Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite comes out as gay: “I’m proud of this”

Finland's former interior minister has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech.Päivi Räsänen, an MP of the Christian Democrats party, is accused of describing homosexuality as a "disorder of psychosexual development" and labelling homosexuals as "dysfunctional".The charges relate to comments posted on Twitter in 2019 in which she criticised the Finnish Lutheran Church for associating itself with a Gay Pride event.Räsänen accused the church of "elevating shame and sin to a point of pride", according to the indictment seen by AFP.The tweet was accompanied by a picture of a Bible passage describing homosexual acts as "shameful" and "unnatural".Prosecutors say that her remarks are an "affront to the equality and dignity of homosexuals" and have called for the MP to be fined up to €13,000."This statement [...] is likely to provoke contempt, intolerance, and even hatred towards homosexuals", prosecutors added.Bishop Juhana Pohjola is also charged with incitement to hatred for publishing Räsänen's remarks on the website of the Luther Foundation of Finland.The landmark case on hate speech and religious freedoms has been described as "shocking" by Finland's Christian community.The former minister has denied the charges and says she acted in the name of "freedom of expression and religion".Räsänen -- a doctor by profession -- was seen carrying a copy of the Bible in her hand as she arrived at the Helsinki district courtroom on Monday."I hope it will be clear today that I do not wish to offend any group of people, but that it is about saving people for eternal life," she told reporters.The 62-year-old served as Finland's interior minister from 2011 to 2015 and was also chairwoman of the Christian

Sha’Carri Richardson questioned on Monday how Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics even amid a doping charge — a similar offense that prevented Richardson from competing in the recent Tokyo Summer Olympics.  Richardson, 21, had been a popular athlete leading up to the Tokyo Games held last summer. However, she was given a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis, which saw her banned from participating in the games.She later said that she took the cannabis while mourning the death of her mother.On Monday, Valieva, 15, was given the go-ahead by sport’s highest court to continue to participate in the games.

Out French ice dancer, Guillaume Cizeron, won a gold medal Monday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Cizeron skated with his longtime skating partner, Gabriella Papadakis.

Gender-bending queer artist Alone releases the single, “Everything.”

Gemma Collins has revealed the reasons for her self-harm and assured her fiancé Rami Hawash it was "never about" him.The 41-year-old has opened up about her mental health struggles for her new Channel 4 documentary Gemma Collins: Self-Harm and Me.In a new clip, the reality star reflects on the time her fiancé caught her 10 years ago when they were previously together.The former TOWIE star admitted that she cut herself as a "coping mechanism" to relieve pressure.In a teaser clip, she reflected the impact her fiancé catching her had on them as a couple.She said: "It was never about you, it was never about any of that. It was to do with me, obviously I was going through something and the only way I could relieve the pressure was to cut myself."She continued: "I never wanted to kill myself, that never went through my head."It was like a coping mechanism for me, so you know, when I just obviously, suddenly got famous and then people were coming up to me every five minutes.

school’s hallway, or holding the hand of the most beautiful woman you’ve ever seen in your life. Fictional authors are describing what it feels like to experience the flutters of falling in love through the lens of queer people, and non-fiction authors are penning the stories of how casual encounters can blossom into great love stories. Some have the dramatic flair of international incidents and major sports franchises while others are more low-key but they’re all filling us up with all the feelings this Valentine’s Day. Follow a burnt-out academic from the dance floor in Vegas to a random trip down the aisle, hear the stories of those who have been muffled, travel along for the hijinks of those who are down for a silly adventure, see how a broken-down car or a ride or the subway can switch up one’s relationship status, or saddle up next to two secret lovers who are finding a way in a sport that isn’t safe for them to love out loud.

58 percent of women identify with the LGBT+ community with 54 percent of women are in a same-sex relationship. The internet has recently taken the side of a woman who ditched a slur-slanging kid in a new viral post.On Reddit's "AmITheA**hole" forum, u/NewDrover72 submitted her story for the entire community to read and comment their opinions on. Her post now has over 11,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments.The 18-year-old high school student bought her first car this year.

Gigi Hadid was spotted taking a walk in SoHo, New York City with Queer Eye stars Antoni Porowski and Tan France on Monday.The 26-year-old supermodel wore a wool overcoat, brown blazer paired with leather pants and Doc Marten boots.Tan, 38, was seen wearing a blue face mask and a brown leather jacket with blue jeans. He paired his look with a vibrant yellow sweater with a cactus on the front.

