LGBTQ Entertainment News

Jennifer Coolidge in the trailer for Single All The Way. (Netflix) The trailer for Netflix’s gay Christmas film Single All The Way is finally here – and it features Jennifer Coolidge screaming “Grindr”. Single All The Way follows best friends Peter (Ugly Betty‘s Michael Urie) and Nick (Philemon Chambers) as they return to Peter’s family home for the
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Lady Gaga attends the British premiere Of House of Gucci. (Samir Hussein/WireImage) Lady Gaga said she “suffered” playing Patrizia Reggiani as the “camp” yet “messy” House of Gucci finally premiered in London, England. The “Stupid Love” hitmaker was joined by the likes of Drag Race UK‘s Bimini Bon Boulash and Salma Hayek at the Odeon Luxe
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Virginia queer couple Nicole Lovewine (left) and Detra Brown (right). (Facebook/ Pookie Lovewine) A queer couple killed in a Virginia mass shooting while trying to protect their daughter have been remembered as “loving” and a “big part of the community”. Nicole Lovewine, 45, known to friends and family as “Pookie”, and her partner Detra Brown,
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An anti-trans pressure campaign claims that sharing pronouns is ‘regressive, sexist and homophobic’ (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty) Anti-trans activists are attempting to pressure companies to ban pronouns in staff email signatures through anonymous letter-writing. An email template is currently circulating in “gender critical” circles on Mumsnet, Substack, Facebook and Twitter. Purportedly first sent to a law firm,
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The Robert Dyas Christmas advert has been baffling audiences for five years (Twitter) It’s that time of year again – the gay Robert Dyas Christmas advert is once again doing the rounds, which means the festive season has officially begun. The advert, which was first released in 2015, shows staff and customers in a Robert
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Billy Porter has apologised to Harry Styles. (YouTube/ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) Billy Porter has apologised for his criticism of Harry Styles’ Vogue cover, explaining: “This is not about you… it’s about the systems of oppression.” Last month, Porter called out American Vogue featuring Styles as its first male to wear a dress on
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Star Trek: Prodigy is introducing a new generation of kids to the utopian values of Starfleet with a refreshingly diverse cast, including a non-binary main character. The animated Star Trek kids’ series premiered on Paramount+ last week with a star-studded voice cast including Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, Rylee Alazraqui, Angus Imrie and Jason Mantzoukas. The
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Queer rabbis Becca Walker (left) and Ariella Rosen (right).(YouTube/ Women’s League for Conservative Judaism) Two queer, female Conservative rabbis have tied the knot, in a historic first for the Conservative Judaism movement. Conservative Judaism is the second-largest denomination of Jewish people in North America, and over the last two decades it has become increasingly inclusive
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Mariah Carey in “Fall in Love at Christmas”. (Screen capture via YouTube) Mariah Carey has officially killed Halloween and done vocal runs over it as she released a brand-new Christmas single. At midnight Friday (5 November), Carey, who actually invented the annual tradition of Christmas so she could release “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in
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Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. (YouTube/ MGM) Lady Gaga got so into her House of Gucci character Patrizia Reggiani, heir to the leather goods fortune, she thought she killed someone. The “Stupid Love” hitmaker opened up about her challenging experience filming the upcoming movie which charts the turbulent marriage and divorce
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Rikkey Outumurro. (Facebook) Rikkey Outumuro, a beloved community leader, fearless drag icon and decades-long activist, has died. She was 39. Otherwise known by her drag stage name as Tru Starlet, Outumuro fatally shot in Centralia, Washington, Saturday evening (30 October) by her 28-year-old boyfriend. Cristopher Allen Gaudreau told Centralia police officers that he and Outumuro,
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Lynne Spears (L) and Britney Spears. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Britney Spears’ mother, Lynne Spears, has officially asked for her piece of the singer as well. The 66-year-old author filed a petition Monday (1 November) requesting that her daughter’s estate pay her attorneys’ fees in the strained battle over Britney’s conservatorship. Lynne has never had a formal
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People walk past an Axis Bank in Kolkata, India. (Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A queer couple in India were left humiliated after trying to open a joint account, only for bank tellers to refuse them. Axis Bank marked the third anniversary of India decriminalising gay sex by rolling out its “Come As You Are” campaign, ostensibly
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The BBC headquarters. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty) A BBC journalist is facing resounding criticism after he appeared to compare a much-reviled article about trans women to the broadcaster’s investigation into Jimmy Savile. John McManus, who covers religion and ethics for the BBC, tweeted a link to a Guardian article on Tuesday (2 November) which reflected on the work of two
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The Boots Black Friday sale features beauty, fragrance and skincare products. (Boots.com) Boots has launched its Black Friday sale early, with deals on beauty, skincare and fragrances. Customers don’t have to wait until 26 November to get deals at Boots this Black Friday, as they’ve kicked off their discounts already. There’s up to 50 percent
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Badr Baabou, a human rights defender, was battered by cops in Tunisia. (Damj Association for Justice and Equality) Two police officers brutally beat one of Tunisia’s top LGBT+ rights activists in an attack campaigners warn captures the country’s descent into “repression”. Badr Baabou, a human rights defender and head of the Damj Association for Justice
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Haaz Sleiman attends Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” premiere in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage) It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally happening – the Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting its first-ever gay superhero in a movie. LGBT+ comic fans have been screaming out for more representation within the MCU for years, and
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One of Lady Gaga’s biggest hits is actually an ode to bisexuality. At a recent performance of her Las Vegas residency, Jazz & Piano, Gaga revisited one of her favourite stories from her early career. “Poker Face”, the star has confirmed on multiple occasions, is about “poker facing with your sexuality”. Specifically, she told Jonathan Ross
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Britain’s equalities minister Liz Truss leaves Downing Street. (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images) The Conservative government has finally announced proposed plans for its conversion therapy ban – with religious forms of the discredited practice to remain legal. More than three years after ministers promised to outlaw conversion therapy in England and Wales, a public consultation is
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Gwyneth Paltrow, snatched. (Instagram/Getty) Thanks to Kim Kardashian, Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow has finally learned what “snatched the house down” means. Paltrow was introduced to the word “snatched” by her daughter and videographer, Apple Martin, after Kardashian sent her items from her Skims x Fendi collab. In the video, Paltrow showed her fans the bright
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Dana Zzyym has been fighting for an X gender passport since 2015. (Twitter) The United States has issued the country’s first-ever passport with an X gender marker, allowing non-binary Americans to “live with greater dignity and respect”. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced that the first passport with an X gender marker has been
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Some local families think the high school play was cancelled after pastor Jeff Lyle “complained about a gay character”. (Facebook/ Jeff Lyle) An Ohio school play has been cancelled just one month before opening after a local pastor “complained about a gay character”. According to local news station WCPO, Hillsboro High School in Ohio was planning
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