Bangladeshi police arrest man over killing of LGBT magazine editor
Bangladeshi police have announced that they have arrested a man in connection to the violent killing of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannad and LGBTI activist Mahbub Tonoy. Thirty give year old, Mannan (pictured) was killed by machete wielding attackers in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, late last month. He was the editor of the country’s first […]
Bibliophile: Munchies, mystery and murder in this month’s book reviews
delicious: Feel Good Food by Valli Little ABC Books There’s so much delicious food around. Alongside an increase in range and availability, there are non-stop cooking programs, celebrity chef recipe books and to-go gourmet meals. After a serious health scare in 2014, delicious magazine cooking expert Valli Little decided to reassess her lifestyle choices and […]
Bangladesh’s first LGBTI magazine editor brutally murdered
Two LGBTI activists have been brutally murdered in Bangladesh, including the senior editor of the nation’s first queer magazine. ‘Roopbaan’ magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan (pictured right) was killed by machete wielding attackers in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Another person believed to be an LGBTI activist was also murdered in the attacks, but their identity has yet to be confirmed. Maruf […]
Milo Tosser: New game lets you play as ISIS; kill gay men
Milo Tosser has players execute gay men A new video game out of the US allows players to act as members of extremist group ISIS, hurling gay men from the roof of a building for points. The militant group treat homosexuality as a crime, punishable by death. Dozens of gay and bisexual men have been murdered by militants […]
‘King Cobra’ director promises unapologetic sex scenes
‘King Cobra’ director Justin Kelly says the actors in his latest film collaboration with James Franco will not be coy about depictions of sex in the gay porn thriller. The film depicts the real life and grisly murder of porn mogul Bryan Kocis (Christian Slater) by two of his rivals in 2007 (James Franco, Keegan Allen), […]
Michael Alig RELEASED
After spending 17 years in prison, convicted murderer and ‘Party Monster’ Club Kid Michael Alig has been released from jail. A friend at the prison posted a video of the release: Though the occasion was not without drama with Alig tweeting: Just narrowly escaped being re arrested for having my release filmed but we’re […]
What Happened to Scott Johnson?
Over twenty years ago Scott Johnson’s naked body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney. Johnson had been out celebrating completing his PhD at Manly. The young mathematicians death was ruled a suicide but his family is not convinced. Tonight’s episode of ‘Australian Story’ on ABC investigates the circumstances around Johnson’s death […]
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