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You face a lengthy jail sentence if you threaten violence against someone LGBTI or living with HIV People found guilty of threatening or inciting violence against someone based on their gender identity, sexuality, race or religion could get a jail term of up to three years. Intersex people and people living with HIV/AIDS are also protected under the new laws. The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) passed the new laws in June which came into effect today. The Crimes Amendment...

A Portland man was arrested for threatening to bomb his gay neighbors. According to news source Koin6, court documents filed in Mutnomah County Circuit Court last week reveal that a man named Scott Wayne Smith was charged with one count of intimidation. Smith threatened to bomb an apartment complex called Hopewell Apartments where people living with HIV/AIDS reside. Smith apparently lives in a trailer on a friend’s property that’s located near the apartment complex. On top of threatening to bomb the building,...

The San Francisco Police Department is once again being accused of homophobia and harassment. In a lawsuit filed last Thursday, 28-year-old officer Brendan Mannix accuses members of the San Francisco Police Department of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination based on his sexual orientation, and retaliating against a whistle-blower. Mannix says he was subjected to homophobic remarks by colleagues about his sexual orientation, including calling him a “queen” and “too dramatic” and making disparaging comments about his masculinity. When Mannix tried reporting the behavior,...

He has since been approved, after LGBTQ rights group Queer Base advocated on his behalf A gay Iranian man seeking asylum in Austria was denied because he couldn’t identify the meaning of all the Pride flag’s colored stripes. Navid escaped persecution in Iran, where he feared for his life because of his sexuality, and settled in Vienna. But in June his application was denied by the Federal Office for Aliens and Asylum because he was unable to identify what each color...

Oh Russia, sending us mixed signals again? It’s nearing close to election time in the Country of Russia with votes set to start in September, and a new interesting video has popped up ahead of that time. According to GayStarNews, no one knows where the now viral election video came from for sure, but several people have guessed that it’s the work of the local government. The video itself, which you can watch below, shows two men discussing the upcoming election. The...

It turns out that the soft drink that’s marketed as having a unique taste may also have very specific tastes of its own… in the bedroom. In one of the most memorably bold advertisements you’ll see this year, Dr. Pepper may have just come out as a gay male. Though Coca-Cola has yet to confirm or deny the veracity of the image, a photo allegedly from a Swedish gay magazine has gone viral, depicting the famous soft drink as both...

On Friday, August 3, Nick Hurley, 27, was walking home from work when he heard something disturbing. A man, driving past in his car, shouted the slur "f****t" out the window at him. Fortunately, Hurley knew exactly what the situation called for. Hurley, who happens to be gay, told the story in his own words: I had just stopped off on the way to pick up some glitter before heading home to get changed and pick up a bag I...

Michael Neri is a drama teacher in England, and he’s pretty popular. His Talking Props Theatre School that he set up in 2014 had a good enough reputation for a Christian woman to sign her kids up. But when she learned that Neri is gay, she texted him to pull the kids out. Her reason? She’s worried that theater lessons with a gay man will “influence” her children with “unconventional ideas.” That is, she thought he’d turn her kids gay. And as if...

The Naughtiest Songs Of The 90s Are Disguised As A Theme Song! #CUTE! Okay, so I'm typically against viral videos because the internet has made me, I don't know, perhaps jaded. And the whole being painfully single thing makes me want to curl into my lonely bed and cross my arms as I fall asleep! But, occasionally my cold, little heart warms a bit: Especially after seeing a video as adorable as the one below. Young love...do you remember it? Ahh,...

Seems like gay men can’t catch a break. Even when we’re minding out own business, homophobes and sensitive masculine men have to mock us online. What started all the petty talk and eventual worthwhile conversation about gender norms and masculinity? A video of two best friends, who happen to be professional baseball players, showing affection. During a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves players Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuña Jr. were caught on camera sharing an affectionate embrace inside...

Grand Theft Auto fans are currently exploring the gay nightlife of Los Santos. Fans of the popular game series where there are no consequences to most devious acts (as long as you can outride the cops) were delighted with a new “After Hours” updated recently. As ShackNews reports, the new update for GTA 5 Online went live on the 24th and gave gamers the opportunity to enjoy the nightlife found in Los Santos. The new game features start off with players exploring...

Netflix has developed an impressively deep catalog of original queer content, from Sense8 to Alex Strangelove. Now the streaming giant has gayed up an old classic as well. Season two of Anne with an E, which is based on Lucy Maude Montgomery’s 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, cleverly reworks the story to feature five LGBTQ characters. That includes portraying one of the main roles, Great Aunt Josephine Barry, as a lesbian. Series creator Moira Walley-Beckett is responsible for the changes and...

EXCLUSIVE: Model alleges photographer said: 'I’m going to shoot you, then you’re going to make me shoot' Gay twin male models Michael and Zach Zakar have accused photographer Rick Day of sexual assault during a photoshoot on 12 October 2016. When the twins were just starting out their modeling careers, they went to Rick’s apartment for a test shoot. Rick has previously shot for GQ, Vogue Italia, Elle and DNA so the twins were excited to work with him. An ‘Australian receptionist’ in...