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“A few Anzac years ago you bought me a beer… if you did it now I’d tip the bloody thing over your head”. Australian Conservative MP George Christensen was outraged last week when Queensland lowered the age of consent for anal sex, suggesting the move would lead to16-year-old boys being “preyed upon and groomed” by 50-year-old men. It prompted one of his constituents and long-time party supporters, 71-year-old Peter Roberts, who has a gay son, to write this reply that has...

14 August is the day for all nephews and nieces to show their #GayUnclesDay appreciation…. apparently It perhaps shouldn’t be taken entirely seriously, but an internet hashtag campaign has begun trending to make #GayUnclesDay a thing. The day in question is Sunday 14 August. Given that every day of the year has now been earmarked as some sort of celebration, we don’t see why a Gay Uncles Day should be dismissed outright. After all, it beats ‘Thrift Store Day’ and ‘Mail Order Catalog...

Two dads in Toronto have spoken out – after they were stunned to find a photo of them being used by a candidate in Ireland who opposes surrogacy “for men”. The photo was snapped of partners BJ Barone and Frank Nelson, after their son Milo was delivered via a surrogate in Toronto two years ago. The photo of the family went viral at the time, and they received thousands of messages of support from around the world. However, they were stunned to...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently announced through a letter that he plans giving away 99% of his fortune for causes to support a better living for everyone. The money will go to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a new foundation set by Zuckerberg and his wife. “We want you to grow up in a world better than ours today,” he wrote. The decision comes after his wife, Priscilla Chan gave birth to their daughter, Max. Zuckerberg hinted at equality and supporting minorities, and how human progress relies in...

The singer has posted a shocking message on Facebook, declaring that she has taken an overdose. Her post starts with an overview of the events that triggered her breakdown: "There is only so much any woman can be expected to bear. What was done to me this week was appalling cruelty. By my husband, my family, by St Pats and by An Gardai Siochana, by my son, Jake and by Donal Lunny and Angela singleton, by my son's girlfriend, his friends......

Ashley Habgood and Alley Williams have decided that this is exactly what they need and why not? They have been together since they were 15 and now, more than a decade later, they got married and are finally ready for the next step: their first baby. “We love kids! We already have 800 of them that we teach every week but we want our own little one. We’ve traveled and lived A LOT and we’re ready to start a family.”...

Almost a million of LGBT Americans have made their coming out on Facebook this year. A significant increase of users’ recognition in social networks has become a great testament of the LGBT movement achievements. A new investigation showed that almost one million of LGBT Americans have made their coming out with the help of Facebook this year. mic.com Within 12 months, nearly 800,000 of Americans admitted their homosexuality or their transgender identity in the world's most popular social network. It was made by...

Canadian trans woman Courtney Demone documents the growth of her breasts as she goes through hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and she is posting topless pictures on social media (Facebook and Instagram) testing their censorship policy and at the same time what is their approach towards her as a trans woman. linkis.com Courtney has been undergoing the hormone therapy for only few months, so her breasts are not changed yet, but Facebook and Instagram, both have policies banning images of female nipples...