The Pride flag was removed from the church in Ballyfermot after the diocese intervened. (Facebook) People in Dublin are preparing to hold a solidarity vigil after a church in Ballyfermot was ordered to take down a Pride flag by Catholic leaders. Ballyfermot Assumption Parish Church put up the Pride flag and an Irish flag last
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An Emmy statuette pictured at the 71st Emmy Awards in 2019 (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty) Emmy nominees will now have the option to use the gender-neutral term “performer”, the TV Academy has announced. Starting with the Daytime Emmy Awards next month, nominees in any category will be able to choose the non-gendered description on their nomination certificate
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has received an outpouring of support from prime minister Jacinda Ardern. Hubbard, 43, became the first openly trans athlete to be selected for the Olympics when she was picked for the New Zealand women’s weightlifting team for Toyko 2020. Ardern offered Hubbard her full support. “All parties here have simply
Queer|Art is a New York-based nonprofit. (Queer|Art) For the queer community, “art helps us see that we are not alone and that there are others who understand what it is to feel the way we do”. That’s according to Travis Chamberlain, executive director of the New York-based Queer|Art. “Art, in this way, truly does have
Billie Eilish. (Getty) Singer Billie Eilish has apologised and said she is “appalled and embarrassed” after a video surfaced of her mouthing to an anti-Asian slur. The Grammy-winning pop star, 19, addressed a tidal wave of backlash she has weathered for lip-syncing to Tyler The Creator’s 2011 song “Fish” when she was “13 or 14”.
Elizabeth Rondón. (Twitter) A trans woman was reportedly beaten and brutally dismembered by her friends after going for drinks in an attack that has fuelled fear in Miranda, Venezuela. Elizabeth Rondón, a 33-year-old vegetable seller, was slain Monday morning (13 June) after at least three people beat her, according to activists and witnesses. Loved ones
The equality parade marches through Warsaw on 19 June 2021. (Piotr Lapinski/NurPhoto/Getty) Thousands rallied in Warsaw for the largest Pride parade in central Europe, taking a defiant stand against the rising tide of homophobia in Poland. Marchers gathered amid a sea of rainbow flags for the Warsaw equality parade on Saturday (19 June), with the
Father Paulo Antônio Mueller hurling homophobic slurs from the pulpit (YouTube/Jacques Gosh) A Brazilian priest is under investigation after he was filmed delivering a homophobic slur-filled homily about a gay reporter. Father Paulo Antônio Mueller, a preacher in the city of Tapurah, is being investigated by Mato Grosso State prosecutors for a vile anti-gay sermon
Brontez Purnell, author of 100 Boyfriends. (Stephanie Lister) When Brontez Purnell sat down to write 100 Boyfriends, he knew he wasn’t going to have to try hard. “Given the queer sex that we’ve been handed over the years, how hard is it to do something radically different?” he laughs. “I don’t think I tried very hard, I
YouTube has been slammed for completely deleting Australian gay comedy channel Ding Dong I’m Gay during Pride month. The gay, sex-positive comedy web series follows Cameron, a gay man who came out six years ago and moved to Sydney, trying to prove to his newly-out cousin that his is “an all-knowing gay guru”. Released last year,
A USA Pride flag. (Getty/ ISI photos/ Brad Smith) The most dangerous states for LGBT+ people in the whole of the United States have been ranked. A research team at home security and personal safety company Safe Home used data from over a dozen sources, including the FBI, the UCLA School of Law and the US
Police seized a “f**k the police” tote bag as evidence. (Twitter/ dirozevepave) Cops in Glasgow seized a “f**k the police” tote bag as “evidence” from the window of queer, anarchist Jewish café, and its founders are now facing criminal charges. Pink Peacock is a queer, Jewish, anarchist, pay-what-you-can café on Glasgow’s Victoria Road, which declares
Conservative Christian baker Jack Phillips. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) A Colorado baker has been fined by a district judge after he refused to bake a blue and pink birthday cake celebrating a trans customer’s transition. Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop – which in 2018 won a narrow Supreme Court victory over its refusal to bake a cake for a
A woman holds a banner reading “ICE stop attacking our community” during a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon. (Getty/ Anadolu Agency/ Alex Milan Tracy) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to wish everyone a happy Pride Month, but the LGBT+ community was having none of it. On Wednesday
Bryan Furze and LeeMichael McLean were the target of a bizarre homophobic campaign (Facebook/LeeMichael McLean) A gay couple who were harassed with homophobic magazine subscriptions found a way to put the abuse to good use with the help of their local community. For five years, Massachusetts couple Bryan Furze and LeeMichael McLean endured a bizarre
