Bianca Del Rio isn’t a Kirstie Alley fan. (Getty) After Kirstie Alley laid out her reasons for voting for Donald Trump in the November 3 election, Drag Race legend Bianca Del Rio had something to day. Alley has emerged as a vocal Trump advocate in recent years, to the dismay of Cheers fans and supporters
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Ann Widdecombe has previously backed gay cure therapy. (Steve Taylor / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Ann Widdecombe, the British former lawmaker known for her high-decibel anti-LGBT+ views, drew criticism Sunday (18 October) for saying “families” wouldn’t be interested in watching a same-sex couple dance on Strictly Come Dancing. Nicola Adams, the
The national census in Britain will, for the very first time, ask questions on the public’s sexual orientation and gender identity. With the last census taken in 2011, the sprawling procedure has long provided pollsters and policy-makers a baseline portrait to use when crafting surveys or analysing results. The Office for National Statistics, the agency
Robert Brissette, an ardent Trump support, coughed at Black Lives Matter protesters while hurling homophobic insults. (Screen captures via YouTube) A Donald Trump supporter once again proved that the president’s fans are the pinnacle of grace and decorum by… taunting Black Lives Matter supporters with homophobic slurs before violently coughing on them. While pumping gas
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain confirmed Friday (16 October) that couples living apart in regions with Tier Two restrictions are not allowed to have sex indoors. Love is dead. Downing Street representatives told a briefing of Westminster journalists that partners are free to meet outdoors, but must still adhere to social distancing guidelines, the
South Australia is planning to ban the horrific “gay panic” defence in court cases, meaning the practice would be illegal all across the country. The gay panic defence has been used in numerous murder cases over the years. The controversial legal strategy claims that discovering a victim’s sexuality or gender identity caused the defendant to
Joe Biden was unequivocal in his support for trans rights at the ABC town hall in Philadelphia (ABC) Joe Biden was finally given a chance to answer a question about LGBT+ issues on national television, and his answer was a reassuringly unambiguous pledge to “eliminate” Donald Trump’s discriminatory policies. On Thursday evening’s (October 15) ABC
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the state capital on May 24, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty) Social workers can freely discriminate against LGBT+, as well as people with disabilities, thanks to the administration of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott as of Monday (12 October). The lawmaker, who once signed a bill banning discrimination
Legendary TV presenter Phillip Schofield. (ITV) Phillip Schofield has revealed that his weight plummeted to just 9st 11lbs as he turned to prescription pills to cope with the pain of hiding his sexuality. In February, the 58-year-old TV presenter announced that over the course of his 27-year marriage he had been “been coming to terms
Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International on May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP) (Photo credit should read LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty Images) Demi Lovato has managed to convert the relentless, inexpressible rage people feel towards Donald Trump into a song
Britney Spears. (Lester Cohen/BBMA2016/Getty) The $57 million personal fortune of Britney Spears has taken a battering amid the drawn-out court battle to free the singer from her ironclad conservatorship. Spears, 37, has seen her finances pockmarked by a “burn rate” of legal fees as well as her “refusal to perform”, according to court documents seen
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. (LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett sparked outrage Tuesday (13 October) by insisting she has never discriminated against LGBT+ people based on “sexual preference”. You know, that vastly dated term long criticised by LGBT+ people as being a discriminatory dogwhistle? On
The Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain was decidedly unimpressed with Paul Hollywood’s claim that rainbow bagels “represent the NHS”. The beloved Bake Off champion and TV personality was asked to weigh in on “the rainbow bagel debate”, which saw Hollywood roundly mocked on social media for claiming that the rainbow colours commonly associated
Judge Amy Coney Barrett attends first day of her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 12, 2020. (ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s nominee to replace LGBT+ rights hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, has been accused of cozying up to
Milton Hershey school was accused of forcing boys to watch conversion therapy videos (YouTube/Milton Hershey School) A student who claimed an elite school forced him to undergo conversion therapy after he was caught watching gay porn has been ordered to pay $800 of the school’s legal fees. Former student Adam Dobson claimed he was forced
