Richard Madeley seen outside the ITV Studios on August 28, 2019 in London, England. (Getty) Richard Madeley has said that transgender children should get “support and unconditional love.” The former Richard & Judy presenter made the comments in his regular advice column in The Daily Telegraph after a message from Rowena, a divorced mum to a 16-year-old transgender boy.
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RuPaul has invited Gemma Collins to play the Snatch Game. (WOW/Getty) Gemma Collins will reportedly join Drag Race UK season two to play the Snatch Game. RuPaul appears to be pulling out the big guns for the eagerly-anticipated new season, signing up The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star, fashion icon and musical virtuoso Gemma
Transgender state senator Sarah McBride (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) Trailblazing senator Sarah McBride has delivered a moving tribute to her late husband Andy, describing him as the biggest influence on her political career. McBride made history when she was elected to the Delaware state senate in November, making her the first transgender
Champion skier Hig Roberts has come out publicly as gay. (Instagram) Skiing champion Hig Roberts has come out as gay, revealing that hiding his identity hindered his performance at the top tiers of Alpine skiing. In coming out, Roberts has become the first high-calibre male Alpine skier in the United States to come out as
Impersonator Kelly O’Brien sang the Dolly Parton “Jolene” cover to celebrate COVID-19 vaccine. (YouTube/ Anna Morris. “Vaccine”, a parody of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”, has been released to celebrate the start of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Dolly Parton has become a global hero in the fight against coronavirus after it was revealed that she donated $1
Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (Getty/Brooks Kraft) Staff on The Ellen DeGeneres Show have said ratings, advertising and celebrity bookings are tanking since the show became embroiled in a toxic workplace scandal. DeGeneres found herself at the centre of a media storm in July when former and current employees alleged that the
FKA twigs (L) and Shia LaBeouf. (Getty) FKA twigs is suing her former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf for sexual battery, assault and emotional distress after he, she claimed in a lawsuit, knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. Their relationship was rumbled by “relentless abuse”, the musician claimed in a lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles
Barbara Windsor attends Brighton Pride, 2006. (Getty) Gay icon Dame Barbara Windsor, the Eastenders and Carry On star best known for portraying Peggy Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 83. According to The Guardian, in a statement Friday (11 December), Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell said: “It is with deep sadness that I can
John Mandt. (JohnMandt4VW.com) A West Virginia, US, lawmaker who resigned earlier this year after allegedly saying “silly faggots, dicks are for chicks!” has been reelected as a delegate. John Mandt Jr withdrew from the race to join West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16, in October. The 57-year-old withdrew after he reportedly wrote in a
Keira Bell (right) outside Londons Royal Courts of Justice after winning her judicial review on December 1. (Twitter/Belstaffie) Keira Bell, the 23-year-old who last week won a landmark judicial review stopping the NHS prescribing puberty blockers to trans youth, wants doctors to help gender dysphoric young people “reconcile with their sex”. Bell won her judicial
Trevor Wilkinson, 17, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas (Twitter/GMA) Nearly 200,000 people signed a petition supporting gay teenager Trevor Wilkinson, who was suspended by his Texas school for wearing nail polish. Trevor Wilkinson, 17, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas, ignited a row after he returned from Thanksgiving
Captain Tom Moore came out as an LGBT+ ally, to the delight of his fans. (Twitter/ captaintommoore) Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old veteran who raised more that £30 million for the NHS, has come out as a proud LGBT+ ally. The war veteran began fundraising on 8 April, 2020, hoping to raise £1,000 for NHS
Toxic masculinity damages men mentally, physically and socially. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty) Toxic masculinity is harmful, limiting, outdated and should be scrapped in favour of a healthier view on what a “man” is, Australians say. Researchers at the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation found that, overall, men tend to enforce and care more about masculinity than women, spilling
Trans footballer Sammy Walker was recently signed to a women’s Football Association league. (Samantha Walker/ Facebook) A trans footballer who was recently signed to a Football Association (FA) league has revealed that she has been targeted with abuse before even stepping onto the pitch. Sammy Walker, 30, has signed for a club in the Women’s
