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John Mandt Jr

Homophobic US Lawmaker Who Resigned For Making Anti-Gay Slurs Is Re-Elected

John Mandt Jr, a lawmaker in the US state of West Virginia, has been re-elected despite his earlier resignation this year for allegedly saying...

Delta Airlines Accused of Straight-Washing Rocketman Film

Delta Airlines has been accused of straight-washing the Elton John musical biopic, Rocketman by cutting out certain scenes in its inflight edited version.  The controversy...
Eurovision 2015 - Winner Sweden Måns Zelmerlöw . Source Eurovision and Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Top 7 Moments of Eurovision 2015

Swedish heart-throb Mans Zelmerlow has given his country its sixth Eurovision crown after winning the 2015 event on Saturday night in Vienna. It was Sweden's...
Raleigh Police Department

Police In North Carolina Refuse To Enforce Transphobic Legislation

The North Carolina Police Force has announced that they will not be enforcing the recently passed Anti-LGBTI legislation known as HB 2. The transphobic bathroom...
Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland Backing Same-Sex Marriage?

The Church of Scotland may be about to take a massive progressive step forwards, as the church looks to amend its stance on same-sex...
Grindr

Grindr Discloses Users’ HIV Status to Third Party Companies

In a society that is slowly working its way to destigmatising HIV status, the male sex and dating app ‘Grindr’ has pushed the gay...
Press Freedom in Indonesia

Indonesia Considers Ban on LGBTQ+ Content and Investigative Journalism

The Government of Indonesia is proposing a media bill that raises serious concerns about freedom of expression. The bill, if passed, would ban "LGBT...
Mr Gay World 2019 - Janjep Carlos - Photo Courtesy of Rudi du Toit Photography and Mr Gay World

Mr Gay World Janjep Carlos Praises Fellow Delegates in First Victory...

It is now been five days since the Mr Gay World 2019 Finale in Cape Town where the 41-year-old Janjep Carlos stole the show...
Manavendrasinh Gohil

LGBTQIA Activist ‘Gay Prince’ Calls for Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in...

LGBTQ+ activist and "gay prince" Manavendrasinh Gohil has called on the Indian government to legalise same-sex marriage in the country. Speaking at a press conference...

Twenty HIV Advocates Shortlisted for Asia’s Pioneer Ripple Awards

After an intensive screening process and rigorous deliberation, 20 individuals were identified to have created remarkable contributions and impact on eradicating the HIV and...

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