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UK man found guilty of murdering police officer met on Grindr

UK man found guilty of murdering police officer met on Grindr

A man in the UK has been handed a life sentence for murdering a police officer he had met using Grindr. Stefano Brizzi was found guilty of murdering 59-year-old Police Constable Gordon Semple, who was strangled and dismembered in April. PinkNews have reported that Mr Brizzi attempted to dispose of PC Semple’s body by dissolving his […]

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Judge upholds convictions of Warren Batchelor’s killers

Judge upholds convictions of Warren Batchelor’s killers

The two men who were convicted of murdering former Sydney DJ Warren Batchelor have lost their appeal over their convictions. Daniel Wade Jones and Mark Taylor assaulted Warren Batchelor in an unprovoked attack at Middle Swan Reserve in 2013. The two men bashed in a door on a toilet cubicle in the public toilets of […]

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Roe found guilty of Broome “gay bash” murder

A man from Broome has been found guilty of murdering a male Halls Creek resident who allegedly made sexual advances on him while the pair were drinking together. The man, who has been discussed under the pseudonym Mr Johnson for cultural reasons, was killed by Joseph Thomas Roe in September of 2014. Autopsy reports revealed […]

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Protests in Istanbul over murder of trans woman Hande Kader

Protests in Istanbul over murder of trans woman Hande Kader

Hundreds have rallied in the Turkish capital of Istanbul in response to the horrific murder of LGBTIQ+ activist Hande Kader. Kader, an advocate for the LGBTIQ+ community and the rights of sex workers, was found dead earlier this month in the Istanbul suburb of Zekeriyakoy. It has been reported that Kader was raped and mutilated before […]

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Bangladeshi police arrest man over killing of LGBT magazine editor

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Milo Tosser: New game lets you play as ISIS; kill gay men

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 […]

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‘King Cobra’ director promises unapologetic sex scenes

‘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), […]

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Michael Alig RELEASED

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 […]

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