Marcus D’Amico was best known for originating the role Michael ‘Mouse’ Tolliver in the 1993 TV series Tales of the City Marcus D’Amico, who played a pioneering gay role in Tales of the City, has passed away. The actor died on 16 December, his family and former manager said, after suffering from pneumonia. His sister
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Courtney Eshay Key have spoken out after she was killed in the evening of 25 December in the East Chatham neighbourhood of Chicago. (CBS2) A transgender woman was shot dead on Christmas Day in what her friends believe was a hate crime incident, before she was misgendered by police in death. Friends and family of
RuPaul has made an important change to an iconic Drag Race catchphrase to be more inclusive of trans and non-binary contestants. Across 12 seasons and countless spin-offs, nearly every episode of the reality TV show has featured the line: “Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win.” However a preview of the show’s
Police have released a CCTV photo of people they would like to speak to in connection with the attack on Anthony Crumbley. (GoFundMe and Boston Police Department) A gay Black man in Boston, Massachusetts, who was stabbed and left in a coma for four days, is living in fear knowing his attackers are still “out
Archaeologists discovered paintings, food residue, animal bones, skeletons of victims of the volcanic eruption and, surprisingly, some homophobic graffiti. (Pompeii Sites) Archaeologists who have been excavating an Ancient Roman snack bar in Pompeii, Italy, have discovered “homophobic” graffiti scrawled on the walls. According to a press release from Pompeii Sites, the colourful Thermopolium of Regio V
Matthew Olshefski – better known as the shirtless violinist – and his husband Paul Castle had their Instagram account removed for “violating” rules, despite the fact that they did nothing wrong. (Instagram) A gay couple are devastated after their hugely popular Instagram account was shut down for “violating” rules – but they still don’t know
Equalities minister Liz Truss. (David Cliff/NurPhoto/Getty) Equalities minister Liz Truss has pitted minorities against the working class in a bizarre column littered with dog whistles. In a column published in the Daily Mail on Sunday (27 December), Truss claimed that efforts to advance the rights of minority groups amounts to people jumping on the “woke bandwagon”.
Ellen DeGeneres. (Steve Granitz/WireImage) In what might be the purest and most wholesome thing to occur during this well and truly cursed year, a closeted teen was gifted Ellen DeGeneres merchandise by her parents to let her know “it’s OK to be lesbian.” Sophie opened up her presents Friday (25 December) to find her parents
Illustrator Dandy Doodlez has ME, and is busting taboos about sex, disability and queerness. (Dandy Doodlez) Illustrator Dandy Doodlez has opened up about sex, the intersection between queerness and disability, and why the LGBT+ community is so inaccessible. Dandy developed Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), a complex neurological disease that presents with symptoms in multiple body systems,
A gay couple who have been together for more than two decades offered up a striking rebuttal to the homophobic refrain that being gay is a phase. Kurt English and Nick Cardello shared a pair of eerily similar photos on Twitter taken 24 years apart, showing them blissfully in love at Washington Pride in 1993, and
HJ Farr and Deity Blair in A Very Queer Holiday. (YouTube) Christmas can be a tough time of year for LGBT+ people, and the lack of representation in films traditionally watched over the festive period is only one of the reasons. Family rejection, having to go back into the closet, having mental health issues exacerbated
Alan Turing was a gay man, a scientist and a war hero. (Getty) Boris Johnson’s last-minute Brexit deal has scrapped the Erasmus exchange programme and replaced it with a new scheme named for the gay WWII hero, Alan Turing. The prime minister announced on Thursday (24 December) that the UK had reached a trade deal
Dwyane Wade beautifully capped off 2020 by reaffirming his “unconditional love” for his 13-year-old trans daughter, Zaya. The retired NBA star and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, have been setting the bar for parenting this year as they continue to celebrate Zaya through her transition. In sharing their personal journey as LGBT+ allies they’ve set a
Zachary Quinto is to produce and star in a new audio drama podcast shedding light on Harvard University’s attempts to purge gay students. The Boys in the Band star is set to delve back into queer culture with upcoming scripted podcast series Secret Court, which tells the true story of a purge of gay students
South Oxfordshire District Council has voted for a new policy ensuring all its buildings have gender-neutral toilets in a new inclusive move. The local authority will also ensure all services, communications and policies are gender-neutral and accessible to all “regardless of their sexuality or gender identity”. The motion was put forward by Alexandrine Kantor, a
Beyoncé and Alexandra Burke’s iconic performance on the X Factor (YouTube/Dingledoodie) Alexandra Burke and Beyoncé “blagged” their iconic “Listen” duet, the X Factor winner has revealed in a new interview. Appearing on Angela Scanlon’s BBC series, The Noughties, Burke recalled how the earth-shattering duet came about, revealing that Simon Cowell called her the day before the
