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Hallå, hallå, hallå! World of Wonder has announced the nine incredible queens competing on the debut season of Drag Race Sverige/Sweden.

Hallå, hallå, hallå! World of Wonder has just announced the premiere date, host and judges for Drag Race Sweden/Sverige.

RuPaul’s Drag Race has moved networks (again), with the upcoming 15th season set to premiere 6 January on MTV.

(CNN) – A LATAM Airlines plane was damaged while traveling from Santiago, Chile, to Asunción, Paraguay, and had to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing “severe weather conditions during its flight path,” the airline told CNN in a statement on Thursday.“Passengers and crew are safe and well,” the statement said, adding the airline regretted “any inconvenience this weather situation may have caused to its passengers.”Telefuturo, a CNN affiliate, reported that 48 people were traveling on the flight.The images obtained by the station show the damaged aircraft with its nose missing and its windshield smashed.The General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Chile reported in a statement Thursday that the Paraguayan aviation authorities have initiated an investigation and that a team of specialists from the Chilean entity “will be integrated on the ground to collaborate with this investigative process.”CNN en Español reached out to the Paraguayan National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics on Thursday for more information but has not yet received a response. Scary flight for passenger“Near Asunción the terrible turbulence began and people already started to panic and then the pilot tells us to prepare for an emergency landing,” passenger Pabla Thomen told a private radio station, Monumental AM 1080, on Thursday.Thomen added that she got scared and hugged her daughter during the turbulence and at one point her seat belt came undone.

Plenty of reports of spooks and haunts crop up around Halloween. Most fly by without a second thought, but every so often one will fit so well in the gays’ favorite holiday that we can’t help but laud it.A report out of Gainesville, Texas this week tells the story of Linda Hill and her husband who claim a home they own is haunted by some awfully thirsty ghosts.The owners claim there have been tons of spectral calls of “Oh baby, oh baby, yeah” and, “Yeah, I like it like that” around the house.

The ghosts of past relationships usually have a way of lingering for far too long, but what happens when those unwelcome spirits become literal?In the Chilean indie The Phantom Project, the familiar post break-up malaise is explored in unique and surprising ways—with a heaping dose of the paranormal.In Roberto Doveris’ wryly comedic film, a young actor named Pablo (Juan Cano) struggles to make ends meet after his boyfriend dumps him, leaving him suddenly alone and with the other half of the rent to scrounge up. He finds steady work by playing a “patient” in simulated clinical trials, even though it’s not exactly the acting career he’d been dreaming of.Pablo also needs to find a roommate, and that’s when strange things start happening in his apartment.

Delegates from around the world have started arriving in Cape Town as they prepare to compete for the coveted Mr Gay World 2022 title.

Originaria de Batuco, Chile, Alejandra González, 54, sobresalió por ser la primera mujer trans elegida para un cargo público, no solo en su país, sino en América Latina. La concejala fue encontrada el 5 de octubre en su domicilio sin vida, a consecuencia de una falla cardiaca.

(CNN) – Easter Island’s towering stone heads and other archaeological elements have been charred by a fire, according to local Indigenous and Chilean authorities.The fire – caused by the nearby Rano Raraku volcano – started Monday and razed nearly 250 acres of the island, damaging its famous stone-carved statues known as ‘Moai’ which were created by a Polynesian tribe over 500 years ago, native officials reported.Ariki Tepano, who serves as the director of the indigenous Ma’u Henua community which manages the Rapa Nui Natural Park, described the damage as “irreparable” and warned that the “consequences go beyond what the eyes can see,” in a statement Thursday.The Rapa Nui National Park – whose name comes from the Indigenous moniker for the island – is a protected area displaying the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture.The UNESCO World Heritage-listed island lies 2,174 miles (3,500 km) off the coast of Chile and is the most remote inhabited island on the planet. The far-off island has long been a bucket list destination for travelers from around the world, primarily due to the giant Moai monuments.Chile’s Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage Carolina Pérez Dattari said that officials from the country’s National Monuments Council (CNM) “are on the ground assessing the damages” from the fire on the island’s sacred stone figures.The composition of the statues can be adversely impacted from “exposure to high temperatures ...

Cubans on Sunday approved a new family code that extends marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples.

