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October 23, 2019

Freddie Mercury’s ex buried his ashes in a secret location – and people still don’t know where to this day

The former flame of Freddie Mercury, Mary Austin, buried his ashes and has never told anyone the secret location to this day. Mercury, who was in a relationship with Austin for six years, asked her to bury his ashes after his body was cremated after his death in 1991. For the man she loved and … Continued The post...

October 23, 2019

The rise of Trump and homophobes is the last gasp of a minority who know they can’t win, gay rabbi says

Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, senior rabbi of Shir Tikvah Congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, explains how by reframing the debate over marriage equality, his congregation managed to shift public opinion. Next summer will mark 25 years since I was accepted at seminary – a graduate school for rabbis – as the only...

October 23, 2019

Labour politician Andrew Adonis comes out as gay

Labour peer Andrew Adonis has come out as gay, after splitting from his wife of 21 years. Lord Adonis, who served in government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, spoke to the i newspaper about his sexuality for the first time, four years on from his divorce. In the interview, he explained: “I think I …...

October 23, 2019

Labour politician Andrew Adonis comes out as gay

October 23, 2019

No, McDonald’s is not replacing Happy Meals with Rainbow Meals

McDonald’s Happy Meals will not be replaced with ‘Rainbow’ Meals, fact-checking website Snopes has confirmed. A satirical article posted by website Taters Gonna Tate claimed that “McDonald’s New LGBTQ ‘Rainbow Meal’ Will Replace Kid’s Happy Meal”. While the claim was humorous, as Snopes notes,...

October 23, 2019

Drag Race star Gia Gunn says she postponed gender confirmation surgery so she could compete on All Stars

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gia Gunn has revealed she postponed gender confirmation surgery in order to compete on All Stars 4. Gunn, who came out as trans after her initial appearance on Drag Race season six, revealed in an interview with the Lemon pop culture podcast that her invite to come on All Stars materialised...

October 23, 2019

Republican Party keynote speaker says ‘we need to make homosexuality unthinkable again’

A right-wing activist who gave a keynote speech to a Republican event has referred to Pete Buttigieg as “Mayor Pete Buttplug”, claiming: “We need to make homosexuality unthinkable again.” Right Wing Watch reports that Dave Daubenmire, more commonly known as right-wing internet persona ‘Coach...

October 23, 2019

Man who attacked two gay men while shouting homophobic slurs sentenced to just 15 days in prison

A man who attacked two gay men while shouting homophobic and racial slurs was sentenced to just 15 days in prison. And unfortunately he will actually not be imprisoned at all, due to credit from time served. Don Kirchhoff, 50, was found guilty of attacking two gay friends who were sitting on a bench outside …...

October 23, 2019

LBC host Nick Ferrari says homosexuality is a ‘choice of lifestyle’ in bizarre debate over Chick-fil-A

LBC radio host Nick Ferrari stated live on air that homosexuality is a “choice of lifestyle” in a heated debate about Chick-fil-A closing its first UK branch. Chick-fil-A is a popular American fast food chain which has donated millions of dollars to anti-LGBT+ organisations. The Baptist family-owned company has...

October 23, 2019

Kerry Katona backs ‘cheeky’ Piers Morgan in gender row while misgendering Sam Smith: ‘There’s still a penis there’

Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona has backed Piers Morgan amid a growing debate over the existence of trans and non-binary people. In her weekly column for New! Magazine this Wednesday, the musician voiced her support for Morgan after thousands called for him to step down from hosting Good Morning Britain following his...