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Lady Gaga Blasts Mike Pence As ‘Worst Representation’ Of Christianity
Lady Gaga had hit out at US President Donald Trump and his Vice President Mike Pence during a concert in Las Vegas last weekend. Gaga stopped during Million Reasons at her Vegas residency show Enigma to call out both leaders for the government shutdown and Pence’s anti-LGBTIQ views. “If the fucking president of the United …
Royal Wedding Bishop Punishes Anti-Gay Clergy For Refusing Same-Sex Marriages
The bishop who stole the show at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding, Michael Curry, has smacked down an anti-LGBTIQ bishop who refuses to allow same-sex couples to wed. Curry, the presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church, has placed a partial ban on New York Bishop William Love, who sent out a pastoral …
Netflix Pulls Production From US State Over Its Anti-Gay Law
Netflix has pulled production of an upcoming drama series from North Carolina over anti-gay legislation on the US state’s books, the show’s creator has said. Instead, the streaming service is expected to take the North Carolina-set drama OBX to neighbouring South Carolina instead, local media reported. OBX creator Jonas Pate, who grew up in North …
Teacher Crowdfunds $128k For Gay Student Thrown Out Of Home
A gay teenager whose parents forced him out of the family home will be able to attend university on a scholarship after a teacher crowdfunded more than $128,000. Seth Owen (pictured) will be able to achieve his “life goal” of attending Georgetown University, thanks to his former biology teacher Jane Martin and the generosity more …
Alleged Neo-Nazi Charged With Gay Hate Murder Of Ex-Classmate
An alleged neo-Nazi already accused of murdering California teenager Blaze Bernstein is facing an additional hate crime charge for killing Bernstein because he was gay. Samuel Woodward, who according to a report from ProPublica was a member of neo-Nazi hate group Atomwaffen Division, was charged with first-degree murder over the stabbing death of 19-year-old Bernstein …
Woman Goes Viral For Offering To Be ‘Stand-In Mum’ At Same-Sex Weddings
A woman from Oklahoma has gone viral on Facebook after offering to be a substitute mum to any couples whose own parents won’t attend their same-sex weddings. Sara Cunningham, who is an ordained minister and works for an architecture firm, wrote on Facebook last week, “If you need a mom to attend your same-sex wedding …
Internet Pastor Says Masturbation Turns Men Gay In Bizarre Rant
Any man who masturbates is performing a homosexual act. This is the view of a prominent US pastor Dave Daubenmire who hit the headlines this week for the controversial view that has no doubt worried many straight American Christians. In his webcam program Pass the Salt, former high school football coach turned internet pastor Dave …
Thousands March In City’s First Pride Parade After Officials Tried To Ban It
Thousands of people have marched in the first-ever gay pride parade in the Mississippi city of Starkville after local officials initially tried to block it. Despite widespread support, including from the city’s mayor Lynn Spruill, the Starkville Board of Aldermen voted 4-3 last month to deny parade organisers a permit to host the event. But …
It Was The Deadliest Year On Record For LGBTI People In Brazil
Violent deaths of LGBTI people in Brazil are at an all-time high, according to an LGBTI watchdog in the country. According to a report by LGBTI group Grupo Gay de Bahia, there were 387 murders and 58 suicides of LGBTI people in 2017. The figure is a 30 percent increase on the reported 327 deaths …