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Trans woman murdered in Ecuador sparks fears of anti-LGBT violence

A transgender woman has been killed in Ecuador, human rights activists have said. The body of a 40-year-old trans woman known as ‘La Gata’ was found by her family in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas in the South American country. This is the eighth case of murder or violent death of a … Continued The...
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Third transgender person murdered in less than a week in US

The death of a black transgender woman in South Carolina on Sunday (August 4) marks the 15th known murder of a trans person in the US this year and the third in less than a week. Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe, 24, was found dead with gunshot wounds in a car parked in a driveway. The … Continued The post Third...
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Gay man hospitalised with permanent erection that may never go down

A late night hook-up left a gay man in hospital with an erection that may never go down. Writer and singer-songwriter Danny Polaris, who lives in Berlin, has been hospitalised for ten days with a painful erection that won’t go away. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews, he explained: “I was partying at a club, and...
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More than 7,000 Americans now have non-binary gender X on their IDs

More than 7,000 US residents now have a non-binary X as their gender marker on their identification, according to records obtained by USA Today. Currently the states of Arkansas, Oregon, Minnesota, Maine, Utah, Colorado, California, Indiana, Nevada, Vermont, as well as Washington DC and New York City, have the option of an...
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Grindr and Romeo among gay dating apps leaking location data

Several gay dating apps are exposing the precise location of their users and potentially putting them at risk, cyber-security researchers have found. Grindr, Romeo and Recon, three of the most popular apps, were affected. Security researchers were able to create a map of users across London for the BBC, revealing exactly...
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Adam Lambert says fame put pressure on him to ‘be an educator’

Adam Lambert has said he felt pressured to be an “educator” as a gay person in the limelight. The 37-year-old gained fame after appearing on American Idol in 2009. Speaking to Billboard, he said: “I was really overwhelmed in the very beginning. ‘American Idol’ was so fast. All of a sudden I was on magazine...
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Marcel Proust’s secret gay stories will finally be published

Gay stories penned by Marcel Proust in the 1890s are set to finally be published. The French novelist and poet, who was gay, penned a number of works featuring same-sex romances that never saw the light of day, likely due to the LGBT+ themes. However, French publishing house Editions de Fallois plans to finally publish...
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Teen arrested for killing black transgender woman in Miami

Police say they have arrested a male teenager who allegedly admitted to shooting a transgender woman to death in Miami, Florida, last week. Kiki Fantroy, 21, was fatally shot on 31 July, marking the 13th known murder of a black trans woman in the US this year. Officers said a 17-year-old was arrested on Monday …...