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52% of respondents thought that LGBT+ people were 'invisible' in mainstream advertising. A new study shows that gay men do not think that LGBT+ people are adequately represented in adverts. The research, conducted by UM London and Grindr, comes in the same week as the Diversity in Marketing & Advertising Summit in London. In a study of over 2,000 self-identifying gay and bisexual millennial men in the UK, two-thirds said that LGBT+ people were not shown enough in advertising campaigns. 52% of...

'No other LGBT worker sould ever have to go through this again'. A gay banker was fired from his job after posting photos of his engagement online, Brazilian media reports. The unnamed worker claimed he was wrongfully terminated from his position at Banco Itaú because he came out as gay on social media. He had worked at the bank for a year and a half, and received ‘numerous awards’ for meeting his target goals. However, he also received homophobic comments from his bosses...

"PRIDE? asks what it means to be proud amidst discussions about racism, homonationalism and capitalism." A new documentary seeks to uncover the importance of Pride events in contemporary culture. The trailer for PRIDE? has just been released after a successful preview run of the film at BFI Flare Film Festival. The film is an exploration of what Pride means in a world of increased visibility and acceptance of LGBT+ issues, with scenes filmed at London Pride in 2016 and input from voices...

Support for gay marriage is still low among the over 65s New research has revealed shocking statistics about the UK public’s opinion on same-sex marriages. According to new data published by Emerald Life, an insurance provider set up to challenge injustice and inequality in the insurance sector, one in five people would outwardly refuse an invitation to a gay couple’s wedding. “One in five (21%) people in the UK would refuse an invitation to a same sex wedding or are unsure if...

The candy company partnered with Gay Star News on a hub for stories about overcoming adversity. Snickers is partnering with Gay Star News on a new campaign aimed at helping LGBT people “be who you are.” Gay Star Support, a new part of the Gay Star News site, will share stories from people who have overcome adversity and provide resources for those who are still struggling. The candy bar company is underwriting the section, and has created custom advertising for it. “We...

Orlando will mark the one year anniversary of the Pulse shooting with a ‘Day of Love and Kindness’. The massacre, which took place at LGBT+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida on 12 June last year, has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history and left 49 people dead and another 53 injured. Orlando United Day, which is described as “A Day of Love and Kindness”, will take place exactly one year after the tragedy to honour those...

A Representative from the US state of Iowa has claimed that it is not possible to say anything about gays without it being a gay slur. Republican Ralph Watts made the comments at an event in Urbandale at the weekend. Watts was asked by a constituent about his former Democratic challenger Bryce Smith, and why he had referred to him as “red rider”. He claimed he didn’t know it was a slur, saying: “Anything you say anymore about a gay is a...

LGBT cartoon characters have always been part of your world. Much has been made about the “exclusively gay moment” in the live-action Beauty and the Beast, but a closer look at the Disney archives shows that LeFou is hardly the House of Mouse’s first queer character. They may not have been out of the closet, but these animated folk definitely pinged our gaydar. Captain Hook Peter Pan’s fashionable foe leads a ship full of men on a mission to capture a group of...

Forbes has published their list of the richest people in the world in 2017. LGBT billionaires feature throughout the list, among some of the richest people on the planet. There are gay billionaires worth more than $7bn, and there’s also a trans woman in the richest list. The richest gay man on the planet is, according to the 2017 list, David Geffen. Geffen is co-founder of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. and an investor in Apple. The animation and entertainment billionaire is said to be...

Players can have intimate relationships with a small number of other male characters The new Mass Effect game boasts the inclusion of same-sex relationships. While film and television has caught up with the times in recent years, gaming has tended to lag behind in terms of representing the LGBT+ community. However, games company EA are hoping to change that once and for all. Mass Effect: Andromeda, which was released this week in the US, includes the possibility for players of the game to...

Katy Perry has opened up about her sexuality and revealed that she has done more than kissing a girl. The singer, who shot to fame with the 2008 anthem “I Kissed a Girl”, spoke about her sexuality and the Human Rights Campaign Gala in LA last night. Perry was awarded the national equality award for her LGBT advocacy work. Taking to the stage to give a thank you speech, the musician spoke about her own sexual experiences with women and the meaning...

Are some videos about gender and sexuality being unfairly hidden by "family-friendly" content filters? Does YouTube now consider LGBT-themed videos inappropriate for kids? YouTube content creators have become increasingly aware in recent days that some videos tackling LGBT issues are being inexplicably censored when users switch on YouTube’s Restricted Mode, an optional filter used to block “potentially objectionable content,” even when those videos are child-friendly, Gizmodo reports. Rowan Ellis, who creates videos from a “feminist and queer perspective,” has posted a new...

Award-winning band The xx has celebrated same-sex love in its new music video. The various same-sex couples featured in the video for Say Something Loving are seen kissing, embracing and dancing. The group, who won the Mercury Prize for their debut album, xx, includes LGBT members Romy Madley Croft – who got engaged earlier this year – and Oliver Sim. On its Facebook page, the group’s members wrote that for their latest release, they wanted “to celebrate our hometown and revisit some...

'Even after all these years it's still difficult to get out the words, 'yes, I'm gay'. After a few deep breaths I finally said it.' For 33 years Will Lanting, an Australian aircraft engineer was keeping a secret and has just let the world know he is a gay man in the most public way. Lanting was fed up with hiding who he really was, so he finally admitted to himself and then the people closest to him that he was...