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November 29, 2019

The New York Times writes entire article about how dangly earrings for men are ‘well suited for our non-binary gender moment’

Have you ever wondered how to express your “soft but not fragile” masculinity in a way that is “well suited for our non-binary gender moment”? Not to fear, the New York Times has found the accessory for you and it’s officially “in”. The dangly earring (singular) is, according to...

November 29, 2019

Police officers repeatedly drug tested for the sole reason of being gay win discrimination case

Four gay police officers have won a discrimination case after they were required to undergo six months of drug testing because they were “presumed to engage in drug use by reason of their homosexuality”. According to ABC, Christopher Sheehy, Steven Rapisarda, Shane Housego and Christian McDonald said they were...

November 29, 2019

School board member caught on camera saying ‘cry me a river’ and pretending to play a violin about trans suicides

A school board member was caught on camera saying “cry me a river” about trans suicides to LGBT+ activists. She also made arm movements suggestive of playing a violin. The Indiana school board member, identified as Ann Ennis, had been in a November 25 meeting of the Evansville-Vandeburgh County School...

November 29, 2019

Queer asylum seekers likely due compensation after supreme court rules Home Office unlawfully imprisoned thousands

The Home Office “falsely imprisoned” countless queer asylum seekers who are now entitled to damages, the highest court in the UK ruled. Five Supreme Court judges this week ruled that many dreamers who lost liberty at the hands of the government are viable for compensation packages that may run into millions of...

November 29, 2019

HIV diagnoses in New York City are at their lowest since records began

Less than 2,000 people in New York City were diagnosed with HIV last year, making it the lowest number of diagnoses since records started in 2001. Data released in the 2018 HIV Surveillance Annual Report showed that 1,917 people in the city received a HIV diagnosis in 2018, down 11 per cent from the previous …...

November 29, 2019

I’m a Celeb is back on TV so, of course, camp Australian comedian Julia Morris is going viral again…

The real winner of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, this and every year, is Australian comedian and gay icon Julia Morris. Caitlyn Jenner, Nadine Coyle, Adele Roberts and a bunch of straight celebrities are currently vying to be crowned king or queen of the ITV jungle. But to be honest, whatever’s...

November 29, 2019

Polish education minister says homophobic lecturer had every right to teach that ‘being gay is incompatible with nature’

Poland’s education minister has leapt to the defence of a sacked university lecturer who told students that “being gay is incompatible with nature”. Minister for higher education and science Jarosław Gowin hit out at Silesian Medical University for sacking the lecturer and said they were “violating the constitutional...

November 29, 2019

Same-sex couple attacked on London bus reveal horrific details of ordeal: ‘We were harassed because of who we are’

Punched in the face, coins chucked at them and subjected to sexual gestures – the same-sex couple attacked in London this year by teens have given the shocking details of the ordeal in court. Melania Geymonat-Ramirez and Christine Hannigan leapt into headlines and front-pages earlier this year after becoming victims of a...

November 29, 2019

Birmingham Pride will pay tribute to the 331 transgender people murdered around the world this year

Birmingham Pride 2020 has announced its theme as “Stronger Together,” with the event set to honour the 331 trans and gender diverse people killed around the world in the past year. Organisers plan to make a stand against anti-trans separatist groups such as the LGB Alliance which are attempting to ostracise...

November 29, 2019

Gay Twitter really, really wants a queer Hallmark Christmas film

Hallmark Christmas films are incredibly popular – and with good reason, too. While they are a tad ridiculous, they are also charming, entertaining, and vacuous: all the ingredients that make the perfect escape from reality. These films generally follow the same rough plot, which usually goes something like this:...