This week includes stories about coffee shop porn, an update from Taiwan on marriage equality and multiple stories relating to World AIDS Day
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The Daily Sting, Thursday: Taiwan Will Still Get Gay Marriage, Starbucks to Block Pornography
Among today’s top gay headlines are a Starbucks porn block planned across all coffee shops, and Australia’s approval of self-test HIV kits
RuPaul Got Hopped Up on Coffee While Filming ‘All Stars 4’ and Flipped His Wig
On yesterday’s new episode of RuPaul’s podcast ‘What’s the Tee,’ he revealed that during the filming of ‘All Stars 4’ something made him flip his wig
A Transphobic Store Manager at Starbucks Pressured His Talented Employee to Quit, So Now She’s Suing
A new lawsuit alleges a transphobic manager at a Starbucks refused to treat an employee with respect due to his religious beliefs; Jesus would be thrilled
Don’t Be Dumb at Brunch: Kennedy’s Retirement, ‘Drag Race’ Excitement and Starbucks
If you missed the Drag Race finale, Justice Kennedy’s retirement announcement or this week’s other big headlines, don’t worry — we got you covered
Starbucks Reveals New Health Care Plan That Promises to Cover All Trans Team Members
Though it had covered gender confirmation surgery starting in 2012, the new Starbucks trans health care plan includes options for top surgery and more
Right-Wingers Create Fake Starbucks Coupon With Hidden Racial Slurs and Neo-Nazi Code
A fake Starbucks coupon with hidden racial slurs is circulating online after a Philadelphia coffee shop location had two black men arrested this weekend
This Week’s Must-Haves: The Page 6 Alexander Wang Collection, Black Panther and a Great Jockstrap
We’ve got a number of great items for you this week — including a Page 6 Alexander Wang collection and a new innovation to the classic jock strap
Starbucks Put a Lesbian Couple in a Holiday Ad and Conservative Christians Are Flipping Out
Christian conservatives are steamed (like a latte) over the now infamous Starbucks lesbian ad featuring a same-sex couple holding hands over a cup of coffee
London Pride and YouTube Endorse ‘Influencer’ Accused of Faking His Own Gay-Bashing
Calum McSwiggan is a gay YouTuber who claimed he was gay bashed last year. Even after these claims were proven false, London Pride has endorsed him.
We Went to Starbucks and Taste-Tested the 4 New Lady Gaga Drinks
We enlisted L.A. drag phenom Meatball for a live, on-camera taste-test of the new Lady Gaga Starbucks drinks. So how did they fare?
The 5 Anti-Gay Boycotts That Failed Spectacularly
Stroll down memory lane with five doomed-to-fail boycotts and some well-deserved mockery.
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The Daily Sting, Monday: Trans Boxer Makes History, a Porn Legend Retires, More ‘Stranger Things’
Don’t Be Dumb at Brunch: ‘Drag Race’ Goes International, The Rush to Wed in Brazil
14 Queer Rappers Who Should Be on Your Radar (and Your Next Playlist)
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