Cinderella will star Camila Cabello and Billy Porter, who plays a genderless fairy godparent. (Amazon Prime Video) The official trailer for the upcoming Cinderella adaption has arrived, but its fair to say there hasn’t been a happily-ever-after reaction. The film will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on 3 September and stars Camila Cabello as
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Romania’s Roxen performs during the first semi-final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on 18 May 2021. (Getty/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP) Eurovision star Roxen has come out as non-binary in a powerful, open conversation with fans on TikTok. Roxen – real name Larisa Roxana Giurgiu – was chosen in 2020 to represent Romania
Activision Blizzard logo. (Getty) A woman seeking a job at Activision Blizzard claims that she was asked at a job fair if she “liked being penetrated”. Emily Mitchell, a security researcher, spoke to Waypoint about the incident from 2015. She was attending the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas where Blizzard had a recruitment
DaBaby performs on stage during Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on 25 July 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Getty/Rich Fury) DaBaby has issued a limp apology after his ugly “homophobic” rant about gay people and those living with HIV that led to several festivals dropping him. The rapper apologised in a lengthy statement Monday
Quinn of Canada during the International Friendly match between England and Canada. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Canadian Footballer Quinn has secured their place as the first openly trans Olympic medal winner in history. Following their win in the Olympic semifinal round against the US national team on Monday (2 August), the Canadian team will win at
DaBaby’s “homophobic” rant is continuing to cost him as Lollapalooza announces it is dropping him from the festival lineup. The North Carolina rapper was scheduled to perform at the the long-running festival tonight (1 August), until organisers confirmed that his set had been pulled. The announcement was made in a statement on Lollapalooza’s Twitter page,
Ariana DeBose in Schmigadoon!. (Apple TV) Ariana DeBose was excited to play a progressive force for change in Apple TV’s new musical comedy series Schmigadoon!. DeBose plays Emma Tate in the series, a school teacher who is unafraid to challenge the conservative forces around her. She lives her life to the beat of her own
CauseImEd. (Twitch) “I’m not much interested in… physical stuff,” says Parvati. Ed’s face slowly widens into a grin as the realisation hits him. He points at the flag behind him. This is what asexual representation looks like. “When I figured out that [Parvati] was [ace], it was like getting a surprise birthday party for me,”
Lewis Hamilton celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain on July 18, 2021. (Dan Istitene/Formula 1/Getty) The Hungarian justice minister has accused Lewis Hamilton of spreading “fake news” for speaking out against the country’s vile anti-LGBT+ “propaganda” law. Commenting ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Hamilton openly criticised the “cowardly”
Supporters of the #FreeBritney movement flew to Los Angeles from across the US to protest. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Britney Spears fans are furiously trying to have her former attorney Samuel Ingham investigated by the state bar amid her turbulent conservatorship battle. Ingham served as Britney’s probate lawyer for 13 years before resigning following the singer’s
Stefanie Dolson of Team USA celebrates victory in the 3×3 basketball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on 28 July 2021. (Getty/Christian Petersen) Basketball player Stefanie Dolson became the first out LGBT+ American athlete to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Games and made Olympics history while doing it. Dolson was part of
Rapper T.I. (Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic) T.I. has said that the LGBT+ community is “bullying” rappers such as DaBaby after he delivered a homophobic rant during a Miami, Florida, concert. In a roiling speech that has cost him key brand deals, DaBaby told the Rolling Loud festival: “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any
Jahmal Howlett-Mundle is the “happiest he’s ever been” since coming out. (Twitter/ SheppeyUFC) A Sheppey United football player has said he has been “overwhelmed” by support after bravely coming out to his teammates on the pitch. Defender Jahmal Howlett-Mundle decided on Tuesday (27 July) to gather his team together and reveal to them that he
Troy Bailey has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for killing Michelle “Tamika” Washington – a trans woman and passionate LGBT+ advocate. (YouTube/CBS Philly) A Philadelphia man has been sentences to up to 50 years in prison for the murder of a transgender woman and passionate LGBT+ advocate in 2019. According to
Victoria Monét offered to step in and re-record “Levitating” with Dua Lipa after DaBaby made homophobic comments. (Amanda Edwards/Gareth Cattermole/Arnold Turner/Getty Victoria Monét has kindly offered to replace DaBaby on Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” remix, and we are absolutely here for it. The remix of Dua Lipa’s hit song is leaving a sour taste in queer
