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Online backlash against Sina Weibo a rare win for China's LGBT community
China's gay community scored a victory after a massively popular social media platform reversed a ban on "homosexual" content, but challenges remain in a country where LGBT culture remains taboo in the entertainment industry. Gay-themed films struggle to make it into movie theaters, same-sex relationships ...
Bearded diva Conchita Wurst says she's HIV-positive and has been living with the virus for many years. The Austrian drag queen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, said on Instagram late Sunday she had been blackmailed by a former friend who wanted to ...
Following outcry, China's Sina Weibo reverses course on gay content clean-up
China's Sina Weibo on Monday reversed a decision to remove gay content after outcry among gay Chinese who say the company had smeared homosexuality by lumping it with pornography as it tried to meet government censorship directives. China's Twitter-equivalent Weibo said Friday it would remove ...
'I am gay' protests as China bans 'homosexual' content on Weibo
China's Sina Weibo said it would remove "homosexual" content from the popular microblogging platform, prompting a storm of online protests Saturday under the hashtag "I am gay." Weibo said in a statement Friday it had begun a "clean-up campaign" to remove "illegal" content, including "manga ...
A woman was drunk when she drove her large family off a Northern California cliff last month, and her wife and several children had large amounts of a drug that can cause drowsiness in their systems, authorities said Friday. Police had previously said they believed ...
Same-sex marriage supporter easily wins Costa Rica elections
Voters gave a resounding no to an upstart evangelical pastor who rose to political prominence by campaigning against same-sex marriage, allowing Costa Rica's governing party to win an easy presidential victory. While polls had indicated Sunday's runoff would be tight, it was not even close. ...
Japan can end child marriage at home, and help end it abroad
Japan is joining this important global fight by setting the minimum marriage age at 18. As the world's third-largest economy, Japan should not stop there.
A Chinese film festival has pulled the award-winning gay romance "Call Me By Your Name" from its program, the movie's distributor said Monday, reflecting China's inconsistent relationship with gay themes in the creative arts. The movie, which won a screenplay Oscar this month, was withdrawn ...
Canadian public servants to drop 'mother' and 'father,' use the term 'parent' or a name
Canada's public service will stop using the terms "mother" and "father" in official correspondence, and instead use the gender-neutral term "parent," the government said Wednesday. Government workers who interact with the public are now expected to use a person's full name or ask how they ...
Online test aims to educate Japanese teen girls about sexual violence
Question: "Someone I've met on the internet asked me to send them a picture of myself. What should I do?" Answer A: "It might be OK to send it if it's a shot of you with a friend." Answer B: "Forget about it." The correct answer is ...
Self-proclaimed 'icon' Adam Rippon leaves
Adam Rippon put his hands over his face and let the cheers wash over. He waved and smiled, and when the crowd kept clapping, he jumped where he stood and swung his arms to egg them on. Ever the showman, and with his trademark grace ...
The first scientific case study has been published describing how a U.S. transgender woman was able to breast-feed her adopted infant by taking hormones that induce lactation. But experts say more research is needed to determine if the milk is nutritious and safe for babies. The ...
