as the first non-female person on the cover of Cosmopolitan in 35 years, has opened up about pronouns. Talking about pronouns, JVN – who is happy to be referred with he, she or they – stressed how important is is to address people with …...

December 11, 2019

Teenage girl hospitalised with severe injuries after being brutally beaten by gang of men in ‘homophobic’ attack

An 18-year-old girl suffered severe facial injuries when she was set upon by seven men in an alleged homophobic attack in St Petersburg, Russia. Ekaterina Lyskh and her girlfriend Alina were walking with two other friends in the city centre on Monday, December 9, when a group of men began following them and hurling...

December 11, 2019

Sam Smith reveals their celebrity crush and the thirst is seriously real

Sam Smith has revealed their celebrity crush, and their answer was unexpected. In an interview with US radio station SiriusXM Hits 1, Smith asked who their celebrity crush was now that they are “super single”. They thought for a second, and then responded: “You know who came up on my phone last night?...

December 11, 2019

Liam Payne refuses to comment on biphobia claims after insisting controversial song lyrics are about being open-minded

Liam Payne has refused to respond to the criticisms of bisexual stereotyping in his latest album, which he previously described as a celebration of the message “love is love”. The former One Direction star was contacted by HuffPostUK after the song ‘Both Ways’ began to attract criticism for playing...

December 11, 2019

Tories join all other major parties in committing to end traumatising conversion therapy

In an exclusive interview for PinkNews, Boris Johnson has joined all other major parties in pledging to end conversion therapy in the UK, despite including no mention of it in his manifesto. So-called conversion therapy refers to the harmful and discredited practise of attempting to change a person’s sexuality or...