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November 14, 2019

Lil Nas X just made history as the first out gay man to win a Country Music Award

Lil Nas X might as well add ‘making history’ to his résumé, because he’s done just that again. Yesterday, the rapper became the first out gay man to win a Country Music Association Award at the CMA Awards last night, Variety reported. He and collaborator Billy Ray Cyrus took home the Musical Event of the...

November 14, 2019

The alt-right is seriously, seriously triggered by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez meeting Sasha Velour

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met famous drag queen Sasha Velour this week, queer people everywhere rejoiced. But not everyone was thrilled – the alt-right is very, very upset. The news shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise as the alt-right is notorious for being easily triggered by the mere existence of LGBT+...

November 14, 2019

Ellie Goulding will reportedly perform Salvation Army’s NFL game after all and we were all rooting for her

Singer Ellie Goulding will perform at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game after briefly threatening to pull out due to The Salvation Army’s ‘homophobia’. The halftime concert marks the beginning of the Christian charity’s annual Red Kettle Campaign, which helps provide food and shelter for the homeless....

November 14, 2019

Same-sex marriage in Sweden and Denmark has reduced the number of lesbians and gay men dying by suicide by almost half

The numbers of lesbians and gay men dying by suicide in Sweden and Denmark has reduced by almost half since the legalisation of same-sex marriage, a study has shown. Denmark was the first country in the world to allow civil unions for same-sex couples in 1989, and Sweden in the same in 1995. The UK … Continued The...

November 14, 2019

Headteacher who banned LGBT+ books arrested for child pornography

A former school headteacher in Kentucky who banned books with LGBT+ content has been indicted on child pornography charges. Phillip Todd Wilson was principal at the Montgomery County High School in Kentucky. He made headlines a decade ago when he banded together with others in the school to ban books with LGBT+ content...

November 14, 2019

Students walk out of school in protest at ‘homophobic’ Chick-fil-A food truck at football games

At least a hundred students walked out of their school in protest at the presence of a Chick-fil-A food truck at the school’s football games. Chick-fil-A is the US’s third-largest fast food chain. The Baptist-owned company has given millions of dollars to anti-LGBT+ organisations, leading to protests, boycotts, and several...

November 14, 2019

Tory and Brexit MEPs refuse to back EU resolution condemning the criminalisation of sex education in Poland

November 14, 2019

Evangelical Christian who thinks homosexuality is a sin now says anti-trans lesbians are his ‘heroes’

A conservative commentator in the US who is staunchly anti-abortion and thinks homosexuality is a sin has demonstrated how close the ideological links are between evangelical Christians and anti-trans lesbians, by writing an op-ed describing how UK group “Get the L Out” are his new heroes. Tyler O’Neil, a...

November 14, 2019

This dad overheard his son talking about coming out, so he made it easy for him by writing a beautiful letter of support

Coming out to your parents can be an incredibly difficult thing to do. Working up the courage to say those words can feel like the task of a lifetime – even when you have good reason to believe your parents will be supportive. For this guy, coming out to his dad seems to have been … Continued The post This dad...

November 14, 2019

Gay and bisexual men launch ‘illegal’ blood bank in protest at discriminatory donation restrictions

An ‘illegal blood bank’ for gay and bisexual men is opening at a secret London location in protest at blood donation restrictions for men who have sex with men. The NHS has seen a 25 per cent drop in men donating blood since 2014 and requires 135,000 new donors each year to maintain blood levels. …...