A prisoner has applied for a judicial review over a ban on gay sex and condoms in Northern Irish prisons. (Envato Elements) A gay prisoner has launched a legal challenge against an archaic policy that prohibits sex between inmates in Northern Ireland’s prisons. The inmate, who is currently incarcerated in Maghaberry prison near Lisburn, is
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Messaging, social media and mobile payment app WeChat’s logo is seen on phone with the People’s Republic of China flag in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat has allegedly removed dozens of LGBT-led accounts, prompting concerns of a wider crackdown. Several LGBT+ groups
Stephen Knott (L) and Alastair Bruce (R) married in Edinburgh. (Twitter) An army general has shared details of his poignant wedding to his partner of 20 years on social media, telling his followers that “love is constant”. Army Major General Alastair Bruce married Stephen Knott at St John’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh on Saturday (3 July)
Portrait of Frida Kahlo (1910-1954), one of the 20th century’s most revered artists (Getty) On what would’ve been Frida Kahlo’s 103rd birthday, we celebrate the visionary Mexican bisexual who remains a global LGBT+ icon more than 60 years after her death. The life of Frida Kahlo has become stuff of legend. Born in 1907, the
Darren Kennedy was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. (Instagram) Gay television presenter Darren Kennedy has called out “everyday homophobia” after he was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. Kennedy opened up about the shocking incident in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday (4 July) in which he told his
Members of the far-right stormed the Tbilisi Pride offices and tore down a Pride poster. (Twitter/Screenshot) Tbilisi Pride in Georgia has been cancelled after violent far-right homophobes stormed organisers’ offices and unleashed a torrent of violence across the city. The march was due to go ahead on Monday (5 July) in Georgia’s capital city, but
After an Arkansas mother put up a Progress Pride flag on her home, she received an adorable note from a queer youth. (Stephanie Robertson/Instagram) A mother has received an adorable handwritten note from an LGBT+ youth all for hanging a Progress Pride flag outside her home in Paris, Arkansas all Pride Month-long. At a time
The UK has made legal leaps and bounds when it comes to LGBT+ rights – but the fight is in no way over. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) Karen Holden, LGBT+ lawyer and founder of A City Law Firm, writes for PinkNews about the legal leaps and bounds the UK has made in the last three decades. It
Britney Spears. (James Devaney/WireImage) Britney Spears reportedly dialled 911 to “report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse”, according to an explosive The New Yorker investigation. In the latest dizzying twist in the saga of Britney’s conservatorship, the 39-year-old singer is understood to have phoned the police the day before her bombshell court testimony. Since 2008
Rainbow flag inside the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2020: Round of 16 match between Netherlands and Czech Republic. (Andre Weening/BSR Agency/Getty Images) Volkswagen has claimed that UEFA blocked the company from using rainbow-coloured banners on advertising boards at the Euro 2020 quarter-finals in Russia and Azerbaijan. The auto-maker, a years-long sponsor of the football
Minecraft. (Microsoft) Popular Minecraft streamer Dream has raised $140,000 this Pride Month for The Trevor Project, but has nevertheless been hit by a backlash for a perceived lack of streams. The Twitch streamer is known for courting controversy; accused of both racism and queerbaiting in the past, so this fundraising came as welcome news –
Eduardo Leite, one of Brazil’s leading politicians, has come out as gay (Facebook/Eduardo Leite) A Brazilian governor and possible presidential candidate has come out as gay, making waves in a country governed by “proud homophobe” Jair Bolsonaro. Eduardo Leite, the governor of the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, made the announcement in an interview
DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley apologised for comments made by her party colleagues about the LGBT+ community. (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty) Paula Bradley, deputy leader of the DUP, has apologised for “atrocious” comments made about LGBT+ people by members of her own party. The DUP has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, while numerous
Disney Plus is home to series including High School Musical: The Series and Loki and films Luca and Cruella. (YouTube/Disney+) Following on from its huge Prime Day event, Amazon is launching a new deal that will give you a free Disney Plus subscription for six whole months. This deal is a pretty big, er, deal,
Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the anti-trans sports bill into law. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The parents of a 13-year-old girl have launched a federal lawsuit to challenge Florida’s reviled ban on trans girls taking part in school sports. Mounted by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the largest LGBT+ advocacy groups in the US,
