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16-year-old Channing Smith took his life after messages between him and another boy were posted online. The family of Channing Smith are calling for justice, after the 16-year-old took his own life after explicit messages between him and another boy were posted online by another classmate. Channing was attending the Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee. Some sources say that Channing identified as bisexual, but a friend of his told Buzzfeed: “He was trying to find himself and people called him bisexual but he never classified specifically as…

The letter told him his sexuality was offending Sikhs. Back in 2016, Bake Off contestant Rav Bansal spiced up our lives, quite literally, as he demonstrated a wide variety of flavours on the popular baking show. Rav recently discussed his sexuality on BBC Sunday Morning Live, saying he’d come out to supportive parents the previous month and wanted to help other South Asians with their sexuality. And despite being met with widespread support, not everyone shared in his joy. Posting on Twitter, Rav shared a letter he had gotten from…

The popular video sharing platform has also hidden criticism of Tr*mp. An investigation by The Guardian has revealed that local censors working at TikTok have been banning LGBTQ content in Turkey, despite the fact that homosexuality remains legal in the country. The content banned by the censors in Turkey are things seen to be positive toward the LGBTQ community, including same-sex couples holding hands, showing off LGBTQ characters from television shows or films and any content that protected the rights of the LGBTQ community, like Pride marches. Local moderators have…