LGBTQ

Lizzo revealed her skincare routine on TikTok. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for dcp) Lizzo has revealed her skincare routine on TikTok – including Glow Recipe’s Pineapple-C Bright Serum – and we’re copying it right now. She revealed her “made up” daily routine on her profile after fans wanted to know how she gets her glow. The singer

Lawmaker offers update on Russian arrest of basketballer Brittney Griner (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Brittney Griner has been in custody in Russia for over three weeks, it has emerged, with officials admitting ‘extreme concern’. It was reported last weekend that the WNBA star had been detained after customs officials allegedly detected cannabis oil in her luggage at an

A person holds a sign that reads “Trans rights are human rights”. (YouTube/NBC News) A Texas court has rejected efforts by the state to continue investigating “child abuse” claims against parents of a trans treen.  The appeals court on Wednesday (9 March) rejected an effort by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton to investigate a supportive family

Anasofia Pelaez and Kimberly Blandon protest after the passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on 9 March 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) Georgia lawmakers filed their own version of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill hours after Florida passed its own. The bill (SB 613) is formally titled the “Common Humanity in Private Education

Renee Erickson. (Kansas State Senate) Kansas has become the latest US state to eye up a ban on trans athletes in girls and women’s sports. “This is not a trans bill,” said senator Renee Erickson as she introduced the bill that would explicitly ban trans women from school sports in kindergarten through college. “It is

Sellafield nuclear plant. (Getty) A HR consultant who turned “whistleblower” to call out “vile homophobic abuse” at Europe’s largest nuclear site says she has been driven “close to the edge” by her ongoing legal battle. Alison McDermott is a HR consultant who specialises in work on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). She began working with Sellafield and

Stephen Fry. (Getty/ Matthew Eisman) Stephen Fry has recalled a terrifying homophobic attack by a “furious skinhead” at a football match, which left him “trembling”. Fry, 64, recalled the incident, which took place at an FA Cup match at London’s Wembley Stadium, on food critic Jay Rayner’s Out To Lunch podcast. He said: “I remember

Tyler DiChiara and Fallon Smythe will play siblings in Gotham Knights (Getty/Michael Tullberg/Paul Archuleta) Two LGBT+ superheroes have been officially been cast for the upcoming Batman spin-off series, Gotham Knights. Tyler DiChiara and Fallon Smythe will play siblings in The CW pilot, Variety reported, with a view to becoming series regulars. Based on the DC comic series of

Person holds a sign that reads “Protect trans kids”. (Pexels) Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill criminalising gender-affirming care for trans youth. The Idaho House approved legislation on Tuesday (8 March) that would make providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth a felony charge punishable by up to life in prison. House Bill 675 (HB 675)

Alejandro Giammattei, president of Guatemala. (AFP via Getty/ JOHAN ORDONEZ) The congress of Guatemala has passed legislation to explicitly ban same-sex marriage, ban the mention of LGBT+ equality in school, and triple the prison sentence for abortion. The “Life and Family Protection Law” was passed by congress on Tuesday, 8 March, which was also International

The Simpsons joke about Carl topping Lenny is ‘for gay people’ says writer (The Simpsons/Fox) A writer for The Simpsons has claimed a joke about Carl topping Lenny is “for gay people” despite another writer’s insistence that people “won’t get it”. Johnny LaZebnik, a writer for the iconic cartoon, defended the joke which sees long-term

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and actor Sam Elliott (Getty/ Alberto E. Rodriguez/Greg Doherty) Benedict Cumberbatch has spoken out after 1883 star Sam Elliott has called the star’s Oscar-nominated The Power of the Dog a “piece of s**t”. Elliott, a legend of the western genre, made headlines last week after he slated the film citing its depiction

A lesbian couple in South Africa won a crucial court ruling that will pave the way for more LGBT+ families like themselves. (Stock photograph via Pexels) A lesbian in South Africa will no longer have to adopt her own children to be recognised as their mother after a landmark court ruling. The Gauteng High Court

Kristen Stewart speaks onstage during the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on 6 March, 2022. (Getty/ Amy Sussman) Kristen Stewart joined Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally in giving Vladimir Putin the finger at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards. Offerman and Mullally, who have been married for 19 years, co-hosted the awards ceremony, which celebrates the

