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Drag Race season 14 star Maddy Morphosis responds to controversial casting backlash. (YouTube/WOWPresents) The cast of Drag Race season 14 have defended the show’s first straight, cis male contestant, Maddy Morphosis. News that the Arkansas queen would be competing in season 14 sparked fierce debate about people from outside the queer community entering drag spaces.

Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police have confirmed that a body recovered from the River Thames this week is missing student Harvey Parker. Having been missing for three weeks, this week the Met Police were contacted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) about the discovery of a body in the River Thames, which was later recovered

Adele, Dua Lipa, Katy Perry and Elton John are among the music tickets you can buy for 2022. If you’ve got the January blues and want to book something to look forward to in 2022, then why not buy some music tickets for amazing US tours? Nothing beats a live gig and there’s plenty of

Intersex Justice activists protest non-consensual surgeries on intersex people. (Twitter/ IntersexJustice) A California bill aiming to outlaw forced and unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex children has been pulled. California state senator Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, has been working for  three years to try to ban the “corrective surgeries”. His bill, SB225, would have

Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police searching for Harvey Parker, who was last seen outside London’s Heaven nightclub on 17 December, have discovered a body in the River Thames. While the body has not formally been identified as the 20-year-old student, their family have issued a statement addressing the discovery. They said: “We are so very

Amarey Lej (L) and Duval Princess. (Facebook/TransGiot) A Black trans woman was shot dead on New Year’s Day, while a second was found dead in suspicious circumstances a day later. Amariey Lej (spelled Amarey in some reports), a 20-year-old dancer and youth artist apprentice, was found with a fatal gunshot wound by police in Wilkinsburg,

Donald Trump at a meeting with Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, in the Oval Office on 13 May, 2019. (Getty/ Mark Wilson) Former US president Donald Trump has “endorsed” Viktor Orbán as he campaigns to remain in power in Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections. In a statement, Trump said: “Viktor Orbán of Hungary truly loves his country and

Kate Winslet played Mary Anning in Ammonite. (Natural History Museum Picture Library and YouTube/ BFI) Fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Kate Winslet in the film Ammonite, will finally be honoured with a statue in her hometown of Lyme Regis. Until recently, Anning, born in 1799, was almost forgotten by history despite being a pioneering

Same-sex couples in Israel will no longer have to go abroad to access surrogacy. (Pexels/ Karolina Grabowska) Israel will allow surrogacy for same-sex couples, single men and trans people from next week after a decade-long legal battle. Health minister Nitzan Horowitz announced on Tuesday (4 January) that new rules making surrogacy accessible to all families

Stock photo of pupils in a classroom. (Pexels) A leading group of girls’ schools has updated its admissions policy to exclude trans girls from being admitted as students. The almost-blanket ban on trans girls has been implemented because, the group says, to let trans girls become pupils would jeopardise the schools’ status as single-sex. However,

A protester holds a trans pride flag and a placard that reads “Protect Trans Kids” placard during the trans rights demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) An Arizona lawmaker is ringing in the new year by introducing two new bills targeting trans youth in the state. Republican senator Wendy Rogers proposed Senate Bill 1045 (SB

Olivia Rodrigo and Elton John are among the big tours for 2022. It’s officially a new year, which means it’s time to grab some music tickets and get your gig calendar filled up for 2022. There are plenty of tours already announced including Olivia Rodrigo’s first ever UK dates, Elton John’s farewell tour and the

Kumi Yokoyama #17 of the Washington Spirit warms up during a game against the Houston Dash on 31 October 2021 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Brad Smith/ISI Photos) Trans footballer Kumi Yokoyama has called out Japan for “lagging behind the rest of the world” on awareness of LGBT+ issues and rights. Yokoyama came out publicly as a

Betty White in 2011. (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty) Betty White was “happy” at the end of her life – and she knew how much she was adored by her legion of fans, her longtime agent and close friend has said. There was an outpouring of grief on Friday (31 December) when news broke that White had

President Joe Biden, Dolly Parton, George Takei and other LGBT+ celebs and allies have seen their looks dramatically evolve over the years. (Instagram/@potus/Getty/Michael Ochs Archives/YouTube/IGN) It can be sometimes easy to forget that fan-favourite elders haven’t always looked the same. But, much like a fine wine, they really have only gotten better with age. From queen

