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Purple Zone – New Song From Marc Almond With The Pet Shop Boys

It feels like a call-back to the 1980s with Marc Almond from Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys collaborating on a new song, Purple Zone. The song will be on Soft Cell’s forthcoming new album *Happiness Not Included, reports NME. THIS NEW COLLAB SIGNPOSTS MORE SOFT CELL MUSIC! The exciting collaboration was not initially planned,...

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Oscar Wins For Gay Stories: The Power Of The Dog and The Eyes Of Tammy Faye

The 94th Academy Awards are here and the immense amount of industry talent and hard work is being commended on media’s biggest awards night. There are plenty of Oscars moments that have everyone buzzing already, namely CODA winning best picture and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage, but taking a moment to appreciate the...

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Gay Dog Adopted After Being Abandoned By Homophobic Owner

In an absurd yet touching story, a dog was abandoned at an animal shelter in North Carolina for being purportedly gay. The previous owner cited his dog having humped another male dog as the reason behind his assumptions. Luckily for the pooch, a gay couple has adopted him and given him a loving home, reports...

Orlando Pride Apologises For Banning The Word Gay On A Banner At A Recent Game

The Orlando Pride, a professional women’s soccer team, are making public apologies after supporters were told to remove a banner that had the word gay written on it. The incident occurred while the team were playing a match on Saturday, March 19 in the NWSL’s Challenge Cup, reports The Guardian. WHY HAS THIS INCIDENT CAUSED...

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Simon Dunn To Set Sail On The First Ever P&O Pride Cruises

PHOTOGRAPHER: Christian Scott | InstagramFEATURED: Simon Dunn | InstagramVISIT: P&O Cruises | Instagram | Website Simon Dunn, the Aussie athlete and LGBTQIA+ activist we love putting on the cover of DNA, caught up with us recently to chat about the Winter Olympics, coming back to Australia and becoming an ambassador for the inaugural P&O Pride...

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DNA #266 Out Now! Don’t Miss Our Biggest Digital Edition Ever!

ISSUE: DNA #266 – Playtime | BUY NOW Print Edition Digital EditionSubscribe Print + Digital + WebsiteSubscribe Digital + Website More pages! More men! We are wildly happy to announce that DNA #266, entitled Playtime is our biggest Digital Edition ever. The team has put together a massive 100 Extra Digital Pages for your enjoyment, including...

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Disney Offers A Gay Kiss In Film As Amends For Don’t Say Gay Bill Backlash

Disney’s animation studio Pixar is set to showcase their Toy Story prequel film called Lightyear in June. The film will include a same-sex kiss on screen between two minor characters. The kiss was initially cut by Disney before the company received widespread backlash over donations to conservative politicians who sponsored Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Bill,...

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Conversion App Made By Malaysian Government Removed From The Google Play Store

The Malaysian government created an app called Hijrah Diri in 2016 that was intended to help LGBTQIA+ people “return to nature”. The app went relatively unnoticed until recently and is now circulating on social media being labelled a “conversion therapy app”, reports The Guardian. REMOVAL OF THE APP FROM GOOGLE PLAY HAS FOLLOWED THE PUBLIC...

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LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians Show Strength By Joining The Resistance Against Russia’s Invasion

The LGBTQIA+ community in Ukraine have only been tenuously accepted in recent years. Since the war against Russia began, however, they have been actively volunteering to take up arms to resist the invasion in a stunning show of national solidarity, reports The New York Times. LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND THEIR RIGHTS...

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JK Rowling Doubles Down On More Transphobia

JK Rowling is being accused by many in the trans community of perpetuating transphobic rhetoric. Rowling’s anti-transgender beliefs were first recognised in 2019 after tweets and an essay were released by the author attempting to make distinctions between “biological women” and trans women. Rowling’s tweets and public stance on this has only hardened, reports SFGN....

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Tony Armstrong Speaks About His New TV Series, His Failures And His Experience With Racism

Throughout his career, sports presenter Tony Armstrong has managed to capture the hearts and minds of Australians with his charm, humility and talent. Speaking with ABC News ahead of his new series A Dog’s World, Tony says that his path has been unconventional and marked with both hardship and joy. TONY’S FAILURES, TRIUMPHS AND ROAD...

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Asians And Allies With Stanley Burton | Part 2

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Citipointe Christian College Is At It Again With The Contracts – Teachers Are The Target This Time, Allegedly

Citipointe Christian College finds itself amid another controversy; this time the Brisbane school is being called out for allegedly attempting to make teachers sign new employment contracts that allow them to be fired for being “openly gay”, reports The Guardian. CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACTS ARE BECOMING SYNONYMOUS WITH CITIPOINTE’S REPUTATION It has only been a few weeks...

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Verdict Rules That Kim Davis Violated The Constitutional Rights Of Same-Sex Couples

Kim Davis became the poster child for the anti-same-sex marriage campaign when her refusal to issue licenses to two gay couples gained international attention. The story broke in 2015 after the former Kentucky clerk was sued by the two couples and on March 18, a federal judge ruling that her actions violated the couples’ constitutional...

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LGBTQIA+ Survivors Granted More Protections By Violence Against Women Act

President Biden has reauthorised the Violence Against Women Act, which protects survivors of abuse and prevents discrimination against these people by service providers. In President Biden’s reauthorisation of the 1994 Act, he has introduced a program that will extend protections to LGBTQIA+ survivors, reports Advocate. THE NEW VAWA AUTHORISATIONS FOR LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE ARE A FIRST...