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A leading medical chief has offered important advice to any LGBT+ people considering hooking up on Grindr during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Anthony Fauci, who is part of the White House coronavirus taskforce, explained in an interview with Vanity Fair that it’s all about “relative risk”. “If you really feel that you don’t want to

Former One Direction member Liam Payne has issued a somewhat half-hearted apology for a “harmful” song about bisexuality he released last year. “Both Sides”, a track on Payne’s latest album LP1, was widely criticised by bisexual activists and fans on Twitter when it landed last December. In the song, Payne sings: “My girl, she like

YouTube star NikkieTutorials spoke to Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen Show. (EllenTube/ YouTube) YouTube NikkieTutorials has given more details about her experience of appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss coming out as trans, and it’s not good. NikkieTutorials, real name Nikkie de Jager, appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’s talkshow in January to speak about the blackmail attempt

Boys and men are feeling vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic but are disguising it through risk-taking behaviour, a researcher has said. In an article for TES, criminology professor Ross Deuchar and former police chief inspector in the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit Graham Goulden wrote of their fears for boys and men in COVID-19 lockdown. Deuchar

Armie Hammer has unveiled his new look, and his Call Me By Your Name co-star Timothée Chalamet has had quite the reaction. Hammer revealed his makeover in an Instagram post, showing what appears to be a mohawk along with some very 80s-style facial hair. The reactions ranged from confusion to thirst, but Chalamet summed up

Denise Richards fought with her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-stars over her alleged affair with Brandi Glanville. (Bravo) Denise Richards stormed off The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after her co-stars accused her of hiding an affair with Brandi Glanville. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills returned for season 10 on Wednesday night (April

Netflix drama Love 101 has attracted fury in Turkey (Photos courtesy Netflix/Huseyin Bilgi) Rumours of a gay character on a Turkish Netflix series have fuelled anti-LGBT bigotry in the country. New Turkish coming-of-age drama Love 101, which is set to begin on April 24, unleashed a torrent of fury over unconfirmed rumours that it will

The American Red Cross has received 86,000 fewer blood donations since the beginning of coronavirus. (Envato) Men who have sex with men in Australia could soon be able to donate blood after being celibate for just three months, as blood donation rules are set to be relaxed amid global shortages. Following an expert review, the

Non-binary actor Indya Moore at World Pride in New York, 2019. (Erin Lefevre/NurPhoto via Getty) Pose star Indya Moore has been giving back to the Black queer and trans communities who risk “slipping through the cracks” during the coronavirus pandemic. Moore, who made their name by playing ballroom star turned model Angel Evangelista in Pose, first

Jay-Z tried to reach out to the disgraced rapper. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment) Jay-Z reportedly attempted to reach out to the rapper Boosie Badazz after he sparked anger with horrifying remarks about the genitals of the 12-year-old Zaya Wade. The rapper, real name Torrence Hatch Jr, has refused to issue an apology

A group of officers had ‘viewing parties’ of a prisoner with mental illness on suicide watch. (Envato) Inmates at New Jersey’s only state women’s prison were horrifically abused by guards and forced to have sex with each other, an investigation has found. A damning 31-page report on Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton,

Kesha posted a tribute to her friend Blake Brockway on Instagram. (Instagram/iishwhoiis) Kesha paid tribute to her friend Blake Brockway, an LGBT+ activist who has died from an unspecified illness. The two-time Grammy nominee posted pictures of her and Blake together on Instagram, paying tribute to her friend and saying “we’ve lost an angel today”.

A gay couple have opened up about their horrific experience of being spat on during a homophobic incident in Amsterdam while the world is in coronavirus lockdown. The couple, called Daniel and Fabio, were walking to a supermarket on Molukkenstraat in Amsterdam yesterday (April 12) when the incident occurred. They were approached by a group

Transgender people protest in Pakistan in 2019, prior to the lockdown, demanding an end to discrimination (Photo: RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images) Trans people in Pakistan are being deprived of support during the pandemic lockdown, according to alarming reports from the country. Regions across Pakistan have imposed a lockdown, with the number of confirmed coronavirus

The Killing Eve season 3 cast are returning slightly ahead of schedule. (BBC/Paola Kudacki) Killing Eve is back with season 3 picking up after last year’s shock cliff-hanger ending. Here’s where you can watch it. Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh) are back for another game of queerbait-y cat and mouse. Killing Eve season

