LGBTQ Entertainment News

Jay-Z tried to reach out to the disgraced rapper. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment) Jay-Z reportedly attempted to reach out to the rapper Boosie Badazz after he sparked anger with horrifying remarks about the genitals of the 12-year-old Zaya Wade. The rapper, real name Torrence Hatch Jr, has refused to issue an apology
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Thousands of people have signed a petition for Ellen Page to replace Ellen DeGeneres as the host of her own talk show, The Ellen Show. The petition, which has been signed by more than 7,000 people, comes as DeGeneres has been embroiled in controversy in recent weeks. Last month, comic Kevin Porter described her as
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A gay couple have opened up about their horrific experience of being spat on during a homophobic incident in Amsterdam while the world is in coronavirus lockdown. The couple, called Daniel and Fabio, were walking to a supermarket on Molukkenstraat in Amsterdam yesterday (April 12) when the incident occurred. They were approached by a group
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Patrons observe the AIDS Memorial Quilt during the AIDS Walk Atlanta in September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Thirty years since HIV activists began working on the AIDS Memorial Quilt to remember their fallen comrades, leftover scraps of the materials used to make it are helping people during the coronavirus pandemic. The
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A mother nearly too pure for this world stumbled onto her son’s bottle of poppers and mistook them for “smelling salts”. (Screen captures via TikTok) Our parents or guardians stumbling onto our more, uh, private possessions is a fear known by countless teens across the world. Thankfully, the art of being a homosexual means that,
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Tiger King’s Joshua Diale, one of the last people to see Joe Exotic’s late husband Travis Maldonado alive, never received counselling. (Netflix) Tiger King‘s Joshua Diale, one of the last people to see Joe Exotic’s late husband Travis Maldonado alive, never received counselling. Exotic’s former campaign manager witnessed the traumatic moment that Maldonado shot himself in 2017.
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Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist. (Hillary Swift/Getty) Leading LGBT+ community leader and lawmaker Christine Hallquist, the trans woman who ran for Vermont governor in 2018, has tested positive for coronavirus. Hallquist, 64, was the first openly trans major-party nominee for governor in the US, sweeping 40 per cent of the vote in the Democratic
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Joe Biden holds a virtual campaign event on March 13, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty) Joe Biden is holding a star-studded ‘virtual’ fundraiser in the Los Angeles LGBT+ community, with minimum donations of $1,000. The event on April 23 will feature performances from TV, Broadway and music stars, including Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth and Melissa Etheridge. The
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Stock image of athletics. On March 30, the eve of Trans Day of Visibility, Idaho governor Brad Little signed two anti-trans bills into law. One barred trans people from updating the gender on their birth certificate, the other barred trans girls and women from playing sport at school or college. The second law, HB500, bans
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Ellen DeGeneres, after production of her show was suspended due to coronavirus, is back and is filming from her Los Angeles living room. (Screen capture via YouTube) Ellen DeGeneres has quietly removed the section of her show in which she compared quarantining in her $27 million Californian mansion to “being in jail”. On Tuesday the
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Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall revealed that she and a collaborator have written a song dedicated to the trans community. Thirlwall told Gaydio that she and longtime collaborator Camille Purcell wrote the song as she feels a responsibility to the LGBT+ community. “We wrote a song that me and Camille thought would be a great
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A protest against LGBT+ rights in Banda Aceh, Indonesia (Adli Dzil Ikram/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty) A vicious mob who doused a trans woman in petrol and burned her alive will not face murder charges, Indonesian police have confirmed. The 42-year-old woman, named locally as Mira, was set upon by a gang of thugs for allegedly stealing a
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The Government has been condemned for sending mass text messages to people with HIV that claim they’re at severe risk due to coronavirus. The messages, sent out to people living with HIV, incorrectly urges them to follow the advice on long-term isolation intended for the most severely at-risk groups, such as those with severe lung
