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November 13, 2019

Gay Labour MP’s constituency office attacked with hateful graffiti for the second time in just a few weeks

The first and only openly gay MP in Plymouth has been targeted by hateful graffiti for the second time in three weeks after announcing his bid for re-election. Luke Pollard is the Labour MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport. He is campaigning against Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe, who has repeatedly voted against...

November 13, 2019

Tory politician stripped of power after claiming LGBT people are ‘misguided by a powerful ideology’

A Tory politician in Wiltshire who refused to help fund a Pride parade with a public grant and said that LGBT+ people were “misguided by a powerful ideology” has been stripped of one of her key roles. According to Salisbury Journal, councillor Mary Douglas was removed from the portfolio for social mobility and...

November 13, 2019

Tory politician stripped of power after claiming LGBT people are ‘misguided by a powerful ideology’

November 13, 2019

Ellie Goulding threatens to cancel NFL Thanksgiving show over Salvation Army’s ‘homophobia’

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding is threatening to cancel her NFL halftime Thanksgiving show over The Salvation Army’s treatment of LGBT+ people. 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 13, 2019

You need to see black, gay poet Dean Atta perform this moving coming out poem

Dean Atta’s alter ego is a beautiful drag-inspired persona called The Black Flamingo. It’s a way of celebrating Atta’s black and queer identities – and spreading words of queer encouragement and advice on how to come out. Watch Dean Atta perform How to Come Out as Gay: Is there a ‘best...

November 13, 2019

Saudi Arabia U-turns on declaring feminism ‘extremism’. Homosexuality and atheism definitely still a crime, though

Government officials in Saudi Arabia have backtracked on labelling feminism “extremism.” But homosexuality and atheism are still crimes, they reiterated. The claims were first made last weekend in a promotional video shared by Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of State Security on Twitter. Reuters reported that the video listed...

November 13, 2019

Grey’s Anatomy actor Jake Borelli will star alongside Karamo Brown in gay Valentine’s Day rom-com

Grey’s Anatomy actor Jake Borelli is set to play the lead in an upcoming gay romantic comedy called The Thing About Harry, which will also star Queer Eye culture expert Karamo Brown. The gay actor will star opposite newcomer Niko Terho in the film which tells the story of a road trip with a Valentine’s …...

November 13, 2019

Selena Gomez and Julia Michaels shared a passionate kiss on stage and whipped fans into a frenzy

Fans attending Julia Michaels’ concert on Monday night got a huge surprise when Selena Gomez casually popped on stage for a performance of their song ‘Anxiety’. The duo gave off vibes as they sat on a bench with their arms around each other. They ended the performance with a hug and a kiss which Gomez …...

November 13, 2019

Most countries have shown increased acceptance of LGBT people since 1981, but in these places it’s gotten worse

The majority of countries have shown an increase in acceptance of LGBT+ people between 1981 and 2017, but for the least accepting countries attitudes are getting worse, a study has shown. The report from The Williams Institute analysed data on policies and attitudes towards LGBT+ people from 174 countries to produce the...

November 13, 2019

The ‘LGB Alliance’ has 12 questions for potential MPs and none of them are about lesbian, bi or gay issues

“As we promised,” said the ‘LGB Alliance’ (it’s not clear who on earth asked for this): “QUESTIONS FROM LGB ALLIANCE TO BE ADDRESSED TO PROSPECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES IN THE UK GENERAL ELECTION.” A string of some 20 tweets followed, with 12 questions that the ‘LGB...