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From the Gay Community

• Troye Sivan: How Coming Out Can Mean Life Or Death

"To my audience or an LGBTQ person, it’s a story that they’ve probably heard before of someone from a not very supportive family who ends up unfortunately, tragically taking their own life,” says Sivan." (Evan Pang - The Huffington Post, US)

• Michigan Teen Arrested for Grindr Hookup: Homophobia and Why We Shouldn’t Criminalize Queer Youth

Late last week four Michigan men were arrested for allegedly hooking-up with a teenage boy. Eighteen-year-old Cody Swatling is among four men facing felony charges for engaging in sexual acts with the 15–year–old, whom he met on the gay app Grindr. (David Booth - CSJ, US)

• 'Who's The Boss?' Star Danny Pintauro Reveals He Is HIV-Positive

Former child star Danny Pintauro revealed that he has been living with a big secret for more than a decade: He is HIV-positive. (Lisa Capretto - The Huffington Post, US)

• This video of a young boy twerking at Pride has homophobes outraged

White supremacists post video as 'proof civilisation is crumbling' (Joe Morgan - Gay Star News, UK)

• Is Queer Sex Legal? How Sex Laws Have Changed (or Not) Since 1964

Queer youth are not exempt from biased criminalization of sex crimes, a cruel irony given that sex offender registration was purportedly meant to protect children from dangerous predators. Research indicates queer youth are disproportionately targeted as a result of subtle discrimination. (Andrew Extein and David Booth, (Truthout, US)

• Owners of South African gay 'cure' camp found guilty of killing teen

Raymond Buys, 15, was beaten, forced to pick up his own faeces with his mouth, and chained to a bed. (The Gay Star News.)