Coming out as queer and finally embracing your own sexuality and identity means new opportunities to express yourself in all the choices you make. After all, much like people choose t-shirt slogans depending on their own mindset and they invest in specific brands that, let’s say, share their sustainability values, your finally liberated queer self can enjoy some good old …

New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, known as conversion therapy. The bill, which was introduced by the government last year, passed with 112 votes in favour and eight votes opposed. “This is a great day for New Zealand’s rainbow communities,” Minister …

Israel’s openly gay health minister on Monday announced health care professionals can no longer practice so-called conversion therapy in the country. “No one needs conversion,” said Nitzan Horowitz after the Israeli Health Ministry published the prohibition. “Lesbians, gay, trans and straight, you are just as good and beautiful as you are.” A Wider Bridge, a U.S.-based organization that describes itself …

Survey data shows higher vaccine coverage among gay or lesbian adults than their straight counterparts. Gays or lesbians have had higher vaccination rates against COVID-19 compared with straight people, a new study indicates. Estimates derived from survey results and published Thursday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report show that 85% of gay or …

Major Chinese streaming platforms have censored an LGBTI+ plotline in the popular TV series “Friends,” causing fans of the show to express their anger on social media. In the first episode, conversations regarding the character Ross’s ex-wife, Carol Willick, who divorces him after realizing she is a lesbian, were deleted. Other conversations that were sexually suggestive were also edited out. …

Daniel Craig says that he’s always preferred going to gay bars because it’s a “safe” environment where he could avoid getting in fights. The Bond and Knives Out star explained his bar-hopping habits during a recent episode of the Lunch With Bruce podcast, telling host Bruce Bozzi — who is Craig’s friend and has been out to gay bars with …

Here are the 10 Best Lesbian Books as decreed by… Well, ME! This list is great for a number of things: it can inspire gifts for lesbians; it can promote reading to lesbians who are new to the scene; or just boost your own reading list. It was not easy to whittle down my beloved books to just 10 best …

It’s been nearly eight years since Tom Daley became one of the most prominent athletes in the United Kingdom to come out publicly – and almost a decade later, the 27-year-old diver has no regrets about the timing or manner in which he chose to do so. As Tom reveals on the cover of the Attitude July issue – which …

Job hunting? Important meeting with a client? If the last suit you bought was for your matric farewell, here is a “checklist” of what to look for when shopping for a new, proper-fitting work ensemble. Not only will you get more respect during the day, but you are sure to be better appreciated at night: there’s nothing sexier than a …

If you are fortunate enough to have reached the age where teenage acne is something of the past, you are probably looking forward for once to go out on a date without having to scan the mirror for an ugly “zit” – but alas you notice something else – where you used to have pores, you now have what look …