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November 4, 2019

Regan Gascoigne, son of football legend Paul Gascoigne, just came out as bisexual

Regan Gascoigne, the son of football legend Paul Gascoigne, has publicly revealed he’s bisexual and he hasn’t told his dad “yet”, but knows he’ll be accepting. The son of the soccer star, Regan, a 23-year-old dancer, has dated men in the past but hasn’t come out to his father. He told...

November 4, 2019

Gay Irish leader Leo Varadkar just tried to justify climate change. Yes, you read that correctly

Ireland’s gay Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has come under fire after he said there are “pluses and minuses” to the climate emergency. Varadkar made the comments last Thursday at the launch of the Irish government’s first progress report on its climate action plan. When health minister Simon Harris noted that the climate...

November 4, 2019

Time travelling ‘amateur scientist’ claims Prince Harry transitions by the year 2027. Yes, really

“My time machine took me to 2027 and Prince Harry has had a sex change,” was the headline on a Sunday Sport “exclusive” yesterday. Somewhat predictably, the man making this prediction was a 43-year-old divorcee called Dennis. The “amateur scientist” built a time machine with components...

November 4, 2019

George Takei says a gay character in original Star Trek would have been ‘a bridge too far’ for its time

George Takei has revealed that Star Trek: The Original Series creator Gene Roddenberry wanted to introduce a gay character – but was constrained by the times. In an interview with PBS News Hour, Takei – who played Mr Sulu in the original series in the 1960s – spoke about the show’s diversity. After the original …...

November 4, 2019

George Takei says a gay character in original Star Trek would have been ‘a bridge too far’ for its time

November 4, 2019

Strictly made history with its first-ever same-sex dance routine and, unsurprisingly, the world didn’t end

Strictly Come Dancing made history after the dancing show staged its first-ever same-sex dance routine and Armageddon didn’t take place afterwards. Viewers of the BBC One show also reported a severe lack of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and hellfire across the UK following the slot’s airing. Dancing to Emeli...

November 4, 2019

Charlize Theron hopes gender-neutral categories are coming to awards shows ‘soon’

Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has welcomed the prospect of gender-neutral categories at awards shows and hopes they are coming “soon”. Her comments come as the visibility of people who don’t identify as male or female increases, sparking suggestions that awards ceremonies scrap binary gendered...

November 4, 2019

Germany unveils new law banning traumatising conversion therapy for minors

A new draft law in Germany will ban so-called conversion therapy for under 18s and could impose jail time on perpetrators of the traumatising practice. German health minister Jens Spahn said the law will tell LGBT+ youths that “you’re OK just as you are”. The law stops short of a complete ban, with...

November 4, 2019

Finnish hockey player comes out as gay ahead of landmark inclusive Pride-themed showdown

Former Finnish elite-level ice-hockey player Janne Puhakka came out as gay just days before two of the country’s top teams played in a Pride-themed hockey match. Puhakka came out as gay in an interview last week with Helsingin Sanomat because he believes that LGBT+ issues are still taboo in hockey. He also expressed...

November 4, 2019

Gay penguin ‘power couple’ have adopted another egg together after successfully hatching their first chick

A gay penguin couple in Sydney, Australia, has adopted another egg together after they successfully hatched their first chick last year. Sphen and Magic, two male gentoo penguins at the Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney, found fame in October 2018 when they hatched their first chick named Sphengic. According to Sea Life, Sphen...