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October 10, 2019

Boyzone members pay touching tributes to Stephen Gately on the 10th anniversary of his death

Boyzone members Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy paid tribute to Stephen Gately on the 10th anniversary of his untimely death. Stephen Gately, who blazed a trail for LGBT+ musicians by coming out as gay in 1999, died of natural causes relating to a heart condition on October 10, 2009. He was aged just 33. A …...

October 10, 2019

Hayley Kiyoko to receive Trevor Project award for her LGBT advocacy

Hayley Kiyoko will receive The Trevor Project’s Youth Innovator Award for her LGBT+ advocacy, at the charity’s biannual fundraising gala TrevorLIVE. Often dubbed the “lesbian Jesus,” Kiyoko will be presented the award on November 17 for “using her voice in the music industry to shine a light...

October 10, 2019

An 84-year-old who survived conversion therapy was banned from volunteering at a retirement community because of her sexuality

An Australian woman was left “devastated” after being told she was no longer allowed to visit residents at an aged care facility on account of her sexuality. The 84-year-old, known only as Malloy, said that she was “horrified” when she was reprimanded by the care facility where she had been a...

October 10, 2019

Hustlers star Trace Lysette reveals the struggle that came after Transparent harassment claims

Trace Lysette has opened up about the uncertainty she faced after accusing former Transparent co-star Jeffrey Tambor of sexual harassment. With a major role in the Jennifer Lopez-led Hustlers, Lysette’s star has never shone brighter than right now. But the trans actor has said that she was forced to reconsider her...

October 10, 2019

Hustlers star Trace Lysette reveals the struggle that came after Transparent harassment clams

October 10, 2019

This pastel Pokémon is a new LGBT icon, said gay Twitter

A new Pokémon has been revealed, and gay Twitter is losing its mind. Pokémon Sword and Shield, the two new Nintendo Switch games from the franchise set for release on November 15, will feature the new Galar region for gamers to explore. But last week Nintendo revealed that one of the Pokémon that can be …...

October 9, 2019

Presidential candidate Julián Castro sends powerful message by escorting LGBT asylum seekers across the border

Democratic Presidential candidate Julián Castro has escorted a group of LGBT+ asylum seekers across the US-Mexico border. Castro travelled to Matamoros in Mexico on Monday to meet with the eight asylum seekers, who fled Cuba, Guatemala and Honduras because of persecution based on their sexuality and gender identity. Among...

October 9, 2019

Brexit Party founder complains that it isn’t right-wing enough because of gay and trans candidates

The founder of the Brexit Party has attacked the party for selecting transgender people as candidates. Catherine Blaiklock, UKIP’s former Economics Spokesman, founded the political party alongside Nigel Farage in November 2018. However, writing for far-right website Politicalite, Blaiklock complained that...

October 9, 2019

Lesbian activist Linda Bellos went to the Supreme Court to back Trump administration during landmark LGBT cases

Veteran black British lesbian activist Linda Bellos was outside the US Supreme Court yesterday (October 8), backing the Trump administration’s efforts to make it legal to fire LGBT+ people. Bellos, 68, was in the US in support of the “gender-critical feminism” movement there, which was mobilising against...

October 9, 2019

These gay newlyweds slayed at their wedding reception with flawless dance routine

A newlywed couple have continued to demonstrate why letting gay people get married was all-around great for everyone. Isaiah and Taylor Green-Jones, who got married in Portland, Oregon in August, shared a video of a flawless dance from their wedding reception. The video features the newlyweds and other dancers slaying a...