BYU Bans Y Mountain Protests After Pro-LGBTQ Demonstration Brigham Young University (BYU) announced a ban on protest actions on the famous Y … [Read more...] about BYU Bans Protests In Response to Rainbow School Logo; Clay Aiken Running For Congress Again; France Ends Gay Blood Ban: NEWS ROUNDUP
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More LGBTQ Athletes Than Ever At Olympics (166+); Tom Daley Gold Medals; France Gets Judo Silver; Japan Takes Softball Gold, Team USA Gets Silver
We're a few days into the 2020 Summer Olympics, and they earned the designation as the most LGBTQ Olympics yet before a single sport was sported. A … [Read more...] about More LGBTQ Athletes Than Ever At Olympics (166+); Tom Daley Gold Medals; France Gets Judo Silver; Japan Takes Softball Gold, Team USA Gets Silver
Happy Bastille Day? C’est Compliqué. French Ambiguity Lets You Celebrate Storming The Bastille, National Unity, Or A New York Restauarant
The Fête de la Fédération at Champ de Mars on July 14, 1790. Woodcut by Helman, from a picture by C. Monet, Painter of the King. Bibliothèque … [Read more...] about Happy Bastille Day? C’est Compliqué. French Ambiguity Lets You Celebrate Storming The Bastille, National Unity, Or A New York Restauarant
Son of Homophobic Nigerian Politician Comes Out as ‘Gay AF’ on Instagram
Bolu Okupe, a personal trainer living in Paris and the son of homophobic Nigerian politician Doyin Okupe, came out as "Gay AF" on social media this … [Read more...] about Son of Homophobic Nigerian Politician Comes Out as ‘Gay AF’ on Instagram
French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive for COVID, is Symptomatic
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing symptoms, though it's unclear what they are. CNN reports: … [Read more...] about French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive for COVID, is Symptomatic
France’s European Affairs Minister Clément Beaune Comes Out as Gay, Says He’ll Visit Poland’s ‘LGBT-Free Zones’
French European Affairs Minister Clément Beaune came out as gay in an interview with France's TÊTU magazine, and also announced that he'll visit … [Read more...] about France’s European Affairs Minister Clément Beaune Comes Out as Gay, Says He’ll Visit Poland’s ‘LGBT-Free Zones’
Les Mots à La Bouche, Top LGBTQ Bookshop in Paris, Forced Out by Rising Rents
Les Mots à La Bouche, the top LGBTQ bookshop in Paris, is being forced out of the Marais due to rising rents, to be replaced by a Doc Marten shoe … [Read more...] about Les Mots à La Bouche, Top LGBTQ Bookshop in Paris, Forced Out by Rising Rents
Sexual Abuse Survivor Charged with Ramming Crucifix Down Pedophile Priest’s Throat in Revenge Killing
A 19-year-old man, identified as Alexandre V., was charged in France with killing a pedophile priest by ramming a crucifix down his throat. The … [Read more...] about Sexual Abuse Survivor Charged with Ramming Crucifix Down Pedophile Priest’s Throat in Revenge Killing
Marcel Proust’s Lost Gay Love Stories to Finally Be Published
Nine gay love stories by French author Marcel Proust are set to be published this fall for the first time. The stories take the form of "fairytales, … [Read more...] about Marcel Proust’s Lost Gay Love Stories to Finally Be Published
France Lowers Sexual Abstinence Period for Gay Men Donating Blood to 4 Months
France has eased restrictions in its ban on gay blood donation, lowering the period in which men who have sex with men must abstain from sex before … [Read more...] about France Lowers Sexual Abstinence Period for Gay Men Donating Blood to 4 Months