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Justice department drops charges against veteran who burned US flag
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (426+ words) Jan "Jay" Carey torched the Stars and Stripes to protest against Trump"s executive order banning flag burning The prosecution of a man who burned the American flag near the White House in protest of an executive order against flag…...
Prison sentences for pair who attacked gay men hailed as sign of hope for Kenya’s LGBTQ+ community
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (534+ words) The perpetrators were jailed for 15 years for robbery with violence in the east African country, where homophobic attacks are increasing The sentencing of two people who attacked and robbed two gay men in Kenya has been hailed by LGBTQ+ rights…...
Is Australia at war?! No! Our bombs and planes are being used in a war-adjacent manner | First Dog on the Moon
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (57+ words) What a relief!Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... Get all your…...
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (344+ words) Pete Docter says Pixar will concentrate on more commercially appealing films after staff dissent over deleted scenes that implied lead character was gay Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter said that the reason why LGBTQ+ plot elements were removed from…...
Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Men's faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more men opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this…...
My cultural awakening: a Rihanna song showed me how to live as a gay man in Iran
1+ week, 3+ day ago (455+ words) My sexuality had to be hidden from my friends, my parents, not to mention the authorities. Then I found freedom at house parties and one song that sums up me finally being able to be myself The other side of…...
‘It’s 10,000 people saying – we’re with you’: inside Trans Mission, a night of solidarity and joy for a community under stress
1+ week, 4+ day ago (686+ words) Olly Alexander and Glyn Fussell's starry, Live Aid-inspired shindig " featuring Christine and the Queens, Kae Tempest and Munroe Bergdorf " is a show of unity in a dark time for trans people For Alexander, Trans Mission is about "celebration, joy, unity....
‘It was very challenging’: the exhibition memorialising Black trans deaths across the US
2+ week, 28+ min ago (454+ words) Artist Sage Ni'Ja Whitson found an unusual way to remember those who were killed or died by suicide between 2018 and 2025 Between 2021 and 2025, Black nonbinary artist Sage Ni'Ja Whitson visited 91 locations across 15 states " in all of these sites a trans, gender…...
US supreme court blocks California privacy protections for trans students
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (261+ words) State laws had limited sharing of information with parents about gender identity of trans students in public schools The US supreme court has decided to block a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents…...
Married at Mardi Gras: the Free, Gay n Happy float – in pictures
2+ week, 1+ day ago (64+ words) No-one could rain on this parade. Like most years, 2026s Sydney Mardi Gras involved a short sprinkle, but the clouds cleared and thousands danced in sparkles up Oxford Street Continue reading... No-one could rain on this parade. Like most years, 2026s Sydney…...