A mother nearly too pure for this world stumbled onto her son’s bottle of poppers and mistook them for “smelling salts”. (Screen captures via TikTok) Our parents or guardians stumbling onto our more, uh, private possessions is a fear known by countless teens across the world. Thankfully, the art of being a homosexual means that,

Sunday marks the first anniversary of a ban on trans people joining the US Armed Forces. After months of litigation and controversy over the issue, the Defense Department levelled the policy that, to this day, nobody can figure out why it was even needed and what effect it has to positively impact those who enlist

Pastor Greg Locke defied social distancing measures there to protect vulnerable Americans from coronavirus to reenact Christ’s crucifixion. (Screen captures via Twitter) In a series of words we never thought could be strung together, an anti-gay right-wing American pastor defied social distancing orders amid the coronavirus pandemic to host a live reenactment of Christ’s crucifixion

Grindr. (Getty) Georgia, US, police have been accused of “cataclysmic failure” by LGBT+ activists after cops arrested nine men following a three-day sting operation conducted through Grindr. The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office carried out the apprehension from March 2 to 4, according to Project Q. But after the arrests were made, the names, mug shots

Actor Rob Lowe is ‘developing’ a Tiger King project with Ryan Murphy. His dog, however, is terrified of the road ahead, apparently. (Instagram) We officially have confirmation that we’re in the Bad Place and the darkest timeline after actor Rob Lowe shared a photo of himself dressed as Tiger King star Joe Exotic. The truly

This 10-second TikTok video parodying gay couples in coronavirus lockdown has made us feel both seen and attacked at the same time. The video was uploaded to the short-form video platform by Darren and Michael and is captioned: “Gays in quarantine.” In the 10-second long clip, the couple bakes, cleans, pots plants, engages in some

Joe Biden holds a virtual campaign event on March 13, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty) Joe Biden is holding a star-studded ‘virtual’ fundraiser in the Los Angeles LGBT+ community, with minimum donations of $1,000. The event on April 23 will feature performances from TV, Broadway and music stars, including Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth and Melissa Etheridge. The

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot laying down the law from her kitchen (Twitter/@chicagosmayor) Chicago’s lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot is refusing to sugarcoat her coronavirus advice – but that doesn’t mean she can’t use humour to get her message across. As leaders around the world struggle to strike the right tone amid the crisis, Lori Lightfoot has

Paul O’Grady. (Anthony Harvey/Getty) Veteran TV and radio star Paul O’Grady has received an outpouring of love and support after he said he has “definitely” had coronavirus. The 64-year-old had been self-isolating because, having previously suffered heart attacks, he falls into the at-risk group with long-term health conditions. Despite his self-isolation, he told radio presenter

Ellen DeGeneres, after production of her show was suspended due to coronavirus, is back and is filming from her Los Angeles living room. (Screen capture via YouTube) Ellen DeGeneres has quietly removed the section of her show in which she compared quarantining in her $27 million Californian mansion to “being in jail”. On Tuesday the

Stock image of blood donation. (Pexels) Dozens of queer men have been turned away from blood banks in Ireland in the last two years due to archaic rules. New statistics released under the Freedom of Information Act and reported by the Irish Examiner show that 70 queer men were turned away at blood banks between

Anti-gay pastor Tony Spell said true Christians “don’t mind dying”. (Screenshot/TMZ) Anti-gay pastor Tony Spell says “true Christians don’t mind dying of the coronavirus” if they are infected at church. Spell is facing charges for twice flouting lockdown rules to bus in thousands to his megachurch. The Louisiana-based pastor was charged by police with six

A protest against LGBT+ rights in Banda Aceh, Indonesia (Adli Dzil Ikram/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty) A vicious mob who doused a trans woman in petrol and burned her alive will not face murder charges, Indonesian police have confirmed. The 42-year-old woman, named locally as Mira, was set upon by a gang of thugs for allegedly stealing a

Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks at a press briefing with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Dr Anthony Fauci likened coronavirus to HIV/AIDS as he spoke about the resilience of the gay community – while stood next to Mike

Inter-American Court of Human Rights hears cases of human rights abuses in Latin America (Twitter/@CorteIDH) The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the rape and torture of a trans woman while in police custody. In 2008, Azul Rojas Marín was stripped, hit and raped with a truncheon by three