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Islamic scholar Khalid Zaheer delivers a 2014 anti-gay lecture hosted on the charity website A newly-registered Muslim charity is facing scrutiny over sermons on its website that suggest homosexuality is a disease that needs to be cured. The Cheshire-based Ghamidi Centre of Islamic Communication, which registered as a charity in December, hosted videos and audio
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If you’re only watching Bachelor star Matt James on Monday nights on ABC and not on any other social media platform, you’re missing out.   The man’s an expert at thirst traps, workout videos, show promotion and Frozone jokes, but the place where Matt really and unexpectedly shines is TikTok, where he puts together weekly “charchutary” boards in
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And to think, Murray, Andie MacDowell and director Harold Ramis just thought they were making a rom-com with a life-affirming message, smart dialogue and some well-timed physical pratfalls. But once the world stumbles on a concept so endlessly useful, try telling the world to let it go. The film, co-written by Ramis and Danny Rubin, took on
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Before showing their affection for each other ahead of the SNL taping, the duo actually sparked engagement rumors. On Thursday, Jan. 28, the pair was photographed together and eagle-eyed fans noticed Megan’s massive ring shining on that finger. But while the couple looks head over heels for one another, the Transformers star shut down the speculation with a
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Humza Yousaf put forward the proposed amendment to his hate crime bill. (Getty/Fraser Bremner) The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via Twitter on Monday (1 February) that he had pulled a planned amendment to the
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Evan Rachel Wood has accused Marilyn Manson of abuse.  The 33-year-old Westworld actress, who was previously engaged to the 52-year-old singer, published the allegations in an Instagram post on Monday, Feb. 1. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” the Thirteen star wrote. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and
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Nicholas Hewlett. (Screen capture via YouTube) A headmaster in Britain is set to make “education history” by coming out as gay during an online school assembly Monday (1 February) – and he knows he’s going to cry. Nicholas Hewlett, who leads St Dunstan’s College in the Catford neighbourhood of southeast London, said a conversation with a
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Gary Barlow. (Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic) Picture it: You’re in a cavernous sports stadium, coronavirus is a distant dream, and the lights begin to dim – Little Mix, the Spice Girls and the Sugababes emerge to rapturous cheers and screams. But nobody is here to see the holy trinity of pop. Nope. They’re here to see Gary
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Vanessa Morgan is officially a mom! The Riverdale star has welcomed her and estranged husband Michael Kopech‘s son, E! News can confirm. A source tells E! News exclusively, “Vanessa had the baby, and Michael is with her as well. They’re both thrilled.” At this time, the former couple is keeping details of their little one to themselves, like their baby
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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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