Singapore to Decriminalize Gay Sex

Erick Adame, who has been the meteorologist for Spectrum's NY1 for about four years, announced that he had been fired on Monday."I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NY1 in NYC," he wrote in a statement on Instagram. "I am taking this opportunity to share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life."In the letter, Adame, who has been nominated for two Emmy awards for his work, wrote that "despite being a public figure and being on television in the biggest market in the country," he had "secretly appeared on an adult website."The website itself was never named."On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men," he wrote.

A self-described American anglophile has been saving up for the eventuality of Queen Elizabeth II's death for years. Finally, this weekend, he had the bitter-sweet experience of a lifetime as he participated in the monarch's final tributes.Michael Tropp has been to England more than 15 times.

Virginia's governor has stripped transgender public school kids in the state's schools of fundamental rights to dignity and belonging. Under new policies by Republican Gov.

(CNN) -- A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck just off the southwestern coast of Mexico, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert warning of potentially hazardous waves striking Mexico immediately.There are no known casualties or damage yet recorded in Mexico City, according to the city's mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum.The USGS provided more detail, saying that the quake struck about 23 miles (37 kilometers) southeast of the city of Aquila, in Michoacan state. The quake depth was about 9.4 miles (15.1 kilometers), the USGS also reported.The news comes on the fifth anniversary of the 2017 earthquake that killed 216 people in Mexico City.The epicenter of that 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, the USGS reported at the time.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Premiering Thursday on Netflix is the documentary short The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone. The film spans 19 years following Georgie, an Australian transgender teen, as she works to change the laws of her country while affirming her gender and finding her voice.

Spoilers ahead for the latest episode of House Of The Dragon, “We Light The Way.”House Of The Dragon, we have a problem.A spin-off of HBO’s wildly popular and occasionally problematic Game Of Thrones, this fantasy prequel had every opportunity to course-correct many of the original’s dubious choices. And yet…Apparently, old habits die hard as House Of The Dragon found itself relying on the same unfortunate trope that plagued GoT—one that’s been all-too-common on television for years: Killing off LGBTQ characters.We see the trope— known as “bury your gays”—time and time again, from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Grey’s Anatomy, where queer characters are treated as expendable and frequently offed as some sort of turning point for our (typically straight) heroes.Related: Bury Your Gays: 109 Dead Gay and Bisexual Male TV Characters, And How They DiedPreviously, on House Of The Dragon, we were introduced to Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate)—a prince who made a pretty bad*ss entrance on the back of dragon—and Ser Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod), canonically queer characters from George R.R.

Why is it always on the Democrats to compromise? To be the nice ones? To take the high road to nowhere? On Thursday, the bipartisan group of senators behind the Respect for Marriage Act, which would have enshrined federal protections for same-sex marriage, announced a delay on putting the measure to a vote, which had been expected to take place this week. According to the bill’s lead sponsor, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin, postponing the vote until after the November elections would increase the likelihood of getting the 10 Republicans on board necessary to push it through today’s filibustery Senate, where 60 votes would be needed for it to advance.

California has passed a law making it easier for veterans discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” to receive benefits.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 325 into law over the weekend, establishing the Veterans Discharge Upgrade Grant Program, the Associated Press reports.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke at an LGBTQ and intersex rights event that took place on the eve of the U.N. General Assembly.

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A post shared by Colton Haynes (@coltonlhaynes)Beauty influencer Manny Gutierrez jokingly commented, “milf alert”. This prompted a crying-with-laughter emoji from Haynes.One woman commented, “You have better cleavage than me.”Haynes has built up a following with his candid Instagram feed.

performing on stage. Valencia Prime, 25, was halfway through her 'Prime Time' show at the Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar when she suddenly dropped ill on September 12.The star, who called herself "Philadelphia’s Plus Size Dancing Diva", tragically passed away from heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to medics. READ MORE Farmer beaten to death by pet kangaroo to be buried next to alpaca in animal cemetery Emergency services rushed to the US gay bar following reports that she had become "unresponsive" during the show she was hosting.

