FKA twigs has thanked Lil Nas X for “acknowledging” his video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” was inspired by her work “Cellophane”. Shortly after “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” took the world by storm, many pointed out the close similarities between the video and FKA twigs‘ 2019 release, “Cellophane”, which sees the
LGBTQ Entertainment News
The first girlfriend of Freddie Mercury has revealed the awkward moment when she suddenly realised the singer was gay. Rose Pearson, an artist who now goes by the name Rose Rose, opened up about the icon in a new documentary titled “A Life in 10 Pictures”. She recalled a date to the V&A museum in
Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer (R) detailed the extent of his injuries in an Instagram video. (Getty Images/Screen capture via Instagram/@saintrocque) Lady Gaga‘s dog walker had part of his lung removed after thugs gunned him down to grab the singer’s dogs, leaving him “bleeding on the sidewalk”. Ryan Fischer recounted in a vivid Instagram
Pablo Fracchia never thought it would be possible for him to adopt (Instagram/@pablitofracchia) A single gay man who always wanted to be a father has found the family of his dreams after adopting a baby girl who’d been left at the hospital. Growing up in deeply conservative Argentina in the 1990s, Pablo Fracchia never thought
Lil Nas X grinds on the devil, before becoming the new king of the underworld. (YouTube/ Lil Nas X) Lil Nas X had the best response after Trump-supporting writer Nick Adams called him a “clown” on Twitter. The rapper released the music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name) on Friday (26 March), proving
Sarah Peters, a member of the Nevada State Legislature, comes out as pan on the Assembly floor. (Screen capture via Twitter/Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A Nevada lawmaker proudly came out as pansexual on the Assembly floor in a powerful speech Thursday (25 March) that celebrated the state’s triumphs in LGBT+ rights. Assemblymember
One of the biggest gaming success stories of the last few years is the farming simulator Stardew Valley (which, incidentally, is currently on offer on Steam). Inspired by classic farming sim games – namely the Harvest Moon series that began on the SNES in 1996 – the game allows you to build your own farm,
Tennessee became Friday (26 March) the third US state to cruelly pass a bill banning trans girls from playing in middle and high school sports as their correct gender. State governor Bill Lee announced on Twitter he had signed Senate Bill 228 to “preserve women’s athletics and ensure fair competition”. Such a view, the American Civil
Gareth and Ollie Locke. (Dave Benett/Getty) Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke has revealed that he and his husband Gareth are planning on having a baby via a surrogate. The reality television star revealed the news in a heartfelt Instagram post, which was accompanied with an illustration of two Disney princes cradling a baby and embracing
Queer Black lawmaker Park Cannon was forcibly arrested in the state legislature for knocking on the governor’s door. (Twitter) A queer Black lawmaker was arrested after she dared to knock on the governor’s door as he signed a law to restrict voting rights. Park Cannon, a Georgia state representative, was arrested and forcibly removed from
Mildred Loic, also known as Shakiro, one of the trans women currently held in jail (Facebook/ Shakiro) Two trans women in the central African country of Cameroon are facing five years in prison on charges of “attempted homosexuality”. Mildred Loic and Moute Rolland were arrested for wearing women’s clothes in the country’s largest city, Douala,
Arrested Development star and gay icon Jessica Walter has died. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jessica Walter, widely adored for her role as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80, her family confirmed on Thursday (25 March). The award-winning actor, and bona fide gay icon, began her acting career in the theatre in 1960, before
Russell Tovey. (David Levenson/Getty Images) Russell Tovey has revealed that he fell “desperately in love” with a “much older actor” while filming an early television series. The gay actor opened up about coming to terms with his sexuality and his first major crush in an interview with Attitude magazine. “I was doing a TV show and I
Giana Desir, a trans woman, won a hefty discrimination lawsuit against a real estate broker. A year later, she says, she still hasn’t seen any money. Desir, from Brooklyn, New York, won $50,000 in compensation from a real estate broker sexually who harassed her and said she couldn’t live near “people or children”. New York City’s
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black shared adorable snaps from their eight year relationship to celebrate their anniversary. (Instagram) Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have celebrated their eight-year anniversary with adorable throwback posts on Instagram. The Olympic diver and Oscar-winning screenwriter shared a selection of photographs of their relationship through the years and reflected
A federal court has ruled in favour of a Christian student group banned for its discriminatory leadership requirements. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A judge has ruled that University of Iowa administrators can be sued by a Christian student group that was placed under a ban for religious homophobia. In 2017, a Business Leaders in Christ group
