Month: September 2019

A Canadian magazine editor tweeted that a woman dropped her groceries after seeing her kiss her girlfriend, reminding the world that people are still shocked by same-sex couples. Erica Lenti wrote: “A woman dropped her groceries when she saw me kiss my girlfriend goodbye today, and that’s the change I want to be in this

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

Brandon Allen was named homecoming royalty. (White Station High School/ Facebook) A senior at a Memphis, Tennessee, high school was named homecoming royalty, and a photo of him receiving his crown in a beautiful gold, sequinned dress has gone viral. Students at White Station High School voted for Brandon Allen, who identifies as gay, to

Bowen Yang has made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live, becoming the first Asian comic to join the show’s cast. The comic made his debut on the September 28 SNL season premiere, portraying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the opening skit, as well as a brief appearance as fringe Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew

Todrick Hall is reclaiming a slur and firing back at childhood bullies in new track ‘FAG’. The queer musician dropped the final music video for the track from EP Haus Party Pt 2, his first major release since his high-profile ‘You Need to Calm Down’ collaboration with Taylor Swift brought his work to a new

Ricky Martin and his husband Jwan Yosef are about to become dads for the fourth time, the singer has revealed. Martin made the announcement during an acceptance speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) National Dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. He was awarded the HRC National Visibility Award for his advocacy work. During his

Graham Norton is worried about what Twitter is doing to young gay men (Steven Ferdman/Getty) Graham Norton has said that he worries Twitter is ‘destroying’ young gay guys. In a joint interview with The Guardian, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK judges Alan Carr and Graham Norton spoke about their fears for young gay people in 2019.

The judge sided with religious adoption agencies that reject LGBT parents (Stock photo) A federal judge in Michigan has thrown out rules that cuts off state funding for adoption agencies who refused to place children with same-sex couples. District Judge Robert Jonker sided with a Catholic adoption agency that refuses to place children in homes

From transgender movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime to independent shorts by trans and non-binary filmmakers on YouTube, here’s a round-up of the best trans films. We asked trans and bisexual man Stephan Kyriacou, and non-binary pansexual Cara Buchanan, to share their favourite transgender movies to watch – and why. Watch the video below to

Gay valet Thomas Barrow sharing a kiss with an unidentified man in the Downton Abbey trailer (YouTube) The Downton Abbey movie may seem family-friendly, but its homophobic language and offensive references initially raised questions about the film’s suitability for children. The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) revealed that the film was initially given a 12A

Mike Pence has played a quiet role in many of the Trump administration’s anti-LGBT policies (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) As Donald Trump faces the prospect of impeachment, Mike Pence is closer than ever to the Presidency – and that is probably not a good thing for LGBT+ people. Although  the White House has sought to downplay

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

Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba chose to stand by the ‘homophobic’ comments she made in 2014 (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) The Color Purple actress Oluwaseyi Omooba is suing for religious discrimination after she was dropped from the the LGBT+ production for ‘homophobic’ comments. Omooba was set to play the lead role in a musical adaptation of Alice

Chat show king reveals his favourite ever guest. (Getty Images) BBC’s The Graham Norton Show has welcomed a lot of A-list celebrities onto its sofa but the host reveals who is the biggest star amongst them all. The BAFTA TV award winning chat show has been running for 12 years and in that long time,

Lesbian actress Ruby Rose shared a graphic photo of the emergency surgery on Instagram (Instagram/ JB Lacroix/WireImage/Getty) Batwoman star Ruby Rose has revealed she needed emergency neck surgery after a stunt accident left her with two herniated discs that nearly severed her spinal cord. A herniated disc occurs when the rubbery disc between the spinal

Far-right extremists clash with riot police as they try to disrupt the Equality March in Lublin, eastern Poland (WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty) Pride-goers in the Polish city of Lubin defied far-right protesters who hurled eggs, bottles and firecrackers in an attempt to stop them marching for LGBT+ rights. The event proved to be a violent flashpoint for

Malcolm in the Middle actor Frankie Muniz (L) had a very oddly specific request for singer Lizzo. (David Livingston via Getty/Theo Wargo via Getty) Frankie Muniz, the child star of the early noughties sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, is now trying to get in the middle of singer Lizzo’s wardrobe by wanting to be her

16-year-old Channing Smith was described by family as “the sweetest kid ever from birth.” (Screenshot: News Channel 5) The family of a 16-year-old boy who took his own life after being outed online by a classmate is demanding justice for his death. Channing Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, had confided in a few friends that he

TikTok applied unnecessarily “strict” guidelines in countries with conservative moral codes (Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty) The social media video app TikTok has been censoring pro-LGBT+ content in some conservative countries, even if homosexuality has never been illegal there. A report by The Guardian revealed that in an attempt to provide locally sensitive moderation, TikTok banned any

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.

Brendan O’Neill declaring there “should be” riots from Leave voters for the failure to deliver Brexit (BBC Politics Live) British columnist and Brexit supporter Brendan O’Neill has provoked an uproar by saying there “should be” riots over Brexit, live on TV. There is strict legislation against inciting violent activity, including riots, and the UK’s former

Ryan O’Connell, the star of Netflix comedy Special, has said that sexuality is more accepted than disability. The out TV creator earned four Emmy nominations for Special, which was based on his own experiences as a gay man with cerebral palsy. Speaking to students at the University of Washington, O’Connell spoke about his long struggle to

Mark Ronson has apologised for “coming out” as sapiosexual (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Mark Ronson has apologised for “coming out” as sapiosexual, saying he did not fully understand the meaning of the term. The music producer first made the comments during an appearance on Good Morning Britain last week – but he backtracked yesterday during an interview