Turkish police descended on a peaceful Istanbul Prude protest. (Screen capture via Twitter) Turkish police brutally beat and allegedly “tortured” nearly a dozen LGBTQ+ activists in Istanbul who were simply celebrating the start of Pride Month. On 5 June, members of İstanbul LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası, which organises Istanbul Pride, gathered in the Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood of the
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says there are “real problems” within the Metropolitan Police including “overt systemic” homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) Sadiq Khan has condemned the Metropolitan Police for having “real problems” concerning evidence of “overt systemic” homophobia and discrimination.  The mayor of London appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme on 5 June to lambast the “real
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Alec John Such — the original bassist for Bon Jovi — has died. Jon made the announcement Sunday, writing … “He was an original. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.” Alec, you will be missed pic.twitter.com/yK0RlgVkZc — Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) June 5, 2022 @jonbonjovi
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Chloe Okuno’s feature debut Watcher recorded the biggest opening weekend grosses ever for IFC Films and its IFC Midnight/Shudder label on 764 U.S. screens — also one of the distributor’s widest ever releases. The genre thriller that world premiered at Sundance then SXSW reported an estimated weekend gross of $815,000 and a PSA of $1,067.
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Kind Regards: Courtesy of the brand; Others: Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Back in 1988, Working Girl’s Tess McGill cloaked her “bod for sin” in oversized blazers and high-neck blouses. Since then, that classic idea of workwear has persisted, despite the every-day-is-casual-Friday mode of
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Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill that would require student-athletes to undergo a medical “verification” process if their gender is questioned. (Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) Ohio Republicans have advanced a bill that would require student-athletes to undergo a medical “verification” process to enforce a ban trans kids from playing sports.  Lawmakers pushed through the anti-trans
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Johnny Depp was in Beatles territory Saturday night — both in geography and reception — as fans mobbed him in Manchester following his latest concert. Johnny performed again with Jeff Beck at the Manchester 02 Apollo. Of course, fans inside went wild, cheering their approval over his stunning courtroom victory against Amber Heard. Outside the
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View gallery Image Credit: GilbertFlores@Broadimage / MEGA Stans for Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes surely got a thrill when the former couple performed within minutes of each other at a music festival over the weekend. To add even more excitement, the “Havana” singer, 25, and the “Treat You Better” hitmaker, 23, barely missed running into each other
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I’ll speak from the heart and say yet once again that listening to audiobooks is on equal terms with reading physical books. I acknowledge that the experience is different, but through audiobooks, I personally was able to open doors to book genres that I would not read on a normal basis. One genre I rarely
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