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11.5KWentworth Miller Is Done Playing Straight
Wentworth Miller, the star of Prison Break, Madam Secretary and The Flash has called time on playing straight characters, Vulture reports. Via his Instagram account, Miller simply posted a white square with a caption that included the announcement, “I’m out. Of PB. Officially.” “Not bec of static on social media (although that has centred the...
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11.7KStraight Actor Says Playing A Gay Role Is Not A “Gimmick”
Viggo Mortenson thinks it’s fine for straight actors to play gay, telling Reuters his playing a gay character in the upcoming film, Falling, is not a “gimmick”. Mortenson who is best known for his role as Aragon in the Lord Of The Rings, joins other high profile straight actors who’ve played gay roles. “There are...
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11.6KCelebrities Celebrate The Biden Win
While people took to the streets to celebrate Biden becoming President-Elect after winning the 2020 election, celebrities took to social media to show their support. Jim Parsons star of Big Bang Theory, The Boys In The Band and Hollywood posted to Instagram simply saying, “I heart America”. Billy Porter tweeted it was time to celebrate....
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7.8KBiden Wins: Here’s What We Can Expect For LGBTIQA Rights
Americans have voted and they’ve thrown their support behind President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. With the chaos of one-term Trump coming to an end, the US LGBTIQA community can look forward to an administration committed to equality with Biden pledging he’ll pass the Equality Act within his first 100 days of office....
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19.9KA Film About Gay Rugby Club ‘Steelers’ Screens This Week – You’ll Probably Cry
A film about the world’s oldest gay rugby club, The Kings Cross Steelers, will screen across Australia this weekend and it’s a tear jerker. The heartfelt story follows the team’s journey to Amsterdam in 2018 where they competed in the Bingham Cup – the World Cup of gay rugby. Created by Australian journalist, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson,...
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11.1KBiden Poised To Take White House Amid Rainbow Wave Of LGBTQIA+ Winners
At time of writing, Joe Biden holds an estimated 264 electoral college votes needing only a further six to secure the White House. While he hasn’t declared victory, votes are tightening in favour of Biden with counting to continue over the weekend in crucial states like Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. Biden only needs to win...
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17.5KCovid-Safe Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Will Be A Ticketed Event In 2021
Sydney’s iconic Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will go ahead in 2021 but not as per usual. Instead, a ticketed Parade event will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a covid-safe environment. Instead of going down Oxford Street, the parade will lap the stadium. “Mardi Gras will work closely with NSW Health...
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Viral Video Exposes Trump’s Poor LGBTIQ Record
In a tweet posted by The Recount, Trump’s poor record on LGBTIQ rights has been contrasted with statements by his daughter, Tiffany, and the First Lady, Huffington Post reports. The video, which has been viewed more than 3 million times, cuts statements made by the two women with either Trump’s own words or actions his...
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8.6KTrump Increased His LGBTIQ Vote In 2020 Election
In spite Trump’s anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and policies, it appears more members of the LGBTIQ community got behind the president than in 2016, LGBTNation reports. Based on exit polling of 16,000 voters conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool it found of those who identified as LGBTIQ, 28 percent voted for Trump – double...
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11.8KNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Appoints Openly Gay Deputy
Following her recent win in the New Zealand election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has appointed an openly gay man as her Deputy, ABC reports. Grant Robertson, who will remain Finance Minister, was named Deputy by Prime Minister Arden when she unveiled her new cabinet, which includes a number of Indigenous Maori lawmakers. On his appointment,...
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13.8KSolidarity: Iconic Media Joins DNA’s 250th Celebration
As DNA celebrates our 250th issue, we’ve received messages of congratulations from the publishers of two of the world’s leading magazines for LGBTQIA+ readers, Attitude in the UK and Curve in the USA. “Geographical perspective may affect your view of whether Attitude is the top to DNA’s bottom or vice versa but, from half a...
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9.2KDan Palmer Becomes First Australian Rugby Union Star To Come Out As Gay
Dan Palmer, a former pro rugby player who played for the Wallabies, Australia’s national team, has come out as gay via a heartfelt piece in the Sydney Morning Herald. 32-year-old Palmer wrote of his angst at hiding his sexuality that led to drug abuse and mental health issues. Palmer described crying himself to sleep and...
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8.1KTaiwan Same-Sex Couples Say ‘I Do’ At A First For Military Wedding
At a mass military wedding in Taiwan, two women became the first military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners, Reuters reports. The Taiwanese defence ministry described the event as “open and progressive” and gave its blessings to all 188 couples married during the mass wedding. “I am hoping to boost the visibility of homosexuals...
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Backlash Grows As Forgetful Lord Mayor Apologises For Trans Comments
Newly elected Perth (Western Australia) Lord Mayor, Basil Zempilas, has apologised to the transgender community for comments he made on his radio program, saying he “forgot” he was an elected representative of the council and the mayor, the ABC reports. On Wednesday, Zempilas, who was elected Lord Mayor earlier this month, told his breakfast show...
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8.8KGay Christmas Is Coming To US Cable Networks
As the end of the year fast approaches, US cable networks have released details of their upcoming Christmas specials and among them is LGBTIQ representation, USAToday reports. Among the line-up is The Christmas House, staring Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls and Cake Wars), whose character is married to Jake (Brad Harder). Bennett told USAToday, he was...
