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A seven-year-old girl will now have her name registered and recognized by the Ecuadorian government, and that has some fantastic repercussions for gay marriage in the country. A historical Constitutional Court decision was made recently in Ecuador in relations to the rights of a young girl. The court decided in favor of seven-year-old Satya Amani Bicknell Rothon who was in court to decide if her rights had been violated. The court ultimately agreed so and ordered the Civil Registry office to...

‘These pics are a big f*** you to what family, friends or society say I should be. And an amen to who I was destined to be!’ Dave Tyson is a personal trainer based in Virginia, US. Besides working on his body, Tyson believes in sharing insights into his spiritual and mental journey. He’s building a following through his Instagram and YouTube. An Instagram posting from earlier this week found him revealing more about himself. Namely that he prefers to take...

His father promised to kill him if he returned home A Saudi Arabia teen has killed himself after his family threatened to kill him after he came out as gay. Roshan, who lived in Riyadh, had tried to leave the country for Dubai. However, his father stole his passport. Feeling like there was no options left, he decided to take his own life. He was just 15. Saudi Arabia teen posted on Reddit asking for help In January, Roshan posted on Reddit asking for help. ‘I...

‘These pics are a big f*** you to what family, friends or society say I should be. And an amen to who I was destined to be!’ Dave Tyson is a personal trainer based in Virginia, US. Besides working on his body, Tyson believes in sharing insights into his spiritual and mental journey. He’s building a following through his Instagram and YouTube. An Instagram posting from earlier this week found him revealing more about himself. Namely that he prefers to take...

One guy decided to share the experience of his coming out and reaction of his friends and relatives to this on Reddit. Here is his life story: This is a follow up from my post last week asking for advice about coming out. First I told I was coming out was my old girlfriend, still a good friend and the person who loves me most in this world. She had known it was my thing back when we dated and we...

Tino Ritualo talks grandfatherhood in his 30s, as well as coming to terms with being gay When most people are becoming parents for the first time, Albertino (aka Tino) Ritualo welcomed his grandson. He became a father when he was 14 years old and then a grandfather at 32. Now 36, Tino spoke to Gay Star News about his journey to becoming a grandfather, as well as coming to terms with his sexuality. Tino grew up in a Catholic Filipino ‘military’ household. In...

Dancing on Ice star Matt Evers has come out. The 41-year-old professional ice skater — who’s coming back to the ITV series on Sunday after a four-year hiatus — talks openly about his homosexuality in Attitude‘s upcoming travel issue. He’ll be paired up with Candice Brown, the Great British Bake Off winner, when he returns to the show this weekend. Once married to a woman, Evers reveals his uncle died 20 years ago from an HIV/AIDS-related illness and had been “banished” from...

Japan’s national public broadcaster (or NHK) has bought the rights to a tv adaption of the popular gay themed comic/manga My Brother’s Husband. The story, by esteemed mangaka (manga artist) Gengoroh Tagame, will be made into a three-episode miniseries. The story follows single father Yaichi, a man who struggled with his twin brother Ryoji coming out as gay, moving to Canada, and then dying while overseas. Yaichi and his daughter Kana live their days peacefully until one day a Canadian man named...

Aunt: 'God isn't okay with gay marriage' Me: 'But he's okay with your two divorces?' Forcing yourself to relate to people that you’re actually related to is hard, and that’s what happens for a lot of people at Thanksgiving. That dinner around the table with homophobic, biphobic or transphobic relatives is made even worse when you’re expected to shut up and keep the peace. Well, sometimes you can’t keep quiet, and you’ve got to give a little back. These people on Twitter have...

I had the pleasure of attending a couple's celebration of marriage last year. The wedding ceremony was open to all, but the reception was on a boat so the seating was limited. I was happy to be 1 of the 112 that were on the intracoastal cruise that night. What I did notice was that one of the groom's family was not present ... at all. He had the family he chose there beside him to celebrate, but the...

Our hearts go out to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting this past weekend and their families who are struggling to take care of their loved ones. There are no words in existence that can express the world in which those affected are now living in. Like with the tragic events that happened at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida last year, not only are the present victims affected but so too are their families and friends, the community...

What do you do when your parents hate you? I know I am not the only one who has gone through these things. But I hope my experience will help others realize that there are no such thing as hopeless situations. You must always have hope, because everything will find its way to settle down in the end. I began suspecting I was gay, I believe, around the age of 13 or so and I became positive when I reached 18....

It’s been announced that ABC has greenlit the production of a new comedy. The series will be a merging of multiple groups such as the LGBTQ community, the South, and the Latin-American community. The story will be about a Tejano, a Mexican-American living in Southern Texas, who moves back to be with his family. But the thing is, he moves back with a husband and baby. This family story will be both something we’ve all seen before (meaning a "modern family"...

Nothing but love. Today, August 14, marked the second National Gay Uncles Day, celebrating fun and family bonding between nieces, nephews and their guncles. Thousands of people took to social media to commemorate the day, with guncles posting photos of their beloved nieces and nephews and families sharing their thanks for the special role gay uncles play in their lives. Scroll through below to see some of the cutest pics celebrating this special relationship: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvl07xl31I/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXxh51gF5if/?taken-by=habituallyhenry https://www.instagram.com/p/BXv_PuMlc_w/?taken-by=joeyquints https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvFLF5gvp3/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwTy_HFEhs/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvxUgFgStQ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvsxBilehN/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvxUgFgStQ/?taken-by=joelloquvam https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvgdsRFfZC/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvgdsRFfZC/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXyAOcjnPJK/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXx-yO5As3C/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXx87j6llUo/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXx8UTHHN0Q/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXx1JbqlfFR/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXxxxD7gbB9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXxPkDojPXB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwusbbgWv1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwkXsIh9Uz/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwYUS8lfJi/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwU6mLg2PM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwQcHiFVzj/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwIYruA0l1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXv2MpHlDmd/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXv2CkvhbWj/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvmlw3hvkW/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvZuTIAt1J/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXv3MkbFpxU/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQVh8Mulr5k/ https://twitter.com/MisterMcCracken/status/897133635605643265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/GeekNerdy/status/896757216748998656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/welsh_tenor/status/896712107240165381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/dammers1981/status/897125615429705729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/justlevy/status/897150117337333760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/tommicboy/status/897101579840610305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/EthanLDN/status/897149090550644736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F https://twitter.com/VaughnDeF/status/896753574457233409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-uncles-day-2017%2F08%2F2017%2F