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Why you need to get on board with meggings

From jeggings to treggings, the ubiquitous leggings have been successfully reinventing themselves as a fashion staple for decades. The latest update: meggings. That’s short for men’s leggings, in case you were wondering. And with celebs like Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Cristiano Ronaldo all sporting the...
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Richard Branson on criticism that Friends was anti-LGBT

British businessman Sir Richard Branson has weighed in on the criticised often levelled at sitcom Friends for being anti-LGBT. Branson, 69, famously appeared as a souvenir seller on an episode of the show in 1998 called “The One With Ross’ Wedding,” in which the Friends cast travelled to London. “I...
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Pennsylvania mayor reverses decision to block flying of Pride flag

The Pride flag will be flown over the city hall in Reading, Pennsylvania, after the mayor changed his mind and said he would allow the LGBT+ flag to be raised for the first time. Last week (July 15), Mayor Wally Scott abruptly decided to cancel the flag-raising event, just hours before it was due to … Continued The...
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HIV Commission launched to end transmissions by 2030

An independent HIV Commission has launched in England, with a target of helping to end transmissions within a decade. Launched on Monday (July 22), the new independent government-backed commission formed by charities Terrence Higgins Trust and National AIDS Trust. The commission will host a series of community events, a...
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Cuba: first transgender couple get married

A transgender man and a transgender woman married each other in Cuba last week, in a first for the island nation. On July 16, Ramses and Dunia’s wedding took place at Havana’s San Francisco de Paula Marriage Palace, which is run by Cuba’s justice ministry. The couple’s civil union was registered...
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UFC fighter Andrei Arlovski apologises for using homophobic slur

UFC fighter Andrei Arlovski has issued an apology after using a homophobic slur in a TV interview. Arlovski, the former UFC heavyweight champion, had made the comments in an interview with ESPN 4 after defeating Ben Rothwell on Saturday (July 20). He had said: “Once again I will tell everyone shut your f**king mouths...
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Texas daycare centre turns away child for having two mums

A child has been denied a place at a daycare centre in Texas because she has lesbian parents, one of her mothers has alleged. Brittney Ready said the daycare centre of Parkview Christian Academy in Waco, Texas, told her that they could not welcome her daughter Callie after finding out that she and her wife …...