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Science & Tech 6 years ago

Russian man sues Apple for 'turning him gay'

A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple for moral harm claiming that an iPhone app had turned him gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen by AFP.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Judge blocks Rio mayor from banning Marvel comic over gay kiss

A Brazilian judge has blocked the evangelical mayor of Rio de Janeiro from trying to ban a Marvel comic book which shows a kiss between two male superheroes.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

No single 'gay gene,' according to largest ever DNA analysis

Like size or intelligence, sexual attraction isn't defined by one gene alone, but is instead the result of the complex interplay between multiple regions of the genome and hard to pin environmental factors.

World 6 years ago

Florida executes killer who targeted gay men

Bowles was dubbed the "I-95 killer" after being linked to a half-dozen homicides along the interstate highway of that name, a major artery along the East Coast.

World 6 years ago

First openly gay candidate in Tunisia's presidential race

Baatour is co-founder of the Shams association, through which he has for years campaigned against Tunisia's criminalisation of "sodomy" which carries a sentence of up to three years.

SE Asia 6 years ago

'Gay Boy OK': Singapore rapper comes out in song

Su descended into depression and attempted suicide, highlighting the challenges of coming out in a country where public acceptance of homosexuality is increasing but activists say official policies perpetuate discrimination.

People 6 years ago

Gay Asian millennial protests his way up Spain's music scene

Meet Chenta Tsai Tseng, better known in Spain by his stage name "putochinomaricon." In English, that translates as "fucking Chinese fag."

People 6 years ago

Britain's Prince William: 'Fine by me' if children gay

Britain's Prince William said Wednesday it would be "fine by me" if his children came out as homosexual, but worried about the pressures it could place on them.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Samoa bans hit Elton John biopic over gay sex scenes

Samoa has banned the blockbuster Elton John biopic "Rocketman" from cinemas over depictions of gay sex, which remains illegal in the Pacific island nation.

National 6 years ago

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Court rejects gay policeman's legal challenge

The panel of judges argued that the dismissed cop should have filed an administrative complaint against his supervisors in the police before filing a lawsuit.