LGBTQ Entertainment News

Uche Maduagwu. (Instagram/@uchemaduagwu) Uche Maduagwu, a rising star in Nollywood and a social media prankster, revealed Monday (19 April) that he lied about being gay. The Nigerian actor said earlier year that he was “proudly gay“. At the time, he urged his nearly 89,000 followers to live their truths while calling on US president Joe Biden

Dominic Skinner, Maya Jama and Val Garland front the new season of Glow Up. (BBC) BBC Three’s Glow Up is here to fill the Drag Race UK-shaped hole in all our lives. Remember the 10 weeks we all spent locked down, frantically tweeting Bimini Bon Boulash memes and singing Bing Bang Bong until the cows

Resident Evil. (Capcom) Pleasing horror fans across the world, Capcom announced a Resident Evil x Dead by Daylight crossover at their recent showcase. The asymmetric horror game has a huge following, especially among the LGBT+ community. A quick glance at Twitch is all you need to see for that. And it’s become well known for

The popular gay dating service Manhunt was hit by a huge data breach in February that allowed hackers to steal thousands of user accounts. TechCrunch reports that the app, which claims to have six million male members, admitted the hack in a notice filed with the Washington attorney general on 1 April. The notice reveals

Rebekah in the ACLU video “Meet the girl who lawmakers want to ban from playing sports”. (YouTube/Human Rights Campaign) A 14-year-old girl who plays field hockey at school has told lawmakers considering anti-trans bills that she just wants to play sports with her friends. In a three-minute Human Rights Campaign video, Rebekah says sports are

Liberty University is suing Jerry Falwell Jr for $10 million, claiming he withheld scandalous information from trustees while negotiating a new contract for himself. Falwell, a key Trump ally and one of the most powerful figures in the evangelical movement, was removed as head of the powerful private Christian university in August after he and his wife were accused of

Puberty blockers are used to give kids who are trans and/or questioning their gender time to consider. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/ Getty) NHS England will establish an independent review body to assess the prescription of puberty blockers to people aged under 16. The health service will set up the body in response to a High Court ruling

Colton Underwood (L) and Cassie Randolph. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage) Colton Underwood’s ex-partner Cassie Randolph reportedly had no idea the Bachelor star was going to come out as gay on television. Underwood apologised to Underwood, who he dated after naming her the winner of The Bachelor season 23, as he opened up about his sexuality during a Good Morning

Mae Martin. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Mae Martin has come out as non-binary in a heartfelt Instagram post. The star and co-writer of Netflix’s Feel Good opened up about their gender and announced their pronouns are they/them – they “don’t mind” she/her as well, they added. Martin is very much still on a personal journey when

Mason “mason” Venne. (Dreamhack) Twitch has banned streamer and former professional Dota 2 player Mason “mason” Venne for allegedly using a homophobic slur on stream. He was playing the popular Dota 2 and commented on a teammate’s item choice, saying “I think the Aghs is a pretty terrible choice.” “Aghs” here refers to the item

Leslie Jordan in his new sitcom Call Me Kat. (FOX via Getty) Will & Grace star and queer legend Leslie Jordan has explained that he can’t go to gay clubs anymore because he’s too famous. Jordan, best known for playing Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace and later starring in American Horror Story, reached new heights of

Fenty Beauty’s new Stunna Lip Paint in Uncensored is proving to be the must-have product of the summer as fans rush to snap it up. The liquid lipstick from Fenty Beauty is proving too popular ahead of the easing of lockdown, in particular the bright red Uncensored shade. Described as “a weightless, 12-hour liquid lipstick with

Sebastian Lletget during the Italy v USA International Friendly in 2018 in Belgium. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty) Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into LA Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget over a homophobic slur in a video he posted to Instagram. The 28-year-old, who began his career at West Ham before returning to the US in 2015,

A devastated same-sex couple say they were turned away from a popular wedding venue “under the guise of Christianity”. McCae Henderson and Ike Edwards got engaged on Valentine’s Day and began searching for wedding venues in North Carolina. They settled on Highgrove Estate, a romantic estate overlooking Lake Laurel in Fuquay-Varina. The first red flag

Uzbek LGBT+ activist Miraziz Bazarov sustained serious injuries (Twitter/Agnieszka Pikulicka @Aga_Pik) The Uzbek LGBT+ community say they’ve been driven underground in fear of homophobic backlash after a vicious attack on a prominent blogger and his supporters. Miraziz Bazarov remains hospitalised with serious injuries, which he sustained in a savage beating by three masked men with

Colman Domingo in Euphoria and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. (HBO/Netflix) Colman Domingo on the success of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Euphoria, and what it would be like if Beyoncé was gay. Colman Domingo is the definition of booked and busy. A 51-year-old out and proud actor, director and writer, he’s closing in on three decades

Pose dropped the first-look trailer for season 3, its final season, and fans are gearing up for an emotional rollercoaster. FX dropped the teaser for the groundbreaking drama’s swan song on Tuesday (6 April) a few weeks after it was confirmed that season three of Pose would be the last. Set to the tune of Aretha Franklin’s