Tag: Gay

Madonna appears to come out as gay on TikTok
Madonna appears to come out as gay on TikTok

"I think everybody has a bisexual nature. That's my theory. I could be wrong," she said in a 1991 profile for Advocate.

  • Tuesday, 11 October 2022
depression
Lesbian, gay adolescents more vulnerable to depression: Lancet

London: Owing to discrimination and stigma associated with sexual minorities, depressive symptoms are more common among those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, not exclusively heterosexual, or not sure of their sexual orientation from age 10, and continue throughout their early adulthood, say researchers. The observational study, published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Drug-use
Sexual minority youth at higher risk of drug use: Study

New York: Young people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual are at an increased risk of using substances such as alcohol, nicotine and marijuana, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, suggested that they are also at higher risk of poly substance use than their […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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LGBQ more prone to diabetes than heterosexual teens: Study

Chicago: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less physical activity and more sedentary activities than heterosexual youth, a Northwestern University Medicine study has found. This is the largest study to date to report differences in levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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It was painful: Martin on coming out as gay

Los Angeles: Singer Ricky Martin says he didn’t come out as gay until he was 38 in an effort to preserve his career. Martin visited “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and opened up about his own personal struggles with coming out as gay, reports eonline.com. He said: “My friend, you have no idea how […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Gay teenagers at five times more risk of suicides

London: Gay teenagers were almost five times as likely to show a higher prevalence for suicide-risk behaviour than their heterosexual peers, a research has showed. The findings showed that one in four or 40 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) adolescents seriously considered, planned or attempted suicide compared to 15 per cent […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Leo Varadkar
Gay Indian-origin leads race to become new Irish PM

Dublin: Welfare Minister Leo Varadkar is leading the race to succeed Enda Kenny as Ireland’s first Indian-origin and also openly gay Prime Minister or the Taoiseach, the media reported. The 38-year-old will face Housing Minister Simon Coveney after nominations closed for the leadership of the governing centre-right Fine Gael party, reported Sky News on Saturday. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Same-sex romance in ‘LOEV’ may be conservative for people: Sudhanshu Saria

New Delhi: Gay-themed love story “LOEV” is garnering accolades and is being appreciated at prestigious film festivals on foreign shores. But in India, the film, which explores a same sex romantic relationship, will not even release in theatres and director Sudhanshu Saria says people have a very conservative idea about the film. In India, “LOEV” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Prince William
Prince William honoured for supporting LGBT community

London: Prince William was honoured for supporting the LGBT– lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender — community and said “nobody should be bullied for their sexuality”, the media reported. The Duke of Cambridge was named “straight ally of the year” at the British LGBT Awards on Friday evening, the BBC reported. “It’s so important to be proud […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Romil and Jugal
Nupur Asthana was scared to give gay twist to 'Romeo and Juliet'

Mumbai: Director Nupur Asthana’s new web-series “Romil and Jugal” is a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — but with a gay angle. She says it was a little scary for her to walk the line as she didn’t want to offend the LGBT community in any way. The show is a 10-part […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Russia may ban 'Beauty and the Beast' over gay character

Moscow: The Russian government is coming under pressure to ban Disneys live-action movie “Beauty and the Beast” for allegedly contravening a 2013 law that prohibits “gay propaganda” aimed at children. In Bill Condon’s film, LeFou (Josh Gad) has a crush on Gaston (Luke Evans). Condon told Attitude magazine that LeFou’s role is groundbreaking. Vitaly Milonov, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Odisha’s first transgender gazetted officer Aishwarya plans marriage with live-in partner

Bhubaneswar: As they say, ‘Love is Love’. For Odisha’s first gazetted government officer from the transgender community, the fight against social stigma and domination finally ended with a triumph after the Supreme Court decriminalised Section 377 of the IPC ruling that consensual gay sex is not a crime. Through the darkness, a ray of hope […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Sexual attitude, Attraction and Partner- A 'Sexual Orientation Development' Study

New York: Indicating that development of sexual orientation continues long past adolescence into adulthood, new research has found attraction towards the same or opposite sex can change over time. The study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, analysed responses from around 12,000 students and found that substantial changes in attractions, partners and sexual identity […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Vicky Donor Ayushmann Khurrana to turn gay

Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in for a gay love story “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan” — second part of 2017 film “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan”. Calling it as an “out and out entertaining film”, Ayushmann says it will handle the subject of homosexuality sensitively. After the success of Aanand L. Rai’s “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan”, which […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
LGBT
India set to get first dedicated LGBT hiring consultancy

Mumbai: Almost a year after the landmark Supreme Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, India is set to get its first dedicated hiring consultancy firm for the members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/questioning) community. At present, even after the change in law, members of India’s LGBTIQ community lag behind their western counterparts […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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