Harry Hamlin's historic 1982 film Making Love - the first mainstream Hollywood movie to address homosexuality - celebrated its 40th anniversary over the weekend, though Hamlin believes the film 'ended' his film career.The 70-year-old actor played Bart, a gay novelist who falls for an L.A. doctor Zach (Michael Ontkean) whose marriage to a TV executive (Kate Jackson) starts crumbling as he confronts his repressed attraction to men.While the film was groundbreaking for its portrayal of gay characters, Hamlin revealed in an interview with Peoplethat he thinks it ultimately ended his film career.

Isabel Torres, the Spanish actress best known for playing the transgender singer and television personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez in the HBO Max series “Veneno,” died on Friday. She was 52. Ms.

With Love dropped on Amazon Prime. The initial season followed the multi-generational Diaz family over five holidays (each a different episode) and centered stories of queer and Latinx people.The show kicked off with an ode to Christmas but hinged on the Valentine’s Day episode. In it, Isis King’s Sol, a doctor, finds love and more than a few surprises with her new paramour, Dr.

legislative agenda poses to LGBTQ+ youth.The 30-second ads feature depictions of what the organization says will happen if both the "don’t say gay" bill and the Stop Woke Act are passed into law. The ads were produced by Equality Florida as part of its campaign against the legislation. The second ad will premiere Wednesday.In the commercial that premiered Monday, a student goes up to present a paper on her heroes: her two moms. However, when she refers to her moms, an alarm buzzes.

Lara Trump showed off a new accessory on Instagram recently, and it appears she has as much class as the family she married into.In a video posted to Eric Trump‘s Instagram story, Lara can be seen with a clutch purse bedazzled with the letters “FJB,” an abbreviated curse at President Joe Biden.The rest of the video isn’t any better. Eric starts out by filming a gas pump with a sticker blaming Biden for higher prices.

Het project Trans United kliniek is vanavond uitgeroepen tot het Roze Lieverdje 2022. Vrijwilligers van de Transkliniek van Trans United Europe en de GGD Amsterdam kregen de prijs uitgereikt in de Melkweg door wethouder Cultuur en Digitale Stad Touria Meliani.

Alan Carr, Steps, Lady Gaga and Olly Alexander have all been nominated this year.Chart icons such as Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X and Lady Leshurr have all been nominated for music awards as well as poignant BBC documentary Freddie Mercury: The Final Act shortlisted for Media Moment.Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe and Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton are amongst celebrities battling for ally accolade alongside music stars Ellie Goulding and Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall.Olympic diver Tom Daley and Welsh athlete Colin Jackson have also been listed in the Sports Personality category.Talking about the event, British LGBT Awards founder, Sarah Garrett, MBE, said: “These awards shine a light on those who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT+ community, during what has been another very challenging 12 months for the community.“The nominees, which include an exciting mix of famous LGBT+ faces, allies and organisations have all demonstrated a commitment to advancing LGBT+ rights. The awards on 24 June will be a huge celebration of our culture.”Rachel Palmer, EMEA chief operating officer and LGBTQ+ executive sponsor at British LGBT Awards sponsors Macquarie Group, also added:“We’re proud to be the headline sponsor of this year’s British LGBT Awards.

A founding member of an international drag nun philanthropic group is one step closer to having a San Francisco street be named in their honor. It is expected the new signage for "Sister Vish-Knew Way" along a block of Alert Alley will be in place by Easter.

already record total to 55.Black trans woman Keeva Scatter, 34, was shot to death in Baton Rouge, La., October 15, TransGriot reports. Her body was found just a block away from her home. Local media deadnamed and misgendered her at the time.

Matt Gaetz‘s week is off to a very crappy start. Happy Monday!First, a federal judge has once again agreed to postpone sentencing for Gaetz’s former wingman, Joel Greenberg, so he can continue helping investigators who are looking into whether the antigay lawmaker paid to have sex with a high school student.Related: Literally nobody is buying Matt Gaetz’s latest attempt to clean his imageAccording to a newly-filed court order, Greenberg’s sentencing has been pushed from late March to “at least May” so he can keep assisting with the government’s investigation.This marks the third time his sentencing has been delayed since he pleaded guilty to six federal charges last year, including child sex trafficking, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and stalking.Click Orlando reports:Greenberg’s attorney has indicated that his client is providing information “against multiple individuals”.Assistant U.S.

Harry Hamlin is getting candid about his career.

