Day: August 25, 2026
Gay adult performer and online creator Christian Styles has died suddenly at the age of 29. Styles, whose legal name was Zachary Christian Jaghab, died on 20 August 2026, according to an obituary published by his family. The cause of his death has not been made public. Jaghab had built a significant following through his […]
London’s Kings Cross Steelers have been crowned 2026 Bingham Cup champions, defeating the Sydney Convicts 12–5 in a hard-fought final in Brisbane. The victory gives the Steelers their second Bingham Cup title in four years, following their triumph in Ottawa in 2022. For Sydney, the result marks a second consecutive appearance in the tournament’s top-tier […]
The Log Cabin Republicans have formally dropped transgender advocacy from their national mission, declaring themselves an “LGB advocacy organisation” after more than a decade of including trans people within their stated work. National president Ross Hemminger announced the shift on 20 August, saying the conservative LGBTQ+ organisation will now concentrate specifically on sexual orientation and […]
Welsh rugby player Kyle Tayler-Woolston has opened up about the fear he felt before coming out to his teammates — and the overwhelming support that ultimately proved those fears wrong. The Newport RFC back-row forward, who has been out to his teammates since 2018, says he is sharing his experience because he wants other LGBTQ+ […]
Former US Vice President Mike Pence says he was “heartened” to learn that transgender former CIA officer Julia Curlee remembers being treated with dignity and respect while serving as his daily intelligence briefer. The comments reveal a striking contrast between Curlee’s personal experience working with Pence and his longstanding political record opposing LGBTQ+ rights. Curlee, […]
One of West Africa’s most senior Anglican leaders has spoken out against Ghana’s sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bill, saying gay people should not be criminalised even as he maintains the Church’s traditional teaching on same-sex relationships. Archbishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, Primate of the Church of the Province of West Africa and Bishop of Asante-Mampong, made his position […]