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13.0KBREAKING NEWS: Statement From Donald Trump Re His Macho, Macho Manliness
DNA has received an exclusive statement from Donald Trump that refutes any doubt about his macho-ness and claims he wrote the song anyway. In response to our earlier post Trump, “Screw those Village People,” when they asked his campaign to stop playing Macho Man at his rallies. Starting his video with confirmation that he “is...
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14.1KBook About Two Princes Sparks Education Row In Taiwan
A gay-themed children’s book about two princes who fall in love and get married has ignited protests in Taiwan after it was added to a government-backed reading program, Reuters reports. The premise of King And King, a book originally published in Dutch, follows a young prince who falls in love with a prince despite being...
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Stop The Music, Say Village People As Trump Plays ‘Macho Man’ At Nevada Rally
A crowd of Trump supporters ran enthusiastically to the barricades as Macho Man by gay pop icons Village People blared on the loudspeaker as part of the president’s rally in Nevada, Vanity Fair reports. Presumably the track was chosen to represent Trump, who has notoriously small hands, as a tough guy. It’s ironic that the...
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17.2KTikTok Censored LGBTQ Content In Some Countries
It has emerged that TikTok has been censoring LGBTIQ content in countries considered morally conservative, The Guardian reports. In documents seen by the news website, countries like Turkey had guidelines that explicitly censored depictions of homosexuality. “Intimate activities (holding hands, touching, kissing) between homosexual lovers” were censored, as were “reports of homosexual groups, including news,...
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church Leader Contracts COVID-19 After Blaming Pandemic On Gays
A Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after he earlier blamed the pandemic on same-sex marriage. Patriarch Filaret, the 91-year-old head of the Kyiv Patriarchate is currently in hospital after he contracted the disease. “We inform that during planned testing, His Holiness Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine tested positive for...
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13.3KR U OK? An Important LGBT Question And How To Help
In Australia, September 10 is R U OK day – a day that draws attention to mental health by encouraging people to check in with friends, family, work mates and loved ones. Started in 2009 by Gavin Larkin who lost his father to suicide in 1995 the day raises awareness about depression and mental health...
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Teen Forced To Assault Himself On Camera After Criticising Chechnya Leader
In a disturbing video that has emerged, Salman Tepsurkayev, a Russian teen who was critical of Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov is forced to sit on a bottle as an act of apology, the Daily Beast reports. In news that has emerged overnight and so far only reported in the Advocate and The Daily Beast. The...
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20.1KYouTube Reverses Decision To Censor ‘Ding Dong I’m Gay’
YouTube has reversed its decision to censor episode 4 of Ding Dong I’m Gay after the production team put in an appeal. “This was incredibly disappointing, I’m happy to announce that our appeal was successful, and you can now watch episode 4 in all its glory on our YouTube channel,” Tim Spencer the show’s writer...
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12.3KGoFundMe Hosts Gay Conversion Therapy Fundraisers
If you do a simple Google search on gay conversion therapy and GoFundMe you’ll come across pages set up requesting money to pay for therapy. On one page, Tristan from Georgia says he’s a proud American born into a Christian family and asks for prayers (and money) to pay for his conversion therapy. He’s raised...
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9.2KIs The Tide Turning In Uganda After Anti-LGBTQ Minister Loses Seat?
The Uganda Minister For Ethics who pushed for the reintroduction of anti-LGBTQ legislation has lost his seat in a recent election primary after being beaten by a member of the National Resistance Movement Gay Times reports. The minister, Simon Lokodo, lost the seat he’s held since 2006 to Baatom Ben Koryang who received 2,962...
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16.8KGay Trump Ally Joins Anti-Gay Organisation
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has labelled Anthony Grenell, a gay pro Trump ally, as “Gaslight Grenell” after he joined an anti-LGBTQ group. Last Friday, Grenell announced he’d joined the American Centre For Law And Justice as a special advisor for National Security And Foreign Policy. The organisation was founded by anti-LGBTQ televangelist, Pat Robertson....
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13.5KTom Of Finland Official Biography Released For Artist’s 100th Anniversary
A book that celebrates the artist Tuoko Laaksonen, better known as Tom Of Finland, has been released to coincide with his 100th anniversary. Titled Tom Of Finland: The Official Life And Work Of A Gay Hero the author F Valentine Hooven III partnered with the Tom Of Finland Foundation to compile rare or never-before-seen material...
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Son’s Love Of Elsa Inspires Dad To Write ‘My Shadow Is Pink’ Book
Scott Stuart has released a children’s book, My Shadow Is Pink, that was inspired by his son’s love of his doll, Elsa from Disney’s Frozen SBS reports. Stuart, who is a best-selling author and illustrator based in Melbourne Australia, told SBS he began writing the book after his son came home from childcare in tears...
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15.2KWorlds Collide: When The Personal And The Political Don’t Align
Gay politicians who support anti-gay policies naturally face accusations of hypocrisy. But why do they do it, and what’s the price they pay when their politics conflicts with their personal lives? Earlier this year, former Republican congressman, Aaron Schock had an announcement to make. After years of speculation by the media, the former Illinois...
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The Murder Of Gay Student Scott Johnson Told On ABC’s ‘Australian Story’
Tonight’s Australian Story, to air on ABC TV (Australia), will focus on the murdered gay man, Scott Johnson in 1988. It is almost four months since a man was charged with Scott’s murder. Johnson’s death has been the subject of three coronial inquests. The first found that he had taken his own life, but subsequent...
