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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...
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LGBTIQ Fundraiser For Joe Biden To Be Headlined By Cher
Cher is set to headline the LGBTIQ fundraiser for Joe Biden on 31 August and will be joined by former candidate hopeful Pete Buttiegieg, Deadline reports. Following Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democrat convention, Cher tweeted her support saying she was “a proud Joe Biden supporter.” Cher will also be joined by Senator Tammy Baldwin...
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Pride, It’s A Train Thing
Avanti West Coast, a UK train operator, has launched its Pride train to celebrate the diversity of the community it serves. It is the first train in the UK to be fully wrapped in Pride colours and at 265 metres long it’s going to make a fabulous statement as it cuts cross country. In a...
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19.5KExercising And Thriving With HIV
I’ve had many people living with HIV approach me for training advice. Often they have concerns based on a fear that they may be stigmatised by a personal trainer or feel that their status means they can no longer train as they would like to. Firstly, no one should be made to feel “othered” or...
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18.5KAmazon Bans Gay Film For “Offensive Content” – You Be The Judge
Film maker Keith Hartman has told DNA that DVD versions his film, You Should Meet My Son, has been banned for sale by Amazon for containing what the company describes as, “offensive content”. In the film, a conservative mother is horrified to learn her only son is gay but is also determined he won’t go...
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Pool Boy Reveals US Evangelical Leader Not So Righteous After All
It hasn’t been a great week for the hard-right US evangelical church leader, Jerry Falwell Junior after revelations emerged he and his wife had an alleged sexual relationship with a younger man – Giancarlo Granada. Granada told Reuters he met the couple in March 2012 when he was 20 and working as a pool boy...
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Ad Corrects Trump’s Failed LGBTIQ Record In Time For Republican Convention
With the US Republican convention kicking off this week, GLAAD has released an ad that correct Trump’s lies when it comes to his administration’s LGBTIQ record. In a statement, Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLAAD (the largest LGBTIQ media advocacy organisation), said the ad’s message on the need for the Equality Act was critical for...
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11.2KRyan Murphy’s ‘The Boys In The Band’ Adaption To Stream On Netflix, September 30
Netflix has announced its release of an adaption of the groundbreaking 1968 play, The Boys In The Band by Mart Crowley. Adapted by Ryan Murphy (Glee, Hollywood) the feature-length film includes many of the cast from the Broadway revival of the play in 2018: Matt Bomer (White Collar), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Zachary...
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16.1KShock Finding: Straight Men More Likely To Fat Shame Than Gays
A PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne conducted a study into the experiences and consequences of weight stigma among straight, gay and bisexual men and the findings may surprise you. Weight stigma refers to negative attitudes and behaviour toward people who are well, overweight. Emma Austen, the PhD candidate, posted a summary of her...
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14.3K12 Gay TV Couples On Screens In 2020
Santiagonex, a YouTube subscriber, has helpfully compiled this video of 12 gay couples that landed on our TV screens in 2020. In no particular order he lists; gay couples from Station 19, October Faction, Diary Of A Future President, Hollywood, Love, Victor, and Blood And Water (among others). Check out the full 12 gay TV...
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18.2KGrabbing Life And Love By The Balls
Friendship As A Way Of Life is a major exhibition now on at the University Of New South Wales Galleries, Sydney, celebrating “LGBTQI+ partnerships, collaboration, visibility, sex, intimacy and knowledge”. It has some arresting images! The centrepiece of the exhibit is a huge enlargement of a self-portrait by New York artist-photographer Camilo Godoy featuring him...
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12.4KPauline Hanson Says Transgender Kids Should Be Taken Away From Their Parents
In an online gathering of hard-right commentators, Australian Senator Pauline Hanson said parents who believed their child might be transgender should have their children taken away them, OutinPerth reports. Hanson appeared on Pellowe an online political discussion program alongside others such as Queensland MP George Christensen and a spokesperson from the Australian Christian Lobby. Hanson...
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14.6KRandy Rainbow’s ‘Camelot’ Celebrates Kamala Harris
Randy Rainbow | Instagram Randy Rainbow, the hilarious musical performer who regularly parodies Trump, sings to the title tune of the Alan Lerner musical Camelot to celebrate the announcement that Kamala Harris will join Joe Biden on the Democrat ticket for the upcoming US presidential election. “Joe Biden kept a lid on who he would...
