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August 16, 2019

Police association wrongly implies HIV can be spread by saliva

An Australian police association head is under fire after incorrectly suggesting that HIV can be transmitted by spitting. The incorrect claim from Police Association of New South Wales president Tony King was made in the Australian Daily Telegraph, in an article which conflated AIDS with HIV. In the piece, King called for...

August 16, 2019

This is where you’ll be able to watch the Queer as Folk reboot

The much-rumoured Queer of Folk reboot is reportedly set to launch on a new streaming service. The reboot of the acclaimed gay drama, which was revealed to be in development in 2018, has reportedly found a home on a new NBCUniversal streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the drama is set to launch on...

August 16, 2019

Gay men arrested in Washington D.C. for cruising ‘reminiscent of Stonewall’

Washington Park Police are facing claims of “discrimination” after allegedly luring gay men into sexual encounters in order to arrest them for sex crimes. In the last year, 26 arrests of men seeking other men for a sexual encounter have been made in Washington DC’s Meridian Hill Park. The 12-acre urban...

August 16, 2019

Gay club owner facing boycott after announcing Republican run for Congress

A gay club in San Antonio, Texas is facing a boycott after its Trump-supporting owner announced a run for Congress as a Republican. Mauro Garza, the Republican owner of the Pegasus gay nightclub, has announced a 2020 challenge to Democratic lawmaker Joaquin Castro, a strong supporter of LGBT+ rights. San Antonio activist...

August 16, 2019

Christian MP wants to roll back same-sex marriage to ‘correct wrongdoings’

A Christian MP in the Faroe Islands has pledged to roll back same-sex marriage, if his party returns to power. Same-sex unions have been permitted in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing region of Denmark which is home to 50,000 people, since 2017. However, Centre Party MP Bill Justinussen has vowed to roll back the law,...

August 16, 2019

Tracy Single is the 15th trans woman of colour to be murdered in the US this year

The 15th transgender woman of colour to be murdered in the US this year has been named as Tracy Single, 22, from Houston, Texas. Tracy was found dead at a gas station on July 30. The cause of her death has not been released, but local news reports say “it did not appear to be … Continued The post Tracy Single...

August 16, 2019

Same-sex couple kicked out of church because they wouldn’t end ‘forbidden marriage’

A Mississippi couple have been ejected from their church because they wouldn’t “repent” their relationship. Olivia and Mary Trollinger had attended Gracewood Baptist Church in Southaven, on the outskirts of Memphis, until they were told they had been ejected from the church on Monday, August 12. In a...

August 16, 2019

Five times Madonna proved she was the ultimate LGBT ally

Madonna is known as the Queen of Pop for many reasons. Her decades-spanning career is unparalleled, and in that time she had produced countless examples of pop mastery. But for the LGBT+ community, she is perhaps best remembered for her tireless activism. Madonna fought for gay rights at a time when doing so was largely...

August 16, 2019

Co-founder of pioneering LGBT+ bookshop ‘Gay’s the Word’ dies aged 82

The co-founder of the famous Gay’s the Word bookshop in London has sadly passed away at the age of 82. Jonathan Cutbill was known as Britain’s foremost collector of books of LGBT+ relevance. He co-founded the bookshop in 1979, when gay titles were generally not available in ordinary bookstores. The Bloomsbury...

August 16, 2019

Halsey’s boyfriend Yungblud is ‘very fluid’ about his sexuality

Yungblud has opened up about his “fluid” sexuality and his defiance of gender-based norms in the September issue of Attitude. The 22-year-old British artist, who is dating US pop star Halsey, said he came to London to “try sex with a man” and to liberate himself. Speaking to Attitude, he said: “If I...