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Congratulations Evan! A high school student named Evan Young gave a graduation speech to remember by coming out to his fellow classmates. His adorable speech is a reminder to be kind to one another. Evan, visibly nervous, started his speech by telling his classmates that he once asked one of his female friends on a date. After having a few classes with the girl in question, Evan “gradually began to notice how adorable she was.” He asked the girl to be his girlfriend,...

Iceland may have a population of only around 330k, but we have to assume the Prime Minister doesn’t show up at every wedding on the island nation. Or, for that matter, Lindsay Lohan. But the fates brought the world leader and the Freaky Friday actress together to celebrate the love between music supervisor Scott Guinn and social media manager Oliver Luckett over the weekend, and by all accounts, there was major bliss. The happy couple moved to Iceland so they could work...

'I have encountered a number of tragic stories about LGBT young people who have sadly felt unable to cope with the abuse they face in their lives' The second-in-line to the British throne, HRH Prince William, has been given the Celebrity Straight Ally of the Year at this year’s British LGBT Awards. The awards took place this evening at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London. Special guests included Caitlyn Jenner. Prince William was unable to attend the event in person,...

Alan Joyce, a fierce advocate for same-sex marriage, was giving a speech to 500 at the time Alan Joyce, the openly gay Chief Executive Officer of Australian airline Qantas, has been hit with a pie in the face. The incident occurred yesterday at a business breakfast in Perth, when Joyce was addressing an audience of 500. The mystery man stormed the stage when Joyce was two minutes into his speech. He returned to the stage unharmed after cleaning his face to a...

Justin Timberlake delivered a heartfelt message to LGBT youth at last night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. “I wrote this song because I wanted it to be about inclusion, about being together,” Timberlake said while accepting the ‘Song of the Year’ award for “Can’t Stop The Feeling.” “I guess I want to take this opportunity and speak to young people right now ‘cause there’s a lot of you looking at me.” “If you’re gay, or you’re lesbian, or you are trans, or maybe you’re...

Chansey Paech opens 13th Parliament of Northern Territory with powerful speech about being the first openly gay Indigenous parliamentarian. "Madam Speaker, I am young, I am gay, I am black, a true blue Territorian.  I am a Centralian man, I am the nation's first openly gay, Indigenous parliamentarian.  I am eternally proud of who I am and where I come from, I own it and wear it with pride." MP Chansey Paech has delivered a powerful maiden speech during the opening...

Let's hope something similar turns up in Queen Elizabeth II's next speech. King Harald V of Norway has given an incredible speech on accepting LGBTI people. In response to a large influx of refugees in recent months, the monarch decided to call for unity and inclusivity. ‘Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and boys and girls who love each other,’ he said. ‘Norwegians are also immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Poland, Sweden, Somalia and Syria. It is not always easy...

Sure. Okay. Fine. Now Donald Trump thinks Hillary Clinton is a bigot. Of course he does. Next is he going to accuse her of having a bad weave, tiny hands, and an overly phallic necktie? “Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future,” Trump said, reading off of a piece of paper. Did his new Breitbart friends write this material for him? Trump’s latest pivot seems to be accusing Hillary...