Donald Trump praised American scientists for developing a non-existent AIDS vaccine (Screenshot: The Hill) Donald Trump has falsely suggested that American scientists have “come up with” an AIDS vaccine, which doesn’t exist. Speaking at a press conference on police reform, the president began rambling off topic and instead hailed his own efforts to tackle the
LGBTQ Entertainment News
Steven was struggling to figure out if he was “the a**hole”. (Envato) A man who donated sperm to his lesbian best friend to help her start a family with her wife, says his girlfriend is now inexplicably jealous. The sperm donor, Steven, posted his dilemma on the sub-Reddit “Am I the A*shole?” which describes itself
A gay man who was beaten to within an inch of his life in a 1980s hate crime has claimed that a police report from the time said he “deserved” to be attacked. Martin Parker told The Australian that he was beaten so badly by a man who pretended to be gay outside a public
A man waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court. (Getty/Jim Watson) Queer leaders, politicians and allies are celebrating the historic Supreme Court ruling that employers cannot discriminate against workers for being LGBT+. The Supreme Court ruled Monday (June 15) that a 1964 sex-based employment discrimination law also applies to cases where “an
Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco’s death spared outcry for typifying the failures of the criminal justice system for trans women of colour. (Facebook/Polanco family attorney) Officers swung open the iron doors of the cell of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco and called her name. They believed the Latinx trans woman was simply asleep while in solitary confinement. She was
Liz Truss gives a speech at think-tank ‘Onward’ on March 19, 2019 in London. (PLuke Dray/Getty Images) Topping off a dispiriting few years for trans Britons, vital plans to reform legislation around legally changing one’s gender have been reportedly abandoned. But ministers hope to, nevertheless, “placate” the LGBT+ community by introducing a state ban on
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Joe Biden spearheaded a blistering backlash against the Trump administration that on Friday (June 12) “cruelly” erased precious healthcare protections for trans patients less than two weeks into Pride Month. The Department of Health and Human Services finalised a rule that effectively means gender identity
Takaya Honda and Matt Wilson play David and Aaron in Neighbours. (Channel 5) Neighbours star Takaya Honda, who plays David Tanaka in the soap, has spoken about his character’s trailblazing storyline of becoming a foster parent in a same-sex relationship. Tanaka’s character David married Aaron Brennan in 2018, making them the first couple to have a
Hungarian trans couple Tamara Csillag and Elvira Angyal. (Tamara Csillag/ Facebook) A Hungarian trans couple have described their life in limbo, after the country’s government passed a cruel and devastating law to legally erase them. Evaluations of Hungarian trans people’s applications to have their gender or name changed have been withheld since 2018, a ban
Rover Scouts Chris Arthur and Matthew Trott, pose with a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout movement. (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty) A statue of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouts, is set to be removed from Poole Quay because it feared to be on a “target list for attack” over his racist
Emma Watson restored the eroding hopes of Harry Potter fans Wednesday night (June 10) when she shattered her dayslong silence towards JK Rowling and her tirade of anti-trans tweets. While the British author of the beloved children’s series issued a meandering essay that nobody asked for on her opinions towards trans rights – many based
Tan France has officially become a US citizen, and has promised he will immediately register to vote in an effort to get rid of Donald Trump. The Queer Eye fashion expert has been a vocal critic of Trump’s during his time in the White House, and he is now determined to do his part to
A Black Lives Matter protest in Washington DC. (GettyYasin Ozturk) A leading LGBT+ rights organisation has said that the Black Lives Matter movement must do more for murdered Black trans women. Widespread protests against ongoing police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd have spread across America. But the Human Rights Campaign
Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot has spoken out over a video of a police officer shouting an anti-gay slur at Black Lives Matter protesters in the city. A clip emerged on social media last week of the unnamed officer, dressed in a Chicago Police Department uniform, snapping back at protesters after a projectile is thrown.
