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The company had censored some LGBTQ content in conservative countries. Earlier this year, investigations from The Guardian revealed that TikTok had been censoring LGBTQ content in countries that were deemed to be conservative, like Turkey. However, new documents seen by the German website Netzpolitik has found that the company was actively censoring more LGBTQ content, and other groups that it deemed as “susceptible to bullying or harassment based on their physical or mental condition.” Users targeted under this censorship included members of the LGBTQ community, body positivity advocates and disabled…

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Gareth Thomas had just won the Mirror Pride of Sports Award. Earlier this week, the former Welsh rugby captain won the Mirror Pride of Sports Award. The sportsman won the award for his part in breaking down stereotypes and the stigma about HIV, after he revealed he had the condition. The rugby legend was already close to tears when he arrived on stage to accept the award. When host Ben Shephard asked if the moment was emotional, Gareth responded by saying: “You know, it really is. Because I’m being celebrated…

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The victims were aged 19 and 22. A gay couple in France have been hospitalised after they were beaten with iron bars by a gang of teenagers. The couple, aged 19 and 22, were ambushed after parking their car in the Joncherolles district of Siene-Saint-Denis. Le Parisien reports the couple were there to settle a dispute over a bag one of them had purchased. The gang set upon the couple after one of them had exited the car they arrived in. The gang shouted homophobic slurs at the victim as…

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Pantene partnered with GLAAD and the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles for the advert. Pantene has released a new advert series called Going Home for the Holidays. The series of adverts aims to highlight the issues that the LGBTQ community face in returning home for the Christmas period. The advert starts with some figures saying that 137 million Americans would return home for Christmas with 44% of the LGBTQ community feeling that they can’t be their true self at home. The advert sees the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles singing…

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The victim’s name has only been given as Victor. A man in Boston has been arrested after a gay man, identified only as Victor, was attacked with a snow shovel and a box cutter, and left with permanent scars. Victor, 25, told police that Eddie Smith, 58, had harassed him numerous times before due to his sexuality. Speaking to WHDH Boston about the attack, Victor said: “Whenever he sees me he starts disrespecting me. Calling me the ‘F’ word. The only difference yesterday was that I said, ‘Yeah, I’m proud.’”…

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