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Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts announced her 2023 plans to marry her longtime girlfriend, Amber Laign. 

Roderic O’Gorman, Ireland’s minister for children, equality, disability, integration, and youth, has promised to introduce legislation to ban conversion therapy. O’Gorman, who is gay, has described conversion therapy as exploitative and “a cruel process rooted in the promotion of shame,” the Irish Mirror reports.“Obviously, legislation takes time, but I think it’s possible we could have it passed by the end of the year,” he recently told the Mirror. “That’s certainly what I’d be working towards, but it could drift into 2024.” He would introduce the bill in the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s Parliament.“I have met people who have been subjected to conversion therapy,” he continued. “It doesn’t happen a lot in Ireland, but when it does happen, its impact can be really devastating on people.

Pornhub recently released its 2022 Year in Review, which allows users to know just who pleases themselves to what. This year, the porn platform got a lot more queer, with a notable increase in trans porn, which became the third most popular category in the U.S.

Marvel’s gay Captain America is set to make his grand return in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8.

NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday (Jan 3) to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange and caused billions of dollars in losses in what prosecutors have called an epic fraud.

The newly named Chair of the City of Kansas City LGBTQ Commission is receiving a lot of attention for his recent appointment, including on Grindr.Justice Horn, 24, was named to the leadership post on Thursday after serving as vice chair for two years. On Monday, the out former collegiate wrestler posted a screenshot of a Grindr conversation purporting to congratulate him on the new gig on Twitter.“I do not and will not regret posting this because I’m young, single, and gay—but even the folks on Grindr are wishing me well on becoming Chair of the LGBTQ Commission.

U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos was not wearing a wedding ring when he showed up to be sworn in to Congress Tuesday, the New York Post is reporting.Santos, a gay Republican, has been caught in and admitted to multiple lies since defeating Robert Zimmerman, a gay Democrat, in the race to represent New York’s Third Congressional District, located on the north shore of Long Island.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has opened up about the possibility of appearing in a Buffy reboot.

Missouri is set to carry out the first execution of an out transgender person in the U.S.Amber McLaughlin, 49, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday. She received the death sentence for the murder of a former girlfriend, Beverly Guenther, in 2003.McLaughlin’s attorneys have asked Gov.

(CNN) -- The new House Republican majority faces a once-in-a-century fight to elect the next speaker after GOP leader Kevin McCarthy failed to lock down the votes needed to win in the first round of voting. The vote can now go to a second ballot, something that hasn't happened since 1923.The outcome of Tuesday's initial vote, taking place on the first day of the 118th Congress, is a major blow that throws into question whether McCarthy will be able to win the speaker's race, though the GOP leader has vowed to stay in the race even if he did not win on the first ballot.LIVE UPDATES: The latest on the new Congress and House speaker vote The new House Republican majority now faces the prospect of a contentious, drawn-out fight that threatens to deepen divides within the party with McCarthy's political career on the line.The fight has cast a long shadow over the incoming House Republican majority.

In August 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finished an investigation on an HIV outbreak in Kanawa County, West Virginia. The findings cited the county with “the most concerning HIV outbreak in the United States” and a warning that the reported diagnoses may only be “the tip of the iceberg.”Brooke Parker, a care coordinator for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, has spent the last two years exploring the roads less traveled in the county with an effort to contain the HIV outbreak.

For the LGBTQIA+ community, attending Pride is one of the most important celebrations of the year. Our community comes together to express themselves unapologetically, backed by the love and support of the people who show up. But that's not all who shows up.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ban on transgender students at a Florida high school from using restrooms that fit their gender identity.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 7-4 that the St.

A man and woman in the U.K. have been sentenced to jail for defrauding 80 victims, mostly gay men, they met on dating apps over a 16-year period.According to a report in MyLondon, Fredrick Diji, 37, received a prison sentence of eight years at Guildford Crown Court in South London on Friday, December 23, and his partner, probation officer Raquel Johnson, 43, was sentenced to three years and nine months.

George Santos, the gay Republican congressman-elect who has admitted to lying about significant parts of his public biography, arrived on Capitol Hill before noon on Tuesday and swiftly tried to outrun a scrum of reporters.Several dozen assembled reporters and photographers surrounded the incoming lawmaker, demanding answers to questions about his fitness for office. Santos, at one point led by an aide, seemed lost in the hallways of Congress as he tried to avoid answering questions from reporters.The politician appeared to be looking for his office but, at one point, walked into a dead-end in the basement of the Longworth House Office building, still surrounded by members of the media who were not letting down from trying to get the lawmaker to say something after weeks of avoiding their questions.Walking briskly — at times his head down, at other times smirking and grinning — Santos remained silent, except to say that he would be voting for Kevin McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House.Shortly before noon, Santos was seen walking to the Capitol in advance of a noon vote to elect the next Speaker of the House.McCarthy has been trying to secure 218 votes to become the next Speaker.

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You better start those mothertucking engines because the 15th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is almost here.

Ireland’s integration minister Roderic O’Gorman has promised to introduce legislation banning the “exploitative” practice of so-called ‘conversion therapy’ by 2024.

A gay former meteorologist for a top New York City television station, whom management fired for appearing in nude live streams during his private time, has broken his silence.On Monday, Erick Adame took to Instagram to address the scandal from last September, when he announced that he was fired from Spectrum’s NY1 station because he had appeared in sexually explicit, consensual videos on an adult website. Somebody had sent his employer and mother clips of him appearing on the site. In the video, Adame reportedly mentioned working for NY1.“That news also gave what I can only call sexual predators the idea that I wanted to be exploited and humiliated as if it were something I enjoyed,” Adame said in his  Instagram video.He explained that since September, many people have gone out of their way to seek out images and videos of him.“I want to be absolutely clear about something tonight,” he said. “I never wanted any of those images or videos to ever be recorded or kept or saved or shared in any way.

