Researchers discover links between biology and bottoming for gay men

• Released Date: 30-Apr-2017

Researchers believe they have discovered specific biological markers for gay men adopting preferred sexual positions.In other words, gay men might be predisposed to being a bottom or a top.For example, bottoms can exhibit indicators such as

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First openly gay United Methodist bishop stays, subject to church review

• Released Date: 29-Apr-2017

The first openly lesbian bishop in the United Methodist church can stay on the job but is subject to a disciplinary review that could lead to her removal, the church’s top court ruled on Friday.Bishop Karen Oliveto’s civil marriage to another woman v

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LGBT domestic violence charity collapsed after ’chaotic’ management

• Released Date: 28-Apr-2017

A domestic violence charity that received £1.4m of public money collapsed after chaotic management, according to a public spending watchdog. Broken Rainbow, which was the only UK-wide charity supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender domestic

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LGBTIQ rights: ’Being gay in Stem workplaces can be difficult’

• Released Date: 26-Apr-2017

In 2015 a US survey found that LGBTIQ scientists felt more accepted in their workplaces than their peers in other professions did. The Queer in Stem survey, published in the Journal of Homosexuality, surveyed 1,400 LGBTIQ workers in science, technolo

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Tim Farron says he doesn’t believe gay sex is a sin

• Released Date: 25-Apr-2017

The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has confirmed that he does not believe gay sex to be a sin, saying that while he had no wish to pontificate on theological matters, he also did not want people to misunderstand his religious beliefs.Farron, an

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’Getting rid of the beard is a challenge’: the secret world of Asian drag queens

• Released Date: 24-Apr-2017

An actor waits for his scene, loitering at the edge of the rehearsal studio, mug of tea in hand, dressed unremarkably in khaki T-shirt and grey shorts. But when he walks out into the room, something doesn’t compute. On his feet are a pair of fabulous

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In macho Chechnya, being gay is an act of intolerable rebellion

• Released Date: 22-Apr-2017

When Novaya Gazeta published shocking material on anti-gay repression in Chechnya, it was initially disregarded as an April fool by some. However, as the harrowing testimonies of the victims began to surface, the severity of the situation became obvi

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Xavier Jugelé: policeman killed in Paris was gay rights activist

• Released Date: 21-Apr-2017

When the Bataclan concert hall reopened 2016, a year after the terrorist attack in Paris which left 130 people dead, police officer Xavier Jugelé described his happiness at seeing the venue once again open its doors.I’m happy to be here, he told Peop

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Tim Farron: I do not think being gay is a sin – video report

• Released Date: 20-Apr-2017

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron tells the Commons on Wednesday that he does not think homosexuality is a sin, in answer to a question from Conservative MP Nigel Evans. In the past in several interviews Farron, a Christian, has avoided answering qu

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Army Secretary Nom: Trans People Are "Evil" and Must Be "Crushed"

• Released Date: 20-Apr-2017

Mark Green, the Tennessee state senator nominated for Army secretary by President Trump, is a rabid homophobe and transphobe who publicly called trans people an evil who should be crushed.Green is a proud opponent of LGBT rights, sponsoring bills in

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Out in the country – rural hotspots found as gay population mapped

• Released Date: 19-Apr-2017

The UK’s gay population has been mapped by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the first time, revealing concentrations of lesbian, gay and bisexual people from central London to rural Devon.The ONS – the government’s statistics body – has m

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Arabic Media Shows Anti-LGBT Bias — But That Could Change

• Released Date: 18-Apr-2017

There is significant homophobic and transphobic bias in media in the Arab world, but there are also some hopeful signs, according to a study by OutRight Action International, which is working on a training program to improve coverage.For several mont

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