LGBTQ Entertainment News

The LGB Alliance supporter was escorted away from the Manchester Pride Protest by police. (Twitter/ Pudz890) When a man showed up to Manchester’s Pride Protest decked out in LGB Alliance merch, queer demonstrators told him exactly where to go. On Saturday (28 August), as the official Manchester Pride festival kicked off, an alternative Pride event
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The school district said the social media post caused “alarm and concern”. (Twitter) A teacher is being investigated over a TikTok in which she jokingly described allowing her students to “pledge allegiance” to a Pride flag instead of the American flag. Kristin Pitzen of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California, posted the video
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A TSA worker with the monitor for the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after officials tried to strip search her trans daughter at airport security. The alleged incident happened in May 2019 when Kimberly Erway tried to take a flight
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DaBaby, Kanye West and Marilyn Manson perform during the Kanye West Donda event on 26 August in Chicago, Illinois. (MEGA/GC Images/ Brian Prahl) Kanye West is facing huge backlash for bringing DaBaby and Marilyn Manson on stage at his the listening party for his new album Donda. Last month, rapper DaBaby sparked outrage with an offensive rant
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People take part in Antwerp Pride on 10 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium. (Getty/ Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto) A 25-year-old was brutally beaten in a homophobic attack in Belgium after he gave his boyfriend a goodbye kiss. The Brussels Times reported that the victim was attacked in Place Flagey in Brussels on Saturday (21 August) afternoon.
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The ITV exec insisted that Love Island is “about boys and girls”. (YouTube/ Love Island) ITV managing director Kevin Lygo has declared that queer Love Island definitely won’t happen any time soon, insisting: “It’s about boys and girls.” Speaking on a virtual Edinburgh TV Festival session on Wednesday (25 August), Lygo shut down the idea of
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OnlyFans said changes to its terms of use were “necessary”. (LightRocket via Getty/ SOPA Images/ Pavlo Gonchar) OnlyFans has suspended its recently announced ban on “sexually explicit” content, following fierce backlash from users and sex workers. This month the platform, which had become a hub for amateur and professional adult entertainers, said it would be
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Out Paralympian Robyn Lambird has spoken frankly about their experience of ableism, saying perceptions of disability often make it “hard to feel empowered and sexy”. The 24-year-old Australian wheelchair racer will compete in the women’s T34 100m Wheelchair Sprint this month as one of three out non-binary athletes in Tokyo. They were diagnosed with cerebral
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Crystal Michelle Turner, 38, and Kylen Carrol Schulte, 24, were found fatally shot near their Utah campsite on 18 August 2021. (YouTube/FOX 13 News Utah, Courtesy: Bridget Calvert) A newlywed couple were found dead near their campsite in Utah after telling friends they were “creeped” out by a “weirdo” man nearby. Crystal Michelle Turner, 38, and
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The new ‘hate crime’ cars coming soon to UK police forces (Instagram/@yourpolice.uk) UK police are facing heavy criticism for a new fleet of rainbow-coloured squad cars they claim will boost “confidence” among the LGBT+ community. The “hate crime cars” will be introduced in forces across the country in a bid to encourage more victims of
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Stonewall has said it is “proud” of its diversity champions programme after a police commissioner said the charity poses “a threat to women”. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Conservative Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend accused the trailblazing LGBT+ rights charity of pushing a “dangerous ideology” because it supports trans rights. Among
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OnlyFans said changes to its terms of use were “necessary”. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty OnlyFans has said it banned “sexually explicit” content due to issues with securing “banking and payment services” for users. The website, which allows people to subscribe to individual creators, has long been a hub for sex workers to connect directly
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Hannah Blythyn, the Labour minister for social partnership. (Facebook) Trolls have targeted a minister’s wife in response to Wales’ ambitious plan to become the most LGBT-friendly country in Europe – proving why it has to be achieved. Fast. Laura Murton, who is married to Welsh Labour deputy minister for social partnership Hannah Blythyn, shared some
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Lawrence Chaney has come out in support of Victoria Scone. (BBC Three/Instagram/@victoriascone) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Lawrence Chaney has eviscerated critics daring to take aim at the first cis woman competing in the franchise’s 12-year-long history. Victoria Scone, the camp queen from Cardiff, is to make herstory on season three of Drag Race UK after being
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Mj Rodriguez attends the OUTLOUD: Raising Voices Concert Series at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on 6 June 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez) Trailblazing trans and Emmy-nominated actor Mj Rodriguez has opened up about bonding with an LGBT+ fan who was made homeless by his family. Rodriguez discussed her fame in the wake
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Moderna is starting clinical trials for a potential HIV vaccine. (Envato Elements) A Moderna HIV vaccine candidate is about to enter human trials. Moderna is expected to launch a clinical trial for its experimental HIV vaccine as early as this week, according to the National Institute of Health’s trial registry. The potential vaccine uses the same
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Yungblud poses ahead of the MTV EMA’s 2020. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MTV) Pop-punk singer Yungblud has opened up being pansexual, saying he hopes it encourages others who are struggling to label their sexuality. The 11 Minutes singer came out as pansexual and polyamorous in December 2020, having previously described his sexuality as “very fluid”
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Pete Buttigieg with his husband Chasten in South Bend, Indiana, where he announced he was dropping out of the presidential race (Scott Olson/Getty) Pete Buttigieg has announced that he and his husband Chasten Buttigieg are officially daddies – and they simply could not be happier. Taking to Twitter Tuesday (17 August), the transport secretary, 39,
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Britney Spears. (Instagram) Britney Spears has heaped praised on the Free Britney movement in a heartfelt Instagram post, saying it has a “deeper meaning” than fans could ever know. The singer divulged her thoughts on the Free Britney movement, which has been campaigning to have her freed from her controversial conservatorship for years, after sharing
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Trans dad Sav Butler is adopting a ‘gender-free’ approach to parenting (TikTok/@tired_honestly) A trans dad has eloquently explained why he isn’t revealing his baby’s gender until the child is old enough to share it for themselves. Sav Butler, 20, a father of two from Portland, Maine, has opted for a genderless parenting style with his
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Trans women at the Aurat March for International Women’s Day on March 08, 2021 in Karachi, Pakistan. (Betsy Joles/Getty Images) Police officers in Pakistan cruelly laughed at trans and cisgender activists protecting against a surge in transphobic violence that has seized the country. On Friday (13 August), more than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the National
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Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021. (Getty/Paras Griffin) Lil Nas X turned down a role in HBO’s critically-acclaimed Euphoria to focus on his music career and we have well and truly been robbed. The 22-year-old hitmaker told Variety in an interview published Wednesday (11 August) that, for now at least, he prioritises making
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