Tyler, The Creator performs live on stage at O2 Academy Brixton on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Rapper Tyler, the Creator, has addressed being banned from the UK after the language in some of his songs was lit into by activists and the then home secretary Theresa May. The rapper –
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Trans woman Daniela Calderon, 35, was shot seven times last month. (Screen capture via Dallas News) A trans woman shot seven times – her shooter released back onto the streets shortly after being arrested – has spoken out for the first time since the shocking attack. Daniela Calderon was working in Northwest Dallas in Texas
Judy actor Rufus Sewell says sexual abuse in Hollywood “needs to be exposed”. New movie Judy shines a light on how late singer Judy Garland, played by Renée Zellweger, suffered at the hands of Hollywood. “It was a terrible thing to happen to a child,” Rufus Sewell tells PinkNews. But has Hollywood changed since Garland’s
A memorial to the victims of the Pulse shooting. (Getty) Six designs for a memorial and museum at the site of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting have been revealed, and it is up to the public to choose one. The onePULSE Foundation is the charity established to honour and preserve the legacy of the 49
The Wham! duo in 1983, when George Michael first came out to his friend (Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty) George Michael’s Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley has revealed he was terrified when his friend came out as gay, as he feared he would die as a result of AIDS. In his new book, Wham!: George & Me, Ridgeley recalled
RuPaul of RuPaul’s Drag Race. (VH1) An alt-rock drummer turned drag queen has told the story of how RuPaul’s Drag Race helped him explore his “lost identity” and come out as gay. Ash Kenazi said, in a piece for The Independent, that in 2016 he “could not accept” that he was gay, but on the
Hillary Clinton compared her hard decision to stay married to Bill Clinton to the experience of parenting a transgender child (YouTube/ABC) Hillary Clinton has described her decision to stay married to Bill Clinton after he was unfaithful as “gutsy”, and likened the experience to parenting a transgender child. Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 after
Mattel has created dolls that are customisable in their gender expression. (Mattel) To the surprise of no one, the anti-LGBT+ evangelical group One Million Moms is not happy about Mattel’s new gender-inclusive dolls. Last week the toy manufacturer launched the gender non-conforming ‘Creatable World’ dolls which come with short hair and a longer wig, as
EastEnders’ Phil Mitchell finally putting those fists to good use (Twitter/@mitchellsbowden) A punch up in the Queen Vic is standard fare for BBC’s EastEnders, especially when Phil Mitchell’s involved – but October 1’s episode was especially satisfying for viewers. After a long struggle to accept his son’s sexuality, fans were thrilled to see Phil Mitchell
The Hope Center homeless shelter in Anchorage, Alaska. A Christian homeless shelter in Alaska will receive $100,000 in damages after turning away a transgender woman who was living on the streets. Trans woman Jessie Doe was turned away by the Downtown Hope Center in Anchorage in the middle of the Alaskan winter, and she later
The animated children’s series Star Wars Resistance features a gay couple, Disney producers have confirmed. The series – which is about to launch its second season – features two characters called Orka and Flix. Many fans assumed they were a gay couple when the first season aired. Now, Disney producers have confirmed that the characters
Joe Biden said he gets “more credit for marriage equality” than he deserves. (Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty) Joe Biden reportedly said he gets “more credit for marriage equality than [he] deserves” at a private fundraiser held on Saturday night (September 28). The Washington Blade reported that Biden made the comments at a
Eddie Murphy has said he now ‘cringes’ at his old anti-gay jokes. The comic had a decidedly homophobic start in comedy, with his 1983 special Delirious opening with a five-minute homophobic rant. The comedy special features Murphy insisting that “faggots aren’t allowed to look at my ass while I’m on stage” before claiming straight men
World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, who was convicted of gross indecency for consensual homosexual sex in 1952 (Creative Commons) The UK Home Office has been accused of failing to wipe historical convictions for gay consensual sex, despite a 2012 government scheme to “see this wrong finally put right.” Sex in private between two men
Joshua Payne-Elliott (right) and his husband, Layton Payne-Elliott, were both employed as Catholic school teachers before Joshua was fired. (Delaney and Delaney) In a “highly unusual” move, the US Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest letter siding with an archbishop’s decision to fire a gay teacher from a Catholic school. Joshua Payne-Elliott
The baking star has been inundated with messages of support online (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage/Getty) Former Great British Bake Off contestant Rav Bansal has been flooded with “love and positivity” after sharing a vile homophobic letter he received from a stranger. Bansal appeared on the hit show in 2016, and came out publicly as gay last month.