A bouncer at the Nordic Bar allegedly threw two women to the ground for sharing a kiss. (Facebook) A nightclub owner in Malta has said he is investigating claims that bouncers brutally threw to the ground two women for sharing a kiss. Activists first raised concerns after a woman recalled her “horrendous experience” at the
A phone displaying the Uber logo. (Matthew Horwood/Getty) A transgender woman has criticised Uber for not allowing her to change her name on the app, leading to several incidents of misgendering by drivers. Charlie Hadley, 33, told Metro that she wanted to replace her deadname on Uber in order to avoid being “outed” each time she
(L-R) Dylan Welch, Jesse Pawlowski and Billy Phillips. (Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office A teenager, his boyfriend, his mother and her girlfriend were slain when a Grindr hook-up slipped into chaos when three men tried to steal a gun from him in Texas, police claimed. Jesse Pawlowski, 20, Billy Phillips, 37, and Dylan Welch, 21, have
Newly-crowned Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley left his husband and son a beautiful video message before he left for the Tokyo games, and it’s the most adorable thing ever. Dustin Lance Black, who has been married to the diver since 2018, posted a heartwarming video featuring the couple’s young son Robbie. In the video, Black
Psyche / PleasantlyTwstd. Slowly but surely, Twitch is becoming more diverse but it’s still heavily dominated by cis white men. Where exactly does that leave female streamers? It’s fair to say that Twitch – along with social media in general – can be toxic for women. Between body-shaming, stalking, unfair bans, alleged sexualisation, being demonetised
Father Paul Newbery came out as gay 20 years ago. (Facebook/ Paul Newbery) A gay Catholic priest in Liverpool has been left “petrified” after he was subjected to homophobic abuse in a “disgusting” hate crime. Father Paul Newbery is a priest at Merseyside Open Community Church in Liverpool, which is part of the LGBT-inclusive United Liberal
Le Gateau Chocolat performs at the GQ 30th anniversary party at SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden on 29 October 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) Drag and theatre icon Le Gateau Chocolat shares the challenges and “magic” of the last year. Bearded, bewigged and standing at six-and-half feet, Le Gateau Chocolat is
Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana. (KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty) Leaked draft legislation in Ghana, described as the “most homophobic document the world has ever seen”, could bring in harsh prison sentences for queer folk and LGBT+ allies. Although same-sex sexual relations are already illegal in Ghana, and punishable with up to three years in prison,
Author Philip Pullman. (Getty/ MJ Kim) His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman has made it very clear that he is “anti-transphobia“, while also condemning online abuse of JK Rowling. This week, Rowling shared a death threat she had received on Twitter, before describing the “hundreds” more she has received. The discussion led to a pile-on by
Marjorie Enya (R) proposes marriage to rugby player Isadora Cerullo of Brazil after the Women’s Gold Medal Rugby Sevens match between Australia and New Zealand on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Deodoro Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (David Rogers/Getty) The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is set
Britney Spears and her boyfriend Sam Asghari. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Britney Spears’ boyfriend Sam Asghari has addressed rumours that the pair have secretly married. The “Toxic” hitmaker sparked speculation that she and Asghari got hitched after she was spotted wearing a large rock on her ring finger this week. Britney recently said in court that she wants
Almost half of gay and biseuxal men have experienced sexual assault, according to a SurvivorsUK survey. (Envato Elements) Almost half of gay and bisexual men have been sexually assaulted, according to a new survey. SurvivorsUK, a charity that supports men and non-binary people who have experienced sexual assault, asked 505 gay and bisexual men if
Some teachers told OFSTED the homophobic book was in the boarding school library for “research purposes”. (Envato) A horrific book calling for gay people to be murdered was found by OFTSED inspectors in a boarding school library. The Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was inspected on 18 and 19 May, 2021, by
Britney Spears. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty) Britney Spears has said she won’t be able to “fully move on” until she’s said all she “needed to say” in a heartfelt Instagram post. In recent weeks, the singer has started to open up about her conservatorship on Instagram and in the courts, detailing publicly for the first time
A Pride protest in Budapest, capital of Hungary, in 2019. (Getty/ATTILA KISBENEDEK) Ahead of Budapest Pride, 30 embassies from across the world have demanded “freedom from violence” for queer people in Hungary. The open letter, published Monday (19 July) was signed by the embassies of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
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