LGBTQ

Members of the LGBTQ-inclusive Portland Mennonite Church. (Facebook/ Portland Mennonite Church) The Mennonite Church USA has passed a resolution acknowledging the harm it has done to LGBTQ+ folk, and removed a ban on same-sex marriage. The denomination is the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States, with 530 congregations and more than 60,000 members. On the

Patriot Front participate in an anti-abortion march in January 2022 in Washington, DC. ( Los Angeles Times via Getty/ Kent Nishimura) A group of 31 people, suspected to be members of the white supremacist neo-Nazi group Patriot Front, have been arrested at a Pride parade in Idaho. On Saturday (11 June), North Idaho Pride Alliance held

Almost four years ago, Tucker Shaw was on a train when he overheard a young gay couple discussing the early years of the AIDS epidemic. One of the men explained to the other that the crisis had “galvanised” the community, that it had “spurred change”. In the long run, he said, it had made things

Rebel Wilson with Ramona Agruma in April 2022. (Getty) Rebel Wilson fans are furious after the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that it had planned to publish information about the actor’s relationship before she was able to come out herself. On Thursday (9 June), the Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star announced her relationship with fashion designer

Drag queen Pickle reads from a book during a Drag Queen Story Hour event at the West Valley Regional Branch Library in Los Angeles, California.(Getty/ David McNew) Drag Queen Story Hour has hit back at Republicans who want to ban children from attending drag shows: “Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids.” Drag

James McFadzean has been described in the press as Britain’s first public case of monkeypox. (James McFadzean) Monkeypox is already being treated as a “gay disease” in the same way HIV was, Britain’s “first monkeypox patient to go public” has warned. Since 13 May, when the first case in the monkeypox outbreak was reported, health authorities

Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House voted to erase “homosexuality” from the state’s crimes code. (Michael Candelori/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty) Pennsylvania’s House unanimously voted to remove the word “homosexuality” from the definition of prohibited sexual acts in the state crimes code. State legislators in the state’s House passed House Bill 2125 (HB 2125) on Wednesday (8 June) with

Britney Spears (L) saw her wedding crashed by her former husband, Jason Alexander. (Getty/Instagram) Police have charged Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander with four misdemeanours after he “crashed” her wedding to Sam Asghari. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said on Thursday (9 June) that Jason Alexander, 40, broke into Britney Spears’ Los Angeles, California, home

Judy Garland (1922-1969) returns here to New York City to do a show at the famed Palace Theater. (Getty) It’s fair to say that Judy Garland had her fair share of hardship, but on her 100th birthday, let’s not forget how much joy she brought to the world throughout her illustrious career. When I was

Boosie Badazz performs at Legendz To The Streetz Tour in Atlanta, Georgia, 2021. (Wireimage/ Prince Williams) Anti-LGBTQ+ rapper Boosie Badazz has defended having threesomes with bisexual women: “It doesn’t mean I support gay marriage.” Boosie Badazz has faced ongoing backlash over his disgusting anti-LGBTQ+ comments,  including describing Lil Nas X as a “f****t” and urged him

Anthony Fauci says the “lessons we learned from HIV” about listening to the LGBTQ+ community are helping the fight against monkeypox. (Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty) Dr Anthony Fauci has pleaded with health officials to listen to and work with the LGBTQ+ community in the wake of the global monkeypox outbreak.  More than 1,000 monkeypox

Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a US tour and tickets go on sale soon. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a headline tour for 2022 – and tickets go on sale soon. The singer will take her So Nice Tour to venues across the US and Canada later this year. She

A judge has reversed a ruling that removed Kris Williams from her son’s birth certificate because the lesbian mum hadn’t adopted her kid. (YouTube/KFOR Oklahoma’s News 4) An Oklahoma judge has voided a previous ruling erasing a lesbian mum’s name off her son’s birth certificate amid contentious divorce proceedings. Kris Williams and Rebekah Wilson were

Thailand could make history after it approved a draft bill that will legalise same-sex civil partnerships in the country. (Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty) Thailand is set to go down in history as the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex unions after approving a historic bill.  The country’s Cabinet has approved draft legislation which will

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp outside the court during the defamation trial. (Getty/ Drew Angerer and Getty/ Consolidated News Pictures/ Cliff Owen) Amber Heard has blasted Johnny Depp’s celebratory TikTok following the pair’s defamation trial verdict, insisting he is increasing fear among victims of domestic abuse. The trial concluded on 1 June and saw the

Pete Buttigieg said lawmakers – like Texas senator Ted Cruz – focusing on doors is the “definition of insanity” amid an epidemic of gun violence in the US. (Getty/Drew Angerer/Michael M Santiago) Pete Buttigieg has called Republican lawmakers’ suggestion to limit school entrances to a single door to stop mass shootings the “definition of insanity”. 