LONDON — FIFA and World Cup organizers came under pressure on Wednesday from a group of European soccer federations who said they planned to have their captains wear armbands with a rainbow heart design as part of an anti-discrimination campaign during international matches and at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The group of European soccer federations, which includes the World Cup contenders England, Germany and France, joined forces on Wednesday in announcing their intention to have their captains wear the armbands, which feature a so-called One Love design that is similar in design — but not identical — to the well-known Pride flag that serves as a symbol for the gay rights movement.

Singer and actor Demi Lovato stated that she is done with touring due to illness in a series of Instagram stories.

In Chile, more than 60% of voters rejected a new progressive constitution that would guarantee a broad range of social rights, including rights for the LGBTQ+ community in the country. A draft of the proposed Constitution was made public before the referendum, and it called for gender equality in all institutions, public and private, as […]

Cryptocurrencies use an eye-watering amount of energy. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, uses an estimated 78 terawatt hours of electricity each year, comparable to the power consumption of Chile.

Chileans on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that would have enshrined LGBTQ rights in an unprecedented way.

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) -- Canada has been deemed the eighth safest country for women to travel in by themselves this summer, according to a travel study ranking 34 countries. The United States was ranked near the bottom at 32 (below Turkey, 30 and Chile, 31). Bounce, a luggage storage company, looked at data on various aspects of gender equality and safety for women, including domestic violence laws, homicide rates and how safe women feel walking at night in their country, in order to create a ranked list, published this month.According to the list, the safest country for women to travel solo is Ireland, with Austria, Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland rounding out the top five.“The Emerald Isle scores particularly highly for the laws it has in place to protect women from violence, as well as when it comes to local attitudes toward violence against women,” the study stated of Ireland’s top rank.Spain came in sixth, followed by Portugal, Canada, the Netherlands and Poland, to round out the top 10.Canada scored a 6.67 out of ten for its overall safety for women traveling alone, compared to Ireland’s 7.88.Colombia was deemed the least safe for women to travel in alone out of the 34 countries included.

In a series of tweets, it has been announced that Drag Race producers are looking for cast members for new versions of the series in Mexico, Brazil and Germany.

FILE – In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, Olivia Newton-John performs during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival at the Quinta Vergara in Viña del Mar, Chile. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

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The Chilean Senate on Tuesday approved the repeal of Article 365 of the country’s penal code that differentiated the age of consent between same-sex and heterosexual couples.

The Chilean Senate on Tuesday approved the repeal of Article 365 of the country’s penal code that differentiated the age of consent between same-sex and heterosexual couples.

Queerty tradition, we’ve put together a guide to the best of the queer and queer-adjacent series, films, and more coming to streaming this month. Whether you use Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, or Hulu (or some combo of the four), we have your can’t-miss recommendations for each—and beyond.

Chile, one of the most conservative countries in South America, on Sept. 4 will hold a referendum on the country’s new constitution that specifically includes protections for LGBTQ people.

Hotel Monaco, part of the Kimpton collection of hotels. Kimpton is well-known for being one of the most LGBTQ-friendly chains in the country, so I knew we were in good hands.

Patagonia hiking tripThis nine-night, ten-day gay hiking tour begins in the Argentinian half of Patagonia, before heading to the Chilean border into Torres del Paine National Park.This year’s tour has sold out, but the one for October/November 2023 is still available for £4,296 – and that includes food, transport, accommodation and more.Balkan beauties tourThis 15-day trip journeys through Croatia, starting in Dubrovnik, and features a day trip to Montenegro. Other highlights include oyster tasting in Mali Ston, the Plitvice Lakes National Park and the capital city of Zagreb.Book now for September to October this year with Toto Tours – a company specalising in international gay travel tours.To celebrate 50 years of Pride, Metro.co.uk has teamed up with Kyiv Pride to raise money for their important work in Ukraine.

It was meant to be an open-air museum dedicated to Chile’s LGBTQ+ community, but days after the 40-meter (131-foot) mural was completed, vandals defaced its brightly colored panels with dozens of homophobic slurs.

Activist Franco Fuica has been a dedicated voice for the Trans community in Chile and beyond for many years, but it was the tragic loss of a member of the queer community that put a fire under him to do more. A member of the Trans community himself, the activist was interviewed as part of […]

Drag Race is expanding yet again, with Belgian queens getting their shot at the crown in the franchise’s next international spin-off.

MEXICO CITY: Colombian delivery app Rappi, which offers on-demand deliveries of food and other goods across Latin America, said on Monday (Apr 11) it has launched a cryptocurrency payment pilot programme in Mexico.

