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Kylie Minogue ditches fiancé Joshua Sasse over suspicions he has cheated on her. Just days before, Kylie announces she would take Sasse’s last name following their wedding. The couple had vowed not to get married until marriage equality had been achieved in Australia. Australian singer Greg Gould’s film clip featuring real-life LGBT experiences goes viral, achieving more than one million views in just hours. The powerful film includes scenes of family rejection, assault and anti-gay bullying. The clip accompanies his cover version of En Vogue’s ’90s classic Don’t

Let Go. As we go to press the video is nearing five million views on his YouTube channel. British comedian John Oliver launches a bid to get drag superstar RuPaul into the White House with the hashtag #MakeAmericaFierceAgain. Oliver, who presents the US show Last Week Tonight on HBO, jokes that if the Democrats need their own reality TV star to get them back into power, RuPaul is the best candidate.