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Demonstrators wearing masks hold an LGBT+ flag during the demonstration at Boaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. (Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Four students were detained Saturday (30 January) and dubbed “deviants” by Turkey’s interior minister over a piece of artwork that reportedly depicted rainbows alongside the Kaaba. The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam,
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Uche Maduagwu. (Instagram/@uchemaduagwu) Uche Maduagwu, a celebrated fixture of Nollywood and famous social media rouble-rouser, has come out as “proudly gay”. The Nigerian actor, known for taking swipes at politicians and celebrities with his trouble-making Instagram account, came out as gay on Thursday (28 January). In a series of Instagram posts, Maduagwu implored followers to
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SOPHIE performs at Mojave Tent during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella) Scottish singer Sophie Xeon, otherwise known by her stage name SOPHIE, died early Saturday morning (30 January) after “climbing to watch the full moon” before “slipping”, her label said. The pioneering record producer, who with her
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Despite the struggles she’s facing, Clare said she has tried to say positive for her fans. She discussed two things that are “helping me tremendously” through a difficult time. “First of all, watch the documentary Heal,” she said. “That made such a difference in my mindset.”  Streaming on Netflix, the film is “about the power of the mind to
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Juan Orlando Hernandez, president of Honduras. (Getty/ Sean Gallup) The conservative Central American country of Honduras has amended its constitution to make legalising marriage equality and abortion almost impossible. Although homosexuality was legalised in Honduras in 1899, same-sex marriage has been banned in the country since the constitution was amended to explicitly forbid it in
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A quarter of British people have been body-shamed on dating apps or social media. (S3studio/ Getty/ Yu Chun Christopher Wong) The dating app Bumble has banned body-shaming, which it says includes “fatphobic, ableist, racist, colourist, homophobic or transphobic” language. From Thursday (28 January), the popular dating app will ban any derogatory comments about appearance, body
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At one point in time we were facing one of the most trivial of national nightmares: Friends had left streaming services. But, thankfully, one of our all-time favorites arrived to HBO in mid-2020…and it could not have had better timing. By then, we had pretty much watched all of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Quibi, YouTube, and CBS
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Elizabeth Chambers is weighing in on the recent drama surrounding ex Armie Hammer‘s social media scandal.  The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday, Jan. 28 that Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino and star Timothée Chalamet are in talks to reunite for a film adaptation of the Camille DeAngelis novel Bones and All. The project tells the
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New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Texas senator Ted Cruz. (Getty/ Alex Wroblewski and Alex Wong) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down anti-LGBT+ Trump supporter Ted Cruz, telling him he “almost had her murdered” three weeks ago during the Capitol riots. Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter on Thursday (28 January) to condemn the app Robinhood, which banned users
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Dr Rachel Levine. (PinkNews) More than 350 LGBT+ advocates and health experts have urged the Senate to confirm Dr Rachel Levine immediately, amid a transphobic smear campaign against her. Levine was nominated as assistant secretary of health and human services by Joe Biden last week, and if confirmed, she would become the highest-ranking trans official
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Nick Viall might not be a bachelor for long, because he’s ready to show off his pride and joy. On Jan. 27, the reality star went Instagram official with his new girlfriend Natalie Joy. The surgical technologist posted a funny clip on her Instagram story that seemingly confirmed their romance. It showed her crashing Nick’s virtual reality experience, as he
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Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned transphobia, saying it should be treated with “zero tolerance”. (Getty/ Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool) SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has strongly condemned transphobia in a “message from the heart”, insisting it is “vital to speak up for what is right and against injustice”. Sturgeon posted a video to
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Here’s hoping that Christa B. Allen will view her Revenge reunion invite from the standpoint of “better late than never.”  After the actress shared via Instagram on Monday, Jan. 25 that she wasn’t pleased to have been left off the invite list to join her former Revenge co-stars during an upcoming virtual event, the reunion’s organizer tells E! News exclusively that
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