It’s been more than two years now, since Dallas Pride has been able to hold its traditional Music Festival and the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade live and in person. You can blame that on COVID-19. In 2020 we celebrated Pride with the Dallas Voice’s online show in June, and with the Dallas Pride online show in July. And last year, Dallas Pride held two shows on stage in the Fair Park Coliseum (the shows were originally set for the Band Shell in Fair Park but were moved inside due to inclement weather).

Pete told The Advocate's LGBTQ&A podcast in 2019 that he thought he started the conversation but didn't remember. "He was pretty witty. We were talking about Game of Thrones," he said.

Harry Hamlin is looking back at the role that possibly “ended” his film career.

Blaine was moved to act when several close friends died of a disease with no name. (Image via headshot)

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Ahead of a vote at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that likely would reject her reappointment to the city's juvenile probation commission, Andrea Shorter withdrew her name from consideration for the post.

Real talk:  Is there a ski town in America that’s cuter than Park City?  It’s picture-perfect, a historic mining town turned into a high-end resort destination with luxury shops, art galleries, chalet-like hotels, and a density of bars and restaurants that befits its beginnings as a raucous silver town filled with saloons.  And the food scene… from brewpubs and bistros to fine dining from Michelin-starred chefs, it’s a discerning snowbird’s dream destination. And size matters.  When Canyons was connected to Park City Mountain by gondola, it created the US’s largest ski resort, with an eye-popping 7300 skiable acres for even the most diehard powder hound to conquer. If you’re a fancy-pants skier, Deer Valley is one of the most lux ski resorts in the world.  If you’re up for a drive, you can also ski Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, and Solitude resorts.Is there anything hotter than a scruffy, square-jawed homo in snowboarding pants and a tight T-shirt under his jacket, slightly sweaty from the day on the hill, beer in hand, and a twinkle in his eye?  The answer is no, and Elevation Utah is rife with hundreds of them.Those are a few of the reasons that ELEVATION Utah, the state’s only gay ski week, has become such a runaway success.

Dr. Phil.A new report by Buzzfeed documents the testimony of a dozen current and former employees on the show that allege an abusive workplace environment. All spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity.“Everyone was just pretty miserable.

Friends, some fans have accused the Chinese government of censorship after scenes featuring Ross’s ex-wife, Carol, who is a lesbian, were excluded from the program.Last Friday, several platforms began running the first season of Friends, which first premiered in 1994, The Guardian reports.Some viewers who were already familiar with the series realized that the scenes had been cut. The outlet notes that viewers also reported that lines from LGBTQ+ characters on the show had been taken out or mistranslated.On the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, the Friends alleged censorship saw tens of millions of hashtags and comments.“Covering your mouth and ears does not mean non-existence,” one Weibo user wrote.Another user asked what the censors would do when Phoebe agrees to serve as a surrogate for her brother.One user commended Friends for even having LGBTQ+ characters on its first season when queer characters were largely missing from television.“On the other hand, in today’s China, under a similar environment, not only is there no TV drama with high popularity and high reputation, which can insert gay characters into the play in a similar way, but even introduced foreign TV shows don’t dare to completely show gay content,” the user said.

Subsequent to her pole-dancing appearance at London club G-A-Y on Thursday, Adele popped by The Graham Norton Show for an interview, during which she addressed rumors around her postponed Las Vegas residency, quashing rumors of its imminent cancelation.Adele had previously blamed “COVID-related delays” for the sudden postponement of her Weekends with Adele show that was set to premiere at Caesar’s Palace on January 21. She nixed the opening just one day before, leaving fans disappointed and Caesar’s Palace staff scrambling to find a replacement.

Three years and seven months after a gay San Francisco cop filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco alleging workplace harassment and discrimination, his case has finally been settled.

NBC News reports. This means the bill will not go any farther.The measure, Senate Bill 848, would have banned all gender-affirming procedures for people under 18, including not only genital surgery — which doctors do not generally recommend for minors anyway — but also hormone treatment, puberty blockers, facial feminization surgery, and more.Pace said his vote was influenced by the testimony from transgender youth and their families at a committee hearing last week.

On Friday, several entertainment platforms in China aired a censored version of the first season of beloved sitcom Friends. Fans were quick to notice that some scenes were cut out entirely from the original episodes and several edits were made that virtually erased LGBTQ+ plots. In the new version of the episodes, the scene where […]

Equality Florida is accusing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of working to create a censorship and surveillance state through legislative means, including the widely-criticized “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the less-known Stop WOKE Act.

