LGBTQ Entertainment News

British entertainer Michael Barrymore. (FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/AFP via Getty Images) British law enforcement are urging TV presenter Michael Barrymore to “come clean” about what led to the body of a raped and murdered man to be in his swimming pool. In March 2001, Stuart Lubbock was found dead in the media personality’s mansion in Essex, England,
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Ever wished there was a version of ‘Johny Johny Yes Papa’ featuring a queer family? No? Well wish no more! (Screen capture via YouTube) In today’s thing you definitely didn’t ask for but reluctantly welcome nevertheless, there’s now a version of ‘Johny Johny Yes Papa’ with a same-sex family. The nursery rhyme-turned viral meme was
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Jack Phillips appearing on The View in 2017. (The View) The Colorado baker who became a conservative hero after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple has landed himself a lucrative book deal. Jack Phillips, who runs the Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver, gained national recognition when he refused to serve two
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The Church of England declared sex is only for married, heterosexual couples. (DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty) The Church of England has apologised for the “hurt and division” caused by a statement released last week that claimed sex is just for married, heterosexual couples. The archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and John Sentamu, said the statement
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B-52’s frontman Fred Schneider will be presenting the “Entertainer of the Year” award  at the most dazzling, talented and colorful night of the year, The Glam Awards, taking place on February 3, 2020 at Sony Hall. What many consider the Gay Oscars, The Glam Awards, founded by Cherry Jubilee, supports and honors New York City’s
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Maxim Lapunov (centre) with Olga Baranova and David Isteev at the “Welcome To Chechnya” Premiere at Prospector Square Theatre on January 26, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Jim Bennett/Getty) A gay man who survived torture in Chechnya received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival, where his story was told in a harrowing new
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Tory councillor Aron Klein (left) said gay Hackney mayor Philip Glanville (right) should ‘stop crying’ after singling him out for his sexuality. (Hackney Conservatives/Hackney Labour) The Conservative party is investigating a local councillor who insisted he isn’t homophobic in an email titled with the well-worn homophobic taunt: “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.”
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Derek Jarman’s former home, Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent (Gideon Mendel/Corbis/Getty) A national art charity has launched a £3.5 million fund to save the house of the late Derek Jarman, a visionary filmmaker, director, artist and gay activist. Jarman made his break into the film industry as production designer for Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), and
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Singer Rufus Wainwright was asked about a Tennessee bill that allows adoption agencies to discriminate against gay people (TMZ) The acclaimed singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has shared his sadness at a new Tennessee bill that allows religious adoption agencies to deny service to queer couples. Tennessee governor Bill Lee signed the controversial measure last
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Bowen Yang. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Viacom ) Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang has opened up about his experiences of gay conversion therapy, regularly cited by activists and clinicians for its damaging effects. In a profile with the New York Times on Saturday, Yang candidly chatted about his time in conversion therapy and the conflict
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Alexis Mateo and Serena ChaCha meet a young fan at RuPaul’s DragCon UK. (Tristan Fewings/Getty for World Of Wonder Productions) The unstoppable rise of RuPaul’s Drag Race has put the art of drag if not in the mainstream, then right on its fringes. Though Drag Race and nightclub acts are very much aimed at an
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Ewan McGregor (L) and Chris Messina said their characters in Birds of Prey are ‘likely’ gay. (Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage/George Pimentel/WireImage) Billed as a not-so-typical superhero flick, Birds of Prey has been buzzing praise for its women-led cast, but its two male villains have seen a different kind of response from fans. Actors Ewan McGregor and Chris
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Mike Pence has played a quiet role in many of the Trump administration’s anti-LGBT+ policies. (Drew Angerer/Getty) Republicans are planning on running an advert on Fox News, urging senators to impeach Donald Trump so that Mike Pence becomes president. Republican group Defending Democracy is telling GOP senators to vote to remove Trump from office in
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A teenager who was expelled from her Christian school for celebrating her birthday with a rainbow cake says she was forced to come out by a right-wing magazine editor. The girl celebrated her 15th birthday wearing a jumper with rainbow stripes on it and a multi-coloured rainbow cake. Her mother posted a picture of her
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren reacts during a town hall event at Weeks Middle School on January 19, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Spencer Platt/Getty) Elizabeth Warren has promised that, if elected President of the United States, at least half of her cabinet will be women and non-binary people. The Massachusetts senator vowed that
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A Chick-fil-A logo is seen on a take out bag at one of its restaurants on July 28, 2012 in Bethesda, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty) Despite immense backlash over its funding of anti-LGBT+ organisations, Chick-fil-A has insisted that it will push forward with opening a “permanent” UK location. The statement comes on the same day that
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The decision by presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to pull out of a fundraiser at a gay club that has a pole in the middle has caused outrage among pole dancers. Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, cancelled a fundraiser at LGBT+ venue The Dark
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Margaret Court and husband Barrymore Court watch the Women’s Singles on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) Australia’s 2018 Homophobe of the Year Margaret Court has made her return to the Australian Open to mark the anniversary of her tennis accomplishments. The women’s tennis player will be commemorated
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