ruling, Meachum said the PFLAG families have demonstrated a likelihood that they will suffer “probably, imminent, and irreparable injury” if the state Department of Family and Protective Services is allowed to continue with its investigations into transgender youth receiving doctor-recommended medical care and their parents.Some of that harm includes potentially having transgender youth taken out of their parents’ custody and placed into foster care, as well as the parents potentially facing criminal charges and penalties. Meachum also found that DFPS did not begin investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse until after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order directing the agency to investigate parents who have allowed their children to receive transition-related care, including puberty blockers, which delay the onset of secondary sex characteristics.Abbott based that order on an opinion issued by Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who stated that that all the forms of surgical and hormonal interventions for transgender youth constitute “abuse,” and violate minors’ fundamental right to procreation by subjecting them to treatments that can potentially cause sterilization.Although DFPS began investigating several families with transgender children following Abbott’s directive, the Texas Supreme Court later found, in a partial victory for a group of transgender plaintiffs and advocates, that the governor had overstepped his authority.

GOSHH (Gender, Orientation, Sexual Health and HIV) is a charity based in Limerick, located in Redwood Place on Davis Street. It first opened in 1986, under the name of Gay Switchboard Limerick. It was originally set up as a volunteer support helpline, and over the years, it evolved as a signpost for information and support […]

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Daniel Franzese starred as one of the first gay characters in the film industry to be shown in countries where identifying as LGBTQ can cost your life. That’s because Mean Girls‘ Damian might have been too gay to function, but he never verbalized his sexuality in the movie, which allowed it to move past censorship, and many viewers around the globe got a glimpse of their first gay person.

Meet Linda Paulson. She’s a Salt Lake City grandmother who just announced that she’ll be on the ballot for Utah State Senate… in a rap video.The video was actually posted to Paulson’s YouTube channel earlier this month but didn’t get much attention until local media in Utah noticed it over the weekend.Related: Move over, Lauren Boebert! Colorado might send another LGBTQ-hating, QAnon nutjob to Congress!In it, Paulson rhymes her way through her political values, which include things like loving God, opposing abortion, being “pro-religious freedom” and “pro-police”, and supporting “traditional family” among other extreme right-wing beliefs.“And just to clarify, as a female adult, I know what a woman is,” she raps.According to her campaign website, Paulson, who graduated with a degree in “Family Life” from anti-LGBTQ Brigham Young University in 2007, opposes student athletes competing on teams that match their gender identity and wants to ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues in the classroom because she considers it “pornography.”So far, she doesn’t appear to have racked up any meaningful endorsements and, according to her campaign’s most recent Received Contributions Report filed with the state, she has accepted a total of $4,190.33 in donations.

Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin arrived at Windsor Castle after an emotional journey that started in central London at 12pm.The late sovereign was welcomed by thousands of grieving royal fans, with some holding up their phones to record the historic moments while others threw flowers on the state hearse.Dame Joan Collins took to Instagram and said today marked a "personally poignant" day for the actress.The Dynasty actress explained September 19 - the day of the Queen's funeral - held significance as it was the same day her sister, Jackie Collins died.Jackie died on 19 September 2015, of breast cancer, two weeks before her 78th birthday.She had been diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer more than six years before her death but kept her illness almost entirely to herself.In view of her 292,000 followers, Joan shared a candid black and white snap of their sisters when the pair were young.Joan cradled Jackie in her arms as she looked lovingly at her younger sister, before penning an emotional tribute on the anniversary of her sibling's death.She captioned the post: "It’s personally poignant to me that we should be mourning the passing of #queenelizabeth on the same day as I mourn seven years since the passing of my dear sister @jackiejcollins."Social media users flocked to the comment section as they offered their support.A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe)Poetic.Heart wrote: "Thoughts and prayers."Jeffrey Lane commented: "Beautiful photo," as Passion Flower stated: "Thank you for posting."Martslondon remarked: "So moving and beautiful.So happy to have met you and your sister."SusanFur shared: "I just watched the special last night Boss Lady she was so amazing and what a story.

