Tag: lgbt

Donald Trump’s administration has finally spoken out against Chechnya’s persecution of gay men. In an interview which aired on HBO yesterday, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov called gay people the “devil” and once again denied reports of the gay purge in the region. The leader added that if there were any gay people – who he emphasised were “not people” – living in the region, they should move to Canada. US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that her department found these comments...

The expected cost to install a rainbow crosswalk across four sides of an intersection has caused quite the controversy. At nearly $200,000 to the City of Atlanta and located at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, some have come to question if it’s money well spent. The colourful tribute was set to remember those who were killed in the tragedy at Pulse Orlando that saw 49 people killed at the LGBT+ nightclub. The cost is expected to cover a year of maintenance from...

These guys tried to do just that - and the results are eye-opening. Is it really possible to guess the sexual orientation of a complete stranger? That’s the question being posed in a new viral video which sees everyday people attempt to guess where a series of strangers lie on the spectrum of sexuality. The clip by WatchCut Video sees five participants assign labels to a series of individuals base on nothing more than their appearance and answers to a quick series...

This week, James Woods – the voice of Hades from Disney’s Hercules – revealed his own ignorance when he posted out a tweet slamming two parents and their ‘gender-creative’ child. In the online post, he suggested that allowing a child to experiment with their gender would lead to murderous behaviour. Adding that the child will eventually chop up his own parents. Attached to the Twitter post was a photo of the young family smiling for a picture at Orange County LGBT+...

The names of 27 people slaughtered in a single night by Chechen authorities have been published. The secret mass execution is thought to have seen up to 56 people killed – all without trial. Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper based in the region, has published the list of names it claims President Ramzan Kadyrov’s government killed. The executions were all carried out in Chechnya’s capital, Grozny, on the night of 25 January, the newspaper claims. According to the strongly anti-Putin publication, mass arrests and...

An estimated one million people turned out for London’s Pride parade on Saturday. The parade marked 50 years since the Sexual Offenses Act of 1967, which decriminalized homosexuality in England and Wales. Over 26,000 people marched in the parade, which included over 200 members of the armed forces and London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. Of course, Tom Daley was there, as were a number of other U.K. celebrities. And weekend along included a total of eight public wedding proposals. Scroll down for...

The UK's recent political developments put the fire back in Pride, writes Hadley Stewart. We’re all sitting at our desks strategically searching for some #MondayMotivation on Twitter, fishing out glitter from our underwear, and trying to piece together the hazy memories of Saturday night. London Pride is over, but we’re getting the occasionally shower of rainbow-filled videos on our newsfeeds to keep us going. This year, like every year, the usual complainers, haters and all-round boring people took to social...

Did you celebrate Pride in London this weekend? Pride in London 2017 took place yesterday – and the event was bigger and better than ever. Over 26,000 people took part in the march, and it is estimated that up to one million people descended on the capital to celebrate their LGBT+ pride. This year’s event marks 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of gay sex in England and Wales. Speaking at Trafalgar Square, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said that the event was...

Some users were angry when the reaction disappeared at the end of June. Facebook has brought back the rainbow flag reaction emoji – just in time for Pride events across the UK. To celebrate Pride Month in June, the social network allowed users to react to posts with a rainbow flag along with other reactions including Like, Love, and Wow. However, users were upset when Facebook removed the reaction at the end of June, especially as a lot of Pride events continue...

Pride in London will take place in central London this Saturday – and it’s set to be one of the biggest ever. A million people are expected to line the streets for the event, with lots of different groups from across the LGBT spectrum taking part. This year’s march also has a very special significance. July marks 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised by in England and Wales, the first step in the long road to equality. The full festival for Pride in...

"That’s why they go home to watch batty man programmes." A gay man stood up to homophobe who threatened him with a knife on a London bus. Daniel Simmonds was travelling on a bus last Friday evening (June 23). When he heard the unidentified man making a series of anti-gay comments. Daniel began to document the tirade by recording a video. “It is not all right to be gay. It is all right to be lesbian? It is not all right!”, the...

Now that's what we call a party. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid to march for LGBT+ equality this weekend as festivities for World Pride 2017 came to a head. Saturday’s march through the city centre was led by politicians from across Spain’s political spectrum, who carried a large banner which read: ‘For LGBTI Rights All Over the World.’ The huge display of LGBT+ solidarity was the highlight of the 10-day World Pride 2017 festival, which concluded...

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Turns out we've still got time to find The One Even though same-sex marriage is legal in both the U.S. and the UK, it seems as though not every gay man is ready to tie the knot. While most of us expect to get married in our 30s, it turns out most LGBT+ men like to wait a little longer to make that big commitment. New research has discovered that the average age for gay men to tie the knot is around...