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NYC woman stays HIV free for 14 months following stem cell treatment

NYC woman stays HIV free for 14 months following stem cell treatment

A woman in New York has been able to stop taking antiretroviral treatments for HIV, and has maintained an undetectable viral load for fourteen months, after undergoing stem cell treatment. News of the case was shared at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022). The woman, who received the stem cell transplant to […]

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New York’s queer community praise trans advocate Lorena Borjas

New York’s queer community praise trans advocate Lorena Borjas

New York has become the epicentre of the battle against the COVID-19, with Mayor Bill de Blasio predicting half of the city’s 8 million residents will contract the virus. A field hospital has been set up in Central Park, 41,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus and over 1,000 have died. Among those lost is […]

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Take a tour around Zachary Quinto and Miles McMillan’s NYC loft

Take a tour around Zachary Quinto and Miles McMillan’s NYC loft

Actor Zachary Quinto and boyfriend model/painter Miles McMillan have given Architectural Digest a tour around the US$3.2 million NYC loft apartment. Located in the lower Manhattan district of Noho, the spacious loft has a huge living space, study retreat and a guest bedroom. The Star Trek star reveals he has an obsession with crystals, which are […]

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Check out queer rapper Mister Wallace

Mister Wallace, a queer rapper from New York City, has got a great new tune called Angel.  Last year Mister Wallace released an EP called Faggots which featured a guest appearance from Cakes da Killer. Originally from Chicago, Mr Wallace spent three years touring the USA with hip-hop collective Banjee Report before striking out on his own. […]

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Sofi Tukker release new tune penned with Jake Shears

Sofi Tukker release new tune penned with Jake Shears

New York based duo Sofi Tukker have a new tune and it’s co-written  by Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears and Jon Hume from Evermore. We loved the band’s debut single Drinkee which went on to be featured in a few advertising campaigns around the world. The duo’s latest tune is Fuck They and it’s pretty catchy. […]

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Trump “can take care of himself”. Stephen Colbert responds to controversy

Trump “can take care of himself”. Stephen Colbert responds to controversy

Talk show host Stephen Colbert has responded to criticism that one his recent monologues attacking US President Trump was homophobic. Comments the comedian made spurred a #firecolbert hashtag and viewers called for boycotts on products advertising with the popular late night program. After a few days of silence Colbert has spoken about the controversy telling […]

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Boy Radio is ready to party with Barbie

Boy Radio is ready to party with Barbie

Boy Radio aka Jordan Hall is ready to party. The Brooklyn based performer borrows heavily from Aqua’s 1997 hot Barbie Girl for his new track Let’s Go Party. The clip was directed by Matt Sparks and features makeup by Brooklyn drag queen Merrie Cherry. The fabulous clip breaks gender stereotypes and it’s a lot of fun. […]

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Pioneering DJ David Mancuso dies aged 72

Pioneering DJ David Mancuso dies aged 72

Legendary NYC DJ and pioneering club owner David Mancuso has died aged 72. Mancuso was one of the founders of The Loft, a club space in New York that was noted for welcoming of LGBTIQ people at a time when people were often marginalised. The DJ got his start playing records at friends house parties […]

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Ghostbusters! Who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters! Who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters | Dir: Paul Feig |PG | ★★★★ If a gender flipping genre defying pseudo scientific supernatural comedy is what you’re looking for Ghostbusters will not disappoint. Boasting the comedic pedigree of Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig along side Kate McKinnon amd Leslie Jones this reboot/remake of the 1980’s classic packs in a mighy wallop of […]

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New York to host WorldPride on 50th anniversary of Stonewall

New York to host WorldPride on 50th anniversary of Stonewall

  It has been revealed that New York City will host the 2019 WorldPride event to commemorate 50 years since the revolutionary Stonewall riots. The global event, which debuted in Rome back in 2000, was founded by Paul Stenson of InterPride to celebrate LGBT Pride, awareness and visibility on an international scale. The event has […]

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