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10.8KElton John Donates $1 Million To Australian Bushfire Relief
Elton John announced at his Sydney show last night that he is donating $1 million to Australian bushfire relief, ABC News reports. The singer, who received a standing ovation, said Australia should be “in awe” of its firefighters, who are battling an unprecedented bushfire season. “There are people out there who have lost their lives...
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8.7KSBS Announces Australian Eurovision 2020 Contenders
Australia’s SBS and its production partner Blink TV have dropped the first song and announced the contenders for Eurovision – Australia Decides to air on SBS 8 February. The live broadcast will showcase some of Australia’s biggest acts, singing original compositions, for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in...
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18.3KAmerican Anti-Gay Pastor Says God Set Australia On Fire Because The Country Banned Him
LGBTNation reports Steve Anderson, the preacher who has been banned from 33 countries, has said the bushfires ravaging Australia are God’s punishment for “banning and deporting preachers of the Gospel”. Via Facebook, Anderson said, “Maybe if Australia weren’t banning and deporting preachers of the Gospel, they wouldn’t be under the judgment of God.” The most...
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Actor Billy Porter Doesn’t Care If He Plays Gay Or Straight Roles
Pose star Billy Porter recently told the PA News Agency that he is less concerned about a character’s sexuality, but rather whether they interested him or not. “I don’t care. I’m looking for good roles. I’m looking for the best roles,” Porter said at the BAFTA Tea Party in Los Angeles. “It’s not about gay...
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12.7KStar Wars Actor, Mark Hamill Writes Gay Love Poem For Finn And Poe
Taking to Twitter, Mark Hamill dedicated a love poem he’d written to the greatest romance that never happened in The Rise Of Skywalker. The romance, between to male characters Finn and Poe, had been the subject of much speculation among fans who expected the pair would finally hook-up in the latest film from the Star...
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12.5KDonate To The Australian Red Cross Bushfire Disaster Relief And Recovery
In Australia it’s bushfire season. The statistics on this season are grim: at least 15 people have died, millions of acres have burned, and over one thousand homes have been destroyed. And the season has only just begun. Small communities along the Australian east coast are finding themselves without water or power and living in...
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21.7KWWE Wrestler Allegedly Starred In Gay Films For Randy Blue
Some eagle-eyed fans of Lars Sullivan, a former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler, are alleging he once starred in gay adult films under the name Mitch Bennett. If true it would be quite a turnaround for Sullivan who was fined by the WWE for a series of homophobic tweets between 2007 and 2013. Sullivan has...
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15.4KLawsuit Against Kevin Spacey Dropped After Accuser’s Death
The Sydney Morning Herald reports a lawsuit against Kevin Spacey has been dropped after the accuser died unexpectedly before it went to trial. The accuser, a massage therapist, alleged the Hollywood star forced him to touch Spacey’s genitals and tried to kiss him during a massage in 2016. Spacey denies the allegations. On Monday the...
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9.6KTop 10 Clicked DNA News In 2019
From celebrities coming out, to Eurovision, to growing homophobia and interviews with porn stars 2019 has been a big year! Here are 10 of our most clicked News stories for the year. 1. More Straight Men Diagnosed With HIV Than Gay Men In 2019 In 2019 more straight men in Western Australia were diagnosed with...
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15.3KGay Couple Beaten For Holding Hands In Public
What should have been a casual moment between a gay couple buying Sunday brunch from a food truck instead turned ugly when a gang of four saw them holding hands. LGBTNation reports the couple in Pasco Washington were taunted on as they held hands by the food truck. Witnesses heard the gang call the couple...
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9.9KGay Jesus Netflix Protestors Respond With Molotov Cocktails
Twas the morning before Christmas when two Molotov cocktails were hurled at the Rio de Janeiro office of the comedy troupe behind the Netflix gay Jesus Christmas special. NBCnews reports the troupe, Porta dos Fundos, caused outrage in Brazil when Netflix released The First Temptation of Christ a comedy about Jesus bringing his boyfriend home...
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7.1KUS Ambassador To Zambia Forced To Leave Country After Speaking Out On Gay Rights
The New York Times reports Daniel Foote the US Ambassador to Zambia has been recalled after he criticised the country’s treatment of a gay couple. A judge quashed the gay couple’s appeal against their conviction, sentencing them both to 15 years in prison. Foote who described the treatment of the couple as “horrifying” set off...
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10.0KMardi Gras AGM Calls Out PrEP Manufacturer
The Star Observer reports a motion by Pride in Protest to challenge the sponsorship of Gilead a US pharmaceutical company that manufactures PrEP was passed at the Mardi Gras AGM. The motion called out Gilead for “price gouging” in the sale of its PrEP drugs Truvada and Discovy. In Australia the drugs sell for $8...
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8.7KGay Kiss In Latest Star Wars Movie Censored In Dubai
A gay kiss in a galaxy far far away proved to be too much for Dubai which censored the kiss scene in the latest Star Wars movie – The Rise of Skywalker. Originally reported in the Hollywood Reporter, the scene capturing a fleeting kiss between a same-sex couple has been cut from the movie. The...
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8.3KGay Saudi Couple Released From Australian Detention
SBS News reports a gay Saudi couple have been released from Australian immigration detention while their claim for asylum is processed. The couple, identified only as Sultan and Nassar, arrived in Australia on tourist visas in October and were taken into immigration detention when it became clear they intended to settle permanently. The release came...
