Dr Anthony Fauci, a member of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force, called out the “extraordinary stigma” faced by the gay community during the HIV epidemic and praised their “strength and activism” . Dr Fauci, speaking in front of anti-gay Vice President Mike Pence, was talking about the impact of the coronavirus on certain disadvantaged communities compared...
Sir Elton John announced via Twitter that he’d created a $1 million fund will help deliver HIV care that could be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In the video, Sir Elton said the Elton John AIDS Foundation “prioritised the most vulnerable”. “For almost 30 years my foundation has prioritised the most vulnerable people to HIV,...
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee after Bernie Sanders suspends his campaign. After falling significantly behind Biden in the primaries Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday leaving the door open for Biden to take on Trump in the November presidential election. In his 2020 bid, Biden...
FAK YAASS, is Canada’s answer to the question, what if My Big Fat Greek Wedding got together with Queer As Folk? The series, which has been featured on ET Canada, Etalk, and SiriusXM, was created by Vasilios Filippakis and is loosely based on his life. The series is written by Anthony Filangeri who has a...
Cardinal George Pell was released from Barwon Prison today after the Australian High Court quashed his convictions unanimously allowing his appeal. The High Court found that the jury, acting rationally on the whole of the evidence, ought to have entertained a doubt to the applicant’s guilt with respect to each of the alleged offences for...
Missing your local pub? Stonewall in Sydney has come up with a groundbreaking way of keeping in touch with regulars and throwing in entertainment. And, possibly, revitalising TV variety, a staple of TV in the ’70s and ’80s before it priced itself out of existence. Stonewall.Live is made by 22 entertainment industry professionals currently out...
On Monday, Sam Smith announced on their Instagram they’ll be delaying and renaming To Die For, amid the Coronavirus pandemic because “it doesn’t feel right”. Smith, who came out as gender-neutral in 2019, joins a list of artists, such as Lady Gaga, Willie Nelson and Haim, to delay the release of their albums. To Die...
Troye Sivan and other music artists have donated to the COVID-19 Relief Fund set up by the Academy to support musicians in need. The fund which was set up two weeks ago by the Academy’s non-profit arm, Musicares, is designed to support musicians who have lost work because of the Coronavirus. The music industry has...
The UK’s National Theatre (NT) is launching a new digital service via its YouTube channel called National Theatre At Home. Productions will be published each Thursday and made available for seven days to combat its temporary closure due to the coronavirus. It begins this week with Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James...
If grocery shelves empty of hand sanitiser and toilet paper weren’t bad enough, The Guardian reports a shortage of condoms is looming right when we’re all self-isolating at home… The world’s largest condom manufacturer, Karex Bhd, has not made a single condom in its three Malaysian factories due to the country’s COVID-19 lockdown for over...
Photos of a bearded Pete Buttigieg emerged earlier this year but to the disappointment to his gay fans they were only a dream doctored by apps. But with COVID-19 lockdowns rolling across the United States the former candidate has put his razor away and is growing a beard. In a video posted to Twitter, Buttigieg’s...
Thanks to covid-19, hooking up right now is a terrible idea. To keep you and your dick from going crazy during this worldwide dry spell, Damien Cox suggest six ways to get off in self-isolation. 1. Host A Video Conference Orgy If group sex is your thing, but contracting coronavirus is not, orchestrate a video...
#sponsored The Pilot app allows men to consult a doctor, anonymously, without stepping foot inside a clinic. James Andrews opens the app to find out how it works… Arriving on the homepage (Pilot.com.au), you are directed to fill out a health questionnaire, targeted specifically towards the issue you are seeking help for. There are also...
In the Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, Love In The Time Of Cholera, protagonists Florentino and Fermina fall in love but are pulled apart. Florentino swears to stay faithful to Fermina after she moves away and marries another man, but he doesn’t although he tried to cover up his promiscuity. While not quite the same as...
#sponsored A revolutionary new website, Pilot, makes a doctor’s consultation fast, cheap and anonymous. James Andrews checked it out. There’s no getting around it, men are terrible at asking for help. Even in the face of ill-health, we are simply too ready to reach for some water and ibuprofen and then catch the next train...