Tag: gays

Human rights activists have questioned the speed in which the man was executed Iran has publicly hanged a man on charges of homosexuality. The unidentified man, 31, was executed after he was found guilty of raping two males, as well as kidnapping charges. He was hanged in the southwestern city of Kazeroon on 10 January. The state-controlled ISNA has claimed the 31-year-old kidnapped two 15-year-old males. The man then raped the two boys. Iran charged the man with laws covering homosexuality, not pedophilia. Iran’s homosexuality laws Under...

A new study looking into what affects the end of relationships found that male same-sex couples were the least likely to break up. The study titled Longitudinal Predictors of Relationship Dissolution Among Same-sex and Heterosexual Couples, which was published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, was written by Kimberly F. Balsam and Robert E. Wickham with Esther D. Rothblum co-authoring. For the study, the researchers followed 515 couples in Vermont from 2002 to 2014 and kept records of how...

How many weddings have you been to and it's all about the happy couple? Yes, they are the main focus, but don;t you enjoy the ceremonies and celebrations that are a party for everyone and celebrate all the love? Thanks Myk & Raffy​ for sending us in the video of your wedding. In the video, the Filipino couple exchange vows and unite two halves to make a whole. Of course we teared up a little as Myk and Raffy spoke...

What is it like to be both gay and deaf? Sign language: Dating can be hard enough even when you can hear. So imagine how it would be for a deaf person? That’s what two men explored in the latest episode of First Dates Ireland. Watch First Dates’ gay guys meet and speak using sign language It featured one deaf guy and another man who could speak Irish Sign Language on their date. https://twitter.com/RTE2/status/958463557527654400 John Charles, on the show, said people seemed to just talk ‘louder’...

In the wake of the tragic shooting yesterday in Texas, Gays Against Guns stormed Washington D.C. this morning and staged a "Die-In" at the Hart Senate Office building. This is the first time the group has done a demonstration like this on the capitol. So far, eight people have been arrested for the demonstration. Michael Adolph of the Washington D.C. Chapter said, "GAG believes that the time has come to not only start talking about gun reforms but to start...

On LGBTI rights, could Mike Pence be even worse than Trump? President Donald Trump has reportedly said he believes, ‘jokingly’, his VP Mike Pence wants to ‘hang all the gays’. In the New Yorker profile of the vice president, White House sources have revealed the kind of ‘friendship’ the two men have. ‘Trump thinks Pence is great,’ Bannon told the paper, in a piece titled The Danger of President Pence. But, according to a longtime associate, Trump also likes to ‘let Pence know...

The debate around marriage equality in Australia gets uglier by the day. Despite warnings from LGBT+ activists that a plebiscite on same-sex marriage would lead to animosity towards the community – which it already has – the country is expected to take part in a postal vote on the issue later this month. Now, a priest at a Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne has come under fire for allegedly demanding his flock vote no in the marriage equality vote, and later...

Pentatonix members Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying throw a ’90s sleepover. Was anything dreamier than frosted tips and a middle part? Hot on the heels of summer jams “Imaginary Parties,” “Bad 4 Us,” “Worth It (Perfect),” and “Vacation,” Superfruit has released a campy new throwback video for their hormone-fueled party track “Heartthrob.” The pop duo’s latest candy-colored fantasy features vocalists Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying primping at an old-school sleepover, crushing hard on ’90s Tiger Beat centerfolds like Freddie Prinze Jr. and...

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Coachella – Home of live music, Californian sun, and washboard abs.  Coachella’s 18th festival kicked off this weekend, so you know what that means… It’s time to round up all the hottest guys from Instagram and drool over them to perk us up after a long weekend – did we mention how much we love our job? Call us thirsty etc, but we know you’ll be scrolling down this page. How can you resist the tiny speedos and six-pack abs? Take a look at some...

We celebrate longtime pairs Ellen & Portia and Neil & David to the newly engaged and some in between There is no shortage of famous same-sex couples sharing moments of their lives on Instagram. To coincide with Valentine’s Day, we are shining the spotlight on 14 of them. Among the most prolific on social media are the newly-married in ABC News reporter Gio Benitez and Tommy DiDario who both have model looks most appreciated by their many followers. Other stunning duos active on...

Stonewall has auctioned off a holiday to a country where gay sex is illegal. People who engage in gay sex can also be imprisoned for up to 10 years in the Caribbean island of St Lucia. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office official guidance warns tourists about the country’s anti-gay laws. The US State Department warns: “Consensual same-sex sexual activity is illegal under indecency statues, and some same-sex sexual activity between men is also illegal under anal intercourse laws. Indecency statutes...

An adorable gay couple who met on Instagram recently got hitched, paying proper homage to the app that made it all possible. Ryan Donegan discovered his boyfriend Scott Snider while casually scrolling through the photo-sharing app more than two years ago, and they’ve been together ever since. Donegan integrated the app into his proposal by uploading a series of scavenger hunt-like clues, which sent Scott on a day-long adventure around town before arriving back at home for a beautiful backyard...

After Trump said this week that he wouldn’t appoint a Supreme Court justice to attempt to roll back same-sex marriage, but one of his prospective picks has actually made some pretty disturbing comments. Despite President-elect Trump saying that same-sex marriage is “settled”, he also said he wanted to appoint justices who would challenge the 1973 abortion rights ruling Roe v Wade. One of those conservative judges is William H Pryor Jr, who has in the past suggested that same-sex couples should...