On Tuesday, September 27, thousands of students in Virginia staged a walk-out during school hours as a form of protest against new guidelines proposed by Governor Glenn Youngkin, reports The Guardian. These new guidelines are being accused of being anti-transgender in nature and reportedly strip back protections for trans youth. STUDENT ORGANISERS LEADING THE CHARGE...
Offering a glimpse into the infamous life and career of Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi, Netflix announces their upcoming series Supersex, which will chronicle the Italian stallion’s rise to prominence, reports The Hollywood Reporter. NOW, ABOUT THE ITALIAN STALLION’S RISE Rocco Siffredi is the stage name of Rocco Antonio Tano for his performances in hardcore...
Our first few introductions to Cheyenne Jackson were in the mid-2000s where he had guest appearances on All My Children, Lipstick Jungle and Ugly Betty. Jackson is one of the rare celebrities who never really had a coming out in a public way; rather he just existed as openly gay. His tenure with Ryan Murphy’s...
On Monday, September 26, Nathaniel Teed was elected Saskatoon Meewasin’s new legislative assembly member. Teed is the first person to hold this position as an openly gay man, reports Global News. TEED BELIEVES THERE’S A NEED FOR MORE REPRESENTATION The young politician won the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection and says that there is much work to...
Netflix has launched Australian teen drama Heartbreak High and it has become an internet hit. The show is a revamped version of the 1994 series of the same name and shows the ups and downs of the Aussie youth at Hartley High School. This new generation of students features some of the best queer and...
The Cuban government has backed a national referendum for the Family Code, which would legalise same-sex marriage and open doors for gay couples to adopt children. The referendum was supported by 3.9 million voters, which amounts to almost 70% of the voters, reports ABC News. CUBA WANTS TO “PAY A DEBT” TO GAY FAMILIES Cuba...
The much-anticipated M Night Shyamlan film Knock At The Cabin features Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge as gay daddies with their daughter on a trip to a secluded cabin in the woods – it never works out well for the gays in horror movies, nor those who travel to cabins in the woods. A new...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is being held in Qatar which has stirred controversy among international players and fans due to Qatar’s anti-gay policies. A European soccer federation has announced a plan to have captains wear a rainbow armband during international matches as part of an anti-discrimination campaign, reports The New York Times. TAKING A...
Misunderstood and misrepresented… Being bisexual means learning to deal with what non-bisexuals think you are, what your problem is, how you can be fixed, and how you should be living your life. While the Ls, the Gs and even the Ts have achieved a level of recognition and acceptance in recent years, the Bs are...
NY1 Spectrum News meteorologist Erick Adame has been fired after images of him on a cam site were leaked to his boss. Adame has posted an apology to his workplace, friends and family on Instagram where he calls his actions “compulsive behaviour”, reports Variety. FIRED? FOR THIS? IN 2022, NO LESS The apology that Erick...
It has been 13 years since Ryan Murphy’s iconic high school drama Glee aired. That means it’s been 13 years since we saw Kevin McHale roll onto our screens as Artie Abrams – and a lot has changed since then. McHale came out in 2018 in a tweet that says, “No Tears Left To Cry is...
Like many countries across the globe, Uganda suffers from an LGBTQIA+ crisis. It is illegal to be gay in Uganda with the punishment being up to life imprisonment, reports Equaldex. 2022 has seen an escalation of hate-crime motivated violence towards LGBTQIA+ people with the Ugandan government passing the Sexual Offenses Bill that further criminalises same-sex...
At Saturday’s AFL preliminary final, Aussie darling Hugh Sheridan performed the national anthem to kick off the game and showed off their golden pipes. The Sydney-Collingwood game was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where Sheridan’s deep baritone filled the stadium, reports News.com. ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR! The match between Sydney and Collingwood decided which team...
On Wednesday, September 7, a court in Texas ruled that Braidwood Management has the right to refuse to provide medical insurance to employees needing PrEP. It is a requirement of the Affordable Care Act that high-risk patients must have access to PrEP as part of their insurance plans, but Braidwood Management say it violates their...
On Thursday, September 15, Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi was convicted of allegedly organising attacks on Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2014. Mardi Gras was one of the events among others that were targeted by the terrorist organisation Shura, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. ALQUDSI WAS CHARGED WITH BEING THE LEADER OF SHURA The...