Hampstead Heath has long been known as a gay cruising spot. (Getty/Barry Lewis) Police in London have fined men cruising for gay sex on Hampstead Heath for breaching coronavirus rules, with frequenters being urged to consider the health risks of mixing with other households. North London police responded after members of the public reported men “cruising
Mike Tyson (L) and Boosie Badazz. (Screen captures via YouTube) Apparently, Mike Tyson isn’t the only punching powerhouse in the family – he had to stop his daughter from knocking out a transphobic rapper who appeared on his podcast. Indeed, Tyson’s daughter flew from New York City to Los Angeles, California, to confront Boosie Badazz
Nicola Adams and Katya Jones performed one last time during the finale of Strictly Come Dancing. (YouTube) Strictly Come Dancing fans are urging the contest to bring lesbian boxer Nicola Adams back next year after she performed a powerful dance routine in the finale. LGBT+ viewers were overjoyed when Strictly Come Dancing announced that Adams would feature as
A father hired a hitman to break his son’s fingers simply because he was gay. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A father has been sentenced to two years in prison for hiring an assassin to break the fingers of his gay son simply because “he loves another man”. The 75-year-old retiree paid a hitman €2,500
Dan Levy attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. (Getty for Vanity Fair/ Rich Fury/VF20) Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy has opened up about his struggle with debilitating anxiety, and described how it stopped him from coming out. In an interview with Bustle, Levy explained that when he was young, his anxiety was so severe
Christmas Day is getting a ‘big gay party’. (Queer House Party) Queer House Party, a London-based DJ collective, is throwing an event on Christmas Day to tackle isolation and loneliness in the LGBT+ community. With the UK in the grips of a second wave of COVID-19, as many as 1.9 million are expected to spend
Lesbian Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick (right) with her wife Kate Brooks at the DIVA Magazine Awards at the The Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London. (Getty/ Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket) Lesbian Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has received a torrent of homophobic abuse for posting a picture of her 10-week-old baby. Hardwick has starred as Vanessa Woodfield on the
Amanda Chidester and Anissa Urtez are engaged to be married, and they’ll battle against each other at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (Instagram) A recently-engaged lesbian couple, both softball players, are set to face off against each other at the Tokyo Olympics on separate teams. Amanda Chidester plays for the United States softball team, while
Britney Spears. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The conservatorship which Britney Spears has lived under for more than a decade was extended until September 2021, a Los Angeles, US, court ruled Wednesday (16 December). In a devastating blow to the Free Britney movement, the complex legal arrangement that Britney sought to substantially change will remain as it is with
Black LGBT+ lives land in the intersection of racism and homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) The COVID-19 pandemic is placing huge strain on Black queer households as decades of discrimination compound economic insecurity, a worrying new study has found. The report released by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) identifies American communities that are bearing the brunt of
With four in five anti-LGBT+ hate crimes going unreported, three queer police officers are urging victims to trust the system and come forward with their experiences. According to new Home Office figures, overall hate crime levels topped 100,000 for the first time last year, the highest number since records began. Homophobic offences jumped by a shocking
Former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg this week made history as the first gay man nominated for a full-time cabinet post, prompting howls of anger from Trump supporters. Republican-supporting outlets such as Russia Today, Fox News, The Federalist and have sought to shout down LGBT+ celebrations of Buttigieg’s appointment, arguing that it “erases” the legacy of
Edward Enniful. (Getty Images/Dave Benett) Edward Enninful has just been announced as Vogue‘s brand new European editorial director, after being named editor-in-chief of British Vogue in 2017. The trailblazing gay fashion editor is the first to fill the new position, which will see him overseeing editions of Vogue in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The announcement
A Jeopardy! contestant is celebrating a historic win after claiming a victory in the long-running quiz show. Kate Freeman, a financial analyst from Lake Orion, Michigan, sported a trans pride pin as she took part in the quiz show on Friday (11 December). A streak of right answers saw her best Kendra Blanchette, who had
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