IKEA has released a new line of loveseats inspired by ten different LGBT+ flags. This includes couch designed after the bisexual flag, trans flag and others. (IKEA Canada) A divisive set of IKEA Pride sofas has sent LGBT+ Twitter into a collective frenzy. IKEA unveiled a collection of 10 “loveseats” inspired by the flags of
Kataluna Enriquez. (Instagram) A trans woman has been crowned Miss Nevada USA for the first time in the pageant’s 69-year-long history. At the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas on Sunday (27 June), Kataluna Enriquez became the first openly trans Miss Nevada winner, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 27-year-old had
The My Pride charms from Pandora feature rainbow coloured crystals. (Pandora) Pandora have released two stunning charms as part of a My Pride range. The charms are part of the brand’s ‘Pandora Me’ collection and feature rainbow-coloured crystals. To shop the My Pride charms head to the jewellery website at uk.pandora.net. This article contains affiliate
The first-ever LGBT+ Pride parade was held in Malawi. (Malawi Human Rights Commission/Twitter) Braving the threat of persecution, dozens of queer people packed the streets of the capital of Malawi for the country’s first-ever Pride parade Saturday (26 June). Organised by the Nyasa Rainbow Alliance, some 50 LGBT+ people marched through the streets of Lilongwe
Gavin Grimm. (ACLU) The US Supreme Court has rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to ban trans students from using the correct bathrooms. Only justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas voted to hear the school board’s appeal, the Associated Press reported on Monday (28 June). The petition was denied without explanation. By not taking up
Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Lucky” Lucanio leaving the court in New York on June 18, 1936 (Apic/Getty Images) The legendary Stonewall Inn will forever be remembered as the birthplace of LGBT+ rights – but the Mafia’s role in the story is lesser known, and far more murky. You might think the Italian mob and gay
A protester is detained by police the Pride march in Istanbul on 26 June, 2021. (AFP via Getty/ BULENT KILIC) Turkish police “brutally attacked” a banned Istanbul Pride parade with tear gas and rubber bullets, arresting at least 20 people. Istanbul Pride has been banned by authorities for seven consecutive years. Each year, apart from
Hollyoaks star Ki Griffin addresses the crowd in Soho Square after the third London Trans+ Pride. (Charlie Mathers/@charlie.mathers) Hollyoaks star Ki Griffin addressed thousands of trans and non-binary people at the third-ever London Trans+ Pride today. Griffin, who plays non-binary character Ripley Lennox on the long-running Channel 4 soap, was there with campaign group Intersex
Portrait of the Chevalier d’Eon by Thomas Stewart (1792), at the National Portrait Gallery (Wikipedia/Public Domain) Gender non-conforming people have existed for as long as humans have, but there are few whose stories can rival that of the Chevalier d’Eon. The Chevalier d’Eon was an 18th century French diplomat, soldier, spy and intellectual who was
Romeo and Juliet. (Jane Hobson) A harsh, industrial scaffold set suggests a backdrop of urban war for this dark, modern take on Romeo and Juliet at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The gravel covered ground is severed with a crack along the centre, the stage front sloping off like a trench. It’s a literal
Final Fantasy VII Remake. (Square Enix) Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s co-director Motomu Toriyama has commented on the celebrated queer Honeybee Inn scene following the game’s release on PlayStation 5. The infamous cross-dressing scene, where protagonist Cloud must dress as a woman to meet a sleazy crime lord, is one of the most memorable of
Pope Francis. (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has rejected Vatican efforts to interfere with the passage of an anti-discrimination law. There was widespread outrage among LGBT+ groups in Italy when it emerged that the Vatican had stated its opposition to the proposed law, which would extend anti-discrimination protections to women, LGBT+ people and
Caitlyn Jenner announced her run for governer in California in April 2021. (Getty) Caitlyn Jenner has vowed to fight “critical race theory”, claiming that it “teaches racism” to kids, in a rollercoaster interview. Speaking to Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner on Wednesday (23 June) about her run for California governor, Jenner was asked about her thoughts
Britney Spears attends the 4th Hollywood Beauty Awards on 25 February 2018 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) Britney Spears in an incendiary, impassioned and exactingly prepared speech to the courts Wednesday afternoon (23 June) has called for an end to her “abusive” conservatorship for good. Shattering her years-long silence regarding the complex legal arrangement that
Unearthedco is home to vegan certified fashion and beauty brands. (Unearthedco) An Amazon-style vegan ‘supermarket’ website that only sells vegan fashion and beauty products has been launched. Unearthedco is helping customers to shop more sustainably and ethically while not breaking the bank. It features certified vegan fashion and beauty ranges from “brands you know and
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