Merritt Corrigan. (WPA Intelligence/ Twitter) A new member of Donald Trump’s administration previously said that America is in the clutches of a “homo-empire” that pushes a “tyrannical LGBT+agenda”. Merritt Corrigan was recently appointed by Trump as deputy White House liaison at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), America’s foreign aid agency. The new Trump
Robina Asti is doing all she can to spread hope and joy. (Screen capture via YouTube) Robina Asti, a 99-year-old trans woman, is raising money to “grant the wishes” of her fellow queer seniors and the word “wholesome” doesn’t even get close to how pure this is. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to raze ordinary
Justice Smith posted photos of him with boyfriend Nicholas L Ashe after chanting ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ at a New Orleans protest. (Instagram) Jurassic World actor Justice Smith has come out as queer by sharing photos of him and his boyfriend in solidarity with Black Trans Lives Matter. Smith, 24, shared the powerful statement on
Mara Wilson (L) and Sarah Paulson were one of countless cis women criticising JK Rowling. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Shorty Awards/Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images) After JK Rowling weathered criticism Saturday night (June 6) for her contended comments on trans lives, a cavalcade of cis women have lept to defend the community. Trans activists have expressed
Protesters gather for a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Paris, France, on June 2. (Pierre Suu/Getty Images) Police officers in France have been caught privately sharing hundreds of racist, sexist and homophobic messages. The messages were shared in a private Facebook group, which is made up of more than 8,000 police officers, gendarmes (paramilitary police)
Jamie Jackson Reed was already handcuffed when he was slammed face first onto the ground at Sydney Mardi Gras. (Facebook) Police in Australia took three years to fire an officer who brutally slammed a shirtless gay teenager to the ground at Sydney Mardi Gras. In 2013, a video of Jamie Jackson Reed’s brutal arrest during
Billy Porter has said that “LGBT+ Black folks are people too” in a passionate speech about racism and discrimination in the United States. The Pose star addressed anti-LGBT+ prejudice within the Black community in a video posted today (June 5), and spoke about the violence faced by Black trans women. “As a Black queer man
LAPD Chief of Police Michel Moore with protesters in the Fairfax District on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty) The head of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was told to “suck my d**k and choke on it” in the public comment section of a
Donald Trump holds an LGBT+ Pride flag given to him by supporter. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples in the name of religion. Department of Justice attorneys submitted a 35-page brief to the Supreme Court asking it to rule in favour
Munroe Bergdorf speaking at the Pride In London Gala Dinner 2019. (Venla Shalin/Getty Images for Pride in London) Munroe Bergdorf has broken her silence on L’Oréal’s controversial Black Lives Matter message that said “speaking out is worth it”. The company has been widely and heavily criticised for the June 1 message, given it abruptly dropped
A video has gone viral of a Black trans woman in Minnesota being violently attacked by a group of men. The shocking, graphic video shows an incident on Monday after an apparent car accident in Minneapolis – which has been the centre of unrest over the death of George Floyd. Black trans woman horrifically beaten
Users of an alt-right 4chan board are conspiring a cyberattack against the LGBT+ community. (4chan) Alt-right 4chan users plan to belabour LGBT+ people’s social media accounts, as well as boycott and assail companies that run Pride campaigns throughout Pride Month, as part of a terrifying cyber attack known as Operation Pridefall. And PinkNews has just
White thugs wielding baseball bats have been filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Black Lives Matter protesters. The incident, caught on camera in Fishtown, Philadelphia on Monday night, saw a gang of white men wielding weapons in the street while confronting a group of peaceful protesters. Thugs filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Black Lives Matter activists
Stephanie Beatriz pledged her support for those protesting police brutality in the US (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz has donated a chunk of her salary to bail funds for those involved in Black Lives Matter protests across America. Bisexual actor Beatriz plays the character of detective Rosa Diaz, who is also bisexual, in
Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David has said that the LGBT+ community needs to put anti-racism at the heart of its agenda, in a powerful speech marking the start of Pride Month. The LGBT+ activist spoke out as Pride Month began on June 1, overshadowed by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued unrest over
A person waving a trans flag at Dublin’s Pride parade in 2019. (Szymon Barylski/NurPhoto via Getty) The Church of Ireland appears to have admitted that non-binary people exist, but it still insists it will teach that male and female are the only two gender identities. The Anglican church’s Church and Society Commission (CASC) made a
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- …
- 88
- Next Page »