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Randy Rainbow Parodies Trump With ‘Poor Deplorable Troll’ Video
Randy Rainbow has posted his latest parody, Poor Deplorable Troll, which doesn’t hold back on the Trump presidency and re-election campaign. In the video, the US musical performer and comedian highlights the hate Trump is using as part of his re-election campaign to the tune of Disney’s Poor Unfortunate Souls. Rainbow criticises Trump for letting...
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10.5KGrowing Calls To Ban Gay Conversion Therapy In The UK
Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for conversion therapy to be banned in the UK, the BBC reports. The petition against conversion therapy, the idea that a person’s sexuality can be changed, has gained enough support that it will be debated by the UK government. The government said it would ban the...
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10.3KNetflix Eurovision Movie Packed Full Of Cameos
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ hilarious Netflix feature, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga, opens with a throw-back to ABBA signing Waterloo at the 1974 contest… and the cameos just keep coming. Eurovision fans will love the epic “song-along” sequence featuring numerous Eurovision winners performing a medley of covers from Cher, Madonna and...
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Indigenous Man Becomes Australia’s First Openly Gay Parliamentary Speaker
Australia’s Northern Territory made history last week when the parliament made openly gay Indigenous man, Chancey Paech the Speaker. It’s another first for Paech who became Australia’s first gay Indigenous man in parliament when he was elected in 2016. “I am young, I am gay, I am black. I’m a true blue Territorian,” Paech told...
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17.1KUPDATE: Out Of Iso Broadway And Opera Star, Tim Springs To Perform At Darlinghurst Theatre Company
Update: Red Carpet Cabaret has been a huge hit and is nearly sold out, but there are a few spots left for Timothy’s 5:30pm session this Friday via this link. There’s no need to book a full table as double passes are available. Tickets are $40 per person and include the performance, anti pasto share...
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7.5KFrom The Editor: DNA #246, Challenge, Change, Hope And Inspiration
There are seismic shifts in the social consciousness occurring around us, and LGBT voices are among those clamouring for change, writes DNA Editor, Andrew Creagh. We’d planned a Feeling Good themed issue of DNA months before COVID-19 and the death of George Floyd, which activated the Black Lives Matter global response, but it couldn’t feel...
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19.2K51 Years On And NYPD Clash With Gays At Stonewall On Pride Day
In what is a throwback to riots at the Stonewall Inn Greenwich Village June 1969, ABC news reports the New York Police Department (NYPD) are under fire for assaulting protesters at a recent Pride rally. New York’s Pride Parade was to go ahead on Sunday but was cancelled because of the coronavirus. Instead, activist group,...
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9.2KTaiwan Holds Pride Parade ‘For The World’ As Coronavirus Shuts Down Overseas Events
Over the weekend, Taiwan’s capital held its annual Pride Parade making it one of the few places to go ahead with the event amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ABC reports. Usually the event attracts tens of thousands, but this year Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported only 1,000 attended as heavy rain and health concerns kept...
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5.8KCould These Two Men Become The First Openly Gay Black Men In The US Congress?
New York Democratic primaries will be tabulated 30 June, but early results show New York City Councilman, Richie Torres, and progressive lawyer Mondaire Jones are in a strong position to win their primaries, Time reports. Both candidates are running in safe Democratic districts and if they win in November will become the first openly Black...
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10.5KAlan Cumming Announced Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021 Artistic Director
Alan Cumming, the Tony Award winning performer and LGBTIQ activist has been announced as the Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021. Cumming will be the first-ever international Artistic Director in the festival’s history when Adelaide Cabaret Festival celebrates its 21st anniversary next year. “I first came to Adelaide over thirty years ago and have...
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11.3KThis Weekend Global Pride 2020 Is Coming To You
COVID-19 might have caused cancellations, but that’s not stopping the world’s LGBTIQ community coming together for a virtual party this weekend with the Global Pride 24-hour online broadcast. For the first time over 500 organisations across 91 countries will come together to stream events and performances to an expected audience of 70 million. This truly...
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13.8KHello Sexy – “Live From Stonewall” Bartender, Ivan Martin
Sexy barman, Ivan Martin has been the hottest and most popular regular on Live From Stonewall, the LGBTQ streaming variety show broadcast from Stonewall Hotel on Oxford Street, Sydney, during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, coronavirus regulations have not only meant social distancing between everybody on the show, but alcohol can’t be served. This doesn’t upset Ivan...
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8.4KActivists Attach Pride Flag To Ukraine’s Motherland Statue
The venerated Motherland statue in Kyiv, Ukraine flew a Pride flag thanks to a group of activists who used a drone to attach it to the sword, LGBTNation reports. “Drone flights were carried out under the current legislation and according to the rules of the State Service,” according to Dronarium Ukraine, the company that arranged...
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12.4KLegendary Director Joel Schumacher Dies At 80
Filmmaker Joel Schumacher has died at 80 after a year-long battle with cancer, the ABC reports. Schumacher, who was openly gay, was known for being honest and candid about his life – from his drug addictions, to his many sexual encounters. His career began dressing department store windows before becoming a costume designer for Woody...
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10.3KNetflix’ Eurovision Comedy Casts A Serious Light On Being LGBTIQ In Chechnya
In a recent interview, Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens said his character in the upcoming Netflix movie, Eurovison Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga sheds light on the dangers of being LGBTIQ in Chechnya. Stevens joins Will Farrell and Rachel McAdams who play struggling Icelandic musicians fighting to represent their country in Eurovision. Stevens...