Lady Gaga meets a 19-year-old superman in an emotional video. (Screen capture via Allure Magazine) In today’s ‘We are truly blessed to live in the same universe as Lady Gaga’ news, the pop icon surprised a gay fan during a promotion of her new make-up line, Haus Laboratories. While his make-up was undeniably gorgeous, heart-strings
A 12-year-old girl in Northern Virginia claimed a group of boys attacked her at the school where Karen Pence teaches at. On the left, her grandmother. (NBC Washington) A group of white students where Karen Pence teaches are have been accused of pinning down a black girl and cutting off her hair. Pence, the wife
The nurse responded: “We end up giving them an IV instead since they were adamant they didn’t want a suppository.” Another hilarious anecdote she shared involved some leaps of the imagination (and of believable logic, too). The meme goes: “Patient scootered in by two police officers and a sex toy in a certain orifice…” “Says
A Conservative conspiracy theorist tried to come for Jonathan Van Ness, and people returned the favour. (Getty/Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Clusterfest) A Conservative conspiracy theorist tried to shut down Jonathan Van Ness and Twitter came, bearing scientific research papers and logic, to tell him all the reasons why he’s wrong. The Queer Eye star opened about living
A gay guy had the best response to the church that expelled him for “sinning”. (Screen capture from YouTube/wickydkewl) A man was expelled from the baptist church he attended for six years after religious leaders found out he was gay and told him so in a letter, but he knew exactly how to clap back.
Amid the furore of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment enquiry towards US President Donald Trump, LGBT+ Twitter users found the lighter side of it all, mainly with peach puns. (Getty/Twitter) Democrats deciding to move forward with impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump has sent the political world haywire but sent LGBT+ Twitter wild with
Gay comedian Julian Clary. (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) Comedian Julian Clary has said in a rather candid interview that anal warts stopped him from acquiring HIV. The 60-year-old, who is no stranger to making an offbeat comment, spoke to The Guardian about this three decades-long career. Sandwiched between discussing his marriage to longtime partner, Ian Mackley,
A truck driver allegedly pulled up to a trans woman in Dallas, yelled transphobic slurs at her before shooting her multiple times in the chest and arm, city police have reported. The drive-by gun down at around 11:05pm last Friday resulted in the 35-year-old Latina trans woman being hospitalised, according to a police news release.
Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown backstage at The Presidential Candidate Forum. (Steve Pope/Getty Images for GLAAD) No sooner had the LGBT+ Presidential Forums begun that speakers lit into US president Donald Trump, and one who ripped into him was Karamo Brown. The Queer Eye star excoriated the Trump administration at the event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which gathered
Ross spoke to The Guardian after the forum to share her thoughts to this, saying it’s “telling us all we need to know” about the Vermont senator. She slammed Sanders, calling it a “huge misstep” and accused the lawmaker of attending “photo opps” instead of the forum. Sanders had, according to Ross in a tweet,
For Bi Visibility Day, we asked bisexual people what their favourite things about being bisexual are. We asked three bisexual people to share what they love about their bisexual identities and why you should stop believing it’s a phase. Vaneet Mehta, 27, is an Indian bisexual blogger, first came out to a friend after realising
Bisexual YouTubers celebrating Bi visibility Day. To celebrate Bi Visibility Day, loud and proud bisexuals are sharing the common fallacies about their sexuality. YouTube stars Elle Mills, Megan Dijkman, Taylor Behnke, Stephan Kyriacou and blogger Vaneet Mehta are spreading bi positivity. Coming from all over the world, they have all heard the same bisexual assumptions
Well, there’s nothing on earth like genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car trans rights. (Ireland Simpsons Fans/20th Century Fox Television) A viral Simpsons fanpage based in Ireland has announced it is setting up a political party. Yes, you read that correctly. No, you don’t have to schedule an eye-exam. And yes, this is the most 2019
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, Picture taken 20 October 1963. (Maurice Tibbles/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) Campaigners in Liverpool have launched a fundraiser to honour Brian Epstein, the gay man known as the “fifth Beatle”. The five-week campaign seeks to pay tribute to Epstein’s legacy and was launched on 19 September, which would have been his 85th
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