White Party finally returns to Palm Springs on April 29. The largest gay dance music festival in the world — typically attracting over 30,000 attendees to the California desert — has largely been on hiatus since 2019, due to lockdowns and last year’s death of longtime promoter and figurehead Jeffrey Sanker.“It is an honor to continue White Party Palm Springs for my dear friend Jeffrey,” White Party global executive producer Chris Diamond said in a statement.

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Pictured: newlyweds Jaime Nazar (left) and Javier SilvaJavier Silva and Jaime Nazar have become the first same-sex couple to marry legally in Chile.The men wed Thursday in a civil ceremony in a Santiago suburb as the nation’s marriage equality law, approved last year, went into effect.“Being the first couple to get married in Chile for us is an honor, something to be proud of,” Silva said after the ceremony, according to Reuters. “We did it! It’s something we didn’t think could happen.”The two have been together for seven years and have two children.

The first same-sex couples have started to get married in Chile after the country’s landmark equality law finally came into effect.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World premieres Feb. 1, to be broadcast on BBC Three and on the WOW Presents Plus streaming network.UK vs The World is an all-star competition, but with an international flair: contestants are from Drag Race shows from around the world, will are brought together to compete on the Drag Race UK stage in London.

“Visibility is something people take very seriously,” Martin said by phone from The Aubrey in Santiago. “They want to be seen, proud and open about what they do.”

On Sunday, December 19, Chile’s LGBTQ+ community celebrated as Gabriel Boric won the country’s second-round presidential election. The left-wing politician beat out his right-wing political opponent, José Antonio Kast, with 56 percent of the vote going in his favour. Being just 35 years-old, the politician made history as the country’s youngest-ever presidential elect, and he […]

On Sunday (December 19), Boric comfortably won the second-round presidential election with 56 per cent of the votes falling in his favour, compared to his right-wing political opponent, José Antonio Kast, who took 44.2 per cent.

Chileans have been celebrating after their Congress approved equal marriage yesterday.Votes by politicians were overwhelmingly in favour of the legislation, with the Senate voting 21-8 in favour and the Chamber of Deputies voting 82-20 in favour of same-sex unions.After the vote in the chamber, several deputies hugged, including some from opposing parties.

Some 30 countries around the world have already legalised gay marriage, but just a handful of them are in Latin America. They include Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and now Chile can be added to that list.

Wedding bells are expected to ring in Chile after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the South American country December 7.

President Sebastian Piñera is expected to sign the marriage bill into law.The lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies, approved the bill Tuesday, CNN reports. The Senate had already OK’d it.Piñera, a conservative, once opposed marriage equality, but this year he came out in support of it, and his endorsement was key to moving the legislation along.“I think the time has come for equal marriage in our country,” he said in June.

“I feel so happy. I feel proud. Finally our country, Chile, recognizes the dignity of our family,” said Claudia Aravena, a 42-year-old teacher from the Chilean capital of Santiago.

On Tuesday, December 7, lawmakers in Chile voted to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption in the country. The legislation was passed by 82 votes to 20, in a landmark moment for the nation which has previously been considered one of Latin America’s most conservative places. Chile is now the 31st country in the world to […]

On 7 December, both Chile’s Senate and lower house of parliament voted heavily in favour of the bill.

SANTIAGO — Los legisladores de Chile legalizaron el martes el matrimonio igualitario, una victoria fundamental para los activistas de los derechos gay que subraya el cambio profundo que en la última década ha atravesado la política y la sociedad del país. Con abrumadoras mayorías en ambas cámaras, los legisladores pusieron las uniones entre parejas del mismo sexo a la par que otras uniones.

Paris – With Chilean lawmakers approving a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday, we look at the situation across the globe.While the right to marry has been legalized in 30 countries, homosexuality remains banned in many parts of the world.

Dec 08 2021 07:08 AM | Updated as of Dec 08 2021 07:16 AMPARIS, France - With Chilean lawmakers approving a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday, we look at the situation across the globe.While the right to marry has been legalized in 30 countries, homosexuality remains banned in many parts of the world.Europe, gay marriage pioneersOn October 1, 1989, for the first time in the world, several gay couples in Denmark tied the knot in civil unions, which while giving their relationships a legal standing fell short of full marriage.It was the Netherlands that first allowed gay marriages, giving more rights in April 2001.Since then 16 European countries have followed suit in accepting gay marriages: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France,