A “besotón”, or kiss-a-thon, has been staged at the Six Flags Mexico theme park after a queer couple visiting said they were victims of “homophobia”. A friend of the couple went viral on Twitter after he described how his friends were reprimanded for kissing at the theme park on Wednesday (29 December). He wrote: “The

Arthur Duncan and Betty White. (YouTube and Getty) Betty White, star of The Golden Girls and gay icon, once defended a Black dancer on her 1950s variety show in the face of racist calls for a boycott. White, who passed away on Friday (31 December), just three weeks before her 100th birthday, was a long-time

Jeffrey McCall. (Facebook/ 700 Club Interactive) “Ex-gay” leader Jeffrey McCall who preaches that Jesus can provide “freedom from homosexual and transgender lifestyles” has admitted that he has still been sleeping with men. McCall is the founder and CEO of the group Freedom March, which describes itself as “a diverse group of Jesus followers who have

As it emerges that swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s team are considering a boycott against their trans teammate, Lia Thomas, it’s worth remembering the long history of sports boycotts. From sporting boycotts against South Africa during the apartheid era to Venus and Serena Williams boycotting a prestigious California tournament after crowds shouted racist

Betty White. (Getty) The incomparable Betty White has died aged 99. TMZ broke the news that Betty White died at home on Friday morning (31 December). She was just a few weeks away from her 100th birthday, which she would have celebrated on 17 January, and was vibrant and energetic right to the end. “I’m

Gavin Grimm attends 2019 DoSomething Gala at Chelsea Piers on 29 April 2019 in New York City. (Getty/Santiago Felipe) The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that put him at the centre of the debate on

Sean Strickland punches Uriah Hall of Jamaica in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event, 2021. (Zuffa LLC via Getty/ Chris Unger) Controversial UFC fighter Sean Strickland has declared that if he had a gay son, he would think he had “failed as a man”. The US mixed martial artist, who competes in the

Rob Brydon in Gavin & Stacey. (BBC) Rob Brydon says he believes his Gavin & Stacey Bryn is gay, addressing the character’s sexuality after years of fan speculation. The Welsh actor played Bryn West, the kind-hearted uncle to Stacey Shipman, for more than a decade. The BBC sitcom alluded to Bryn’s sexuality throughout with vague jokes often

We take a look back at some of the best queer films of 2021. (PinkNews) It’s been yet another difficult year as the world continued to weather the storm of a pandemic, but through it all, film helped keep us sane. From big blockbusters to indie darlings, film has the power to transport us to

Grindr. (LightRocket via Getty/ SOPA/ Rafael Henrique) Grindr has finally answered the age-old question asked by countless bottoms across the world: ‘Where in God’s name are all the tops?’ The world’s most popular queer dating app has revealed which countries have the most tops and bottoms as its annual Grindr Unwrapped report dropped Tuesday (28 December).

Colton Underwood. (Getty/ Emma McIntyre) NFL player turned reality TV star Colton Underwood has hit out at bigoted Christians who condemn his sexuality: “They do not represent our God.” Underwood, who came out as gay in a Good Morning America interview earlier this year, was the lead in the 23rd season of The Bachelor, and has since starred

A kaleidoscopic array of people have come out in 2021. (PinkNews) 2021 is, at long, long last, coming to an end. Nearly two years into a drawn-out pandemic that has left the world exhausted and ready to hibernate, we’re about to say goodbye to a year that, to be honest, felt about a decade long.

Nyla Rose competes in the AEW Women’s World Championship at the Capitol One Arena on 2 October 2019. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty) A fan was booted from an All Elite Wrestling Dynamite event for holding up a transphobic sign towards trans wrestling star Nyla Rose. Rose went down in history when

Britney Spears has said that her refusal to record new music “is a way of saying ‘f**k you’” to the family members she holds responsible for keeping her in a conservatorship for almost 14 years. Fans of the singer have become accustomed to her frequent Instagram posts with lengthy captions which detail her experiences under

Joshua Bassett attends the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Party In Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Warner Music) High School Musical star Joshua Bassett has opened up about the sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a new interview with radio DJ Zach Sang. Bassett revealed he was a victim of child