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Beth Rep ordered to compensate trans activist Bridget Clinch
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week ordered Canberra newsreader Beth Rep to pay $10,000 compensation to transgender activist Bridget Clinch. The order resulted from Rep ‘liking’ offensive Facebook comments on an apology she previously made to Bridget Clinch. Former Army captain Bridget Clinch complained to the tribunal about comments Rep made about her …
Actor Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey for alleged sexual assault
Kevin Spacey is facing a new lawsuit for sexual assault and battery by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person when both accusers were aged 14 in the 1980s. The New York lawsuit refers to the same allegations Rapp first made to Buzzfeed in October 2017. After Rapp’s interview, the disgraced Spacey was sacked …
David Tennant plays gay serial killer in true crime drama ‘Des’
British actor David Tennant will play depraved gay serial killer Dennis Nilsen in new true crime drama Des. From 1978 to 1983, Nilsen befriended and lured young men and boys back to his North London homes with the promise of food, alcohol or shelter. He murdered at least a dozen of them between 1978 and …
Perth man jailed after lying about HIV status to sex partners
A Perth man living with HIV has been jailed after failing to disclose his HIV status to four men and having “reckless” unprotected sex. The 30-year-old, who can’t be named to protect the victims, told the men that he didn’t have the virus despite testing positive some years earlier. All four subsequently tested positive, The …
Carole Baskin dances back onto TV – hide the sardine oil
Carole Baskin, famous for her rivalry with Joe Exotic on Tiger King earlier this year, returns to television on American Dancing With The Stars. The show premiers in the US on 14 September. But will Carole come with or without sardine oil? This on the same day that former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders …
Man accused of Scott Johnson murder to face court next week
The Sydney man charged with the 1988 murder of gay man Scott Johnson will face court next Tuesday (September 8). Johnson, an American national, was found dead in Sydney at the base of a cliff near Manly’s North Head on December 10, 1988. An inquest found the 27-year-old mathmetician and PhD student died by suicide. …
How international cam2cam extortion racket targeted an Aussie
International cam2cam extortion rackets operate by recording victims masturbating while at the same time searching for details that reveal their real identity. Also: Illegal global trade in your private hookup pics Baiters targeting sportsmen including gay Brisbane teams QNews spoke with a bisexual Gold Coast man subjected to a cam2cam extortion attempt. Logan showed us …
Baiters targeting sportsmen including gay Brisbane teams
Baiters from a large internet forum are currently targeting members of two gay Brisbane sporting teams. Also yesterday, a member of the forum posted a baited masturbation video of a professional Australian sportsman based in the US. The baiters solicit explicit images from users of hookup apps to share, trade and sell. As QNews reported …
Exposed: illegal global trade in your private hookup pics
A global network of ‘baiters’, including Australians, conducts an illegal trade in explicit private hookup pics. Members of the informal network solicit images and videos under the pretence of hooking up. They then share, trade, and sell the stolen content. Much of it also ends up published on the net. A special series of exclusive …