In coronavirus lockdowns, Latrice Royale and Gia Gunn want to bolster fans‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Drag queens take their shows online as coronavirus shuts clubs

RuPaul's Drag Race stars Gia Gunn and Latrice Royale want to bolster fans amid coronavirus lockdowns

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Gay dating apps warn over coronavirus as online meetings expected to rise

LGBT dating websites are warning users to take precautions to avoid contracting coronavirus, but expect more traffic as millions of people move online instead of meeting face-to-face


Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong

Filipino Marrz Balaoro was arrested in 2017 for holding same-sex weddings in his LGBT-inclusive church


Coronavirus lockdown exposes LGBT+ people to family abuse in Middle East

LGBT+ groups are stepping up online and phone support for people trapped in abusive homes or struggling with isolation during coronavirus shutdowns


England joins nations offering HIV prevention pill to all at high risk

Health campigners hailed the 'milestone' in rolling out PrEP drugs to prevent HIV and AIDS but warned more must be done to reach those at risk


Ghana bans LGBT+ conference after Christian groups protest

After outcry Ghana's government have cancelled the conference bringing together LGBT+ leaders, which would have been the first of its kind in West Africa where LGBT+ rights remains taboo


Gender identities on IDs found linked to trans mental health

Transgender adults with gender-affirming IDs have lower prevalence of serious psychological distress and suicidal ideas, U.S. study finds


Gay YouTuber takes aim at Indonesia's 'sexual deviant' bill

Acep Saepudin wants to use his videos to fight lawmakers' efforts to target Indonesia's LGBT+ community


Western U.S. state poised to restrict trans athletes in competition

Idaho could become the first U.S. state to ban transgender athletes from competing in leagues that differ from their birth sex


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