Dallas Police responded to a shooting at about 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.18 in the 2500 block of Lemmon Avenue.

Multiple sources have told Vanity Fair that Flash actor Ezra Miller is battling mental health and substance abuse issues that have resulted in a chaotic and dangerous home and lifestyle.According to these sources, Miller has a messianic vision of themself and uses their celebrity status to groom vulnerable persons and create a cult-like following. Sources also described Miller’s Vermont farm as filled with guns, drugs, and squalor, as well as an altar to marijuana, sage, and bullets.One unnamed source said Miller’s mental health issues and their hard-partying ways accelerated during downtime after projects had wrapped.

Please Baby Please is finally heading to a theater near you and, well, you’ve just got to see it to believe it.For couple Suze (Birdman‘s Andrea Riseborough) and Arthur (Henry Melling, a.k.a. Harry Potter‘s Dudley Dursley), life’s got no gas—at least not until they encounter a neighborhood biker gang who really revs their engines.Related: Here’s all of the queer, must-see movies and TV shows headed your way this fallThe genderqueer gang goes by the name of The Young Gents—they’re like West Side Story‘s Jets, but with a BDSM fetish.

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I know for a fact that the live-action Scooby-Doo movies were a biiiiig gay awakening moment for a lot of people. So...there's still time to make Velma queer in the Velma cartoon Mindy Kaling is working on...right?Actors who play their characters as queer regardless of what studios say are truly the backbones of their fandoms, TBH.Andrew made his return to the big screen as Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home and all I have to say is...Marvel...I think we and Andrew deserve bi Spider-Man.Listen...there's still time to make this happen in the Criminal Minds reboot, y'all.RELEASE THE BECHLOE CUT, COWARDS!@dadmongeau @chrissiefit There was one...

A post shared by @zandermurray19 A professional soccer player in Scotland has come out as gay. Striker Zander Murray, 30, plays for Gala Fairydean Rovers. The team plays in the fifth tier of Scottish football.Murray told Pride of the Terraces he’d been coming out to family and friends since April 2021, but not to anyone in the football world.However, he was prompted to do so after attending his first Pride event.

We’re creeping up on spooky season, which means it’s time to gear up for Halloween…and maybe even dabble a little outside of the box in the process.

GLAAD has hired Julian J. Walker as associate director, Communities of Color & Media.

Metro.co.uk as Queerpiphany, her show with Drag Race UK star Tayce, hits YouTube.During episode one, guest Yasmin Finney references Munroe’s Good Morning Britain interview in 2018, during which she clashed with presenter Piers Morgan. Four years on, daytime TV hosts are still having ‘debates’ about the trans community.

Zander Murray has made history by being the first senior Scottish footballer to come out as gay. He is the first openly gay football player in Scotland since Airdrie and Hearts player Justin Fashanu in the 1990s. This announcement follows Scottish referees Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson coming out in June of this year. Murray […]

The fourth issue of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! photographic magazine will be launched at The Library Project in Dublin. The launch will be held in the bookshop in Temple Bar on Friday, October 7 at 6 pm with an accompanying exhibition running from October 1 to 23. The magazine is a project by the Little Black […]

It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…BAD WORDS: California man pleads guilty to threatening to “shoot up and bomb” Merriam-Webster’s offices over LGBTQ inclusive definitions in the dictionary.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Fort Worth ruled on Sept. 7 that religious employers should not be required to cover pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in their health plans because the drugs violate their religious freedom. Without explaining how a drug that prevents a potentially fatal disease violates someone’s religious freedom, the ruling that could jeopardize the lives of hundreds of thousands of people stands.

The Queen's funeral.Journalist Dickie Arbiter did the voice over for the funeral and when Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York arrived for the state funeral he mentioned how the Royals had never forgiven her for the scandalous snaps, which appeared to show her having her toes sucked in 1992.Dickie said: "It is interesting, he never forgave her, he never forgave her for the pictures that appeared in the newspaper when she was in the south of France with her so-called financial adviser having her toes sucked."READ MORE: Queen reunited with 'beloved' Prince Philip after his death 'took heavy toll on heart'After the comment the presenters appeared flustered and Allison said: "'I wasn't going to say it, I didn't think you would go there."Her co-presenter Karl said: "At least he said it.

