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November 15, 2019

Kim Petras is trolling homophobic hate group Westboro Baptist Church and taking them on at their own game

Transgender pop singer Kim Petras is trolling the anti-LGBT+ Westboro Baptist Church in the best possible way. The star is most famous for her hook-filled electro-pop, but is now making waves over four billboards in Topeka, Kansas. Her face is currently plastered all over four electronic billboards in the city, which also...

November 15, 2019

Longtime opponent of queer people and Trump aide confirmed for lifetime seat on federal court

Steven Menashi, a Trump aide with a lengthy history of anti-LGBT+ rhetoric, has been handed a lifetime appointment to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The US Senate voted 51-41 to appoint Menashi to the court, with every Democrat in attendance voting to oppose the nomination, as well as one Republican, Maine...

November 15, 2019

Straight man complains his gay friend is innocently flirting with him and soon gets put in his place

The head of a straight man must be an exhausting and strange place, if this guy who wrote into an advice column is any indication. Writing into The Age‘s life and relationships agony aunt, the man, from New South Wales, Australia, is in quite the predicament. “One of my friends who recently came out as …...

November 15, 2019

A gay man has been diagnosed with HIV despite taking preventative drug PrEP

A gay man has been diagnosed with HIV despite taking preventative drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily. The 34-year-old – who has not been named – started taking PrEP in December 2018 and was diagnosed with HIV in July of this year. The majority of cases where HIV is contracted while on PrEP are thought to …...

November 15, 2019

Cheryl Hole on tongue pops, backlash from the fandom and the real villain of Drag Race UK

Cheryl Hole narrowly missed out on a spot in the final of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after her bodysuits fell foul of Michelle Visage. We caught up with Hole to spill the tee over Baga Chipz’s mum, a toxic fandom and who the real villain of the season was… Hi Cheryl! Hello gorg, how are … Continued The post Cheryl...

November 15, 2019

Pope Francis just compared the persecution of gay people to Hitler and Nazism

Pope Francis has condemned the persecution of gay people and compared the “hatred” to “Nazism” during a speech at the World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP). The Pope gave a lengthy speech during the three-day conference, which brings together specialists on criminal law...

November 15, 2019

Pete Buttigieg is the top choice for the Democratic nomination in a crucial and eye-opening new poll

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has topped a new poll which could prove crucial to his campaign. Mayor Pete, as he is known to the residents of South Bend, Indiana, led the pack in a Monmouth University poll of Iowa caucus voters released on Tuesday, November 12. Buttigieg garnered 22 per cent support,...

November 15, 2019

Pete Buttigieg is the top choice for the Democratic nomination in a crucial and eye-opening new poll

November 15, 2019

A transgender woman was mocked and outed without her consent on live TV

A television station in Japan has issued an apology to a transgender woman after they outed and mocked her on television without her consent. The woman was featured on television show Shumatsu Chigumaya Kazoku, which translates as ‘Weekend Yamaguchi Family’ on Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems earlier this month....

November 15, 2019

Drag queen says she’s ‘surprised and not surprised’ after being mugged by gang in London’s gay village

After grabbing a snack at a mini-mart in London’s gay district, a drag queen was attacked by three men, allegedly stealing her bag with her iPad, car keys and diary inside. Topsie Redfern, known off-stage as Nathan Kiley, was in Soho in the early hours of Thursday after performing at a local pub. But while …...