Miloš Zeman, president of the Czech Republic, vows to veto legislation that would give same-sex couples the right to hold civil weddings in the country. (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty) Czech president Miloš Zeman has said he plans to veto proposed legislation that would give same-sex couples the right to get married in the country.  The

US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene likened drag shows to strip clubs. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has struck again, with another unwarranted anti-LGBTQ+ proclamation likening drag shows to “strip clubs.” In a tweet posted on Tuesday (6 June) Greene wrote: “It should be illegal to take children into

Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) has issued a statement in support of the trans community after previously telling staff that it would not publicly defend trans rights in a company-wide meeting. The gaming publication Kotaku reported last month that it had seen and verified a transcript of a town hall meeting held on 24 May,

Jinkx Monsoon and Monet X Change at RuPaul’s Los Angeles DragCon in May (Getty/Santiago Felipe) After turning down an alliance with two fellow Drag Race stars, Jinkx Monsoon has revealed that “going solo” was always part of her game plan for All Stars 7. As the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season five, it was

Turkish police descended on a peaceful Istanbul Prude protest. (Screen capture via Twitter) Turkish police brutally beat and allegedly “tortured” nearly a dozen LGBTQ+ activists in Istanbul who were simply celebrating the start of Pride Month. On 5 June, members of İstanbul LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası, which organises Istanbul Pride, gathered in the Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood of the

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says there are “real problems” within the Metropolitan Police including “overt systemic” homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) Sadiq Khan has condemned the Metropolitan Police for having “real problems” concerning evidence of “overt systemic” homophobia and discrimination.  The mayor of London appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme on 5 June to lambast the “real

Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill that would require student-athletes to undergo a medical “verification” process if their gender is questioned. (Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) Ohio Republicans have advanced a bill that would require student-athletes to undergo a medical “verification” process to enforce a ban trans kids from playing sports.  Lawmakers pushed through the anti-trans

The New York City Police Department has identified the suspect in a stabbing on a train on the first day of Pride Month as Runadieo Jordan, 52. (Twitter/@NYPDTips) A Brooklyn man is facing hate crime charges following a horrific stabbing aboard a train on the first day of Pride Month.  The police have identified the suspect as

Aunjanue Ellis, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in King Richard, has come out publicly as bisexual. (Getty/Mike Coppola) King Richard‘s Aunjanue Ellis has opened up about being bisexual and finally being acknowledged as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Ellis earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed there are 25 cases of monkeypox across 11 states. (Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via Getty) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed there are now 25 cases of monkeypox in the US as it warns of community spread.  The CDC has identified 25 confirmed monkeypox

Mariah Carey is being sued after being accused of stealing her hit song “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. (Kevin Mazur/Getty for MC) Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her 1994 mega-hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. Carey and her co-songwriter Walter Afanasieff have been accused of copying the

Fossil has released its Pride collection and confirmed a donation to The Trevor Project. Fossil has released its Pride collection inspired by the colours of the Progress and trans flags. The limited edition range features Pride-inspired watches, straps, jewellery and accessories. As part of the collection’s launch the watch brand has also confirmed a donation

Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has demanded the state’s board of medicine bar young trans people from accessing live-saving healthcare. In a 2 June letter obtained by NBC News, DeSantis’ surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, urged the board to block young trans and gender non-conforming people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare. It follows and draws on ‘guidance’ issued

Ugg releases its apparel and slides collection to mark Pride Month. Ugg has unveiled its truly unique collection to celebrate Pride Month 2022. The brand has released rainbow-inspired versions of its classic slides that will definitely turn heads. As part of the campaign Ugg is donating money to helplines that are available specifically for LGBTQ+