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Kennedy Cooley

High School Football Team Welcomes Trans Player in Canada

17-year-old Kennedy Cooley, a transgender student who recently transferred to Halifax West High School in Nova Scotia, Canada, has become the latest member of the...
Weekend

Homophobia Behind Church’s Ban On Film In Italy?

Andrew Haigh’s film titled Weekend, has been banned from all Catholic Church-owned cinemas throughout Italy, after evaluation from the Churches Film Evaluation Commission. As a result...
Pope Francis

Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Unions For The First Time

In a ground-breaking move, Pope Francis has given his endorsement and backing of same-sex unions. The 83-year-old's historic statement was made during an interview in...
Guillermo Delgado (left) and Phillip Lühl (right) with their lawyer, Uno Katjipuka-Sibolile (centre). (Namibian Equal Rights Movement - INstagram)

Namibian Court Grants Citizenship to Gay Couple’s Child

A Namibian High Court has recognised a gay couple’s son as a Namibian citizen, a major legal victory for same-sex families in the African...
Uganda

Dozens Arrested at Gay-Friendly Bar In Uganda

Over half of the 120 occupants at a popular gay-friendly bar have been arrested and charged in the nation of Uganda. According to reports, approximately...
California LGBTI

California Bans State Funded Travel to Anti-LGBTI States

The US State of California has officially banned any future state-funded and state-sponsored travel to states that are deemed as being anti-LGBTI. The ban which...

Sam Smith Holding The Man

Openly-gay singer Sam Smith has posted a photo to Instagram detailing his affections for the film "Holding the Man" about a love affair between...
LGBTQ + demonstration in Windhoek Namibia, on May 20. Photo Instagram / Equal Namibia

Namibia to End Outdated Gay Sex Ban

The justice minister of Namibia says a colonial-era law that criminalises gay sex between men could soon be scrapped calling the legislation “outdated and...
Wyatt Morgan Cooper

It’s Official … CNN’s Anderson Cooper Is A Daddy

CNN's openly gay Television Journalist Anderson Cooper has officially come out as a daddy ... And when we say daddy, we mean a father. 52-year-old...
HIV

FDA Approves Clinical Human Trials of Possible HIV Cure

Approval for further human testing has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a possible “functional cure” for the HIV virus. The new...

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