Finally, Hollywood icon and all-round national treasure Laura Dern has been recognised for her contribution to queer culture – through the medium of song, no less. The actress, director, producer and goddess was celebrated in all her glory at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday when the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles literally
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Rapper Mr Strange spoke candidly to PinkNews about navigating the music scene as a queer man. (PinkNews) At the start of the year Mr Strange had around 400 Instagram followers, he now has over 17.7k. He won the majority of those overnight when he became a social media sensation thanks to his drill rap on
Dancing on Ice is planning a ‘celebration’ of Phillip Schofield on Sunday after he bravely came out as gay at the age of 57. Schofield presents the celebrity ice dancing show alongside his This Morning co-host, Holly Willoughby. On Friday he revealed that he was gay, having been “coming to terms” with his sexuality for
A Mauritanian court has sentenced eight men to two years in prison for the crime of attending a birthday party. Police arrested ten men when a video that appeared to be Mauritania’s ‘first gay wedding’ began circulating on social media. Homosexuality is strictly illegal in the North African country and punishable by death under Sharia
Like many parents and children, Julio and his daughter Gabi don’t have the best relationship. A divorce when Gabi was just a baby meant they didn’t see as much of each other as they would have liked. So, the pair appeared together on MTV’s online series Drag My Dad, hosted by former RuPaul’s Drag Race
Kesha told Lady Gaga that Dr Luke had raped Katy Perry, a court heard. (Getty) Kesha was found to have defamed Dr Luke by telling Lady Gaga he’d raped Katy Perry in a text message. New York Supreme Court judge Jennifer G Schechter ruled that Kesha “made a false statement to Lady Gaga” about Dr
Pete Buttigieg responded on The View after an Iowa voter tried to take back her vote for him Pete Buttigieg has responded diplomatically to a viral clip of an Iowa voter asking to withdraw her vote for him because he is gay. The video from Monday’s caucus in Cresco, Iowa showed the woman seeking to
Derek Mackay was revealed to have sent 270 messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media (Ken Jack/Corbis/Getty) Scotland’s finance minister Derek Mackay has stepped down after admitting to bombarding a 16-year-old schoolboy with nearly 300 inappropriate messages on social media. In a series of Facebook and Instagram messages sent over a period of six
A Yorkshire fire service has spoken out about the flood of anti-gay abuse firefighters received for speaking out for LGBT+ inclusion. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue revealed that it had received “a load of abuse when we added the rainbow flag to our profile picture” to show solidarity during LGBT+ History Month last February. It
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan joins the Pride in London parade on 06 July, 2019 in London, England. The festival, which this year celebrates 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising, attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the streets of the British capital to celebrate the LGBT+ community. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A Republican is trying to defund PBS because Billy Porter met Elmo and apparently it’s enough to traumatise kids (Facebook) A Republican lawmaker has threatened to defund PBS because an episode of Sesame Street features gay actor Billy Porter. The Pose star made a guest appearance on the public broadcaster’s long-running kids’ show this month, dropping
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,
Gay man with HIV stands in a clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Kevin Sief / The Washington Post via Getty) Lube has been banned in Tanzania and gay men are routinely forced to undergo humiliating anal examinations in what has been described as a crackdown on the LGBT+ community. The East African country has
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made history at the Super Bowl LIV. (Getty) Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made history as the first Latina women to headline the Super Bowl half-time show since Gloria Estefan in 1999. Following two years of underwhelming Super Bowl half time shows (Justin Timberlake in 2018, Maroon 5 in 2019), pop fans
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
Makonda has been Dar es Salaam’s governor since 2016. (paul makonda/facebook) A high-ranking official in Tanzania who created a task force to hunt down gay people has been banned from entering the US. Paul Makonda is the governor of Tanzania’s most-populated city, Dar es Salaam, and he created the team to round up gay people
Singer Demi Lovato candidly recounted the moment she came out as sexually fluid to her parents in a radio interview Thursday. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer, a longtime LGBT+ advocate, revealed in 2017 that she was open to dating women, saying: “That’s how I’ve always felt.” Speaking to SiriusXM host, Andy Cohen, Lovato said that
Tan France and Timothée Chalamet. ( Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty and Lisa Maree Williams/ Getty) Queer Eye star Tan France and fashion guru said he was trying to work up the courage to slide into the DMs of “twink” Timothée Chalamet. France recently joined forces with Alexa Chung to present the new Netflix series Next in
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
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
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
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
Unicode will bring in the two new trans emojis later this year. (Unicode) Finally, after years of tenacious work by the Powerful Trans Lobby, Unicode has announced that it’s bringing in two new emojis for trans people. The pink, white and blue trans Pride flag emoji and the trans symbol emoji are two of the
Connor Freel became a PCSO to show the community that being transgender is nothing to hide (Screenshot: BBC) A teenager who verbally abused a trans PCSO while he was on duty has been ordered to pay him £200 in compensation. Declan Armstrong, 19, repeatedly shouted “Is it a boy or is it a girl?” at
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.”
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
Zach Sullivan (centre) in a rainbow Pride jersey at the first-ever Pride weekend in UK pro ice hockey. (Twitter) Ice hockey player Zach Sullivan has come out as bisexual to mark the sport’s first Pride weekend. Sullivan, who plays for UK team Manchester Storm, said he was coming out in the hope it would “help
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
Lil Nas X wins big at the Grammys in all-pink Versace dominatrix outfit Lil Nas X poses in the press room during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Rap star and iconic gay cowboy Lil Nas X has won two Grammys for his viral hit “Old Town Road”. At the 62nd annual
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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