Queer Clicks: October 26 | Nightline’s James Longman Came Out to the Head of the Chechnya Police Force Accused of Torturing and Murdering Gay Men, Love Synth Pop? Thank Wendy Carlos, the Trans Woman who Invented it, & Other Clicks

Nightline’s James Longman Came Out to the Head of the Chechnya Police Force Accused of Torturing and Murdering Gay Men

Nightline’s James Longman spent a year talking to several victims of the anti-LGBT campaigns before going to the southern Russian republic of Chechnya to meet the police authorities accused of the so-called “gay purge” and go inside Chechen prisons. Towleroad

Love Synth Pop? Thank Wendy Carlos, the Trans Woman who Invented it.

The Grammy winner’s pioneering music in the 1960s helped pave the way for new wave, EDM, and Kim Petras. New Now Next

Facebook and Instagram Are Censoring ‘Horny’ Emojis

According to these new rules, eggplant or peach emojis cannot be used with sexual statements about being horny. In addition, users cannot post photos that use emojis to censor nudity and cannot refer followers to pages where porn is viewable — yes, this latter rule means that linking to an OnlyFans or JustForFans page in your bio is grounds for removal. Out

Could Tu Me Manques, a Bolivian Film on Gay Suicide, Win an Oscar?

Tu Me Manques might seem a surprising choice for a country that has not yet recognized marriage equality and where homophobia and transphobia remain a deadly issue; at least 64 LGBTQ people were killed in the past decade, according to a 2017 report, in a country of around 11 million. Advocate