LGBTQ Entertainment News

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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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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