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Blood Donation

Netherlands Ends Lifetime Ban on Gay Blood Donation

New regulations announced by the Netherland's Minister of Health will end the outright ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, regardless of how long...
pastor

Homophobic Pastor Banned From UK and South Africa

Homophobic Pastor Steven Anderson, who is best known for his anti-LGBTI hate speech has been banned from the United Kingdom, halting him from making...
Russian Legislation

Proposed Homophobic Legislation Rejected in Russia

Proposed legislation with the intention of banning Russian people from coming out as homosexual has been rejected by a Russian State Duma committee. The proposed legislation...
British TV Show Cucumber

Gays Scoop the Nominations at Britain’s TV Awards

Nominations have been awarded to gay programmes and personalities for Britain's Television awards. The BAFTA television awards will be held on May 8 and two...
asia pacific lgbtq rights

From West to East: Taking a Leaf From Countries in Asia-Pacific...

Regressive recent LGBTIQ events In what can best be described as yet another difficult week for LGBTIQA+ community and their allies, particularly transgender and intersex...
Julian Wilson

Eikon’s Top 7 Male Surfers

The shark incident this week on surfing's biggest star has shed a light on how dangerous a sport surfing can be, we at Eikon decided...
Botswana LGBTI

Politicians Using Homophobic Slurs and Hatred Against Political Opponents in Botswana

Politicians in Botswana have been accused of promoting and endorsing homophobia by the local LGBTI community, following a series of anti-LGBTI slurs being used...
Chasten and Pete Buttigieg with their twins (Instagram)

Double Trouble Baby Joy Pete Buttigieg

The first openly gay US cabinet member, Pete Buttigieg, has announced the arrival of two children Penelope and Joseph. In social media posts on the...

LGBQ Teens More Likely To Use Hard Drugs Study Reports

A new US study that began in 2015 has suggested lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) teens are at substantially higher risk of substance...
Jack Laugher and Chris Mears from Great Britain at the Rio Olympic pool preparing the 2016 Olympic Games - Source: Instagram- @jacklaugher

Chris Mears and Jack Laugher Score Olympic Gold: Internet Goes Into...

It was the stuff of dreams, or at least dreams of many gay guys across the world when two diving pin-up boys Chris Mears and...

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