Untitled drawing, c.1946-1959, Duncan Grant (1885-1978), The Charleston Trust © The Estate of Duncan Grant, licensed by DACS 2020. More than 400 “lost” paintings depicting gay sex by the British painter Duncan Grant have been discovered under a bed years after they first went missing. Grant was a painter and designer and was famously a
Charlie Cressey opened up about the moment he was targeted with homophobic abuse while volunteering (Envato Elements) A gay volunteer has opened up about the horrific moment he tried to help an “intoxicated” man, but was met with a torrent of homophobic abuse. Charlie Cressey, from Hove, spoke about his experience as part of Sussex
Michael Gunning will compete in next year’s Olympics. (E!/Getty) Michael Gunning, the first openly Black gay man to swim for Team Jamaica, has opened up about the horrific bullying he endured as a child. The Olympic hopeful, who is one of only a handful of Black swimmers at the sport’s elite level, talked to BBC
Paul Hollywood’s suggestion that rainbow bagels “represent the NHS” led to a number of complaints, the broadcast regulator Ofcom has confirmed. The Great British Bake Off judge was roundly mocked on social media for claiming that the rainbow colours commonly associated with LGBT+ Pride actually symbolised the UK’s National Health Service. “Paul, why rainbow coloured
Felycya Harris is the 31st transgender person to die by violent means so far this year (Human Rights Campaign) After yet another transgender woman was tragically shot to death, 2020 has officially become the deadliest year for the trans community since US records began. Police found the body of 33-year-old Felycya Harris, a transgender interior
Pete Buttigieg has revealed how he channeled his “inner Mike Pence” while helping Kamala Harris prepare for the vice-presidential debate. In a strange twist of fate, the gay former presidential candidate has been role-playing as Pence in mock debates with Harris to help her practise. Appearing in an MNBC segment ahead of the big showdown
The colourful display can be seen throughout the capital city of Kyiv (YouTube/Kyiv Pride) A 140-metre Pride flag is being projected onto one of Ukraine’s tallest buildings in defiance against the growing wave of homophobia spreading across eastern Europe. The rainbow colours will cover Gulliver Mall, a 35-storey shopping and entertainment centre in the capital
Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of Serbia, at the Western Balkans Summit in Poland on 5 July, 2019. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty) Serbia’s first female and first openly gay prime minister Ana Brnabic has won a second term following an election marred by claims of corruption. Prime minister Brnabic, leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, was nominated
Eric Trump visits FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo at FOX Studios on October 4, 2016 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty) A week after he accidentally declared himself a member of the LGBT+ community, Eric Trump is making the bold claim that his father has “literally saved Christianity”. The president’s second-oldest and second-worst son baffled
This tattooed school teacher hopes his appearance will encourage children to be open-minded (Instagram/@freakyhoody) A school teacher whose entire body, face and tongue are covered in tattoos says he hopes his appearance will help to make children more tolerant and less homophobic. Sylvain Helaine, 35, started getting tattoos at the age of 27 and now
20-year-old Massiah Berkley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries (Envato Elements) A young, queer Black man has tragically lost his life after being stabbed in the head and chest in a suspected Labour Day hate crime. 20-year-old Massiah Berkley died moments after sitting next to James Williams, 51, on a park bench
Nursing student Michelle Ramos Vargas has become the 30th known trans person to be killed in the United States so far this year, and the sixth killed in Puerto Rico in the same period. Vargas’ body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in San Germán, Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday (30 September).
Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty) Dolly Parton is in talks to pose for Playboy magazine to mark her 75th birthday, the country icon has revealed. Parton told Scott Mills and Chris Stark on Radio 5 Live that she has discussed the idea of doing a Playboy shoot to mark her birthday in
The New York Yankees high-five each other after winning 6-3 against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 3, 2020 (Sarah Stier/Getty) For the first time in four years, a season of Major League Baseball has passed without a single homophobic slur being uttered on the field. The 2020 season ended on Sunday after coronavirus shortened it
The mother believes the school treated her daughter’s relationship differently because she is gay (Pexels) A mother is threatening to sue an Indiana school district, claiming that her gay daughter was singled out by staff and subjected to “humiliating” homophobic bullying. Melissa Hart has filed a formal complaint against the administration of Charlestown High School,
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