A gay teenager from Afghanistan has been rejected for asylum in Austria after officials said he did not “walk, act or dress” like a gay man, reports Pink News. The 18-year-old Afghan, who wanted to escape his country where homosexuality is illegal, was found to have no grounds for fear of persecution, the Falter newspaper…
(Photo: Wesley Woods) An adult film star says he and a friend were walking in West Hollywood when they were violently attacked for being gay, reports Queerty. Wesley Woods posted a video to Twitter describing what he says was a homophobic attack. “My best friend and I were brutally attacked by three straight white hetero…
(Photo: Christine Hallquist) Vermont made history Tuesday night, with Christine Hallquist, a transgender candidate, winning the Democratic primary in the race for governor, reports CBS News. Hallquist will face Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who held off his challenger despite backlash from his own base over gun restrictions he signed into law earlier this year. If Hallquist…
(Photo: Christine Hallquist) Christine Hallquist’s bid to become the first transgender governor in American history — and the first trans person elected to any statewide position in Vermont — will face its first electoral hurdle today – Tuesday – in the state’s Democratic primary, reports CNN. If she wins tonight, she will become the nation’s first…
(Photo: Casey Hoke) Trans activist, artist and public speaker Casey Hoke has died at just 21, according to a statement released by his family, reports Pink News. Casey was well known within the transgender community for his pioneering efforts to combat oppression. He came out as transgender when in high school and since then has given…
(Photo: Scott Imler) Scott Imler, known as an advocate for medical-use cannabis and as pastor of Crescent Heights United Methodist Church, has died, reported WeHoVille. Imler’s death was announced yesterday in a post on Facebook by George Leddy, his partner of 30 years. Leddy said that Imler, who had struggled with epilepsy for years, died…
(Photo: Maxim Neverov) 16-year-old Maxim Neverov has become the first person convicted over Russia’s draconian “gay propaganda” law that bans “promoting homosexuality to minors,” reports LGBTQ Nation. Neverov is obviously a minor himself. His crime? Posting photos of shirtless men on social media. Neverov was charged with posting “some pictures (photos) of young men whose appearance (partly nude body…
(Photo: Mark Harris) A Republican candidate has suggested the US was better off when the US has laws banning gay sex, reports Pink News. Mark Harris is the GOP congressional nominee for North Carolina’s 9th District, after defeating Republican incumbent Rep. Robert Pittenger in a primary. A recording reveals that speaking in 2015, Harris lamented the…
(Photo: Nick Santos) Crazy Rich Asians – the buzzed-about adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s novel sees an Asian-American professor, Rachel (Constance Wu) learn that her hunky boyfriend, Nick (Henry Golding), is from a famous and wealthy Singaporean family – headed by snooty matriarch (Michelle Yeoh), reports newnownext.com. Gay Filipino comedian Nico Santos of NBC’s Superstore stars…
LGBTQ activists are demanding justice for Zelim Bakaev one year after the gay singer went missing in Chechnya, reports Into. Mourners gathered in front of the historic Stonewall Inn in NYC on Wednesday for a candlelight vigil marking the first anniversary of his tragic disappearance. Bakaev was last seen in the Chechen capital of Grozny…
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court ruled this week that existing bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional and discriminatory, giving lawmakers 18 months to amend the law, reports Newsweek. Welcoming the decision, the Central American country’s President Carlos Alvarado posted to Twitter, saying: “We continue to deploy actions that guarantee no person will face discrimination for their…
(Photo: David Schwimmer) In his return to NBC, former Friends star David Schwimmer has been tapped for a recurring role on the upcoming second season of the Will & Grace revival, the Emmy-winning comedy’s 10th season overall, reports Deadline. Schwimmer will play Grace’s (Debra Messing) new love interest. Will & Grace will return October 4 for an 18-episode…
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(Photo: Alexandra Chandler, a Democrat transgender woman and former military intelligence officer running for Congress in Massachusetts.) A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are standing in elections for public office, reports Reuters. The Victory Institute said gay and trans people were still under-represented in political life, but it was aware of…
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti had bigger things on his mind than removing Donald Trump‘s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame … but 2 things became clear — he’s not a fan of the star and he’s running for President! In an interview with TMZ he tried deflecting their question about removing the star, talking…
The CW has cast its Batwoman, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Out actress Ruby Rose has been tapped to play the lesbian superhero for the network. Rose’s Batwoman will first appear in the December DC crossover event, with Arrow-verse mastermind Greg Berlanti plotting a stand-alone series revolving around the character. The Batwoman series centers on Kate Kane,…
An upcoming American coming-of-age drama Boy Erased follows the son of a Baptist preacher who is forced to take part in a gay conversion program. Release date November 2, 2018, by Focus Features. WATCH THE TRAILER:
(Photo: From Ireland’s Eurovision entry, 2018) Turkey has ruled out a return to the Eurovision Song Contest until the show bans LGBT+ contestants, reports Pink News. The country was a staple at the pan-European music contest from 1975 up until 2012, when it abruptly withdrew citing disagreements with the rules. In 2013, Finland’s entry Krista Siegfrids…
The West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday night urging the removal of President Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports CBS Los Angeles. The resolution calls on the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Trump’s star “due to his disturbing treatment of women and other actions that…
Charlotte Rae, best known as wise and lovable house mother Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life, died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles, representatives for the actress confirmed. She was 92, reports EW. Rae played the kooky but kind housekeeper Edna Garrett, unmissable thanks to that mound of bright orange hair, on Diff’rent…
(Photo: Kevin Swanson) A pastor with ties to Republican Senator Ted Cruz has claimed that God created the deadly wildfires in California to punish the state for accepting gay people, reports Pink News. Kevin Swanson has a history of making anti-LGBT statements. Last year, he claimed that Hurricane Harvey was a ‘punishment’ from God for…
(Photo: one of the victims of the vicious attack.) Thirty Armenian villagers attacked nine LGBTI people yesterday night (3 August) leaving two of them seriously injured, reports Gay Star News. A person showed up in front of the house of Hayk Oprah Hakobyan, in Shurnukh. Hakobyan is an LGBTI activist and founder of Rainbow Armenia Initiative.…