(CNN) -- Robin Roberts is taking a big step in 2023.During a conversation with author and motivational speaker Gabby Bernstein about setting intentions for the new year, Roberts went public with her plan to marry longtime partner, Amber Laign.The "Good Morning America" co-anchor initially said she was "hesitating because I haven't said it out loud yet" about sharing her intention."I'm saying 'yes' to marriage," Roberts then continued. "We're getting married this year."She and Laign have been together since 2005 and Roberts told Bernstein, "It was something we had talked about but we had put it off.

Drag Race finalist Gottmik has revealed that she would “love” to compete on a season of All Stars at some point in the future.

NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried is expected on Tuesday (Jan 3) to enter a plea of not guilty to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

Netflix is not moving forward with a second season of 1899.

Bimini caught up with GAY TIMES about their “incredible” journey from performing in East London to becoming one of the country’s most well-known drag artists.

LIFE in the spotlight often deters TV stars from sharing details of their personal life. However, one former Emmerdale star got candid with their Instagram followers and spoke about their sexual orientation. Jamie Tate actor Alexander Lincoln left the Yorkshire-based soap in September, 2021, after his character tried to poison his own mother, Kim Tate.

Progress for the world’s LGBTQ+ people has not been evenly spread in 2022, with some countries marking new milestones and others rolling back rights.

For Mar Cambrollé, a 65-year-old transgender woman in Spain whose activism dates back to the fascist Franco regime, a bill making its way through the country’s parliament marks “the most important milestone for trans people in 44 years of democracy”.

When Junia Joplin tried out Lensa – a popular app that generates stylised images based on photographs – she saw a version of herself that had never existed but made perfect sense.

Gay Republican Representative-elect George Santos looks to be in facing legal challenges in Brazil, according to the New York Times.Santos is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as the congressman for New York’s Third Congressional District, which includes a large portion of Long Island. He is the first out Republican to win an election who is not an incumbent.The paper reported on Monday that Brazilian authorities have said they will revive fraud charges against the controversial politician who has been under fire after a Times investigation began unraveling various parts of his biography.

Gay Republican Representative-elect George Santos looks to be in facing legal challenges in Brazil, according to the New York Times.Santos is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as the congressman for New York’s Third Congressional District, which includes a large portion of Long Island. He is the first out Republican to win an election who is not an incumbent.The paper reported on Monday that Brazilian authorities have said they will revive fraud charges against the controversial politician who has been under fire after a Times investigation began unraveling various parts of his biography.

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Martina Navratilova, right, with Nancy Leibermann, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nancy Liebermann Charities Dream Ball Gala in Dallas in 2022.

The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Florida-based school board’s anti-trans bathroom ban.

Hugh Grant has opened up about his queer role in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. 

The Black Eyed Peas showcased their support for the LGBTQ+ community during their recent NYE performance on Poland’s state broadcaster. 

The conservative dating app The Right Stuff looks to be struggling to bring in users, according to a report by The Daily Beast.After three months after the Peter Thiel-backed app’s launch, there hasn’t been a tidal wave of people joining the platform, which markets itself as “a dating app for the Right wing.”Even though Thiel, a gay MAGA tech billionaire, financed it, the app bars mention of gay relationships, according to Gizmodo.Data from the analytics firm Sensor Tower shows that the app had 40,000 downloads in October, but between November 1 and December 20, there were only 11,000, the Beast reports. The outlet also cited Appfigures which estimated 44,000 downloads in October and then 17,000 in the last seven weeks.The app was co-founded by former aides to Donald Trump John McEntee, Daniel Huff, and Isaac Stalzer.

(CNN) -- Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both stage one throat and breast cancer, her agent told CNN in an email Monday."This double whammy is serious but still fixable," the 66-year-old said in a statement on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) website."I'm hoping for a favorable outcome. It's going to stink for a while, but I'll fight with all have I got."Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, has already battled breast cancer in 2010.The latest prognosis is said to be good, according to the statement, and she will begin treatment this month.Navratilova's agent, Mary Greenham, said the tennis legend discovered an enlarged lymph node in her neck during the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, which was held from October 31 to November 7.A biopsy was done, and she was later diagnosed with stage one throat cancer, her agent said.

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GEMMA Collins was seen breaking down in tears and shaking with emotion as she holidays in Israel with Rami Hawash. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram to reveal she was "overcome with emotion" as she burst into tears visiting the birthplace of Jesus. Gemma, 41, shared snaps of the moment she visited the Church of the Nativity in Jerusalem, which is said to be the exact place where Jesus was born.

The Black Eyed Peas donned rainbow-colored armbands in support of the LGBTQ community during their New Year's Eve concert in Poland sponsored by state media TVP.The quartet made the fashion statement in an apparent response to anti-LGBTQ views promulgated by government officials.The four members of the musical group - will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, J. Rey Soul and Taboo - all wore rainbow armbands as they were the featured performers for TVP's show New Year's of Dreams, and wore them through their set.  The latest: The Black Eyed Peas donned rainbow-colored armbands in support of the LGBTQ community during their New Year's Eve concert in Poland sponsored by state media TVPThe fashion statement drew the ire of members of the country's Law and Justice Party (PiS), which is currently in charge under President Andrzej Duda, and has an anti-LGBTQ agenda.The party's Marcin Warchol tweeted, 'LGBT promotion in TVP2.

The Black Eyed Peas showed their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during their appearance on Poland’s TVP New Year’s Eve gig, the same show Mel C dropped out of last week.

Gay culture is listening to straight people being surprised that Miley Cyrus can sing. #GRAMMYsthis @mileycyrus and @dollyparton medley is makin' us EMOTIONAL.