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Netflix has released the first full-length trailer for Bridgerton’s upcoming second season.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Or perhaps… not so happy?For some, February 14 is a day of hearts, flowers and intimate dinners. For others, a crushing reminder of loneliness. What a great holiday.If you find yourself single this Valentine’s Day, you are definitely not alone.And hey, since misery loves company, maybe some of these tweets will be the start of something wonderful.

Poor Ellen can’t catch a break.The canceled daytime talk show host is being pilloried by angry conservatives on social media who oppose mask mandates after she posted a picture of herself, wait for it, not wearing a mask at yesterday’s Super Bowl.“Here we go,” Ellen tweeted at the start of the big game.Here we GO #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/Oc8hOC8GzG— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 13, 2022Former NFL star/GOP wannabe Jake Bequette, who is currently challenging Arkansas Senator John Boozman in the Republican primary for the 2022 election, was one of many who quickly pounced on the funny lady.Bequette reshared the picture of Ellen next to a photo of a member of the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard who was wearing a mask before the game, along with the caption, “The absolute state of our country right now.”The absolute state of our country right now. pic.twitter.com/xOyojrWlq9— Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) February 14, 2022Seriously, can we leave Ellen alone for just one second? We get that she’s problematic and that a lot of people really, really don’t like her, but let the woman be.

In a new interview, Brian Kennedy has revealed that his parents wanted him to become a priest after they realised he “wasn’t like other boys”. The gay singer grew up in Belfast during the ‘70s and ‘80s, at a time when homosexuality was still criminalised. Speaking on his experience of being closeted at the time, […]

The performance was the first Super Bowl halftime show to put rap center stage, and featured Eminem, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J.

Chinese streaming services have been slammed for censoring old episodes of hit television show Friends because of LGBTQ storyline content.Having faced ridicule for changing – and then changing back – the ending to Fight Club last week, a whole host of streaming services in the country are now facing pressure to return newly-streamed episodes of the sitcom to their original glory.According to local reports, the censoring begins from the very first episode when dialogue featuring Ross discussing ex-wife Carol Willick, who left him for a woman, was changed from “women can have multiple orgasms” to say that “women have endless gossips”.It was first broadcast uncensored by streaming services Sohu and iQiyi in 2012, but has now returned to many different services with the new script.The services featuring the show are Bilibili, Tencent, Youku, Sohu and iQiyi.It comes off the back of several changes to the Friends: Reunion episode late last year, which saw surprise guest appearance from Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and BTS all dropped from the Chinese version, while talk of LGBTQ topics were also edited out.But Chinese viewers took to local social media network Weibo to vent their anger over the change. One user wrote: “Not only does it ignore women’s sexual desire and enjoyment, but also reinforces the gender stereotype of women.” And many users like a post calling it an “insult to our English language ability”.

Dallas Voice recently joined the newly-formed News is Out: A Queer Media Collaborative, which is supported by the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge and managed by the Local Media Association.

ABOVE: This guy has brass balls to do this in Louisiana. WOW!

Manchester Pride has announced plans to implement a number of changes to Pride celebrations following a six-month review. 

infamous internationally for its homophobia and violence directed against members of the LGBTQ community.Leite, 36, from the center-right Brazilian Social Democratic Party, made the announcement during an interview with Brazil’s top broadcaster, TV Globo, last Thursday. “I’m gay — and I’m a governor who is gay rather than a gay governor,” Leite said in the interview. “Just as Obama in the United States wasn’t a Black president, but a president who was Black.

Reuters.Before the pandemic, Leite, 36, had been a supporter of Bolsonaro. However, Leite has heavily criticized Bolsonaro’s response to COVID-19.“I have never spoken about a subject related to my private life," Leite said Thursday in an interview with Brazilian journalist Pedro Bial on TV Globo.“But during this moment of low integrity in Brazil, I have nothing to hide, I am gay.

A post shared by Eduardo Leite (@eduardoleite45) A leading politician in Brazil, who is planning on challenging Jair Bolsonaro in Presidential elections next year, has come out as gay.Eduardo Leite is the 36-year-old governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. He is a member of the center-right Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB).

Parabenizo o gov. @EduardoLeite_ pela bravura! Sei a dor que é a prisão do armário, sobretudo num ambiente conservador como a Política, e cada um deve descobrir seu momento certo para esse gesto.

His support for Jair Bolsonaro, however, is still a stain on his record. (Image via video still)