LGBTQ

Prideland is a PBS series that will debut June 12. (PBS) A right-wing Christian fundamentalist group launched Friday (May 15) an attack against the Public Broadcast Station (PBS) for “promoting homosexuality” with its Pride month content. In other, less homophobic terms, PBS are airing a series of shows on Pride Month titled Prideland. Oh, the

Peter Elie. (Screen capture via YouTube) A 27-year-old has been arrested by Toronto, Canada, police in connection with the brutal murder of a beloved DJ, found dead in the laundry room of his apartment block. Peter Elie, 52, was found murdered early Thursday morning (May 14) after emergency services responded to a small fire in

An LGBT+ Pride parade in Paris, France. (Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Attacks and insults against the LGBT+ community in France surged by more than 36 per cent in 2019, according to figures released Saturday by the interior ministry. The figures released on the eve of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) showed

Jim Domen. (Screen capture via abc7) “Former homosexual” and founder of Church United, Jim Domen is rallying a pocket of California Christians to pledge to open their churches May 31 – Pentecost Sunday – in open defiance of governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders. Domen claims he spent three years as a gay man before changing

A gay guy’s mum, after being told “bussy” meant “boy”, innocently used her new favourite word in some emails. (Twitter) In today’s edition of ‘Things That Happen To A Gay Man That Could Be A 90s Sitcom B-Plot’, a gay man told his mother that “bussy” means “boy” and the result is absolutely everything you’d

Eurovision’s queer icons: Dana International, Krista Siegfrids, Conchita Wurst, Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s dancers and Bilal Hassani Eurovision 2020 may be cancelled, but the contest’s queer legacy remains something to celebrate. Here, we list the first, best and most significant LGBT+ performers from Ketil Stokkan and Dana International to t.A.T.u and Conchita Wurst. To some it’s a

Cynthia Nixon has a trans son called Samuel. (Bryan Bedder/Getty) Cynthia Nixon, the Sex and the City star who lost a bid to be New York governor in 2018, has opened up about her transgender son. Nixon revealed that her 23-year-old son, Samuel, is transgender in 2018 – the same year she made her bid

Cynthia Nixon has a trans son called Samuel. (Bryan Bedder/Getty) Cynthia Nixon, the Sex and the City star who lost a bid to be New York governor in 2018, has opened up about her transgender son. Nixon revealed that her 23-year-old son, Samuel, is transgender in 2018 – the same year she made her bid

The parents of a nine-year-old trans girl have spoken out about their journey to understanding, to try to help other parents of trans kids with theirs. Rina came out as trans to her parents when she was five, and socially transitioned to living as a girl when she was seven. “When I was about five,

Charlie Brooker looked back to February 7, when This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield came out as gay. (Getty and ITV) Philip Schofield’s coming out moment was given a satirical spin by Charlie Brooker in his one-off comedy special Antiviral Wipe on Thursday night, May 14. The special saw the Black Mirror creator looking at life under

Kaila Methven in West Hollywood, California, in 2018. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images) Kaila Methven, heiress to a fried chicken fortune and a lingerie designer to the stars, has reportedly pledged to help employ LGBT+ people and raise $1million during the coronavirus pandemic. Methven’s company, PLUR, will hire LGBT+ people, as well as people in alcohol recovery

Pabllo Vittar strips off for Clavin Klein. (Twitter/Calvin Klein) Pabblo Vittar, Tommy Dorfman and Chella Man are among the stars who’ve stripped off for Pride in Calvin Klein’s latest campaign. Pride month may be cancelled this year, but Calvin Klein is still celebrating the LGBT+ community. Today Calvin Klein released a new campaign, featuring nine

Stephen Fry has opened up about the “guilt and shame” he felt after his three suicide attempts. Fry, who has bipolar disorder, told the Art of Change: Nothing Concrete podcast that he once became so depressed that he could not see “the point of anything”. “Nothing has flavour or savour,” the actor and writer said.

