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Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni rejects anti-LGBTQ+ bill

August 20, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign the country’s “Sexual Offenses Bill”, which passed Ugandan parliament last year. On Tuesday (August 17), President Yoweri Museveni refused to give assent on the Sexual Offenses Bill, stating: “Many provisions are redundant and already provided for in other legislations.” The Sexual Offenses Bill, introduced in 2015, seeks to “consolidate laws relating to sexual offences and provide procedural and evidential requirements during trial of sexual offences and proposes several measures to check among others, sexual harassment in schools by guardians or teachers.” “I have…

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Three men arrested after horrific attack on two gay men in Edinburgh

August 9, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Three men have been arrested after a recent physical assault incident on two gay men in Edinburgh. The horrific attack took place around 9:20 pm on 30 July in the city centre with numerous onlookers In an interview with the Edinburgh News, an eyewitness recalled a group of four men kicking, spitting and punching the two men. After the assault the assailants robbed them and ran off. The two victims, who were revealed to be married, are aged 33 and 30. “It was unprovoked entirely – the gay men did…

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Hollyoaks star Adam Woodward apologises after commenting on an anti-LGBTQ+ photo

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

Hollyoaks actor Adam Woodward has apologised for interacting with an anti-LGBTQ+ post from UFC fighter Darren Till. On Monday( 26 July), Till took to Instagram and uploaded a photo that featured a pregnant trans woman getting an ultrasound with an inappropriate emoji shown on the screen. Woodward then proceeded to comment on the transphobic photo writing “Absolutely”, alongside a skull emoji. The photo received immediate backlash from LGBTQ+ Instagram users, which ultimately prompted an apology from the British soap star. In a statement to MailOnline, the 28-year-old actor said: “I…

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Irish MEP speaks out against Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

July 27, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

An MEP has given an unsettling warning regarding the Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán and his anti-LGBTQ+ law. While attending Saturday’s (24 July) Budapest Pride March, Irish MEP Maria Walsh opened up about the archaic anti-LGBTQ+ law stating: “Enough has to be enough”. “We can’t keep just talking about the buzzword of solidarity without actually implementing it in the rooms and around the tables that matter the most,” she told Sky News. “Orbán, he’s just starting. He’s built a foundation that he can stand on and now we’re going to…

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NASA considers renaming new telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims

July 26, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The NASA team is considering renaming its new groundbreaking telescope due to anti-LGBTQ+ claims. The impressive device is set to launch later this year and has been dubbed as the most powerful and largest telescope ever created. But aside from its state of the art technology, many astronomers and LGBTQ+ activists have come out against the device’s namesake, James Webb. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA throughout the 1960’s, took part in some of the agency’s biggest projects like the Apollo program. However unsettling evidence has come out that…

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Thousands attend Budapest Pride in protest of archaic anti-LGBTQ+ law

July 25, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Thousands of people have attended Saturday’s (24 July) Budapest Pride march in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Advocates and allies lined the streets of Hungary’s capital to use their voices to protest Prime Minister Victor Orbán and the country’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law. Last month, lawmakers passed legislation banning “content promoting gender change or homosexuality” within the school curriculum. The bill has widely been compared to Russia’s “gay propaganda” law, which was passed in 2013, that bans disseminating “propaganda on nontraditional sexual relations” among Russians. One Pride demonstrator told Reuters that…

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Gay couple brutally attacked as large crowd watched and “brought out the popcorn”

July 22, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A gay couple were victims of a brutal homophobic assault during their vacation in Corsica, while a large crowd stood by and did nothing. The two men, identified as Mickaël and Benoît, attended a club on the French island with Benoît’s brother, sister, and sister-in-law when the attack took place. After the couple danced together, a group of homophobes aged 15-20 confronted them and hurled anti-gay slurs. According to French-language gay publication Têtu, one of the homophobes showed Mickaël a picture of “someone pissing on a rainbow flag.” Mickaël said:…

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Kentucky renews partnership with an anti-LGBTQ+ adoption agency

July 19, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The state of Kentucky has struck a deal with a religiously affiliated children’s agency that discriminates against same-sex couples. The state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services revealed that they have entered a one year contract with Sunrise Children’s Services. Before reaching the deal, the agency refused to renew its long-standing contract due to the state’s guidelines regarding anti-LGBTQ+discrimination. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), after a months-long dispute the Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear, removed the anti-discrimination clause due to a recent US Supreme Court ruling. Back…

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Russian company refuses to print BTS banners due to claims of “gay propaganda”

July 19, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A Russian print shop refused to print a BTS banner for a K-pop cafe due to “gay propaganda.” According to a report from RT, the PinkyPop cafe owners were looking to print “greeting cards and banners” that featured their customer’s favourite K-Pop groups. Taking to Instagram stories, the owners of the cafe elaborated about the situation and the printers dismissive behaviour. “We discussed all the work details, and placed our first order… after seeing the photos of the bands BTS and Stray Kids, which they were supposed to print, they…

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IOC shows support for Laurel Hubbard competing in the Tokyo Olympics

July 18, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shut down all of the transphobic haters by backing Olympics bound Laurel Hubbard. Hubbard made LGBTQ+ history when she joined the New Zealand Olympic team in the women’s super-heavyweight 87+kg category. Shortly after her groundbreaking qualification, spectators criticised the results. Thomas Bach, the president of IOC, released a statement to Reuters in support of the 43-year-old athlete. “The rules for qualification have been established by the International Weightlifting Federation before the qualifications started. These rules apply and you cannot change the rules during ongoing…

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