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October 30, 2019

BoJack Horseman star reveals beautiful reaction from fans to his character’s sexuality

American actor Aaron Paul says he was proud to represent the asexual community through his character on BoJack Horseman. The Breaking Bad star plays Todd Chavez, who in the show’s fourth season realises he is asexual and gradually builds up a community of other asexual people. The show’s depiction of asexuality...

October 29, 2019

Gay baker David Atherton wins Great British Bake Off: ‘It’s the best feeling in the world’

Gay baker David Atherton has been crowned the winner of the Great British Bake Off 2019, and he said it was the “best feeling in the world”. The self-described “underdog” managed to out-bake Alice Fevronia and Steph Blackwell in the final on Tuesday (October 29) on Channel 4. He had a rocky start...

October 29, 2019

Batwoman aired a lesbian sex scene showing ‘queer woman kissing in bed without tank tops’ and it’s quite literally gay rights

The latest episode of Batwoman showed two women kissing in bed without clothes on, and Twitter has declared that it is literally gay rights. The scene on Sunday (October 27) showed Kate, otherwise known as Batwoman and played by Ruby Rose, and Reagan, played by Brianne Howey, waking up in bed together after Kate asked...

October 29, 2019

Problematic rapper Eminem has reportedly recorded a song about being gay

A snippet of a song has been leaked online, and the track is reportedly a collaboration between Eminem and Joyner Lucas called ‘What If I Was Gay’. The pair previously collaborated on the song ‘Lucky You’ from Eminem’s Kamikaze album in 2018. In the 13-second clip Joyner Lucas raps:...

October 29, 2019

Call Me By Your Name author shuts down popular fan theory about Elio’s dad

As the eagerly-awaited Call Me By Your Name sequel Find Me hits bookshelves, author André Aciman has quashed a long-held fan theory about Elio’s dad. Call Me By Your Name became an instant LGBT+ classic upon its release in 2007, with its 2017 film adaption bringing the tale of 17-year-old Elio and his 24-year-old...

October 29, 2019

A group of ‘ex-gays’ are off to Washington to protest the Equality Act, because they say it’s ‘unnecessary’

A group of “ex-gay” people have travelled to Washington DC “address concerns” about the Equality Act and lobby against a ban on conversion therapy, because they think discrimination against LGBT+ people is a “false idea”. The Equality Act would outlaw anti-LGBT discrimination across the...

October 29, 2019

Man on Grindr throws ‘charity orgy’ to raise money for the families of two gay men who died

Many a Grindr user has been there before. The phone pings, the recognisable black and yellow screen loads up, and it’s a request to join an orgy happening down your road. You’d be surprised. But perhaps not as surprised as Anton Flowers. The Californian local was allegedly approached by a Grindr guy to come...

October 29, 2019

Two gay university students were called f*****s, kicked out of a party and then threatened with death

Two gay students at the University of Memphis were called “faggots” by a group who threatened to “beat the life” out of them at a party. Benjamin Buckley and Luke Chapman said that they were “just wanting to have a fun night out” when they decided to attend a party at an off-campus...

October 29, 2019

‘Cancer doesn’t discriminate’: Young gay man opens up about his shocking experience with bladder cancer

Two years ago, Connor Cunningham-Bladon was a healthy and happy 24-year-old. He had a good job, friends and was comfortable and content as a young gay man on the cusp of a bright future. Needless to say, cancer was the last thing on his mind – and then he noticed blood in his urine. He … Continued The post...

October 29, 2019

Republican politician slammed for sharing ignorant campaign ad attacking his opponent’s sexuality

A Republican city county council candidate is being criticised on social media after posting an ad online attacking his opponent’s sexuality as part of his campaign. Adam Cox is the Republican candidate to represent District Five in Indianapolis, and his Democratic opponent, Ali Brown, is openly bisexual. Brown...