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Grindr loses nearly half its staff after issuing return-to-office ultimatum

Grindr has lost around 45 per cent of its staff after joining a growing number of companies enforcing a strict return-to-office policy. Around 80 of its 178 employees are believed to have resigned after a mandate that employees work in person at assigned “hub offices” two days a week or be fired was announced last month, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) labour union. Staff reportedly had two weeks to choose between relocating to their respective team’s “hub city” – either New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco…

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Hanoi Pride returns to Vietnam for first time since COVID-19 pandemic

Thousands of people celebrated Pride in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as full-scale celebrations returned for the first time since 2019. Hanoi Pride Week took place from September 19 to 25 and saw members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies take part in workshops, screenings and festivals. The week culminated with a parade which saw thousands of attendees take to the streets of the city for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago. People waved LGBTQ+ Pride flags alongside the country’s national one,…

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“The worst time of my life”: Ginger Minj on her Drag Race All Stars 2 experience

In an exclusive interview with GAY TIMES, Ginger Minj reveals what competing on each of her three Drag Race seasons was like. Ginger first appeared on season seven of RuPaul’s Drag Race back in 2015 and has since become one of the most well-known queens from the franchise. Just a year after her debut, the queen returned for the second season of All Stars – the only one of her appearances in which she didn’t make the final. “Season seven was the scariest time of my life because I didn’t…

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Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges

When British tattoo artist Eva Echo found the courage to come out as transgender, she quickly sought specialist medical care to help her transition. More than four years later, she is still waiting for her first appointment. Echo, who is part of a potential legal challenge to England’s National Health Service (NHS) over waiting times, said the delay left her “drowning” in gender dysphoria – the distress caused by someone’s gender identity not matching their body. “There’s no way to tell where I am on the list or when I’m…

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LGBTQ+ businesses help spearhead Britain’s economic recovery

Being a successful entrepreneur is not always about being in the right place at the right time. Peter Darrant-Parkes opened Britain’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ business hub, the Pride Media Centre, in 2019 – months before COVID-19 brought the country and its economy to a virtual standstill. But while the pandemic could not have been foreseen, the centre’s unlikely location – in an old warehouse complex in a deprived area of the northeastern city of Gateshead – was carefully considered. “We could have had a shiny office in Manchester or Birmingham…

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Here’s the first trailer for Tiger King’s “twisted” second season

Netflix has released the trailer for the highly anticipated second season of one of its most popular series, Tiger King. Season one focused on the rivalry between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, who are both big cat enthusiasts. The new season, dubbed Tiger King 2, will continue this storyline and see Exotic make calls from prison after arranging a murder-for-hire plot against his nemesis. The synopsis says: “With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course…

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MTV to hold EMAs in Hungary to “stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community”

In a bid to show solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community, MTV will be holding its Europe Music Awards in Budapest. Announcing the move on 19 October, MTV confirmed the choice was made after the country prohibited the “display and promotion of homosexuality” to those under-18. “The decision was very clear to all of us. We should not move the event,” MTV Entertainment Group Worldwide President, Chris McCarthy, wrote in a memo to staff. He continued: “Instead, we should move forward, using the show as an opportunity to stand in solidarity…

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NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV

South African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had to make each month to pick up her HIV medication from the nearest clinic in KwaZulu-Natal province. So when a mobile medical service carrying nurses, counsellors and supplies of antiretroviral drugs began visiting her district two years ago, she was relieved. During COVID-19 lockdowns that made travel impossible, it became a lifeline. “It has saved me time, money and my health,” said Dlamini, 46, as she waited in line with farm workers next to the…

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RuPaul tells ‘unruly’ anti-maskers to ‘watch the Boss Baby and shut up’

RuPaul called out the “unruly” people refusing to wear masks on aeroplanes in a hilarious televised rant. The Drag Race host has been guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live and gave his “rules for the unruly” in a monologue on the show. During the segment on the 25 August episode, RuPaul discussed anti-maskers and those causing chaos on flights. He offered up some suggestions to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA), who previously discouraged bad behaviour on aircrafts with the slogan: “Unruly behaviour doesn’t fly.” According to the FAA, there have been almost…

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Survey reports 92% of LGBTQ+ adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

A new study has revealed that 92% of LGBTQ+ people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), over 15,000 adults participated in the Community Marketing & Insights 15th annual LGBTQ Community survey. The data showed that 93% of cisgender gay and bi+ men, 92% of transgender and non-binary people, and 92% of cisgender lesbian and bi+ women have received at least one dose. Jay Brown, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Senior Vice President of Programs, Research and…

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