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September 6, 2019

World’s first openly gay prince endured shock therapy to ‘cure’ his sexuality

Manvendra Singh Gohil, the first openly gay prince in the world, has revealed that his parents subjected him to shock therapy in an attempt to ‘cure’ him of his sexuality. Gohil, the son of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat, told Business Insider India that his parents also forced him to have counselling...

September 6, 2019

Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe is dead but his anti-gay legacy lives on

Zimbabwe’s long-serving and fiercely anti-LGBT+ president, Robert Mugabe, has died in Singapore, aged 95. Mugabe ruled the southern African country for 37 years, presiding over a regime that was accused of corruption and multiple human rights abuses. He only stepped down as leader in 2017 after the military placed...

September 6, 2019

You won’t be able to unsee this video of Trump and Pence ‘starring’ in RuPaul’s Drag Race

Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel has released a mock video of US president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence appearing in their ‘favourite’ programme RuPaul’s Drag Race. The hilarious video, which isn’t exactly authentic, uses deepfake technology to turn Trump into RuPaul – while his trusty...

September 6, 2019

Grey’s Anatomy actor fired for using a homophobic slur comes out… as a Trump supporter

A former Grey’s Anatomy actor fired for using a homophobic slur has revealed that he is a Trump supporter. Isaiah Washington, who was kicked off Grey’s Anatomy in 2007, said that he supports the #WalkAway campaign, which encourages people to leave the Democratic party and join other political alternatives,...

September 6, 2019

More than a quarter of users of chemsex drug GHB have been sexually assaulted, shocking research finds

More than a quarter of people who use chemsex drug GHB have been sexually assaulted, according to new research. The findings come from a major survey of gay male GHB users, conducted by Channel 4 Dispatches, Patrick Strudwick for BuzzFeed News and the Terrence Higgins Trust for new documentary Sex, Drugs and Murder. Two...

September 6, 2019

Egg being cared for by gay penguin dads in Berlin fails to hatch

An egg that had been adopted by a gay penguin couple “burst open” this week, but did not contain a penguin chick. Skipper and Ping, a gay Emperor penguin couple in a Berlin zoo, had been caring for the egg since it was abandoned by a female penguin in July. On 2 September, the egg … Continued The post...

September 5, 2019

This official new Freddie Mercury music video serves as an unashamedly queer tribute

A new official music video has been released for Freddie Mercury solo track Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow, and it’s unashamedly queer. The animated video was released to mark the 73rd birthday of the queer musical icon, who died during the AIDS crisis in 1991. The Mercury Phoenix Trust and Universal Music...

September 5, 2019

Parents are complaining about Britain’s Got Talent auditions being held next to a gay sauna

Britain’s Got Talent is facing a local backlash for hosting an open audition at a pub located next to a gay sauna. Some parents of aspiring singers complained to the Hull Daily Mail after the ITV talent show announced that auditions would take place at Oak Vaults, which is one door down from the men-only …...

September 5, 2019

Pensioner fined £750 after hosting sex party where a man overdosed and died after taking G

A pensioner has been let off with a £750 fine after a man overdosed on chemsex drugs at a party he hosted. Robert Jones, aged 69, was issued a fine for supplying Class C drug GBL to Nicholas Hadley, who died of an overdose at his home near Bristol. Bristol Crown Court heard that Jones … Continued The post Pensioner...

September 5, 2019

Jussie Smollett’s lawyers want the lawsuit against him tossed out

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett is seeking to have the $130,000 lawsuit against him from the city of Chicago thrown out. The out actor claims he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack in January, which Chicago police officers have accused him of faking. The actor was cleared by a criminal court in …...