US: Art sculpture moved, because town thinks it’s a gay orgy
An art sculpture designed to represent unity has been moved from a Michigan town, because residents thought it was meant to be a gay orgy. Blue Human Condition, by sculptor Mark Chatterley, was...
View ArticleItaly: Outrage after famous statue dressed in thong and feather boa
A feud has erupted in Italy, after a 2500-year old statue was dressed in a leopard skin thong for a photo shoot. The two Riace Bronzes statues – which were cast in Bronze in about 460 BC – show...
View ArticleUS: Teen could face jail over photo of Jesus statue ‘blowjob’
A teenager in Pennsylvania is facing criminal charges, after he posted a photo to Facebook staged to look like a statue of Jesus was giving him a blowjob. The boy, who has not been named, faces a...
View ArticleGiant inflatable Christmas tree faces protests because it looks like a sex toy
Anti-gay activists in Paris are protesting a giant inflatable Christmas tree – because it looks too much like a butt plug. The 80ft (24m) high inflatable sculpture was erected this week by LA-based...
View ArticleGiant pink condom put on 157-year-old statue in Sydney
A giant pink condom has been placed on top of an obelisk in Sydney, as part of a campaign to promote safer sex to gay men. The 157-year-old heritage-listed Hyde Park Obelisk in the Australian city was...
View ArticleNaked Donald Trump statue causes laughter and outrage in New York City (VIDEO)
The statue was erected in Union Square, with one onlooker describing the sculpture as ‘tragically beautiful’. A naked statue of Donald Trump – complete with bulging belly and his trademark quiff (but...
View ArticleFacebook criticised for blocking photo of 16th century Italian statue as...
Facebook is facing new criticism for its photo blocking policy after an image of a famed Italian statue of the god Neptune has been banned. The photo of the Jean Boulogne, or Giambologna mid-sixteenth...
View ArticleUkraine repaints Russia ‘friendship’ monument as a rainbow to celebrate...
A Soviet-era ‘friendship’ monument in the heart of Ukraine’s capital city has been repainted as a rainbow ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest. The country’s capital Kyiv is gearing up to host next...
View ArticleBronze statue for Section 28 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rejected by the...
A lavish statue for anti-gay British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been rejected. An application for the life size bronze figure in Parliament Square was proposed by the Public Memorials Appeal....
View ArticleUK Black Pride founder Lady Phyll honoured with statue
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, executive director and co-founder of UK Black Pride, has had her work recognised with a statuette, which was created as part of a campaign to celebrate the achievements of 25 living...
View ArticleAnti-transgender activists deface Cilla Black statue, peace monuments
Anti-transgender activists have claimed responsibility for defacing dozens of statues and monuments across the UK, including a memorial to the late Cilla Black. Dozens of statues were targeted by the...
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