National Organisation for Marriage want to end marriage equality, LGBT Youth panicked post-election, viral load USB stick and JK Rowling hints at gay Dumbledore: Here’s the biggest international LGBT news in today’s Cuppán Gay
- Former Republican Congressman Aaron Schock has been indicted on 24 counts. Schock, who resigned from his office last year following multiple controversies, denies the allegations. (GSN)
- LGBT Youth are panicked after the election, HRC says. Calls to The Trevor Project’s suicide hotline for LGBT youth more than doubled after Donald Trump was elected President. (Human Rights Campaign)
- A new USB stick could help HIV positive people measure their viral load. The technology to measure viral load is usually the size of a large photocopier but scientists have shrunk it down to the size of a USB chip. (Pink News)
- JK Rowling hints that Dumbledore might be openly gay in new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ movie. “I can’t tell you everything I would like to,” Rowling said before adding “As far as his sexuality is concerned… Watch this space.” (Attitude)
- Gay couple receive note telling them ‘Trump is our President now! Get out of our neighborhood now FAGGOTS!!’ Following Trump’s election, the couple from West Virginia received this note at 3am. (GSN)
- National Organization for Marriage (NOM) wants to end marriage equality under Trump. NOM hope to reverse the progress made during the Obama administration with regard to marriage equality and gender identity. (Out)
- Irish play ‘Eirebrushed’ comes to Provincetown Theater. ‘Eirebrushed’ looks at the gay men and women at the forefront of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising. (Wicked Local Provincetown)
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