Christmas Day is getting a ‘big gay party’. (Queer House Party) Queer House Party, a London-based DJ collective, is throwing an event on Christmas Day to tackle isolation and loneliness in the LGBT+ community. With the UK in the grips of a second wave of COVID-19, as many as 1.9 million are expected to spend
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Lesbian Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick (right) with her wife Kate Brooks at the DIVA Magazine Awards at the The Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London. (Getty/ Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket) Lesbian Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick has received a torrent of homophobic abuse for posting a picture of her 10-week-old baby. Hardwick has starred as Vanessa Woodfield on the
Amanda Chidester and Anissa Urtez are engaged to be married, and they’ll battle against each other at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (Instagram) A recently-engaged lesbian couple, both softball players, are set to face off against each other at the Tokyo Olympics on separate teams. Amanda Chidester plays for the United States softball team, while
Britney Spears. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The conservatorship which Britney Spears has lived under for more than a decade was extended until September 2021, a Los Angeles, US, court ruled Wednesday (16 December). In a devastating blow to the Free Britney movement, the complex legal arrangement that Britney sought to substantially change will remain as it is with
Black LGBT+ lives land in the intersection of racism and homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) The COVID-19 pandemic is placing huge strain on Black queer households as decades of discrimination compound economic insecurity, a worrying new study has found. The report released by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) identifies American communities that are bearing the brunt of
With four in five anti-LGBT+ hate crimes going unreported, three queer police officers are urging victims to trust the system and come forward with their experiences. According to new Home Office figures, overall hate crime levels topped 100,000 for the first time last year, the highest number since records began. Homophobic offences jumped by a shocking
Former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg this week made history as the first gay man nominated for a full-time cabinet post, prompting howls of anger from Trump supporters. Republican-supporting outlets such as Russia Today, Fox News, The Federalist and have sought to shout down LGBT+ celebrations of Buttigieg’s appointment, arguing that it “erases” the legacy of
Edward Enniful. (Getty Images/Dave Benett) Edward Enninful has just been announced as Vogue‘s brand new European editorial director, after being named editor-in-chief of British Vogue in 2017. The trailblazing gay fashion editor is the first to fill the new position, which will see him overseeing editions of Vogue in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The announcement
A Jeopardy! contestant is celebrating a historic win after claiming a victory in the long-running quiz show. Kate Freeman, a financial analyst from Lake Orion, Michigan, sported a trans pride pin as she took part in the quiz show on Friday (11 December). A streak of right answers saw her best Kendra Blanchette, who had
Mason Deaver, author of the PinkNews Young Adult Book of the Year, ‘I Wish You All The Best’ Mason Deaver is the proud winner of the PinkNews Awards’ Young Adult Book of the Year with their heartwarming queer love story, I Wish You All The Best. Their debut novel is a painfully-real celebration of life and
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.
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.
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