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July 12, 2019

Alabama police officer re-hired after mocking gay teen’s suicide

An Alabama police officer who resigned after mocking the suicide of a gay teenager has been re-hired by another branch of law enforcement. Jeff Graves has been hired to serve as a police officer in the Owens Cross Roads Police Department, just two months after he was forced to resign as a sheriff’s deputy in …...

July 12, 2019

Catholic school teacher fired for being gay sues archdiocese

The gay teacher fired by a Cathedral High School for being married to a man is suing the Indianapolis Archdiocese over his dismissal. According to AP News, Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had until now remained anonymous, sued the archdiocese in Marion County court for interfering in his contract and discrimination. The same...

July 12, 2019

David Bowie is now a Barbie

David Bowie has been immortalised in the form of a Barbie. Mattel unveiled an official limited edition Barbie inspired by the late star’s genderfluid Ziggy Stardust persona. Barbie has gone through a drastic makeover for the look, adopting Bowie’s red hair, iconic metallic space suit and cherry-red platform...

July 12, 2019

Australian politician: Christians suffered because of same-sex marriage

Right-wing Australian politician Lyle Shelton has claimed that Christians have suffered as a result of equal marriage in the country. Shelton, a strategist for the Australian Conservatives, led the fight against equal marriage during the country’s 2017 postal vote on the issue. More than a year after the...

July 12, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got on stage at a drag show and the crowd went wild

US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets noticed partying in the audience at a New York City drag show in McKittrick Hotel last Friday (July 5). The Bartschland Follies is a drag and burlesque show produced by Susanne Bartsch. Performer, Joey Arias, pulled the politician on stage and asked her to say a few words....

July 12, 2019

Conservative who opposed gay marriage reveals his daughter married a woman

Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord Trimble, who previously opposed same-sex marriage, has revealed that his daughter is now married to a woman. Lord Trimble made the revelation in the House of Lords on Wednesday (July 10), after MPs voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland in the absence of a...

July 12, 2019

Ben Shapiro: Megan Rapinoe is successful because she’s an outspoken lesbian

Right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro has claimed that two-time World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe is only successful because she is an “outspoken lesbian.” The former Breitbart editor took a pop at Rapinoe after she led the US women’s soccer team to a second World Cup victory. Hitting out at the football star on...

July 12, 2019

Pose star Billy Porter: Wearing a dress is a ‘political act’

Billy Porter, star of FX’s Pose, says despite the “vitriol” he will live his truth by wearing a dress. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews, Porter revealed why he feels fashion is a “political act.” “I want to be a walking piece of political art when I show up,” he told PinkNews. The...

July 12, 2019

Miley Cyrus ‘still attracted to women’ despite marriage to Liam Hemsworth

Miley Cyrus has spoken out about her sexuality following her wedding to Liam Hemsworth. In an interview with Elle US she said that her marriage had not hampered her queer identity and told of how she isn’t a “stereotypical wife.” I’m in a hetero relationship, but I still am very sexually attracted to...

July 12, 2019

High schoolers who wore masks during homophobic graffiti spree identified by auto-connect wi-fi

A group of students in Maryland, US, who covered their school in racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic graffiti the night before graduation have been identified. According to local reports, the four teens wore makeshift masks during the vandalism spree in an attempt to hide their identities. This is an act of violence that...