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September 20, 2019

Photographer rescues boy from gang of violent anti-gay thugs in disturbing video

A disturbing video shows the moment a photographer had to rescue a boy from a gang of violent, anti-gay thugs who attacked a Pride march in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Warning: Some people may find the contents of this article distressing. Around 2,000 people turned up to take part in Kharkiv Pride on...

September 20, 2019

Government ministers accused of ‘radio silence’ over LGBT inclusive education school protests

Ministers have been accused of “radio silence” over their response to protests against LGBT+ inclusive education at a school in Birmingham. Protests have resumed outside Anderton Park Primary School, which was targeted before last summer over its inclusive curriculum. The protests have been organised by mostly...

September 20, 2019

Man films himself spitting on a Pride flag outside New York gay bar

A man spat on an LGBT+ Pride flag hanging outside of the oldest queer bar in Queens, New York, and bar owners and staff are asking the public to help identify him. The unidentified individual videoed himself on his mobile spitting on the flag as he walked along 37th Street towards Albatross Bar, located at …...

September 20, 2019

Sam Smith takes gender non-conforming artist Alok Vaid-Menon to film premiere after announcing they/them pronouns

Singer Sam Smith took performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon to a film premiere in their first public appearance since announcing to the world that they are using they/them pronouns. The ‘Dancing with a Stranger’ star said last week on their Instagram that they are changing their pronouns, having come out as non-binary six...

September 20, 2019

Football coach who was fired for anti-gay tirade sues club over sacking

A football coach who was sacked over anti-gay comments has launched a lawsuit against his former employer seeking a payout. Mike Petke was sacked from US Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake in August after he reportedly screamed homophobic slurs at a referee. During the team’s July 24 Leagues Cup match against Mexican...

September 20, 2019

Gentlemen, start your engines… the first trailer for RuPual’s Drag Race UK is finally here

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has released the first trailer for the season that lands in less than two weeks. The promo starts with the British cast re-enacting a classic soap scene with a twist – someone stole The Vivienne’s facekini. The ten queens are interrupted by RuPaul hanging from a mirror warning them to...

September 20, 2019

Indonesia’s ‘gay sex ban’ is a ‘human rights disaster’ for LGBT people

A comprehensive overhaul of Indonesia’s criminal code that would effectively put a gay sex ban in place has been slammed by human rights groups. New laws being proposed will ban sex between unmarried couples and make it illegal for unmarried couples to live together. As same-sex relationships are not recognised under...

September 20, 2019

Ben Shapiro just got publicly owned by the Merriam-Webster dictionary

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has hit back at critics like Ben Shapiro who are upset about the recognition of the pronoun ‘they’ for non-binary people. The influential American English dictionary followed in the footsteps of the Oxford English Dictionary and Dictionary.com this week by adding a new definition...

September 20, 2019

Gus Kenworthy has perfect response to critics questioning whether he can play a straight character

Gus Kenworthy has hit back at critics questioning whether he can play a convincing straight character by saying that he spent 23 years “acting” while in the closet. The gay Olympic hunk is about to ditch the skis for the small screen this Autumn to play Chet Clancy in American Horror Story: 1984. He’ll be...

September 20, 2019

Ruby Rose doesn’t want to be known as a ‘lesbian actor’

Ruby Rose has rejected the label of “lesbian actor” saying: “That’s not a part of my job.” The model, actress and DJ addressed her perception in the media in an interview with Glamour magazine, whose cover she graces in this month’s issue. She recalled how she was described when she...