Books Top 10 queer rural booksThe Guardian - Mike ParkerIf the countryside appears at all in LGBT+ stories, it is usually only as somewhere to escape from. For many of us, this is a pattern that never fitted, and though we did the urban thing to burst (or from
RuPaul's Drag Race Bianca Del Rio brings It's Jester Joke Tour to Vancouvervancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn When: July 19, 8 p.m. Read More
Play buttonTV (Australia) With Number 96, Australia brought queer people to TV decades before anyone elseThe Guardian - Andrew MercadoDuring last month’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Stonewall riots, many historians looked at how the modern gay rights movement influenced pop culture. We learned about music, books and cinema which
LGBTQI Juan Pablo Di Pace says he felt a “responsibility” to come out as gaygaytimes.co.uk - Daniel Megarry Juan Pablo Di Pace has opened up about his decision to come out as gay. The Argentinian actor, singer and director – who plays Fernando on Netflix …
Pete Buttigieg Define 'Homophobic'Jezebel - Rich Juzwiak Imagine my surprise when late last week, I, an out gay man, found myself enrolled in an online course on homophobia that was attempting to teach me …
LGBTQI A Brief, Forgotten History of Gay Jewelersout.com - Levi Higgs Gay jewelry historian Levi Higgs deep dive into the ways that queer jewelers have been forcibly silenced or erased throughout time. When the phrase …
Alan Turing Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U.K.'s New 50-Pound NoteNPR - Bill ChappellAlan Turing, the father of computer science and artificial intelligence who broke Adolf Hitler's Enigma code system in World War II — but who died an outcast because of his homosexuality — will be featured
Stranger Things stars set the record straight on Will’s sexualitygaystarnews.com - Stefania Sarrubba Stranger Things has been available to stream on Netflix since 4 July and has already broken viewing records. The 80s-inspired sci-fi drama about a …
World News Israelis call for education minister to resign over gay conversion remarksThe Guardian - Oliver Holmes in JerusalemHundreds of demonstrators have called on Israel’s new education minister to resign after the far-right politician said he supported gay conversion “therapy” and had even attempted it himself. Ministers
Coffee Shops 'We filter coffee, not people': Gibsons rallies after rainbow crosswalks defacedcbc.ca - CBC News · The people of Gibsons are rallying after three rainbow crosswalks were covered in white paint overnight. Martin DesRosiers, the owner of Beachcomber …
News Israel’s education minister sparks outrage after advocating gay conversion therapyThe Washington Post - By Ruth EglashJERUSALEM — Israel’s newly appointed education minister has ignited an angry backlash after saying in a televised interview broadcast Saturday that he believes it is possible to perform conversion therapy
Burnaby, BC Burnaby's newest rainbow crosswalk hasn't been vandalized. It's some sburnabynow.com - Chris Campbell People were cheering the residents of Gibsons, B.C. yesterday when they pledged to fix the town’s three rainbow crosswalks after they were defaced …
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlementvancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: July 13, 2019 OTTAWA — Some victims of the federal government’s gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a …
Anglican Church Anglican Church vote to approve same-sex marriage fails to passcbc.ca - Maryse Zeidler An Anglican Church of Canada vote to approve same-sex marriage failed to pass at its general assembly in Vancouver on Friday night. The motion would …
UK News 'We feel more valued': Northern Irish activists hail same-sex marriage voteThe Guardian - Rory Carroll in BelfastIf the earthquake that just hit Northern Ireland has an epicentre, it is the Cathedral Quarter, a corner of Belfast once dedicated to making money and now in the business of social revolution. It was that
Play buttonMusic (UK) 'I feel exhausted by being exposed': kd lang on being a lesbian iconThe Guardian - Hanna HanraThere’s are so many rightwing forces at work right now providing and fuelling hatred kd lang A few years ago, I lay in my garden on a hot summer’s day, listening to a few familiar notes of a song wafting
What the gay-straight alliance debate means for Alberta going forwardapple.news - The Star For the best reading experience, open this story on a device with Apple News. It may also be available on the publisher’s website.
University of British Columbia LGBTQ UBC students support decision to drop school from Pride Paradevancouversun.com - Zak Vescera Many UBC students, staff and faculty are applauding the university’s removal from the Vancouver Pride Parade after hosting an event many called …
Conversion Therapy Federal ban on conversion therapy could face constitutional hurdlescbc.ca - Mark Gollom The federal government's indication that it might change the Criminal Code to enact a national ban on the controversial practice of conversion …
Music (UK) Ashley O: how Miley Cyrus’s Black Mirror alter ego became this year’s big gay iconThe Guardian - Dylan B JonesDespite Taylor Swift’s best efforts, another star has stolen the hearts and pre-drinks playlists of the gay community this Pride season – and it doesn’t matter that she isn’t real. Ashley O is a quintessentially
University of British Columbia UBC barred from Vancouver Pride Parade for hosting controversial speakercbc.ca - Clare Hennig The University of British Columbia is barred from marching in the Vancouver Pride Parade after allowing a controversial figure to speak on campus …
Tbilisi Amid Threats and Leaks, Tbilisi, Georgia Sees First LGBTQ Pride Eventadvocate.com - Trudy Ring LGBTQ activists in Tbilisi, Georgia, managed to hold the nation’s first Pride event Monday, amid much opposition by right-wing forces and weeks after …
Christian extremists fear for their Bibles after Amazon bans books on ex-gay therapyqueerty.com - By Graham Gremore Amazon is taking a stand against conversion therapy and Christian extremists are not happy about it. As of late last week, the online retailer has …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLGBTQI Daniel Howell: 'I'm providing LGBT education schools don't'bbc.co.ukDaniel Howell is a 28-year-old YouTuber with over 600 million views. He recently opened up to his viewers as being gay. Mr Howell believes that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender online influencers
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez surprises gay teen barred from giving valedictorian speechpinknews.co.uk Jennifer Lopez had an amazing surprise for a gay teen who was barred from giving the valedictorian speech. The superstar surprised Nat Werth backstage …
World News This year’s Pride biggest yet, claim march organisersThe Guardian - Nosheen Iqbal“I’m trying to be a walking piece of political art,” said actor Billy Porter ahead of headlining London Pride. “Just as a human being, as an out black gay Christian man, my very existence is political.”
Germany Cologne celebrates Germany's largest LGBT+ pride paradeDW News - Rebecca Staudenmaier (Cologne) Over 1 million people are expected in Cologne for one of Europe's largest pride parades. With homophobic attacks on the rise in Germany, organizers …
Gay Pride Madrid awash with rainbow flags for gay pride paradeDW News - Nik Martin A minor protest from the far-right Vox party did little to deter the 400,000 visitors to Madrid's annual gay pride event. Although Spain is one of …
Ireland Dealing with adversity as a gay person in the west of Ireland explored in short docirishcentral.com - In partnership with As part of Pride Month, we look at the perspectives of two gay men from the West of Ireland.
