Tag "LGBT"

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Tanzania is banning lubes in attempt to stop ‘encouraging’ people to be gay

Tanzanian officials are attempting to ban the import and sale of lube amid a crackdown on the LGBT+ community. Reports suggest that the Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the ban

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Donald Trump Promises To Do Everything In His Power To Protect The LGBTQ Community, Twitter Reacts

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed he’ll do “everything in his power” to protect LGBT people – despite his actively anti-LGBT stances. Don’t let the Republican Party’s homophobic and

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Petition: Stop Steven Anderson from entering South Africa

All Out, in collaboration with Gay SA Radio, has launched a global petition campaign asking the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba, to deny pastor Steven Anderson entry into

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Elton John says LGBT Africans must not be left behind in fight against HIV

Sir Elton John has said resources must be focused on reaching out to LGBT people in Africa. The Rocketman singer spoke at the major HIV conference in Durban, South Africa,

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Why There Is No Such Thing As Too Much LGBTQ Representation On TV

One of my favourite TV shows from last year was Sense8, the Netflix sci-fi thriller that gave a massive middle finger to heterosexual norms. Worthy of note was the sex-positivity

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The Three Nigerians

It’d already been a stressful day. I’d just finished quite the exam, the type you spend eight straight hours reading for and when it’s time to pen down what it

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A look at what’s LGBT about the Emmy nominations

When it comes to LGBT representation in this year’s Emmy nominations, Transparent leads the way. The Amazon series about a transgender man and his dysfunctional family got multiple nominations including

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INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA

At some point here on Kito Diaries, KDians began throwing about comments that implied that they believed the term ‘internalized homophobia’ was manufactured right here as a weapon to strike

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Stonewall launches new campaign encouraging LGBT community to stand together

Stonewall has announced details of its latest campaign, which aims to highlight how the LGBT community is stronger when it stands together. #ByYourSide is aimed at highlighting how the LGBT

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Somewhere Beyond The Rainbow

Following the Orlando shooting, every time I went online, my heart broke just a bit. The shock of the massacre rocked me to my core, caused a welling of grief