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September 30, 2019

Far-right activists storm LGBT film screening in Budapest

A screening of an LGBT+ anti-bullying film in Budapest was disrupted when the venue was stormed by far-right activists. The event at the Auróra community centre in the Hungarian capital on September 26 was disrupted by members of the far-right ‘Our Nation’ movement. According to Budapest Pride, the nationalists...

September 30, 2019

Champion swimmer claims he was kicked off team for being gay

A university swimming champion in the United States has claimed that he was axed from the Stanford swimming and diving team for being gay. Abrahm DeVine came out publicly last year in an interview with Swimming World magazine, where he spoke about the challenges of being gay in sport. It seems that those challenges have...

September 30, 2019

Superstar DJ Zedd shuts down ‘homophobe’ after gay couple gets engaged at his concert

DJ Zedd has hit out at a Twitter user who said a gay couple who got engaged at his concert were “disgusting”. Zedd’s stunning put-down came after a man called David decided to propose to his boyfriend while Zedd performed his hit song ‘Clarity’ at a concert. He was overjoyed when his boyfriend said yes....

September 30, 2019

Todrick Hall fires back at homophobic bullies in queer anthem ‘F*G’

Todrick Hall is reclaiming a slur and firing back at childhood bullies in new track ‘FAG’. The queer musician dropped the final music video for the track from EP Haus Party Pt 2, his first major release since his high-profile ‘You Need to Calm Down’ collaboration with Taylor Swift brought his work...

September 30, 2019

Schitt’s Creek star addresses shocking number of murdered black trans women in powerful speech

Schitt’s Creek actor and creator Dan Levy has addressed the shocking number of black trans women murdered in the United States in recent years in a powerful speech. Levy – who was accepting a GLAAD award for promoting LGBT+ acceptance – started his speech by sending love to the trans community. “There is an epidemic...

September 30, 2019

Zoe Ball’s son speaks candidly about bisexuality on The Circle

Woody Cook, son of BBC Radio 2 host Zoe Ball, candidly spoke about being bisexual on reality show The Circle. The 18-year-old felt comfortable enough to chat about his identity with fellow contestant Georgina in a late-night heart-to-heart. The Channel 4 game show features a group of contestants living in isolation in an...

September 30, 2019

Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef are about to become dads for the fourth time

Ricky Martin and his husband Jwan Yosef are about to become dads for the fourth time, the singer has revealed. Martin made the announcement during an acceptance speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) National Dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. He was awarded the HRC National Visibility Award for his advocacy work....

September 30, 2019

Gay man given electro shock therapy to ‘cure’ him of sexuality

A gay man has revealed that he underwent electric shock therapy while a student at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in the 1960s in an attempt to “cure” his homosexuality. The man spoke anonymously to BBC Northern Ireland about his ordeal and said that he was shown pictures of naked men and was given an electric …...

September 30, 2019

Pastor asks God to ‘cleanse’ church after gay man gives a speech

A pastor asked God to ‘cleanse’ his church after a gay man gave a speech at an event held there. Pastor Greg Schaffer of Gateway Church in Del Norte, Colorado, was apparently unhappy after the church hosted an external Rural Philanthropy Days event on September 22. Blogger Hemant Mehta reports that one of the...

September 30, 2019

Fans think Michelle Visage is a drag queen

Michelle Visage has revealed that many fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race often mistake her for being a drag queen herself. Speaking ahead of her Strictly Come Dancing debut, the American television star revealed how even RuPaul refers to her as a drag queen. “People come up to me and say they thought I was a drag...