Former Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes. (Karwai Tang/WireImage) Miriam Margolyes still wishes she never came out as gay to her parents and thinks the shock sent her mother to an early grave. The Harry Potter actor opened up about her tumultuous coming out in her new memoir This Much Is True. In an excerpt published by the Daily Mail,
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Two men assaulted shoppers after saying ‘anti-gay’ remarks. (New York Police Department CrimeStoppers) Two men were slashed with a glass bottle and stabbed with a screwdriver in an apparent homophobic hate crime. The New York City Police Department has launched an appeal after the victims, aged 36 and 28, were attacked by two individuals who
Plaintiffs were represented by Lamba Legal and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) Trans state employees can sue North Carolina for failing to cover gender-affirming treatments in its health insurance plan, the Fourth Circuit has ruled. Six state employees filed the lawsuit in 2019 accusing the North Carolina State Health Plan of discrimination
Gay teacher Lonnie Billard was fired because of his sexuality (Charlotte Observer) A gay teacher has won his lawsuit against the Catholic school that fired him after they learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. The school and the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte violated workplace sex discrimination laws in firing the former teacher,
Protestors calling for a stop to evictions in New York City on 31 August 2021 (Michael M. Santiago/Getty) Almost a fifth of LGBT+ Americans are behind on their rent and nearly half of those fear eviction within the next two months, a new report has found. The concerning research on rental housing stability was published
A Pride flag on the steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California (Max Whittaker/Getty) The California state senate has unanimously approved America’s first bill aimed at improving data on violent deaths in the LGBT+ community. If passed into law, AB 1094 would kickstart a three-year pilot program run by the California Department of Public
A new study has revealed that gay men and lesbians are just as bad for bisexual erasure as straight people. (Envato Elements) Erasure of bisexual men is common, even among other people in the LGBT+ community, according to new research. The study, published in the European Journal for Social Psychology, found that most people still believe bisexual
A teacher is under investigation over her pro-LGBT+ lessons. (Envato Elements) A trailblazing teacher who gives children lessons on LGBT+ rights and Black Lives Matter is being investigated by her school district over her inclusive approach to education. The third grade teacher works at the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. In her
Lil Nas X and Kid Cudi could be about to collaborate. (Emma McIntyre/Getty/Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Lil Nas X has accepted Kid Cudi’s offer to collaborate after he faced criticism over a lack of Black male artists on his debut album. The “Industry Baby” singer and rapper revealed the tracklisting for his debut album Montero on Wednesday (1 September),
Brian Tamaki. (YouTube) A bishop who thinks he’s being “bullied and overpowered” by the “gay agenda” is now trying to stop progressive, pro-LGBT+ legislation being passed in New Zealand. Brian Tamaki, the self-appointed bishop of the Destiny Church, condemned the LGBT+ community in an article published on his own website in August. In the wide-ranging
Russian cadets on stage at the Dobrynin Palace of Culture in Yaroslav (Facebook/Тарас Александрович Сидорин) Russian paratroopers horrified an audience with a homophobic theatre performance depicting a gay man being crushed under a concrete block. The performance was shown as part of an anniversary celebration for a local patriotic military club at the Dobrynin Palace
Alexandra Billings slammed Cameron Mackintosh over comments the British theatre producer made opposing the casting of trans actors in certain roles. (Getty/Amanda Edwards/Mike Marsland/WireImage) Trans actor and Broadway star Alexandra Billings has slammed a West End producer’s comments opposing the casting of trans performers in certain roles. In an interview with The Telegraph published earlier
Trey Lowery was asked to take a pregnancy test before his scheduled bariatric surgery. (Envato) A trans man is planning to file a lawsuit against a New York hospital after he was “degraded”, misgendered and asked if he was pregnant. In July, 2021, Trey Lowery was admitted to Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, for
Singer/songwriter Ryan Cassata has just released his highly anticipated new single “Guard Rail” to critical acclaim. Ryan Cassata (he/him) is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, writer, LGBTQ activist and motivational speaker based in Los Angeles. With over 600 performances nationwide and internationally and seven original and critically-acclaimed musical albums, Ryan is proud to be recognized
The vaccine, developed by Johnson & Johnson, is just the latest HIV vaccine to fail at clinical trial stage. (Envato Elements) An experimental HIV vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson has failed at clinical trial stage in a devastating setback to HIV and AIDS research. A mid-stage study called Imbokodo found that the vaccine’s efficacy
Lil Nas X has once again trolled Drake. (Getty Images) Lil Nas X once again invented comedy after he hilariously trolled Drake’s new Certified Lover Boy album artwork. Earlier this week, Drake dropped on Instagram the sleeve cover for his upcoming album, to be released Friday (3 September), which consists of 12 different pregnant woman
TV personality NeNe Leakes and husband Gregg Leakes visit the SiriusXM Studios on 12 December 2014 in New York City. (Getty/Cindy Ord) TV personality Nene Leakes has shared a shocking and heartbreaking update about her husband’s ongoing battle with cancer. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum said Gregg, 67, is “at home dying” after she
Elton John opened up about the impact Russell T Davies’ series It’s a Sin had on him. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty) Elton John has said Russell T Davies’ acclaimed series It’s a Sin made him realise how lucky he was to avoid contracting HIV at the height of the AIDS epidemic. The music legend opened up about the huge
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
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
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
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
A US Marshal says he was fired just 70 days before retirement because he stood up for a lesbian colleague who was facing disgusting harassment at work. The woman, deputy US marshal Dawn Mahoney, says male officers relentlessly bullied her because of her sexuality, and at one point even urinated in the cookie jar on
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.
Ryan Murphy attends The 2019 Met Gala. (Getty for THR/ John Shearer) TV mogul Ryan Murphy has shut down a critic who whined that he writes too many “gay perverted addicts” with an epic clapback. This week, a Lady Gaga fan account caught Murphy’s attention when it tweeted: “Can Ryan Murphy write a season without
The Church in Wales’ Bench of Bishops. (Facebook/ The Church in Wales) The Church in Wales is set to vote next month on whether same-sex couples should receive blessings for the first time. A bill to allow the blessings, introduced by the church’s bench of bishops, will be considered by the church’s governing body at
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
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
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
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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