The Biden administration on Tuesday will hold a meeting with a group of more than a dozen bisexual activists.

Singapore is to decriminalise sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law, its PM said on Sunday, while vowing to protect the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage.During his speech at the annual National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he believed it is the "right thing to do now" as most Singaporeans would now accept it."Private sexual behavior between consenting adults does not raise any law and order issue. There is no justification to prosecute people for it nor to make it a crime," Lee said."This will bring the law into line with current social mores and I hope provide some relief to gay Singaporeans."Lee vowed the repeal would be limited and not shake Singapore's traditional family and societal norms, including how marriage is defined, what children are taught in schools, what is shown on television and general public conduct.He said the government would amend the constitution to ensure that there could be no constitutional challenge allowing same-sex marriage."Even as we repeal Section 377A, we will uphold and safeguard the institution of marriage," Lee said.

Dr. Roy Tan remembers the fear of being a gay man in Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s. Having consensual sex with another man was punishable by imprisonment.

Singapore’s government confirmed that it will continue to restrict LGBTQ+ film and media content for older audiences, despite repealing its ban on gay sex.

Singapore’s government has confirmed that it will continue to restrict LGBTQ film and media content to older audiences, despite overturning a decades-old law that banned gay sex.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Singapore government announced that it will continue to restrict and classify media content with LGBTQ themes, even after its planned decriminalization of same-sex relationships.The move to repeal a colonial-era law that criminalized sex between men was announced Sunday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The law, Section 377A of the Penal Code, was introduced in 1938 and established a two-year jail term for “any act of gross indecency” between two men, either in public or in private.London-based Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen (“Ilo Ilo,” “Wet Season”) commended the planned repeal.

(CNN) — Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state."Sex between consenting men should not be criminalized. There is no justification to prosecute people for it, nor to make it a crime," he said at his annual policy address, the National Day Rally, carried live on television."I believe (repeal) is the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will now accept.

Singapore will decriminalise sexual relations between men but has no plans to allow same-sex marriage and will seek to enshrine the current ban in the constitution, the prime minister said on Sunday.

Related: Singapore’s highest court upholds gay sex ban for this frustrating reasonHowever, when announcing the move yesterday on national TV, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the city-state would also act to ensure marriage between one man and one woman only is protected by the law. This would make it harder for same-sex marriage to become a reality.Despite that setback, the repeal of 377A has been celebrated by many.In changing the law, Singapore is following in the wake of India, Thailand and Taiwan.

On Sunday, August 21, it was announced that consensual same-sex activity between men will no longer be illegal in Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong confirmed the news during his annual National Day Rally speech, much to the delight of LGBTQ+ activists and allies. Section 377A of the country’s penal code was introduced in the […]

SINGAPORE – Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.LGBTQ groups welcomed Lee’s decision to repeal Section 377A of the penal code, a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, but also expressed concern that ruling out same-sex marriage would help to perpetuate discrimination.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.

Singapore to decriminalize gay sex Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said the country would decriminalize sex between consenting men, repealing a colonial-era law. But Lee said he would also propose a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Singapore’s gay community has fought for years to repeal the law, known as Section 377A, arguing that it promotes discrimination even if it is not enforced.

In a win for LGBTQ+ rights, Singapore has announced plans to decriminalise the country’s archaic law that bans men having sex with men. 

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday announced his country will decriminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations.

Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said on Sunday that the government would repeal the country’s colonial-era law criminalizing sex between men, a step long sought by gay rights advocates, but that same-sex marriage would continue to be illegal. Reversing his long-held opposition to decriminalizing gay sex, Mr. Lee said he believed that the conservative nation was willing to accept the idea of sex between consenting men and revoke the law, known as Section 377A.