The proportion of women who say they are bisexual has almost doubled in five years as celebrities open up about their sexuality. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the number of women who identify as bisexual has increased from 142,000 to 236,000 between 2012 and 2016.
Walking through San Francisco’s Castro district with Armistead Maupin today is like taking a stroll with the patron saint of the gays — which in many ways he is. The Castro was the epicenter of gay life in America in the late 1970s, when Maupin introduced his newspaper column, Tales of the City, set in and around these streets and chronicling gay (as well as lesbian and transgender) life for a mainstream audience.
Star Trek: Discovery is about to debut a same-sex couple for the first time. It was announced earlier this year that Discovery would feature the first gay couple on Star Trek in 51 years. And stars Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz also spoke out about playing a gay couple on the new Star Trek TV series.
American rap artist Macklemore performed a gay anthem at a rugby league final in Sydney on Sunday, thanks to the sport’s bosses rejecting pressure from opponents of same-sex marriage as Australia votes on liberalizing its marriage laws.
The reviews are in. “Will & Grace” is the same. It’s America that’s changed. A reboot of the hit sitcom “Will & Grace” premiered on Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on NBC with a joke in the final scene featuring a red baseball cap in the Oval Office and a slogan “Make America Gay Again.”
Malcolm Turnbull says he is looking forward to seeing US rapper Macklemore sing his “gay anthem” at the NRL grand final this weekend, as Peter Dutton argued a song promoting the No campaign should also be played. The prime minister has also reminded people that Village People performed the YMCA at the 1991 NRL grand final in Sydney.
Indonesia is set to pass a law that will ban all LGBT characters from television shows. The House of Representatives has agreed to pass the broadcasting bill, which includes a ban on any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender “behaviour”. It would also prevent reporting on any gay rights issues.
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