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The world has its first queer Nobel laureate! The scientific community is eagerly awaiting the awarding of the Nobel Prize. This year, Swede Svante Pääbo has managed to claim the coveted prize in the category of medicine. Pääbo conducts research in Leipzig. His work has focused, among other things, on the life of the Neanderthal man and human evolution. What is also particularly interesting, however, is that Svante Pääbo came out as bisexual in 2014. Accordingly, his success is also a particularly drastic experience for the community. After all, he is the first openly queer Nobel Prize winner ever! (For the sake of completeness, it should be mentioned here that there have been queer people in the past who were able to enjoy this award. Unlike Pääbo, however, they did not openly live out their queerness). Svante Pääbo's work in detail Svante Pääbo researches...

Boy George counts a record fee at the jungle camp UK The jungle camp is opening again! The show, which runs in Germany under the title "Ich bin ein Star- Holt mich hier raus", is produced in several countries at once. The different nations send their celebrities into the (more or less deep) jungle, where they have to prove themselves in various jungle tests for several days. After some time, a candidate is voted out of the camp every day. Whoever makes it to the end is the national jungle king or queen. The British edition of "I'm a Celebrity ...Get Me Out of Here!" has brought a very special candidate on board for the production of the new season. The contestant is cult singer Boy George, who scored various hits in the 1980s, especially with his band Culture Club. Especially the hit "Karma Chameleon" helped them to international fame ... and is still today for the ei...

It is finally certain: The ESC 2023 will be held in Liverpool. That's exactly what the BBC announced recently. Next year, however, some things are likely to be somewhat different at the European singing competition. Among other things, it was emphasized that the logo in 2023 will not show the Union Jack, but the Ukrainian flag. Next year's event will be the 67th of its kind. The event is scheduled to take place on May 13, 2023. The venue will be Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena. It can accommodate a total of around 11,000 visitors. Many queer visitors are also likely to feel at home here. Especially in the city center, there are cafés, clubs and the like that appeal to the LGBTQIA+ scene. Accordingly, it would be a good idea to spend a few days in the city to get to know the location and all its facets. A close race? Until recently, different cities were named again and again when...

Among other things, the RTL Water Games will also be a little queer RTL has a new game show: The RTL Water Games. Hanna Sökeland and trans activist Ben Melzer are among those taking part. First pictures show that the audience should also be offered a lot for the eye. A total of eight celebrities will be competing. And as the title of the show suggests, everything revolves around water on October 22, 2022. The entire event will take place under the lifeguard supervision of Oliver Pocher. Laura Wontorra and Jan Köppen will be the hosts. The RTL Water Games: Which queers are taking part? Many may know Hanna Sökeland from the current Princess Charming season. Ben Melzer is also known from reality TV. In 2016, he was the first trans man to make it to the cover of the well-known Men's Health. At that time, the media echo was very big. And: Prince Damien is also part of the RTL water games. However, the...

Film about gay heartthrob Rex Gildo hits theaters Rex Gildo's life is being produced for the big screen. The film by Rosa von Praunheim is titled "Rex Gildo - the last dance". It tells the story of a real ladies' man who was, however, secretly homosexual during his lifetime. For the public, he was therefore the unapproachable dream of many women. Rex Gildo was a talented German star who made a career as a singer and actor. He appeared in about 30 films and many of his famous hits, such as "Fiesta Mexicana", are still sung by young people today, ... And this despite the fact that the release date of this song was more than 50 years ago. Rex Gildo's secret private life Almost every woman (and certainly some men) dreamed of being at Rex Gildo's side, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, the public did not know that the gentlemen of creation probably had better chances ...

German Hearing Film Award honors children's film about a homosexual kangaroo The short film "Ein Känguru wie du" (A Kangaroo Like You), produced by ZDF, was named the best hearing film of 2022 at the German Hearing Film Award ceremony. In the separate category for children/youth, the short film was able to leave its peers behind at the 20th German Hearing Film Award ceremony. The German Hearing Film Award has been presented since 2002 and is sponsored by the German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The latter awards prizes to visual formats that use audio description to enable blind and visually impaired people to follow the plot without barriers. "A kangaroo like you" - from picture book to audio film The audio film "Ein Känguru wie du" (A Kangaroo Like You) lasts about 30 minutes and is based on the picture book by illustrator Ulrich Hub. The story is considered a plea for tolerance for being different. The work was already released in summer au...

"Second Move Kills - 5 years with Jens Spahn" - A documentary about the gay politician. About the fact that Jens Spahn is gay, he has made no secret, even in the context of his political career. Now viewers can dare to take a look behind the scenes in the documentary "Second Move Kills - 5 Years with Jens Spahn". RTL+ accompanied Spahn over a period of five years. The result is a documentary that sheds light on the life of the Christian Democrat. It was clear early on that Jens Spahn saw his future in politics. Among other things, it is known that he wanted to become German chancellor when he was still at school. The series "Second Move Kills - 5 years with Jens Spahn" starts on November 02, 2022 and can be streamed via RTL+. In total, it consists of nine parts. Who is Jens Spahn? Jens Spahn has been playing a role in politics for a long time. He has been a member of the Bundestag for more than 20 years. In 2012, he came out as gay. His career...

Due to war in Ukraine: ESC to be held in Liverpool or Glasgow Seven cities were initially shortlisted as venues for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Now only two locations are still in the running. But where exactly will the ESC 2023 take place? Now a little light has been shed on the matter. The BBC recently announced that the international singing competition will take place either in Glasgow or Liverpool. The final decision is to be made in the next few weeks. The ESC 2022 could be won by the Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine. Therefore, it would only be obvious if the next competition would be held in Kyiv or another big city in Ukraine. Due to the still ongoing war with Russia, the ESC 2023 will not be held in the winning country of 2022. What criteria will decide where the ESC will be held? With a resounding victory of 631 points, Ukraine managed to win the ESC 2022....

Milla Fester from the Green Party is bisexual - and makes a strong statement Milla Fester is known, among other things, for being the youngest in the German Bundestag. Now she has taken a bold step. She recently came out as bisexual. Her followers on social networks celebrated her for a very special posting, among other things. Fester has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021. However, she is not the only openly queer politician. Ricarda Lang, also from the Green Party and even party leader here, has also come out in the past. The two show: Queerness exists in many different areas of life - including politics. Coming out with the help of a meaningful posting With the sentence "IT'S NOT A PHASE - IT'S AN IDENTITY" Milla Fester might have hit the bull's eye with many people. After all, many queers are associated with one of the most famous phrases "This is...