Because of a military ban on gay sex, the two male solders were considered by the court to have “molested” each other by having consensual oral sex. (AFP via Getty/ Jung Yeon-je) A military court in South Korea has prosecuted two male soldiers, insisting that their consensual sex “bordered on rape”. The two men were
A Beauty and the Beast prequel series following iconic villain Gaston and his bumbling sidekick LeFou has been officially ordered by Disney. (Disney) A Beauty and the Beast prequel series following iconic villain Gaston and his bumbling sidekick LeFou has been officially ordered by Disney. Disney Plus has greenlit an eight-episode limited musical series known
Ollie Locke with husband Gareth. (Getty/ Jeff Spicer) Ollie Locke has explained how Made in Chelsea pulled a scene of him coming out as bisexual to his mum for a very important reason. A decade ago, Locke came out to Made in Chelsea co-star and best friend Binky Felstead, in the UK’s first “televised coming
Abi Robins described the joy at being included in sport. (Envato Elements) The winner of the non-binary category in a gravel bike race has spoken out about how it feels to be included in the sport you love. Abi Robins, 32, was the only person competing in the non-binary/genderqueer category at Unbound Gravel – a
The Rose family in Schitt’s Creek. (Pop TV) Dan Levy has said there are currently no plans to make a Schitt’s Creek film – but he hopes they will make one “eventually”. The actor – who created the hit Canadian comedy series with his father Eugene Levy – was asked whether he has any plans to bring
Kamala Harris speaks to marchers, as her husband Doug Emhoff looks on, during the Capitol Pride Parade on June 12, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty) Kamala Harris delivered a rallying cry for trans and queer rights after becoming the first sitting vice-president to march at a Pride event. Harris marched at Capitol Pride in Washington DC on
The Pride earring collection from Studs features a rainbow safety pin and ‘Love’ logo. (Studs) LA-based jewellery brand Studs has released a cute collection of earrings to celebrate Pride 2021. The brand has dropped 15 pieces as part of the collection that they say stand for “bold self-expression.” To shop the new Pride earring collection
A mural of Marsha P Johnson was vandalised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Screen capture via News12) A beloved mural of Stonewall legend and trans trailblazer Marsha P Johnson has been vandalised in New Jersey, US. In Elizabeth, where Johnson was born, a sprawling monument was painted by three local artists under the New Jersey Turnpike
Footage of the “homophobic cowboy” has quickly spread online (Reddit/u/Goetzilla22) Police arrested a 71-year-old man for an “aggressive and homophobic attack” on a group of people painting a rainbow pedestrian crossing. Video circulated online of what appears to be a Yosemite Sam lookalike angrily interrupting a Pridewalk painting event in Saskatoon, Canada. “You don’t own this f***ing
Billie Eilish has declared she “loves girls” after she was accused of queerbaiting in the music video for her new song “Lost Cause”. The star was criticised over her “Lost Cause” video, which shows the singer at a slumber party with a group of girls, dancing, eating whipped cream, playing Twister and rolling around on top of each
Dr Rachel Levine delivers opening remarks as she assumes her role as the 17th assistant secretary for health (YouTube/US Dept of Health & Human Services) Dr Rachel Levine has urged all vaccine-hesitant queer people to do their part in getting COVID under control: get the shot. As America’s vaccine rollout continues apace, the leading trans
Pride flags billowing outside Rockefeller plaza in New York (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty) The state of New York has taken a small but significant step towards legal self-identification for transgender people. On Tuesday (8 June) the state senate passed the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), introduced two gay lawmakers, New York assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell and state senator Brad Hoylman.
Tom Hiddleston says Loki’s ‘fluid’ identity has always been a “part of the fabric” of his character across his appearances in the Marvel universe. (Disney Plus/Marvel) Loki star Tom Hiddleston says the Marvel hero’s fluid identity has always been a “part of the fabric” of his character – especially now in the new Disney series.
Thomas Buchanan. (YouTube) DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan is facing criticism after he shared a Facebook post from an “ex-gay” Oklahoma woman who said she turned away from “sinfulness”. The original post was shared by Allison Nunley and included two photos of herself: one from when she openly gay and another more recent snap showing her
Julie Burchill pictured in 1999. (Andrew Hasson/Getty) Julie Burchill has reportedly been sacked by the Telegraph after blaming a “racist” tweet about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter on “non-binary b*****ks”. The notorious anti-trans columnist announced the news on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon (8 June). “I’ve been sacked by the Telegraph – it’s been a
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