Category: News

Apr 07
Gay Banker Fired After Posting Photos of Engagement To Fiancé

A gay Brazilian banker has been fired from his job after posting photos of his engagement online. The unnamed worker, who was commended as an above-average employee, told Brazilian paper that he was wrongfully terminated from his position at Banco Itaú because he came out as gay on social media. The man worked at the […]

Apr 07
Barry Manilow Breaks Silence on His Sexuality

Legendary singer Barry Manilow has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, and broken his silence on his nearly 40-year relationship with manager Garry Kief. For decades Barry Manilow gave the world timeless hits, while keeping his own life a total secret. Now at 73 years old, and after one of the longest and […]

Apr 06
New Documentary Seeks to Uncover the Importance of Pride

A work-in-progress edit of the documentary PRIDE? screened at the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival in March to great reception, but in order to get it finished and reach a wider audience, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched. The UK film is an exploration of what Pride means in a world of increased visibility and acceptance […]

Apr 06
‘Ghost in the Shell’ Removes Lesbian Kiss from Film

Scarlett Johansson’s live-action film version of Ghost in the Shell is facing allegations of queer-baiting and straight-washing. When fans first learned that American actress Scarlett Johansson would play the role of Japanese anti-terrorism investigator Major Motoko Kusanagi in the film version, many objected to the white-washing of an Asian story. But now film writer David Opie has pointed […]

Apr 06
Facebook Aims to Protect Victims of ‘Revenge Porn’

Facebook have just made it harder for your disgruntled ex to share your naked photos. Victims of such non-consensual posts, often referred to as ‘revenge porn’, now have some help in preventing their spread. The social media platform has announced new artificial intelligence tools designed to keep such content, once flagged, off its site for […]

Apr 05
Cute Alert! Gay Couple’s Military Prom Photo Goes Viral

A heartwarming photo of a YouTube star and his military boyfriend posing for prom has gone viral. Underwear model/vlogger Max Emerson and his boyfriend Andrés Camilo shared an adorable photo on Instagram of themselves recreating the classic prom pose. Camilo, a member of the National Guard who wasn’t out during his training, is shown wrapping his arms […]

Apr 03
Airbnb Launches ‘Until We All Belong’ Campaign

In collaboration with The Equality Campaign, Airbnb has just launched the powerful Until We All Belong campaign. The campaign plans to make Airbnb’s support of marriage equality well-known and requests Australians to commit to wearing a ring, with ‘Until We All Belong’ engraved on the interior, until same-sex marriage is recognised in Australia. Airbnb is involved in advocacy for […]

Apr 03
Genderless ‘Boy’ Band Breaks Barriers

Acrush is the latest ‘boy band’ making female fans swoon across the world, however this group isn’t your typical pop sensation — all five members are androgynous, assigned female at birth, but identify as genderless. The group, made up of Lu Keran, An Junxi, Peng Xichen, Min Junqian and Lin Fan, is quickly rising to fame in […]