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November 11, 2019

Here’s a wholesome video of Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren talking about Grindr and hook-ups

Titans of acting and ironclad gay icons Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren discussed hook-ups and dating apps. Sir Ian, 80 and Dame Helen, 74 are currently starring in The Good Liar, a crime thriller about a career con-artist (McKellen) who meets a millionaire widow (Mirren) on a dating app and conspires to steal...

November 11, 2019

Powerful video shows gay high school teen confronting his homophobic bully

A teenager from Indiana, Jordan Steffy, has gone viral after he shared a video of himself confronting a bully who mocked him for being gay. The gay student has endured homophobic bullying since he came out as gay in the seventh grade. The teenager – who is a junior at LaPorte High School in Indiana … Continued The...

November 11, 2019

Piers Morgan shows extent of his ignorance by slamming Sam Smith’s decision to dress in menswear

We regret to inform you that Good Morning Britain host and Sam Smith obsessive Piers Morgan has been at it again. Morgan retweeted two photos of Smith wearing Mans Concept Menswear, a Spanish ready-to-wear brand, on Sunday (November 10) afternoon. “Sorry, WHAT?” he wrote. “I thought you were now ‘gender...

November 11, 2019

Labour MP Keith Vaz will stand down at the general election following drug scandal

Keith Vaz, the Labour MP who was suspended after he “expressed willingness” to buy cocaine for two men, has said that he will not be standing at the December 12 general election. Vaz said that he will retire from politics after 32 years as the MP for Leicester East. “It has been an honour and …...

November 11, 2019

George Michael’s sister says he ‘was proud to be gay’ despite Elton John claims

Sir Elton John’s claim that George Michael was uncomfortable with his sexuality has been shot down by the Wham! singer’s sister. Sir Elton spoke about his rocky relationship with Michael in a recent interview with Sharon Osbourne on her US chat show, The Talk. The ‘Rocket Man’ singer said that...

November 10, 2019

Group of straight men publicly mocked LGBT people after going to gay bar, man claims

A gay man from Cork, Ireland has revealed that he shared a bus last week with a group of straight men who went to a gay club seemingly to mock LGBT+ people. David Murray was travelling home from work on a bus in the city last Wednesday (6 November) when the group of men got … Continued The post Group of straight men...

November 10, 2019

Queer children’s author slams Illinois school for cancelling her visit over reference to Harvey Milk

Queer author Robin Stevenson has condemned an Illinois school for cancelling her visit in response to a complaint from a ‘homophobic’ parent. Robin Stevenson is the award-winning gay Canadian author of Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change. She was due to give a talk about the book at...

November 10, 2019

Students stage walkout after Catholic high school allegedly threatened to out gay classmate to her parents

Students at a Catholic high school in California have staged a walkout after teachers threatened to out a gay classmate to her parents if she didn’t attend counselling. High school senior Magali Rodriguez is one of two openly LGBT+ students at Bishop Amat Memorial High School, the only other one being her girlfriend....

November 10, 2019

This viral Sprite ad about LGBT families in Argentina will warm your heart

A new advertisement for Sprite celebrating Marcha de Orgullo, Bueno Aires Pride, has gone viral in Argentina with the hashtag #NoEstasSolx (You Are Not Alone). LGBT+ families are the focus of this heartwarming video, which has already compiled over 3 million views on Twitter alone. Set to the song You’ll Never Walk Alone...

November 10, 2019

Kesha opens up on bisexuality and her open relationship with her boyfriend

Kesha has opened up about being bisexual in the music industry and has revealed that her relationship with her boyfriend is non-monogamous. She said in an interview with Attitude that she’s never hidden her sexuality, but also never felt the need to have a coming out moment so it has often been overlooked. She said:...