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Don Lemon sighed in frustration, and Mike Pence’s excuses were “ridiculous”. (CNN/ YouTube) CNN host Don Lemon has slammed US vice president and homophobic Mike Pence for disregarding a hospital’s mask-wearing policy while meeting coronavirus patients. Pence, who is taking a break from his long career of fomenting anti-LGBT+ hatred to lead the White House efforts to tackle
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There have been more than a million coronavirus cases in the US and more than 60,000 deaths, with LGBT+ people disproportionately affected, but the White House gift shop is busy selling commemorative COVID-19 coins. No, really. The coin, which costs $125 to pre-order, has a graphic of coronavirus on one side and on the other
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Dr Rachel Levine giving a live update on the coronavirus crisis in Pennsylvania (Facebook/Pennsylvania Department of Health) Pennsylvanians have united in support of Dr Rachel Levine, the transgender secretary of health who’s leading the state through the coronavirus crisis. A graduate of Harvard College and a specialist in paediatrics and adolescent medicine, Dr Rachel Levine
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What is the difference between sex and gender identity, exactly? Whether you want to brush up on your knowledge or you’re questioning your gender identity yourself, you’ll find the answers here. Sex and gender have historically been used interchangeably, but that doesn’t mean that they’re the same thing. “We don’t know how to measure gender,”
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Jade Thirlwall, certified hun. (Getty) Jade Thirlwall continues to justify her gay icon credentials, this time admitting she baked herself a penis pie because it’s the thing she’s missing most in lockdown. The Little Mix star has been a constant source of camp and delight in recent weeks, recreating iconic TV scenes and educating the
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TOWIE star Bobby Norris has spoken out about homophobic trolls who sent him vile abuse during a live-stream. The reality star, who has appeared on The Only Way Is Essex since 2012, is no stranger to facing homophobia – petitioning Parliament in 2019 to make online anti-LGBT abuse a criminal offence. He called out trolls once
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Naofal Moussa’s Instagram Live video where she instructed her followers to make fake accounts on gay dating apps. (Screenshot/Supplied) LGBT+ activists have confirmed that at least one gay man in Morocco has died by suicide after being hunted down and publicly outed by a transgender beauty influencer. Gay men in Morocco have been living in
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Placard at a sex workers’ rights march in Stockholm. (Twitter/SWARM) Trans sex workers in Greece who don’t have legal gender recognition are being excluded from government support in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In Greece, where sex work is legalised but heavily regulated, only Greek nationals with a female gender marker in their documents
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The new findings by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County could be revolutionary for HIV research (Envato Elements) Researchers have made an exciting HIV breakthrough that’s been described as a “paradigm shift” in understanding and treating the disease. The new findings by UMBC published in Science refer to the virus’s RNA, where its genetic information
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Israel Folau. (Matt King/Getty) The outgoing Rugby Australia chief was reportedly targeted with “vicious bullying” after she sacked homophobic rugby star Israel Folau. Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle resigned on Wednesday, April 23, as the board had lost confidence in her ability to “take the game forward”, according to the BBC. She spent a
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Roddy Alves gave an emotional interview in which she opened up about childhood bullying. (Screenshot/Truly) Celebrity Big Brother star Roddy Alves, who became famous as a lover of plastic surgery and later came out as transgender, has opened up about her transition in an emotional interview. Roddy Alves found fame after spending half a million
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The face masks come in various LGBT-themed patterns. (The Baltimore Eagle) A gay leather bar in Baltimore, Maryland, has found new ways to keep the business afloat after shutting its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland is currently under strict stay at home orders, meaning that residents can only leave their homes for essential
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Donald Trump holds a rainbow flag given by a supporter during a 2016 campaign rally in Colorado. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) Pockets of leaders around the world have used the coronavirus crisis to consolidate power and strike against vulnerable communities within their borders. Joining the governments of Poland, Britain and Hungary, whose leaders have launched attacks against
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Lambeth’s new mayor, Philip Normal, has represented Lambeth’s Oval ward since the May 2018 local government elections. (Supplied) The UK’s first-ever openly HIV positive mayor, Philip Normal, has been elected in Lambeth, South London. He has pledged to support LGBT+ rights and de-stigmatise living with HIV. Philip Normal, 38, is an artist who has a
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Tiger King stars Joe Exotic (R) and Dillon Passage. (Instagram) Dillon Passage, husband to Tiger King star Joe Exotic, has found himself in a rather specific situation, one that can only be described as peak 2020. Passage revealed Thursday night to FUBAR Radio’s Access All Areas that while his husband is carrying out his 22-yearslong
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Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade leaving 10 Downing Street on February 13, 2020. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Conservative equalities minister Liz Truss set out her plan for reforms to the Gender Recognition Act yesterday, alarming LGBT+ rights organisations and the parents of vulnerable trans children. Truss, who dislikes “identity politics” and wants to
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Kenyan gay and lesbian organisations demonstrate outside the Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi after former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act into law. (SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty) All the police constable did was allegedly have anal sex with his male partner in Nigeria, yet, Chibuike Ukazu and his partner were brutally beaten
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Ansel Elgort and his nipples (pictured) claimed to have started an “OnlyFans”, kind of. (Instagram) Thousands of laptops, tablets and mobile phone screens spontaneously combusted into a plume of hormonal flames after professional pseudo-twink actor Ansel Elgort uploaded a near-naked photograph of to promote his ‘OnlyFans’. After images of his bulge broke the internet in
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CJ (L) and Flick (R) are simply “roommates and business partners”, according to an Animal Crossing: New Horizons companion guide. (Nintendo) Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a cartoony life-simulator by gaming giant Nintendo, has given countless housebound fans the opportunity to pretend that they are chatting to friends in person, hanging out in e fresh air,
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Jakub and David created 300 rainbow masks. (jakubidawid/ Instagram) A gay couple in Poland have been distributing rainbow face masks in “LGBT-free” zones, to fight both homophobia and the coronavirus. More than a third of Poland is pledging to become an ‘LGBT-free’ zone, pledging to refrain from acts that encourage tolerance and avoiding providing financial
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