Month: September 2019

Ayla Carli’s photography project platforms the many faces of the bisexual community to celebrate International Bi Visibility Day. (Ayla Carli) For the 20th International Bi Visibility Day, a photographer has shared amazing portraits of bi+ people who each shared an astonishing story about their experiences of simply living their truths. Behind the vibrant hues of

A couple enlisted a hippo to do the honours at what some Twitter users have said is the “worst gender reveal” party ever. (TikTok) Straight people are back at it… again. After much-despised classics such as ‘gender reveal bomb causes 47,000 acre wildfire‘, ‘gender reveal fog from car doing doughnuts leads to four arrests‘, and ‘gender

The bisexual pride flag at Los Angeles Pride 2009. (David McNew/Getty Images) On the 20th Bi Visibility Day, and after the first Bi Pride, Laura Russell, director of campaigns, policy and research at Stonewall reflects on why we still need Bi Visibility Day. It’s the 20th Bi Visibility Day, and sometimes it feels like we’re

Lil Nas X makes a surprise visit to his former high school on September 10, 2019 in Lithia Springs, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty) Lil Nas X has revealed that he was terrified of coming out to his dad. The ‘Old Town Road’ singer spoke to Billboard about his experience of coming out publicly during June’s Pride Month.

Participants display a bisexual pride flag while marching from Jardim do Príncipe Real to Ribeira das Naus during the 20th LGBTI+ parade on June 29, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) It’s Bi Visibility Day today, which is the perfect moment to recognise bisexual history, as well as the bi community and

Billy Porter attends the The 71st Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/ Getty) Billy Porter has made LGBT+ history by becoming the first openly gay black man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Porter’s first-ever Emmy win was for his role playing Pray Tell, the ball

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

The Stonewall co-founder signed a letter saying trans rights put women and children at risk. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images) 22 people, including Stonewall co-founder Simon Fanshawe, have signed an open letter stating that the charity undermines “women’s sex-based rights.” The letter, published in The Sunday Times, said the signatories are considering forming a “new organisation” which

Fashion designer Pol’ Atteu was attacked backstage at the children’s charity fashion show. (CBSLA) A gay fashion designer was beaten and called a “f****t” in front of children at a charity fashion show raising money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Designer Pol’ Atteu and his husband Patrik Simpson are the stars of Amazon Prime’s reality show Gown

Senator Elizabeth Warren, left, and Pose actress Angelica Ross pose for photos backstage at The Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues. (Steve Pope/Getty Images for GLAAD) Angelica Ross has said that Bernie Sanders made a “huge misstep” by not attending Friday’s Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues (September 20). The forum was hosted by Ross,

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

A man walks past a graffiti depicting slain Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, near the site where she was murdered in Rio de Janeiro. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty) Brazil prosecutor general Raquel Dodge announced on her last day in office (September 17) that she would charge five people with obstructing investigations into the assassination of gay, black

Muhlaysia Booker, a trans woman who was attacked in Dallas, says she’s thankful to be alive – less than a month before being murdered. (CBS 11) At least 19 transgender people have been violently killed in the US this year, with all but one of them – Jordan Cofer, who was shot by his own

Jonathan Van Ness attends the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for GLAAD) Jonathan Van Ness has revealed that there was more to the story when the Fab Five visited his old high school in a Queer Eye season four episode. Van Ness opened up yesterday about living with HIV, just one of the difficult

Sam Smith attends The BRIT Awards 2019 held at The O2 Arena on February 20, 2019 in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty) The organisers of the BRIT Awards, Britain’s biggest music awards, are reportedly considering making their award categories gender-neutral. According to The Sunday Times, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) which organises the awards might ditch

A gay couple who own a Scottish bakery received a homophobia-filled hate letter to their store demanding a refund simply due to their sexuality. The shop owners, husband and husband pair Michael Burns and Stephen Whyteside, received the letter in the mail on Thursday morning. Burns posted photos of the letter onto his Facebook and

Democratic presidential candidate Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at an LGBTQ presidential forum on September 20, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event is the first public event of the 2020 election cycle to focus entirely on LGBTQ issues. (Scott Olson/Getty) Elizabeth Warren said the names of the 18 black trans women who have been

Billie Lourd attends the “Booksmart” New York screening at the Whitby Hotel on May 21, 2019 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) American Horror Story actor Billie Lourd, the granddaughter of the late Debbie Reynolds, is set honour the star on Will and Grace. Reynolds, who passed away in 2016, famously played Grace Adler’s

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

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

Jonathan Van Ness has revealed that he is a “member of the beautiful HIV-positive community.” Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Clusterfest) Jonathan Van Ness has opened up about living with HIV, and said that it’s something he needs to talk about to resist the “stigmatisation of the LGBT community” in the Trump era. His HIV-positive status is

Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a LGBTQ presidential forum at Coe College’s Sinclair Auditorium on September 20, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty) Joe Biden was called out by a moderator for previously saying that Vice President Mike Pence was a “decent guy” at the national 2020 Presidential