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Matt Akersten21st May, 2013
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Gay kisses at Eurovision as Denmark triumphs23

Gay kisses at Eurovision as Denmark triumphs

By Matt Akersten 20th May, 2013

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Denmark after a stunning performance by young Danish star Emmelie De Forest, watched by an estimated audience of over 100 million.

Abercrombie & Fitch tackles backlash111

Abercrombie & Fitch tackles backlash

By Matt Akersten 17th May, 2013

They've been showing their brand off using lean and toned models for years – let's face it, most fashion brands do – but it appears that only skinny and attractive people are allowed in Abercrombie and Fitch's cliquey clothes.

CAUTION: This website could make you gay12

CAUTION: This website could make you gay

By Matt Akersten 15th May, 2013

Gay websites – even 'newsy' ones – trick kids into having gay thoughts, says American conservative crackpot-of-the-week Linda Harvey.

By the power of gayskull, Kylie becomes SHE-RA!1

By the power of gayskull, Kylie becomes SHE-RA!

By Matt Akersten 14th May, 2013

Rise, impossible warrior princess!

WATCH: When did you choose to be straight?54

WATCH: When did you choose to be straight?

By chadstjames 11th May, 2013

Too often certain heterosexuals are quick to claim being gay is a choice, but when posed with the same question about their sexuality, they struggle to answer the question LGBTI people have been asked for years.

Marriage equality on the backburner in the UK?27

Marriage equality on the backburner in the UK?

By Liberalcynic 9th May, 2013

The much touted Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (2013) by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has disappeared from Her Majesty’s parliamentary agenda.

Tributes flow for 22

Tributes flow for "true hero" DJ

By Matt Akersten 8th May, 2013

Pioneering DJ, producer, remixer and long-time circuit party disc-spinner Peter Rauhofer has lost has battle with brain cancer, aged just 48.

Gay drummers delighted to be told off by Helen Mirren414

Gay drummers delighted to be told off by Helen Mirren

By Matt Akersten 7th May, 2013

It's not every day Dame Helen Mirren – dressed as her majesty the Queen – appears at your gay music performance to scream "shut the fuck up!"

Antoine: 13

Antoine: "I want a wife and family"

By Matt Akersten 6th May, 2013

"I have to renounce myself, I'm no longer into homosexuality. I want a wife and family, I want to multiply and raise and love my family that I create."

Imagine a world where 'gay' and 'straight' are switched43

Imagine a world where 'gay' and 'straight' are switched

By chadstjames 2nd May, 2013

What if the shoe was on the other foot? This young girl is heterosexual in a gay world... and is bullied for her sexuality.

Aussies welcome for a Kiwi wedding3

Aussies welcome for a Kiwi wedding

By Matt Akersten 30th Apr, 2013

The first snow is falling on the ski slopes of the South Island as New Zealand looks forward to lots of legal same-sex marriages in coming weeks.

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"I'm a 34-year-old NBA centre. I'm black. And I'm gay."

By Deanus 30th Apr, 2013

"I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore."

Bride passes bouquet to lesbian sister64

Bride passes bouquet to lesbian sister

By Deanus 29th Apr, 2013

A Minnesota bride took a moment out of her wedding day to support marriage equality.

Is the NFL ready for its first openly gay player?

Is the NFL ready for its first openly gay player?

By chadstjames 26th Apr, 2013

Could Alan Gendreau become NFL's first openly gay player?

Drag queen's got the X Factor65

Drag queen's got the X Factor

By Matt Akersten 25th Apr, 2013

Watch 18-year-old Ashley Tonga surprise the judges of New Zealand's X Factor with a knockout rendition of Proud Mary.

France says yes to marriage equality16

France says yes to marriage equality

By Matt Akersten 24th Apr, 2013

After divisive public debate and protests in many of the nation's main centres, French lawmakers have passed their bill allowing same-sex marriages by a convincing vote tally.

This new sitcom is Vicious!24

This new sitcom is Vicious!

By Deanus 23rd Apr, 2013

A new sitcom stars Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen as a couple of grumpy old gay men who have been together for years.

WATCH: 13

WATCH: "Our story in letters"

By Matt Akersten 19th Apr, 2013

Take a look at the adorable couple who proposed – and accepted – marriage with Love, Actually-style signs.