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Highest US civilian honor awarded to Rush Limbaugh
American President Donald Trump Tuesday night awarded America’s highest civilian honour, the Medal of Freedom, to one of the country’s most uncivil citizens. Rush Limbaugh — radio host, racist, misogynist, homophobe, transphobe and general all-round bigot — received the award from enabler Melania Trump. Scroll down for vid of Rush Limbaugh’s greatest ‘hits’ Donald Trump …
US ambassador to Zambia recalled over gay rights
Following an ongoing dispute with the government over gay rights, the State Department recalled the US ambassador to Zambia. Last month, Ambassador Daniel Foote expressed dismay at the jailing of two local gay men. A judge sentenced them to 15 years each for a consensual private sex act in 2017. A worker at a holiday …
Pastor’s ‘prayer cleansing’ illustrates risks of ‘religious freedoms’
An American pastor’s interruption of a secular event and consequent ‘prayer cleansing’ illustrates the dangers of Australia’s proposed ‘religious freedoms’ bill. The pastor cut off the microphone to a gay speaker at an event held in his church. A few days later, he asked his congregation to bow their heads and join him in a …
Randy Rainbow totally ABBA’s Giuliani with Mamma Mia parody
Randy Rainbow is always funny but he’s outdone himself with his latest parody. Randy takes on Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in a parody of ABBA’s iconic hit Mamma Mia. Scroll down for the vid While the impeachment investigation throws up revelation after revelation, it seems to constantly return to Rudy Giuliani. The former New York …
US Republican blames gays and drag queens for mass shootings
A Republican politician from Ohio is facing calls to resign after blaming gay and transgender people for the latest mass shootings in the US. Candice Keller is a Republican state representative from Ohio. She took to her personal Facebook page to write the vile, now-deleted rant, circulated widely online. “After every mass shooting, the liberals …
‘Straight pride’ rally organiser slammed by her gay son
One of the organisers of a “Straight Pride” rally in California has been called out by her estranged gay son. Mylinda Mason (pictured, left) is one of the organisers of a Straight Pride rally set to take place in Modesto, California, later this month. But her son, Matthew Mason, has said he wants the local …
Best reactions to Donald Trump’s Easy D tweet
U.S. President Donald Trump put the internet in stitches with his latest Twitter rant, this time about ‘EASY D’. Trump took to the social network overnight to vent about the difficulty implementing his earlier executive order banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from the United States. EASY D! “Big increase in traffic into our …
Ellen DeGeneres & Celebrity Friends Thank Barack Obama
Ellen DeGeneres compiled and released a video message thanking Barack Obama for “everything he was able to accomplish in the name of equality” during his presidency. In the video, posted to her YouTube channel, Ellen said: “Years ago, it would’ve been hard to believe that we could repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, pass the Hate …
Hundreds gather for Orlando candlelight vigils
Hundreds gathered in Brisbane’s Reddacliff Place for a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of last weekend’s shooting at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Brisbane Pride organised the event. It featured speeches from Brisbane Pride President Deeje Hancock, PFLAG’s Shelley Argent, Brisbane Pride Committee member Michael O’Brien, Australian Marriage Equality’s Peter Black, and Dr …