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A couple of queer guys scared off a Pride protestor by making out in front of him. Twitter user Bi Nguyen posted a video of a Christian conservative protestor this past weekend at Twin Cities Pride in Minneapolis. The protestor is wearing an orange sweater with the words “REPENTANCE” and “JESUS” on it and is carrying a long-winded sign with the headline “GOD HATES PRIDE.” Nguyen can be heard telling another boy “Daddy’s coming” before going in for a kiss, right in...

You may not have realized this, but God has a Twitter account (@TheTweetOfGod). It’s a satirical account (of course) with nearly six million followers whose foul-mouthed tweets largely mock Trump and conservative Christian hypocrisy. God regularly tweets in support of LGBTQ people. But one recent pro-LGBTQ tweet got him deleted by Twitter… and God was not happy. God’s tweet in question, issued January 2019, said, “If gay people are a mistake, they’re a mistake I’ve made hundreds of millions of times,...

A homophobic preacher showed up to an Ariana Grande concert last weekend and she and her fans weren’t having any of it. The singer is currently on the road with her Sweetener World Tour, where she played in Atlanta over the weekend. Outside the venue, a man marched around wielding a rainbow banner with the word “Pride” crossed out. He was screaming into a megaphone, telling Ariana’s fans, “God wants you to repent!” Someone captured the spectacle on video and uploaded it...

Running late for an appointment?There’s an alternate word for a hook-up session (formerly known as “Netflix and chill”) — it’s a “d*ck appointment.” And now a new social media challenge is asking people to post screenshots of their partners responding to texts asking what “d*ck appointments” they have available. The results are hilariously thirsty. To be clear, the “d*ck appointments challenge” seems to have been originated by heterosexual women, most likely a Twitter user named babyb0nes (below), but the slang...

The city of Boston will likely be holding a Straight Pride parade in August thanks to the work of a far-right group called Super Happy Fun America. According to its website, Super Happy Fun America wants to “celebrate the diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community.” The group consists of three members: President John Hugo and Vice President Mark Sahady, who identify as heterosexual, and “Gay Ambassador” Chris Bartley, who identifies as gay. Yesterday, Bartley told Queerty he’s working to bring...

Donald Trump called singer Bette Midler a “washed up psycho” in a Twitter feud. Midler posted a meme with a fake quote attributed to Trump, where he supposedly insulted Republicans in 1998 by telling People, “They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country…. I could lie and they’d still eat it up.” Trump never actually said that, but the meme has been appearing on social media since 2015. Midler, after posting it, apologized: “I apologize; this quote turns out to be...

(screen captures via Twitter)A hotel clerk has gone viral after posting a video clip showing him refusing to rent a room to an apparently racist customer. In the video, the unidentified Black man politely rejects an unseen woman’s pleas to stay at the hotel over and over again as he references an earlier phone call with her where the woman had called him an ugly racial slur. Woman: “I need to stay here,...

Twitter has long faced criticism for seemingly being soft on abusive voices, including white nationalists and others. Now, the social networking service says they are conducting in-house research in an effort to determine what to do about the problem. The platform is trying to determine if they should outright ban such speech from the site or if giving it a platform will allow their views to be debated and changed by others. Speaking to Motherboard, Twitter’s head of trust and safety,...

Screen CaptureTwitter recently blocked the account of “Kenneth in the 212” blogger Kenneth Welsh after he shared alleged photos of homophobic former Congressman Aaron Schock filming himself in the buff. Images were taken from a video that circulated and remains live on the social networking platform. Kenneth vented his frustrations about Twitter’s actions on his website Monday, May 27. “Don’t have a lot of time to flesh it out, but a dissertation could be...

Listerine has released a rainbow flag bottle for Pride Month this year. People are finding it… strange. The bottle is wrapped in the original eight-stripe rainbow flag instead of the much more common six-stripe rainbow flag. The meaning of six of the colors from when the flag was created in 1978 are written on the stripes. Hot pink, which originally stood for “sex,” is conspicuously silent on the bottle, probably because that part of being LGBTQ is still not safe to...

Laverne Cox said that trans men need to be included in the discussion of abortion bans at a commencement address. The Orange is the New Black actress talked about how she was at first defensive when she was reminded to think about trans men’s reproductive rights, and how she came around to realize that she should be more inclusive. Speaking at Pitzer College in California this weekend, Cox said that she, as an Alabama native, was upset by her home state...

Two parents surprised their transgender son with some amazing tattoos. Drew posted an image of his parents wrist tattoos on Twitter. The tattoos are hearts with the transgender flag in them. “My parents got trans flags tattoos to represent their trans son (i.e., me!!!),” Drew wrote. “My heart is bursting.” MY PARENTS GOT TRANS FLAGS TATTOOS TO RERESENT THEIR TRANS SON (IE ME!!!) MY HEART IS B U R S T I N G pic.twitter.com/OX10B0lAK8 — Drew source

In its race to be the most draconian, antiquated state in the union, Alabama Public Television refused this week to air an episode of the beloved PBS children’s show Arthur because it depicts the title character’s teacher, Mr. Ratburn, marrying another male. “Parents have trusted Alabama Public Television for more than 50 years to provide children’s programs that entertain, educate, and inspire,” Mike McKenzie, a spokesperson for APT, said in a statement. “Parents trust that their children can watch APT without their supervision. We...

Merry XXXmas! YouTuber James Charles only has one thing on the top of his Christmas wish list this year. The hugely popular beauty blogger took to Twitter today (24 December) to share the one thing on his mind. He tweeted: ‘all I want for christmas is a good dick to suck tbh’ https://twitter.com/jamescharles/status/1077107935602343937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1077107935602343937&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fjames-charles-christmas-good-suck%2F At the time of writing, over 10,000 people retweeted the festive message and over 80,000 people liked it. Fellow YouTube star Emma Chamberlain responded simply: ‘holy shit’ and then comedian Kathy Griffin...