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October 30, 2019

Bisexual people are suffering serious health risks as a result of bi erasure and biphobia

Bi erasure and biphobia can have serious health consequences for bisexual people, according to a sexuality and gender minority researcher. Sabra Katz-Wise, PhD, was a panellist for the first National Institutes of Health (NIH) bisexual health research workshop. She wrote a piece for Harvard Medial School in which she says...

October 30, 2019

From Laverne Cox to Jameela Jamil, these celebrities went all out for Halloween and we’re living for it

The sweet treats on demand, mysterious vibes and ability to dress as a meme or a clown and face no judgement. Let’s face it, Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year. In the run up to the big day, celebrities have been getting in the spooky spirit. So here’s a rundown of … Continued The post...

October 30, 2019

Supermarket giant Kmart is selling adorable same-sex family dolls for kids – and they’re almost sold out

Australian retailer Kmart is selling an adorable family set of dolls for children that includes either two mums, two dads or a mum and dad. Each $15 ‘Family Playset’ comes with either same- or mixed-sex parents, along with two children dolls. In an attempt to combat gender stereotyping, the supermarket giant...

October 30, 2019

Jamaica’s oppressive and archaic anti-gay laws are costing the island nation $11billion per year

Archaic anti-gay laws in Jamaica and discrimination against LGBT+ people are costing the nation around $11billion per year, according to the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI). CAPRI held an event on Tuesday, October 29, called “Paying for Prejudice”, at which it looked into the financial costs to the...

October 30, 2019

Gay Bake Off winner says soggy pastry wasn’t a worry after saving the lives of mothers and babies in Malawi

The winner of the Great British Bake Off 2019 has said his experience training nurses in Malawi meant he could handle anything the competition threw at him. David Atherton previously travelled to Malawi for two years with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as part of his work as a health advisor training nurses there. In a...

October 30, 2019

Non-binary model Indya Moore seriously schools Twitter transphobe

Pose star Indya Moore schooled a transphobic Twitter troll in a seething series of tweets that raised a light on the rising anti-trans crime in the US. A Twitter user posted a collage earlier this week appearing to show a trans person who has undergone gender-affirmation surgery. The user, who is allegedly based in...

October 30, 2019

Almost half of Americans don’t think the country is ready for a gay president

As Pete Buttigieg continues his campaign to become the first openly gay US president, a new poll has suggested that America isn’t ready for an LGBT+ commander in chief. According to the Politico/Morning Consult poll, 44 percent of voters don’t think that the country is ready for an openly gay president, with 40...

October 30, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg expertly shutting down Meghan McCain has queer Twitter as terrified as it is in awe

October 30, 2019

Donald Trump tweeted about ‘RuPublicans’ and Drag Race fans did the absolute most

Donald Trump was up early tweeting about the “impeachment hoax” when he invented a sickening new political party: the “Rupublicans”. It was just after 7.30am in Washington, DC when Trump – a man never accused of being a good speller – took to Twitter to bemoan the “very infair [sic] process” unfolding before him. On...

October 30, 2019

Ricky Martin announces he’s become a dad for a fourth time with adorable photo

Ricky Martin and his husband Jwan Yosef have welcomed their fourth child. The Puerto Rican singer made the announcement to his 12.9 million Instagram fans, sharing an adorable photo of himself, his husband and the new arrival. “Our Son Renn Martin-Yosef is Born,” he wrote in Spanish. View this post on Instagram...