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11.6KSephora Features Gay Couple In Their Christmas Ad – And Monica And Her Moms Hate It!
Sephora’s holiday ad campaign titled It’s The Beauty You Give features tableaus of happy people gifting each other items from the Sephora range. One of the couples featured are two gay men and the conservative Christian group One Million Moms is not happy, reports Out. THAT’S NOT VERY FESTIVE OF YOU, KAREN As with most...
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7.6KMurray Bartlett Announced As Nominee For AACTA Awards For The White Lotus
Aussie actor, Murray Bartlett has been nominated for the Best Actor In A Series award by the Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Arts (AACTA) for his performance as Armond, the gay hotel manager in The White Lotus. Bartlett is well known for his previous gay roles in HBO’s critically acclaimed series, Looking and as...
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11.9KNew Report Estimates LGBTQIA+ Population In The USA At 20 Million
A new report released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has found that at least 20 million adults in the US identify as LGBTQIA+, and also found that millions more identify as something “more expansive” like pansexual or asexual. These figures represent nearly 8 percent of the US’ total adult population, which is almost double...
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5.9KGrindr Fined $US 7.2 Million For Allegedly Sharing User Data To Advertisers
Grindr has been fined more than $US7.2 million by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), for allegedly sharing user’s personal data without consent and breaking the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules created by the EU, reports the BBC. Initially slapped with an almost $US16 million fine, Grindr provided further details to the Protection Authority...
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7.3KShane Jenek Is Caught In The Act
Courtney Act is a beautiful woman. The fact that she’s not a woman is the key to unravelling long-held myths and cherished stereotypes that must be defiantly smashed, albeit graciously and with confronting authenticity. Courtney’s other half, Shane Jenek, has written the most frank book about sorting out the constructs and constraints of gender, finding...
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6.4KStrictly Come Dancing Finalist John Whaite Won’t Tolerate Homophobic Trolls
In a historic moment for British TV, openly gay Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite has made it through to the finale of Strictly Come Dancing with his partner Johannes Radebe. The duo are the first male couple to make it through the show to the top three contestants. Whaite reports that he is...
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9.4KDolly’s 9-To-5: The Musical Opens In Sydney In February
For all the fans of the inimitable Dolly Parton, it will come as welcome news that 9-To-5 The Musical hits Australian shores in February 2022. The show will play at The Capitol Theatre in Sydney followed by a limited season at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane from May. The acclaimed musical premiered in Los Angeles...
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6.7KKenyan Singer, Willis Austin Chimano, Comes Out As Gay
Willis Austin Chimano, a member of one of Kenya’s most popular bands, Sauti Sol, has come out as gay, reports the BBC. The singer has been praised for going public about his sexuality, as homosexuality is still criminalised in Kenya and not widely accepted within Kenyan culture. Speaking to Kenyan newspaper, The Standard, Chimano said...
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4.0KNew Zealand Says Yes To Trans Rights By Passing Accessible Self-Identification Law
On December 9, 2021, New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously passed a law that allows for self-identification on birth certificates. This historic move signifies a battle won for the trans community and benchmarks a shift away from legal interference with personal identity, reports Gay Times. NEW ZEALAND JOINS OTHER PROGRESSIVE NATIONS Self-identification on birth certificates has...
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9.4KCanada Bans Conversion Therapy, PM Trudeau Describing It As, “Despicable And Degrading”
Canada has officially outlawed conversion therapy practices this week, making the widely discredited and harmful practice a criminal offence, reports NBC News. In a tweet posted on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the legislation had received Royal Assent making it law, and described the practice as, “despicable and degrading.” He also showed his...
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4.9KBronksi Beat Founder, Steve Bronksi, Dies At Age 61
Steve Bronksi, one of the founding members and keyboard player in iconic gay ’80s pop group, Bronski Beat, has died at the age of 61, reports the BBC. The group, well known for their synth-pop sound, honest songwriting about the lived gay experience in the ’80s and LGBTQIA+ advocacy was considered groundbreaking for the time....
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5.9KInjectable PrEP Available As Early As February
In a report recently released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), several key updates regarding clinical trials of a PrEP injection anticipate that an injectable form of the drug may be available within months, pending approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug known as cabotegravir (CAB) has been recommended for injection...
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6.3KGay Wrestler, Anthony Bowens, Fights Back Against Anti-Gay Protestors
Openly gay wrestler, Anthony Bowens has publicly fought back against anti-gay protestors by posting a photo of himself kissing his boyfriend, Michael Pavano to Instagram. In the post, Bowens is kissing Pavano in front of a group of protestors holding homophobic and anti-gay signs. He captioned the image, “Standup against hate 👊🏽🌈”. Bowens came out...
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4.8KChile Becomes 30th Country To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage In Landslide Yes Vote
Chile has approved a landmark law legalising same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt children, reports the BBC. Although a historically Catholic country, the Chilean lower house of parliament voted 82 votes to 20 in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. In 2015, the Chilean government approved civil unions between same-sex couples, allowing them to...
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9.0K“Bullet, Bomb, Knife…” Man Arrested For Threatening To Attack NYC Pride March
A 74-year-old New York man, Robert Fehring, has been arrested for threatening to attack the 2021 New York City Pride March with, “firepower,” reports ABC News. In over 60 letters sent to organisations and individuals associated with the march, the man said that he would, “make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting look like a...
