US senate confirms first out LGBTQ+ cabinet member
Former mayor Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as the US transportation secretary on January 2, making him the first ever out LGBTQ+ cabinet member confirmed to the presidential administration.
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Australia relaxes blood donation regulations
Australia has relaxed its blood donation regulations for gay, bisexual and queer men, meaning they are now allowed to donate three months after abstaining from sex.
Headteacher comes out to students
41-year-old Nick Hewlett, the headteacher of St Dunstan’s College in Catford, South London, came out as gay to his students in an online video message, making him the first teacher in the UK to do so.
Indonesian men beaten for same-sex relations
Two men in Indonesia were publicly flogged 77 times for allegedly having sex, while around 100 people witnessed the beating.
Ian McKellen shares message of support for JoJo Siwa
81-year-old actor and LGBTQ+ icon, Sir Ian McKellen, has shared a public message of support for 17-year-old JoJo Siwa after she came out as gay last week.
HIV/AIDS researcher Joseph Sonnabend dead at 88
Dr Joseph Sonnabend, a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher, has died at 88 after suffering a heart attack earlier this month.
Gay couple harassed in Somerset
Two gay men living in Taunton, Somerset, have been left afraid to go out in public after they were continually harassed by a group of four teenage boys.