ENTERTAINMENT

Americans are ‘living in bubbles with thicker and thicker walls,’ former NPR Chief says.

Ken Stern, former NPR CEO, spent a year going to NASCAR races, pig hunts and evangelical churches to witness a side of the United States he thinks liberals know little about. That divide, he says, is reflected in where people live, who they associate with and the media they consume. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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The media has created this year’s Starbucks holiday cup ‘gay agenda’ controversy.

People are freaking out over a Starbucks boycott that has essentially been invented by the media. Last week, BuzzFeed News published an article with the headline “Is Starbucks’ New Holiday Cup Totally Gay?” The article was based on an ad campaign that came out… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Men with muscles and money are more attractive to straight women and gay men.

Muscles and money are qualities that straight women and gay men typically find attractive in men, according to an analysis of Tube Crush—a website where people post unsolicited pictures of men seen on the London Underground. The study at… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

OPINIONS

When it comes to transgender beliefs, Black and Hispanic Democrats more like Republicans.

While Americans’ transgender beliefs vary widely by party, Black and Hispanic Democrats are far closer to Republicans’ views than are White Democrats, a new Pew Research survey reveals. In its latest poll, Pew surveyed on transgenderism views of a nationally… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

HEROES

Gay icon Panti Bliss travels to Asia on a goodwill tour for Ireland, but not everyone is happy.

GAY icon Panti Bliss went on an eight-day trip to Asia funded by the taxpayer, it has emerged. Rory O’Neill, aka Panti, and his tour manager were flown to Vietnam for Pride 2017 then on to Thai capital Bangkok to showcase the documentary about his life Queen Of Ireland. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

HEALTH

Yet another study shows that children of gay parents do just fine.

In a world where marriage between individuals of the same sex is increasingly recognised in law, opponents desperately cling to the belief that children raised by gay couples fare worse when deprived of a parent of either gender. The bulk of research just doesn’t back this up. And there is a lot of research out there. Yet the debate persists, so this latest study digs a little deeper into the problem in an effort to clear up persisting arguments. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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Finally, this shameful Australian postal vote over same-sex marriage is over.

TUESDAY marks the end of the same-sex marriage plebiscite, the results of which we could have got from opinion polls. It’s been an expensive and emotional exercise. There have been many opportunities for Federal Parliament to deal with this issue. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality