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November 5, 2019

People outraged over an LGBT ‘rainbow’ poppy were expertly schooled and it’s amazing

A rainbow poppy on eBay has ignited outrage on Twitter, but LGBT+ people are defending the design and have history books to hand. The traditional red poppy – which is sold by the Royal British Legion to commemorate the lives lost in war – was splashed with the colours of the rainbow. Some have expressed …...

November 5, 2019

The chilling last words of the man sentenced to death ‘because he was gay’

The state of South Dakota has executed murderer Charles Rhines, despite claims that the jury that sentenced him to death was biased against him because he was gay. In 1992, Rhines attempted to rob his former place of work: Dig ’Em Donuts on West Main Street in Rapid City, South Dakota. However he was interrupted …...

November 4, 2019

Milo Yiannopoulos, who says he’s struggling to put food on the table, leaks racist audio of fellow alt-right activist

Milo Yiannopoulos, the disgraced former editor of Breitbart and mascot of Boston’s Straight Pride parade, has leaked an explicit, racist recording of fellow far-right activist Richard Spencer. Yiannopoulos was permanently banned from Twitter and Facebook for violating hate speech rules, and is now relegated to fringe...

November 4, 2019

Sir Lindsay Hoyle to replace John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Labour MP for Chorley in Lancashire, will replace John Bercow as the the next Speaker of the UK House of Commons. Lindsay Hoyle served as Bercow’s Deputy Speaker for nine years and is generally regarded as a popular figure in parliament. He had long been considered a favourite for the prestigious role,...

November 4, 2019

Bisexual Disney star Joshua Rush joked about running for president but fans don’t think it’s a bad idea

Joshua Rush 2024? The bisexual Disney Channel star jokingly announced today his plan to run for the top seat in the White House. And, to be honest, his fans don’t think it’s a bad idea. While Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren glides up the polls, gay contender Pete Buttigieg scrambles to secure his standing...

November 4, 2019

Woman thinks her bisexual boyfriend is secretly gay because he’s ‘flamboyant’ and it’s textbook bi erasure

Bi-erasure is a very real problem. Bisexual people too often are treated as if they don’t exist at all, whether that’s in real life or in arts and entertainment. Sadly, the problem is not going away – and a recent letter to a therapist at The Atlantic seeking advice suggests that there is a lot of work...

November 4, 2019

This gay man who escaped persecution in Syria is dedicating his life to helping other LGBT refugees

A gay man who escaped persecution in Syria and settled in Canada is now using his experience to help other LGBT+ refugees. Basel Abou Hamrah told CBC Radio that coming out in his home country, or in the refugee camp in Lebanon where he spent two years, would have been too dangerous. He said: “I … Continued The...

November 4, 2019

Brexit Party candidate refuses to deny homosexuality is a sin in train wreck interview

A Brexit party candidate has refused to explain or apologise for a previous incident in which he allegedly referred to gay sex as a “shameful deed done in secret”. In the upcoming general election Timothy Vince will stand for the Brexit Party in South Thanet, the constituency in which UKIP’s Nigel Farage...

November 4, 2019

Pete Buttigieg says leaders of countries where homosexuality is illegal will ‘have to get used’ to a gay president

Gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has said that countries where homosexuality is illegal will “have to get used to” a gay US president if he is elected. The Democratic presidential hopeful made the comments at a campaign event in Iowa when an attendee asked him: “How do you intend to deal with international leaders...