Joe Biden. (Rick Loomis/Getty) Joe Biden is facing calls to give trans and non-binary people the legal recognition they need with “X” markers on passports. Under current rules, people must identify as either male or female on United States passports, meaning non-binary people are effectively forced to misgender themselves on official documentation. Joe Biden promised
Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Today is the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, which began on the PlayStation way back in 1996. The story of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine exploring a zombie-infested mansion filled with puzzles and traps is a bona fide horror classic with a legacy that will long
Life Is Strange: True Colors. (Square Enix) Life is Strange: True Colors, the latest game in the LGBT+ series, will feature a bisexual lead when it’s released in September. Developed by Deck Nine Games since 2017, the story will focus on new character Alex who visits her brother’s hometown of Haven but soon must investigate
Lindsey Graham has vowed to filibuster so hard he’d collapse if it would stop the Equality Act from becoming law. The Republican senator will stop at nothing to block Joe Biden’s landmark anti-discrimination bill, even if he expends himself in the process. “I would talk until I fell over to make sure that the Equality
Alex Kofi Donko. (YouTube) A community centre for a fledgling LGBT+ rights group in Ghana gutted by a brutal raid has now launched a defiant fundraiser to regroup and rebuild. LGBT+ Rights Ghana, one of the country’s top queer campaign groups, opened its office and safe space earlier this year in an event attended by
Father Helmut Schüller leads the Pfarrer-Initiative, a group of dissident rebel Catholic priests who support the blessing of same-sex unions. (YouTube/ kondomsteuer) A group of rebel Roman Catholic priests have vowed to defy the Pope’s orders prohibiting the blessing of same-sex relationships, insisting: “We will not reject any loving couple.” The Pfarrer-Initiative (Priests’ Initiative) was
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). (Getty) The British government on Tuesday (16 March) effectively doubled crucial funding to its national rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis, otherwise known as PrEP. Health ministers have injected a thumping financial boost to the routine commissioning of the daily drug, the most effective protection against HIV transmission. The public health grant, used to fund local authority health
Far-right extremists clash with riot police at a Pride parade in Lublin, eastern Poland, in 2019. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty) A leaked letter has revealed Poland’s plans to replace the Istanbul Convention on violence against women with an international treaty banning abortion and same-sex marriage. It’s understood that the Polish justice ministry is preparing an alternative treaty
A man identified by social media sleuths as police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending a Proud Boys event. (Facebook) A police officer in Fresno, California, has been placed on paid administrative leave after being photographed attending a Proud Boys protest Sunday (14 March). Rick Fitzgerald allegedly attended the demonstration organised by the far-right nationalist group which
A gay teenager has detailed the abuse he has weathered from his high school bullies. (Stock photograph by Elements Envato) A gay teen in Beijing, China, told his teachers of the daily torment he faced from high school bullies. They told him to tolerate it or drop out, he claims. The anonymous Beijing Water Conservancy
Andrea Jenkins vice president of the Minneapolis City Council spoke to community members at “The Path Forward” meeting at Powderhorn Park, a meeting between Minneapolis City Council and community members. (Photo by Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images) Andrea Jenkins, the first Black openly trans woman to hold office in the US, talked about the
Tunisian activist Rania Amdouni dressed as a clown in an anti-government protest on January 23, 2021 (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty) Human rights advocates are sounding alarm after a prominent Tunisian LGBT+ activist was jailed for pursuing a harassment complaint against the police. Rania Amdouni, 26, was arrested on 27 February and sentenced to six months in prison
Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, at a press conference in February (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/ Getty) Hungary’s top court has thrown out Viktor Orbán’s attempt to implement a retroactive ban on trans people’s gender identity being recognised in official documents. Launched last year, the devastating law known as Section 33 legally erases trans people by forcing
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a bill that would allow cisgender students to sue a school if they are ‘forced’ to share school facilities with trans students. Jason Zachary, a Republican congressman from Knoxville, introduced House Bill 1233 at the same time Mike Ball, a Republican senator from Riceville, introduced its sister bill in
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- …
- 89
- Next Page »