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November 12, 2019

Saudi Arabia just declared homosexuality, feminism and atheism as ‘extremism’

Homosexuality, feminism and atheism are classed as extremist ideas in Saudi Arabia, according to the country’s Security Agency. The claims were made this weekend in an official promotional video posted by the verified Twitter account of Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of State Security, but this now appears to have...

November 12, 2019

Lady Gaga is being read to filth after saying she ‘doesn’t remember ARTPOP’

Lady Gaga is on the edge of being read to filth after she threw shade at her album ARTPOP. Having conquered the worlds of music and acting, Gaga seems, as of late, to be focusing her attentions on the art of trolling. In recent months she’s causes minor furores by teasing the name of her … Continued The post...

November 12, 2019

An overwhelming majority of LGBT teenagers feel unsafe in school, ‘heartbreaking’ report finds

A shocking new report on LGBT+ teenagers in Ireland has revealed that almost three quarters (73 percent) feel unsafe at school. The latest research by the activist group, BeLonG To Youth Services, is the largest survey ever conducted on LGBT+ young people in the Irish education system. It involved nearly 800 LGBT+ people...

November 12, 2019

More than 80 per cent of British people said their ideal ‘domestic robot’ would be gender-neutral

An overwhelming 82 per cent of British people have said that if they had a domestic robot, they would ideally like it to be gender-neutral. Swedish software company Specops Software asked 2,424 British consumers about their opinions on robots to help around the home, and 39 per cent said that if they existed they would buy...

November 12, 2019

Grindr users are being targeted by cyber-scammers pretending to be victims of homophobic attacks

A cybersecurity firm has warned Irish Grindr users that scammers are targeting LGBT+ people on the app by pretending they have been victims of homophobic attacks. ESET Ireland said that the new scam gets money from victims by acquiring their credit or debit card details. It begins when Grindr users receive a message from...

November 12, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quoting Lady Gaga to Sasha Velour is the most ambitious – and gayest – crossover event in history

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referenced Lady Gaga’s iconic “talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing” rant while meeting Drag Race winner Sasha Velour and a new queer icon was born. Since establishing herself as a major progressive force in US politics, Ocasio-Cortez has also emerged as a leading LGBT+ ally...

November 12, 2019

Liberal Democrat candidate forced to quit after vile homophobic and racist tweets come to light

Liberal Democrat candidate Kevin McNamara has been forced to step down ahead of the general election after a series of homophobic and racist tweets were unearthed. The party said it had “immediately opened disciplinary investigations” against McNamara, who was the party’s candidate for Thurrock....

November 12, 2019

Sam Smith’s shut down of a homophobic troll is so perfect it belongs in a museum

Since Sam Smith revealed that they are non-binary earlier this year, they have faced constant misgendering from trolls. One of the places Smith experiences the most gender-obsessed nonsense is on social media – but on this occasion, they decided to get their own back on one unsuspecting troll. When the Twitter user tweeted...

November 12, 2019

Veterans dishonourably discharged for being gay can reclaim benefits under new Rhode Island bill

Rhode Island’s governor kicked off Veteran’s Day weekend by approving legislation that will extend local and state benefits to veterans who were dishonourably discharged for their sexuality. It’s estimated that more than 100,000 LGBT+ people were ‘dishonourably’ or ‘less than...

November 11, 2019

Sam Smith might never tour again because they miss their loved ones too much on the road

Sam Smith misses their family and friends so much while on tour that they may give it up altogether, they have revealed. Smith said that touring is “really, really difficult” and said they’ve had “a bit of a meltdown” after every tour they’ve done. “You go away from all your family and friends for so …...