Gay congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has been elected to a powerful role (Getty/Jacquelyn Martin) Gay congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has been elected to a powerful role in the Democratic leadership. Maloney, one of only seven out LGBT+ people currently serving in the House of Representatives, was elected as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Queer Latino volunteer elf Michael Muñoz poses with Santa. (TheKitchenGaily/ Twitter) A queer elf has revealed that he responded to a boy’s heartbreaking letter to Santa, asking if he supports the LGBT+ community and if God “loves me for being gay”. Last month, the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Operation Santa, which coordinates responses to
Laurie McBride is remembered for her phenomenal work during the AIDS crisis (Vimeo/Legends of Courage) Laurie McBride, a beloved LGBT+ leader who became a figurehead for the community during the HIV/AIDS crisis, has sadly passed away at the age of 71. McBride died of a heart attack on Friday, 4 December, having suffered a stroke
Switzerland has taken a major step on the path to equality after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a law to pass same-sex marriage. The council of states – the upper house of Switzerland’s legislature – voted by by 22 votes to 15 to approve landmark legislation to make same-sex marriage a reality. Just
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during her weekly news conference on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call/Getty) House speaker Nancy Pelosi perfectly handled a Christian news reporter who challenged her on Joe Biden’s commitment to gender-affirming care for trans kids. The president-elect has been reassuringly unambiguous in his pledge to “eliminate” Donald Trump’s
US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen. (Mark Wilson/Getty) The infamously anti-LGBT+ where Karen Pence is a teacher was “handed almost $1 million in federal funds” intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Karen Pence, the wife of US Vice President Mike Pence, teaches art at the conservative Immanuel Christian School in Virginia.
Leinster House, the seat of the Oireachtas, is turning moths gay. (Olaf Leillinger/ Wikipedia) Leinster House, the seat of Ireland’s parliament the Oireachtas, has been using an unusual method to deal with a moth infestation – tricking moths into having gay sex. The government building is installing more than 70 pods which put out pheromone
K-pop idol Holland has pleaded with his fans to “please admit” that he is gay, after ranking 10th in a fan survey of the “gayest” K-pop stars. Holland, who has been open about his sexuality from the beginning of his career, made released his debut track Neverland as the “first gay K-pop idol” in 2018. But
Lil Nas X at the Tom Ford AW20 Show at Milk Studios on February 7, 2020. (Mike Coppola/FilmMagic/Getty) Lil Nas X has described how the bravery of artists like Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator “made it easier” for him to come out. The “Old Town Road” singer, who came out as gay in July 2019, said
Her show has only been back a few weeks, and already Ellen DeGeneres is involved in yet more backlash after grilling Justin Bieber on when he and wife Hailey will have children. Having battled controversy after controversy this year, DeGeneres has stirred up more drama over her treatment of Bieber in an episode of The
Member of the European Parliament Jozsef Szajer gives a speech to launch the campaign of the right-wing Fidesz ruling party ahead of the European Parliament elections on April 5, 2019 in Budapest. (PETER KOHALMI/AFP via Getty) The organiser of a gay sex party that broke COVID restrictions, attended by anti-LGBT+ Hungarian MEP Jozsef Szajer, has
Elliot Page received an outpouring of love and support from fans and celebrities after coming out as trans. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb) Umbrella Academy and Juno star Elliot Page has received an outpouring of love and support after publicly coming out as trans. Elliot Page declared his pride in being transgender in social media
Graham Linehan was permanently banned from Twitter after a sustained anti-trans crusade. (Rob Monk/Edge Magazine/Getty) Graham Linehan, who was removed from Twitter for hateful conduct, returned to the platform by pretending to be a trans person. Graham Linehan was been permanently banned from Twitter in June this year for repeatedly violating the social media platform’s
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” could be set to top the UK singles chart for the first time. The world’s campest Christmas song, widely loved by queer people everywhere, was a huge hit when it was first released as the lead single from her 1994 album Merry Christmas – but amazingly, it didn’t
Alasdair Henderson, a board member of the EHRC, ‘liked’ several tweets seemingly at odds with the values of an equality watchdog. (Screen capture via YouTube) A top official at the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) liked a tweet claiming that the word “homophobe” is a “highly ideological propaganda term”. In the latest test for
The Ugandan men were whipped by officials before being chained and walked to the police station, disturbing footage shows. (Screen capture via YouTube) LGBT+ Ugandans arrested under dubious coronavirus charges have revealed the harrowing levels of abuse they faced while in prison – being beaten with iron rods, burnt with firewood and forced to “confess”
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