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November 7, 2019

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just donated $100 million towards gene research for HIV cure

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has teamed up with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop revolutionary gene-based cures for HIV and sickle cell anaemia. The billionaire couple are the most generous philanthropists in the US and have previously donated a whopping $287 million to HIV/AIDS research. They are...

November 7, 2019

Five Malaysian men jailed and caned for attempting gay sex

Five men in Malaysia have been jailed, fined and caned for attempting homosexual sex in the Muslim-majority country. Selangor Shariah High Court near Kuala Lumpur sentenced four of the men to six months in jail and six strokes of the cane as well as fines of RM4,800, local newspaper Harian Metro reported. Their crime:...

November 7, 2019

Is Teletubby Tinky-Winky queer? Sam Smith certainly seems to think so

Move over Colleen Rooney, there’s a new detective in town. Sam Smith has confirmed once and for all what millennial gays grew up suspecting: that Teletubby Tinky-Winky is queer. The non-binary singer posted cold, hard proof of Tinky-Winky’s queerness to their Instagram, sharing an illustration of the purple...

November 7, 2019

Lucy Liu painting erotic lesbian art is something we never knew we needed in our lives till right now

We all know that Lucy Liu is an actress, director, model, singer, dancer, human rights ambassador and Charlie’s Angel. What most of the internet didn’t know was that she creates erotic lesbian art. As one Twitter user put it: “What a time to be gay and alive.” lucy liu painting lesbian art,, what a...

November 7, 2019

Man dresses in drag to experience sexual harassment women receive daily and it’s eye-opening

A straight cisgender man went out in public dressed as a woman as part of a new campaign that aims to show men the sexual harassment women often face. The campaign – called In Our Shoes – made a video of 23-year-old Antoine being dressed up in drag and walking around in public to see … Continued The post Man dresses...

November 7, 2019

Tory politician refuses to give money to Pride, says LGBT people are ‘misguided by a powerful ideology’

A Tory politician in Wiltshire refused to help fund a Pride parade with a public grant, and said that LGBT+ people were “misguided by a powerful ideology”. Salisbury Pride UK applied for a £1,000 grant from Salisbury Area Board towards its total £18,000 costs to hold the festival and parade. Representing...

November 7, 2019

Court blocks Trump’s new rule that healthcare workers can refuse to treat LGBT people

A federal judge has blocked the Donald Trump administration’s attempt to introduce a rule that would allow healthcare workers to refuse to treat LGBT+ people. Known as the ‘conscience rule’, it would also apply to abortions, contraception, gender confirmation surgery, or any other type of services they...

November 7, 2019

This is our dream, diverse cast for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season two

Drag fans rejoice! RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has just been confirmed for a second season, and the first season isn’t even over yet. In recognition of their new majesty, RuPaul, BBC Three has just committed to broadcasting another season of the award-winning global hit in 2020 – and applications for the next set of sickening...

November 7, 2019

Queer couples kiss outside Irish parliament to demand better hate crime legislation

LGBT+ people took part in a “kissing protest” yesterday in Dublin, outside Ireland’s parliament, to demand more robust hate crime legislation after a spate of homophobic attacks. The kiss-in protest took place just weeks after Dublin man Marc Power was violently assaulted by a group after he arranged to meet a man on...

November 7, 2019

This guy’s gay uncle was told by doctors he wouldn’t make it past 30. He just celebrated his 60th birthday

Slade’s gay uncle was told he wouldn’t make it past 30. This week, he celebrated his 60th birthday surrounded by loved ones and in a cabaret-themed celebration in New York this week. “My uncle Jonathan is a fighter, he’s a survivor, he’s my hero,” Slade explained to PinkNews. In a...