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13.8KPower Gays In The USA
With the Democrats shortly taking control of the White House and Congress, the LGBTQIA+ community can be hopeful policies will be enacted that protect our rights rather than erode them as occurred under Trump. Behind Biden’s Administration is a new generation of LGBTQIA+ politicians, among them is Mondaire Jones, the first openly gay Black man...
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12.3KHistoric Week In United States With Senate Flipped And Chaos In The Capital
It’s been a week not many Americans (nor the rest of the world) will forget. The Democrats flipping the Senate was overshadowed by domestic terrorists, encouraged by President Trump, storming the Capitol Building, attempting to prevent the peaceful transition of power following the election last November in which Trump was decisively beaten by Joe Biden....
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9.6KDNA Exclusive: Brian Sims On Hope And Healing In The USA
The first openly gay member of the Pennsylvania House Of Representatives, Brian Sims is the sexy face of a new generation of LGBTQIA+ politicians and believes the darkness of the Trump era has given rise to a new awareness that will bring positive changes to the USA. He discusses disinformation, and why racism is the...
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16.5KNew Year’s Eve Gay Cruise Sinks Off Mexico
A party boat carrying 60 gay New Year’s Eve revellers has drawn the ire of social media where it has been pointed out that the party flouted local COVID regulations, Rolling Stone reports. Unfortunately, for those onboard, the boat sank, and while no one was hurt, rescue footage emerged on Twitter. “Here were all these...
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13.1KTicket Sales For Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Paused Amid COVID Concerns
Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras have temporarily paused ticket sales as new COVID clusters emerge in recent weeks. “As government recommendations continue to evolve, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales to the 2021 Mardi Gras Parade at the Sydney Cricket Ground,” the organisation said via a statement on its website. The parade,...
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8.2K‘It’s A Sin’ Trailer Reveals Some ’80s Gays Didn’t Believe HIV Was Real
The trailer for Russell T Davies’ series, It’s A Sin, sheds light on the attitude of some gay men toward the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Olly Alexander, who stars in the series, shared a two minute trailer via his Twitter account earlier this week. In the trailer, Alexander’s character voices his doubts about the...
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12.6K“We Were Wrong”: Interfaith Declaration Asks Forgiveness From The LGBTQIA+ Community
Over 370 religious leaders from across the world have signed a declaration asking for forgiveness for harm caused to the LGBTQIA+ community and an end to the criminalisation of homosexuality and gay conversion therapy, the Church Times reports. Titled Declaring The Sanctity Of Life And The Dignity Of All, the declaration was to be launched...
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7.1KLGBTQIA+ Voters Strongly Supported Biden, Report Shows
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a report showing the LGBTQIA+ community swung its support behind President-elect Joe Biden in the November election. Releasing exit poll data collected by HRC and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research the report highlighted LGBTQIA+ and equality voters potentially gave him the boost needed to swing states across the country....
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13.8KChengdu, China’s ‘Gay Capital’ Is Not Giving In
Chengdu, China’s ‘gay capital’, is continuing its openness toward the LGBTQIA+ community despite increasing steps by Beijing to curb it, The Japan Times reports. The city, which is located in south-western China, has built up a reputation for welcoming the LGBTQIA+ community with gay bars and saunas. Called “Gaydu” by Chinese millennials, the city has...
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9.1KGay NHS Doctor Using TikTok To Overcome Harmful Coronavirus Vaccine Myths
A gay NHS doctor has used TikTok to encourage people to take the coronavirus vaccine and to tackle misinformation, PinkNews reports. Doctor Mark Perera, who works as a NHS doctor in East London and who posts under the name @DoctorGayUK on TikTok is using the social media platform to reach out to people. As a...
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8.1KUS Pro Rugby Player Comes Out As Gay
Devin Ibañez, a US pro rugby player is the latest sports star to come out as gay, Outsports reports. Ibañez, who played professionally in Major League Rugby, hopes his coming out will inspire others in a similar situation. Ibañez posted to Instagram a photo of him and his boyfriend with the caption, “decided to embrace...
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11.6KEuropean LGBTIQA Activists Ready To Fight Back After 2020 Setbacks
Remy Bonny, a prominent activist, has written an opinion piece outlining the setbacks to LGBTIQA rights in Europe throughout 2020 and called for activists to join the fight. In his piece published in LGBTNation, Bonny outlined the erosion of LGBTIQA rights made by conservative governments in Poland and Hungary who used COVID-19 as a cover...
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17.1KActor Jannik Schumann Comes Out Via Instagram
Jannik Schumann, a well-known German actor, has come out as gay via Instagram posting a photo of he and his boyfriend over the weekend. In the photo, he and boyfriend Felix Kruck hug and share a kiss – Schumann captioned it with a love heart. The image was also shared by Kruck on his Instagram...
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10.8K2020: What Were Our Hot-Button Issues?
2020 will be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons! In this post, we look at some of the issues that made us mad, sad and glad in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic impacted everyone, of course, but there was an interesting response within our community that got many of us commenting on social media. With lockdowns...
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17.3KGay Former Mormon Reflects On Cutting Final Tie To Religion
Hunky Jake Jacob, a gay doctor and former Mormon from the United States has posted a steamy pic in his underwear as he reflects on casting off his religious undergarments. In his post, Dr Jacob wrote about taking off the underwear Mormon religion required him to wear. “The conscious decision to take my garments off...