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Judge Rinder said he was flirting up a storm with Bake Off host Noel Fielding. (BBC) Celebrity Bake Off contestant Judge Rinder confessed that much of his time in the tent was spent flirting with host Noel Fielding and getting “wine drunk”. Judge Rinder joins The Great Celebrity Bake Off on Tuesday (April 7) alongside
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Andrew Moffat teaches at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham. (Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize/YouTube) Andrew Moffat, the Birmingham teacher whose No Outsiders programme became the subject of continued school protests last year, said he will settle for “tolerance” of LGBT+ people rather than “celebration”. Moffat said he has implemented a “realistic” change of terminology in
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A South African soap opera actress has been forced to publicly come out as a lesbian after a local newspaper outed her. Letoya Makhene confirmed that she is a lesbian on Twitter after South Africa’s Sunday World newspaper publicly outed her. The newspaper ran a headline that read: “Letoya lesbian lover revealed”. Makhene shared an
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Sasha Velour is bringing her NightGowns show to Quibi. (Quibi) Quibi shows include NightGowns with Sasha Velour, The Hot Shot with Keke Palmer and Joel Kim Booster and You Ain’t Got These with Lena Waithe. What is Quibi exactly? Another subscription service in an increasingly crowded market seems like the last thing anybody needs, but
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Young people have been advised not to come out while coronavirus restrictions are in place (Envato Elements) An LGBT+ charity has advised young people to “hit pause” on coming out while self-isolating with their families during the coronavirus pandemic. The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), a charity that cares for the LGBT+ homeless, has warned young
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The artwork for Lady Gaga’s upcoming album ‘Chromatica’ may have been leaked online (YouTube/Lady Gaga) The artwork for Lady Gaga’s feverishly-anticipated new album, Chromatica, appears to have leaked online ahead of its release. Gaga’s sixth studio album was due to be released on April 10 but has now been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Honey Davenport and Aja collaborated on Draw The Blood. (JJ Images) Drag Race stars Aja and Honey Davenport spoke to PinkNews about their new single, the challenges that come with being a queer performer of colour, and Drag Race’s big diversity issue. It’s well-established that the Drag Race fandom has a race problem. Since RuPaul
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The LGB Alliance’s distinctive slogan, seen here on one of their T-Shirts, was also used by a neo-Nazi who supports the group. Neo-Nazis and homophobes are among those supporting the UK ‘anti-trans’ pressure group the LGB Alliance. As the LGB Alliance lobbies to be given charitable status in the UK, an image from social-networking site
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LGBT+ rights are heavily suppressed in Ghana. (Creative Commons) A gay asylum seeker from Ghana who was beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by homophobic mob led by his own dad has been given reprieve after the US denied him refuge. The man, who is in his late twenties and originally from Ghana’s
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US President Donald Trump speaks while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Trump White House has flatly rejected criticism over its ties to anti-LGBT hate groups. A report from anti-extremism watchdog Southern Poverty Law Center revealed a “sharp expansion” in the number of anti-LGBT hate groups operating across the
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Nick Grimshaw and Caroline Flack at the launch of Flack’s new autobiography ‘Storm In A C Cup’ in 2015 (Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty) Nick Grimshaw has shared his grief at the loss of his friend and former colleague Caroline Flack, who tragically died by suicide in February. The gay radio 1 DJ opened up in a moving
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Sam Smith at the KIIS FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on December 6, 2019. (JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty) Sam Smith was as gracious as you’d expect when a TV presenter messed up their pronouns in a recent interview. The non-binary pop star goes by they/them pronouns, but was entirely forgiving when the Australian talkshow host Carrie Bickmore accidentally
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Ryan Wolman warned people to respect his gym’s closure amid the coronavirus crisis (Instagram/@Ryantotrainer) A gay personal trainer had some choice words for the guys who are begging him to reopen his gym just for them amid the coronavirus crisis. Ryan Wolman is partner, coach and LGBT+ health advocate at Motus Training Studio in Toronto,
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