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September 3, 2019

Gay Tory MP says no young person should have to fear coming out the way he did

The Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has spoken of his fear at coming out in his 40s and being “scared to tell” his local Conservative Association. The MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, who at 6 feet 81⁄2 inches is the tallest MP in history, published the moving account in The House ahead of a Westminster debate on LGBT+...

September 3, 2019

Trans woman thrown out of bar in viral video opens up: ‘I felt defeated’

A trans woman who was dragged from a Los Angeles bar by security staff said that she felt “defeated” following the attack, which came hours after she had given a speech on violence against her community. Khloe Perez-Rios was part of a group of trans women and queer men who were dragged out of the …...

September 3, 2019

You can now buy the ‘bi chair’ for people who can’t sit straight

Do you ever sit there, leg dangling from the chair arm, arm supporting your head, and wonder if chairs could better accommodate those who don’t want to, well, sit straight? Bisexual folk often struggle with this question the most, at least, according to the internet. And this is a question that Brazilian artist Má...

September 3, 2019

You can now buy the ‘bi chair’ for people who can’t sit straight

September 3, 2019

Scientists just discovered a rare gene that gives people immunity to HIV

Scientists in Spain have discovered that people with a rare genetic anomaly are resistant to HIV infection, a finding which could lead to new treatments for the virus. Researchers from the Institute of Health Carlos III, in Madrid, tested blood samples from 23 distantly-related donors who all had a particular form of...

September 3, 2019

Scientists just discovered a rare gene that gives people immunity to HIV

September 3, 2019

‘Grindr is in shambles right now’: Texas passes law banning unsolicited nudes

Texas has passed a new law banning the sharing of unsolicited nude photos, which could have consequences for gay dating app users. The new law makes sharing sexually explicit materials electronically a class C misdemeanour, punishable by a fine of up to $500. Unusually, lawmakers collaborated with the dating app Bumble on...

September 3, 2019

Sir Elton John has been immortalised on a new set of Royal Mail stamps

Sir Elton John has become only the second solo artist in history to be honoured with a set of Royal Mail stamps. Fresh from the success of his biopic Rocketman, Sir Elton’s illustrious music career has been commemorated with a set of 12 stamps. Eight of the stamps feature the covers of his most popular …...

September 3, 2019

Number 10 accused of trying to ‘weaponise’ transgender rights in an upcoming election

Number 10 Downing Street has been accused of engaging in Trump-like tactics by testing how “culture war” issues like transgender rights can be weaponised in northern Labour-voting towns. On Monday, September 2, an insider source revealed to The Times that the government has been polling on divisive issues,...

September 3, 2019

New HIV diagnoses fall by a third in three years – but charities warn ‘more needs to be done’

New HIV diagnoses in England have fallen by almost one-third since 2015 and are at their lowest level since 2000, but experts have warned that more must be done to end transmissions entirely. New government data by Public Health England (PHE) reveals that HIV diagnoses fell by 6 percent from 4,761 in 2017 to 4,484 …...