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider opens up about the details of her engagement to Genevieve Davis. (YouTube/Good Morning America/Jeopardy!) Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider has gushed about the romantic details of how her fiancée popped the question. During her 40-game win streak, Schneider became the most successful female contestant in the show’s history and the first woman

A person holds a sign reading “HRT saves lives” amid protests against statements by Texas governor Greg Abbott and state attorney general Ken Paxton. (YouTube/MSNBC) Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has filed an appeal after a judge blocked the state from conducting a child abuse investigation on the parents of a trans teen. Paxton appealed

Kyne explains math concepts and riddles to thousands of people on TikTok. (TikTok/@onlinekyne) Canada’s Drag Race fan favourite Kyne has a new title: the maths queen of TikTok. It’s not the expected route for a Drag Race alum – teaching the history of Isaac Newton, quizzing fans on the odds of rolling snake eyes (double

Florida governor Ron DeSantis addresses the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) Governor Ron DeSantis has claimed trans issues are being “injected” into classrooms while seemingly showing support for Florida’s reviled “Don’t Say Gay” bill. House Bill 1557 (HB 1557), dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, would ban schools

Utah governor Spencer Cox vows to veto a bill that would ban trans students from competing on sports teams matching their gender identity. (YouTube/Gov Spencer J Cox) Governor Spencer Cox has promised to veto a trans sports ban that was passed through in the last hours of the Utah legislative session.  State lawmakers debated and

Dozens of demonstrators stood outside Walt Disney World. (Instagram/@savelgbt) Disney, known for its magical storytelling, has once again done the impossible: support LGBT+ rights while also donating to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Indeed, the Walt Disney Company issued a statement sidestepping the bill altogether that instead broadly in support of queer rights Friday (4

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to the crowd as he marches in the Pride Parade in Toronto, 2017. (Getty/ AFP/ GEOFF ROBINS) A judge has ruled that two women who called the president of a Canadian medical imaging centre’s slur-filled tweets “homophobic and transphobic” was a “fair comment” One of the top judges in Ontario,

Around 500 students joined the protest against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. (Twitter/ Jack_Petocz) The student organiser of school walk-outs across Florida in protest against the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill has been suspended for distributing Pride flags. Despite condemnation across the US and internationally, Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, also known as House Bill

Ian McKellen, 83, said his father would have loved him for who he was. (BBC) Sir Ian McKellen has said he regrets never coming out as gay to his dad before his death, insisting he would not have had any “moral judgement”. McKellen sat down with journalist Amol Rajan for a BBC interview on Thursday

Iowa governor Kim Reynolds. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Iowa has become the 11th American state to sign a cruel and pointless ban on trans girls and women from competing in sports at state schools, colleges and universities. In the latest example of the at least 160 anti-LGBT+ proposals being rammed into statehouse dockets, governor Kim Reynolds

Texas Governor Greg Abbott. (Getty/ Montinique Monroe) The Texas department of health and human services has removed suicide prevention resources for LGBT+ youth from its website. NBC News reported that on 1 February, the department’s suicide prevention page listed four organisations “for people who are at risk of suicide” – The Suicide Prevention Lifeline, The

Indiana governor Eric Holcomb seen before the Notre Dame and Purdue game on 18 September 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Getty/Michael Hickey) Indiana lawmakers have sent a “regressive” bill banning trans girls from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity to the governor’s desk. On Tuesday (1 March), the state’s Senate passed Republican-backed House

Andy Cohen blasts Greg Abbott as a ‘bully’ on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. (Screen capture via Twitter/Bravo) Television personality Andy Cohen delivered an emotional rebuke of Texas governor Greg Abbott for demanding state agencies to treat healthcare for trans youth as “child abuse”. To the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host,

Janey Jacké. (BBC) This week on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World, it was semi-finals week. And the tension was nail-biting. RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton were joined by special celebrity guest judge and Little Mix star, Jade Thirlwall. For this week’s maxi challenge, the queens were set the task to write, record

Texas Governor Greg Abbott during a campaign rally. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Top activists have sued Texas governor Greg Abbott in an effort to stop state officials from cruelly investigating the parents and guardians of trans youth for “child abuse”. On Tuesday (1 March), the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Republican incumbent