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November 17, 2019

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people are more likely to use e-cigarettes, study finds

Researchers have found that gay, lesbian and bisexual people are significantly more likely to use e-cigarettes in the United States than straight people. A team from Baylor College of Medicine found that 38 percent of gay, lesbian and bisexual adults use e-cigarettes compared to just 19.8 percent of heterosexuals. They...

November 17, 2019

This gay 19-year-old just became one of the youngest elected officials in the US

A gay 19-year-old from a small town in Maine has become one of the youngest elected officials in the US, after winning a spot on the city council. Keagan Roberts took home the second-largest share of the votes for a seat on the South Berwick Town Council, which serves a town with a population just … Continued The...

November 17, 2019

Michelle Visage pays emotional tribute to LGBT+ community before voguing on Strictly

Michelle Visage held back tears as she spoke movingly about being embraced by the LGBT+ community before dancing to Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ on last night’s Strictly Come Dancing. Visage is a gay icon for her work as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Before performing to Madonna’s...

November 17, 2019

Only two people went to Dallas Straight Pride – not even the organiser turned up

Two white men were the only attendees of Dallas Straight Pride yesterday, with not even the organiser of the event turning up. Dallas Straight Pride was announced earlier this month by the same group, Super Happy Fun America, who organised the Boston Straight Pride parade. Super Happy Fun America has links to far-right...

November 17, 2019

Only two people went to Dallas Straight Pride – not even the organiser turned up

November 17, 2019

Trans model Maxine Heron explains why you should support your transgender child

Transgender model Maxine Heron came out age six to her mum. Her parents accepted her and their support gave her the courage to transition, feel confident in embracing who she is, and now she’s a proud trans model. “I always knew that I was a girl,” she told PinkNews. “I first kind of put it into...

November 17, 2019

Same-sex attraction reported by one in six women and one in 20 men, study reveals

Same-sex attraction is far more common among women than men, a new study by New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has learned. It found that one in six women (17.6 percent) experience same-sex attraction at some point in their lives, compared to one in 20 men (5.4 percent) . However, it appears that many women do …...

November 17, 2019

Trans woman speaks out about ‘public humiliation’ of being forced to remove make-up with hand sanitiser for ID photo

A trans woman in Utah who was forced to take her make-up off with hand sanitiser and paper towels for a drivers license photo has spoken out about the “public humiliation”. Jaydee Dolinar said the incident happened at the Department for Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Salt Lake City. She had gone to replace her...

November 17, 2019

School allegedly told teachers to ignore students’ preferred pronouns

A public school in Arizona allegedly told teachers to ignore the preferred pronouns of students and prevented students from forming an LGBT+ club or speaking about gender identity on school grounds. Norterra Canyon is a public elementary and middle school in north Phoenix, governed by the Deer Valley Unified School...

November 16, 2019

Queer pastor on leave without compensation for being a ‘practicing homosexual’

A Methodist queer pastor has been forced to take a leave of absence to avoid a church trial after they were accused of being a “self-avowed practicing homosexual”. Pastor Anna Blaedel of the United Methodist Church (UMC), who uses they/them pronouns, has been accused three times of the “offence” and...