The publisher of an LGBT+ themed children’s book has been fined by authorities in Hungary after it failed to warn parents about its queer content. The book – which is a two-part Hungarian translation of American author Lawrence Schimel’s stories Early One Morning and Bedtime, Not Playtime – follows two children, both of whom have same-sex parents. The Pest
Chantale Wong is set to become the first ever out lesbian appointed to an ambassador-level post after Joe Biden announced her nomination. The president announced that he was nominating Wong as United States Director of the Asian Development Bank with the rank of ambassador on Friday (2 July). Writing on Facebook, Chantale Wong said she was “truly humbled and
A gay prisoner has launched a legal challenge against an archaic policy that prohibits sex between inmates in Northern Ireland’s prisons. The inmate, who is currently incarcerated in Maghaberry prison near Lisburn, is pursuing an application for a judicial review after the Northern Ireland Prison Service told him that condoms, lube, dental dams and
Former Ohio Treasurer/Republican clown Josh Mandel is getting a hard lesson in why you should never mix business with pleasure. The Jewish Republican who accepts campaign donations from Nazis has lost three of his top fundraisers who had been working on his doomed U.S. Senate campaign amid reports that he and his campaign finance director/girlfriend, Rachel
Ireland is being urged to end its discriminatory blood ban ahead of a policy review this year, after it emerged it is importing supplies from the UK, where many gay and bisexual men are now allowed to donate blood. On 30 June, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) announced that it was importing blood from the UK for the first time in more than 20
Britney Spears (via Shutterstock), Samuel Ingham III (via LinkedIn)On the heels of the resignation of Larry Rudolph, singer Britney Spears’ manager for over 25 years, another major figure in the saga of the embattled pop star has made overtures for his own exit. Samuel D. Ingham III, Spears’ lawyer since 2008, has filed a request with the court to terminate
Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat has allegedly removed dozens of LGBT-led accounts, prompting concerns of a wider crackdown. Several LGBT+ groups told Reuters they had been locked out of their WeChat accounts Tuesday (6 July) night. Some discovered that all of their content had been deleted from the app. One account manager, who wished to remain
Samuel Luiz Muñiz. Via FacebookLaw enforcement in Spain have arrested three men in connection with the brutal murder of a gay man that happened on July 3. A group of individuals beat 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz Muñiz to death late that evening as he exited a nightclub in A Coruna. Witnesses say his assailants yelled homophobic slurs during the
A gay son has shared a poignant tribute to his two adoptive gay dads, who both tragically died of AIDS just five days apart. Noel Arce was just 10 months old and his brother Joey was two when they entered the foster care system. They never knew their biological parents, having been surrendered at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital in 1988. “Our mother and
