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Israeli politician suggests doctors could refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients

December 28, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

An incoming government minister in Israel suggested that doctors should be allowed to refuse treatment to LGBTQ+ patients on religious grounds. The comments made by far-right politician Orit Strock have increased fears of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the region, according to The Guardian. The 62-year-old did a radio interview where she was widely understood to have implied Israeli doctors would be able to refuse LGBTQ+ patients treatment. Her comments also referenced legislation her party is drafting for the amendment of anti-discrimination law. Strock said that doctors could deny treatment if it…

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NBA player Anthony Edwards fined $40,000 for posting homophobic video

September 22, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Minnesota Timberwolves player Anthony Edwards has been fined $40,000 (£31,100) after using homophobic language in a social media post. The 21-year-old has been fined by the NBA for a video he posted to his Instagram account, where he has 1,200,000 followers. In the video, Edwards could be seen rolling down his car window and calling a group of men “queer-ass n****s,” according to The Guardian. Edwards deleted the video due to the social media backlash. He then issued an apology via Twitter on 11 September. “What I said was immature,…

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Comedian John Mulaney faces fan backlash for having Dave Chappelle as his opener

May 23, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Comedian John Mulaney has been slammed by fans for including Dave Chappelle in his recent comedy show. Back in October 2021, Netflix released Chappelle’s comedy special, The Closer. In the feature, the 48-year-old declared himself a “TERF” after defending Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s transphobic comments. “They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my god. [Effectively] she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling her a TERF,” Chappelle said. After making “jokes” about the bodies of trans women, he went on to say: “Gender is a…

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Italian Olympic skier Sofia Goggia apologises for her homophobic and transphobic comments

April 24, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Italian Olympic skier Sofia Goggia has apologised for her recent homophobic comments in a new statement. Recently, the professional athlete came under fire for making anti-LGBTQ+ comments in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. During the sit-down, the 29-year-old was asked if there were LGBTQ+ athletes within the competitive sport of skiing, to which she responded “no”. “Among women yes. Not for men, I would say. You have to throw yourself down the Streif in Kitzbuhel,” she told the publication. For non-skiers, the Streif is one of…

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UFC’s Sean Strickland: “If I had a gay son I would think I failed as a man”

December 31, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Sean Strickland is facing backlash on social media after tweeting that having a gay son wouild mean he “failed as a man”. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. On 27 December, the 30-year-old took to Twitter to share some homophobic and misogynistic thoughts with his almost 26,000 followers. Responding to a follower asking if he would rather have a “gay son or a thot daughter,” the fighter said: “If I had a gay son I would think I failed as a man…

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DaBaby “ghosts” HIV/AIDS organisations after educational meetings in August

December 5, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

DaBaby has reportedly “ghosted” several HIV/AIDS organisations after undergoing educational meetings with them. Earlier this year, the 29-year-old rapper was embroiled in controversy after he made homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Miami. During his set, he said that HIV-positive people will “die in two to three weeks” before making derogatory comments about his gay fans “sucking dick” in the parking lot. His harmful statements resulted in widespread criticism and several festivals dropping him from their lineups, such as Lollapalooza, iHeartRadio, Parklife and the Governors Ball. The rapper also lost sponsorship…

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