New York State Senator Brad Hoylman (Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) A gay state senator has spoken out after he was rejected from giving blood, despite meeting the new official guidelines for doing so. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in February that it would “immediately” relax rules imposed during the AIDS

Sam Smith performs on stage during Lollapaloosa Sao Paulo, 2019. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images) Sam Smith was “ridiculed” by a Sunshine Radio presenter last year in a programme that regulator Ofcom says was a breach of the broadcasting code. Paul Ellery, who has since resigned from Sunshine Radio, made the comments in his breakfast show on

Gay actor Yuval David was blocked from donating blood and plasma by the FDA due to the agency’s three monthlong deferral period. (YuvalDavid.com) After recovering from coronavirus, gay American actor Yuval David tried to donate life-saving plasma but was blocked from doing so simply because he’d had sex with his husband within the last three

Republican Denver Riggleman lost his party’s support after officiating a same-sex wedding (Facebook/Denver Riggleman) Republicans in Virginia are attempting to oust one of their own house representatives for the simple reason that he officiated a same-sex wedding. Denver Riggleman, a libertarian-leaning business owner and Republican congressperson, has represented Virginia’s 5th congressional district since 2018. His

Aimee Stephens with her wife, Donna, outside the US Supreme Court on October 8, 2019, before judges heard her historic case. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Aimee Stephens, the woman who brought the first-ever transgender civil rights case to the Supreme Court, has tragically died. Stephens, 58, had kidney disease and had been receiving hospice

Former Conservative Party lawmaker Edwina Currie sparred with Good Morning Britain hosts over coronavirus guidelines. (Screen capture via ITV) Edwina Currie, the former British Conservative Party politician, clashed Tuesday morning with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid over government advice on the coronavirus, one of the most seismic public health crises to ever pelt the nation. Currie

Many LGBT+ people think domestic violence is an issue only faced by people who are both cisgender and straight – but this is not the case. That finding was presented in a new study conducted by Relationships Australia New South Wales (RANSW) and ACON (formerly the AIDS Council of NSW). The study was published by

Adam Lambert had been due to headline Manchester Pride 2020. (Getty/Noam Galai) Manchester Pride 2020 organisers said they are “heartbroken and devastated” to cancel this year’s event. Manchester has become the last major Pride parade in the UK to be cancelled due to coronavirus. “The decision is not one that has been taken lightly,” a

The 1975 singer Matt Healy has said that he regrets a gay kiss at a concert in Dubai that put himself and fans at risk. The singer made news in August last year while performing in the United Arab Emirates, where he flouted local anti-LGBT+ laws by kissing a male fan and appearing in front

A police officer asks for documents at a checkpoint on April 21, 2020 in Bogota, Colombia. (Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images) Gender-based lockdown rules in Bogotá, Colombia, will be lifted after they fuelled a wave of violence against transgender people living in the city. Bogotá’s mayor, Claudia Lopez, said in a virtual press conference on Friday (May

World-renowned illusionists and conservationists Siegfried and Roy (right) pose with their white tiger in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Siegfried and Roy/The Mirage via Getty Images) Roy Horn, the tiger-levitating entertainer who dazzled Las Vegas audiences as half of magic duo Siegfried and Roy, has died from COVID-19 complications. Roy Horn died at MountainView

Tyra Banks has come under fire for her questionable comments over a model’s tooth gap (Twitter/@OladapoAisha) Tyra Banks is feeling the heat this week after a resurfaced clip from America’s Next Top Model showed her criticising a contestant’s tooth gap. In the footage from the show’s sixth season, which aired in 2006, Tyra is seen

Aimee Stephens outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Aimee Stephens, the woman who brought the first-ever transgender civil rights case to the Supreme Court, is receiving hospice care at home after her health took a turn for the worse. Her case was one of a

Stonewall historian David Carter speaking in New York in 2009. (Screenshot/Fora TV/YouTube) David Carter, the gay historian who authored the “definitive history” of the Stonewall Uprising, has died from a heart attack at the age of 67. Carter died May 1 in his New York apartment, according to the Washington Blade. His brother, Bill, told

Macaulay Culkin plays an “insane character” in the tenth season of American Horror Story. (Erik Voake/Getty for Adult Swim and Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Macaulay Culkin’s character in the forthcoming series of American Horror Story will have “crazy, erotic sex” with Kathy Bates, according to show creator Ryan Murphy. Murphy has already revealed that Culkin will

Appearing on The View, Gabrielle Union gave advice to parents of trans kids. (The View/ YouTube) Gabrielle Union has said that parents who “throw away” their trans kids are “bizarre, sad and pathetic”. The Bring It On actress has four kids with former NBA star Dwyane Wade, including Wade’s 12-year-old daughter Zaya, who came out as transgender in

Milton Hershey school was accused of forcing boys to watch conversion therapy videos (YouTube/Milton Hershey School) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former student who says his school forced him to watch a ‘conversion therapy’ video as a punishment for watching gay porn. The lawsuit was levelled at the Milton Hershey boys’