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'It is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don't have to hide away' The city of Leeds in the UK constructs a rainbow bridge for equality. Leeds local, Thomas Wales, wanted to highlight the changing, progressive landscape of the city. Wales told Gay Star News: ‘For me, it is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don’t have to hide away. ‘We’re part of the fabric of the city. ‘I hope that anyone...

This pop star is breaking new ground in Singapore A Singaporean pop star has released a heartbreaking music video for his cover of a Lady Gaga hit. Duane Ho, 23, who shot to fame through Singapore Idol in 2009 recently covered Lady Gaga’s Million Reasons. Now he has produced a provocative music video with aspiring filmmaker Kieran Cheang to go with his version of the song. It tells the story of a guy with an abusive boyfriend. The clip aims to raise awareness about...

An economist has argued that homophobia and discrimination against the LGBT community costs countries up to $100 billion a year. UNAIDS researcher Erik Lamontagne found that nations with the most oppressive LGBT laws lose more in economic terms. “More than the cost itself, it’s the share of the cost of homophobia that is high. The cost, as a share of the GDP, is disproportionately higher in more homophobic settings,” Mr Lamontagne told Humanosphere. Due to limited data, the figure is a conservative...

These are the scenes that left us wanting more. Hollywood has come a long way when it comes to equal representation. Whether its cowboys, surfers, policemen, or regular everyday guys, movies have the ability to show that love is universal, no matter the gender. Here are 14 of our favourite same-sex kisses from the big screen… Wet Hot American Summer – Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black Aside from its ‘old-school cool’ retro wardrobe and cult classic status, there’s one major reason we...

"If we can be equals here, we can be equals everywhere." Nike just released a new ad promoting the power of inclusion. “Equality” sees a group of top US athletes—including LeBron James, Serena Williams and out soccer player Megan Rapinoe—reflecting on the importance of making sure the field, turf and court are truly spaces for all. “Is this the land history promised? This field of play, where you are defined by actions, not your looks and beliefs,” a voice reads as black...

"If you don’t see yourself in stories, you don’t see yourself in the world." New Zealand authors publish their LGBT children’s love story Promised Land. A new fairytale story is set to break the mould for children’s books with an uplifting LGBT-inclusive story. Promised Land, by Wellington-based authors Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris, tells the story of a young Prince and a farm boy living in a forest, whose budding friendship blossoms into love. However, when the Queen re-marries, her sinister new husband...

This is the kind of protest we can get behind! These protesters launched an LGBT make out session in front of Trump Tower to show that "love is louder." Watch! Source

Vandals in Los Angeles have defaced the LA LGBT Centre with a series of homophobic slurs. Workers arrived at the centre on Friday to find slurs including “f*ck trannies”, “f*ck all y’all” and “f*g” across the side of the facility which is located in Hollywood. “It happened sometime between 9 and 10 pm last night,” Director of Facilities at the Centre, Jackie DeFede, told Vanguard Now. “We had a security officer on duty, but he was patrolling other areas of the building....

A gay couple are suing Venezuela for $10 million in order to have their marriage recognised by the state. Carlos Juan Holder Wendell and Patrick Holder Wendell got married in Massachusetts in 2015. Since the wedding, the two have been in a year long court battle with the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela over issues with having their marriage recognised. “It’s causing a lot of issues. But it’s also the fact that his government in his country is refusing to recognize us as...

Quite a lot, it turns out. It’s hard not to feel like America is getting gayer: It isn’t just the plethora of LGBT characters on TV, or the apparent boom in straight girls living for RuPaul’s Drag Race. There’s a persistent feeling that the citizenry as a whole are more accepting of the homos among them. Even here in the heart of the South—where I’ve been living for the past six months—folks seem mostly curious when I tell them I...

Following eight years of research, a major new study has claimed that sexuality has no impact on the state of a person’s mental health. The Australian National University found that people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual were not at an increased risk of suffering with depression, anxiety or other mental health problems. However, they do concede that poor mental health and higher suicide rates of LGBT+ people could be down to the stigma they face after coming out. “Childhood sexual...

We were surprised. A new Gallup survey has broken down the number of self-identified LGBT people in every state, identifying the largest pockets of the community throughout the country. After conducting interviews with nearly 500,000 randomly selected U.S. adults, Gallup found that the state with the largest population of LGBT residents was Vermont with 5.3% of its citizens identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The Green Mountain State was closely followed by Massachusetts, California and Oregon, each coming in at 4.9%...

He was speaking at the launch of LGBT History Month Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is being slammed for saying ‘people have chosen to be gay’ at a LGBT event. The leader of the opposition made a speech at the LGBT History Month launch at parliament yesterday that saw many politicians, activists and other members of the LGBTI community join together. Towards the end of a 10 minute speech, Corbyn referred to the lives of people who suffered abuse by homophobic laws like...

WASHINGTON — The White House said on Monday that President Trump would leave in place a 2014 Obama administration order that created new workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In a statement issued in response to growing questions about whether Mr. Trump would reverse the Obama order, the White House said the president was proud to embrace gay rights. “President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of L.G.B.T.Q. rights, just as he was throughout the election,” the...