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Actor Kevin Spacey leaves Nantucket District Court after his arraignment on 7 January 2019 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Kevin Spacey will return to screens in his first role since being accused of sexual assault four years ago. The disgraced House of Cards actor will appear in an Italian film titled

Rose and Rosie’s baby is due in June, 2021. (Emma McHarrie PR) Queer YouTubers Rose and Rosie have revealed the struggles – and benefits – of starting a family during a global pandemic. Rose, who is a lesbian, and Rosie, who is bisexual, have been married since 2015, and had started discussing children between 2018

Bimini Bon Boulash. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash has made an impassioned call for people to protect the “vulnerable” trans community from the heartbreaking “hate and stigma attached to them”. Bimini, who is a fan favourite from the second series of Drag Race UK, has been praised by fans for their LGBT+ advocacy and non-binary representation.

Lil Nas X ripped his leather trousers while pole dancing live on SNL. (NBC) Lil Nas X suffered a wardrobe malfunction on live TV, splitting his leather pants while pole dancing to “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on Saturday Night Live. The artist appeared on the final episode of SNL’s 46th season to perform

In this photo illustration the TikTok logo in App Store seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Video-sharing social networking app TikTok’s algorithm is spreading anti-LGBT+ content, according to an analysis by watchdog Media Matters. The report, published on Tuesday (18 May), found TikTok’s recommendation algorithm –

Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift starred together in A Place in the Sun in 1951. (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty) Elizabeth Taylor tried to seduce gay actor Montgomery Clift before they became “soulmates”, according to the author who chronicled their incredible friendship. Taylor was 17 when she met Clift while they starred together in the 1951

Tyler Titus. (Facebook) Trans, genderqueer and non-binary Democrat Tyler Titus has made history by winning the Democratic primary for county executive in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Titus, 36, was declared the winner in the primary on Wednesday (19 May) at 4pm following a close race. They will now face Republican Brenton Davis, a construction company owner,

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot addressing crowds in April 2019. (Kamil Krzacyzynski/AFP/ Getty) Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has said she will only give interviews to journalists of colour in an effort to combat the “overwhelming whiteness” of the the city’s media. Lightfoot – who became Chicago’s first Black female mayor and first openly gay mayor when

The ‘Equality House’ has been the headquarters of Planting Peace since 2012. (Instagram/NoH8Campaign) Right across the street from the homophobic and obnoxious Westboro Baptist Church is a defiant building known as the Equality House, painted in the kaleidoscopic colours of the Pride flag. Aaron Jackson, the founder of Planting Peace, a non-profit that works to

Lil Nas X visits his teenage self in an emotional music video for his new single “Sun Does Down”. (YouTube/Lil Nas X) Lil Nas X dropped his “Sun Goes Down” video – and it’s an emotional one. Everyone’s new favourite pop icon has been teasing the “important” song for a few days, and upon its

Edwin Poots said gay people are “probably” born gay. (BBC) The newly-elected leader of the DUP Edwin Poots, who has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, has insisted he’s definitely “had people who are gay in his house”. The former Northern Ireland health minister was declared winner of the DUP’s leadership race on Friday

Benny Briolly, the first trans woman to sit on Niteroí’s City Council in the state of Rio de Janeiro. (Facebook/Benny Briolly) In the upshot of a local election that saw countless LGBT+ people elected in Brazil, a trans councillor flees the country after being pelted with relentless death threats. Benny Briolly, the first trans woman

Charlene Johnston was sentenced to five months in prison, suspended for a period of 12 months, at Magherafelt magistrate’s court, Northern Ireland. (Google Maps) A young mother mother in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, called a woman a “lesbian b*****d” before attacking her in broad daylight, a court heard. Charlene Johnston, 21, of Queens Avenue, Magherafelt, appeared at the

Bethany Church leader Jonathan Stockstill has apologised for the “painful experiences” of the bootcamp’s participants. (Facebook/ Jonathan Stockstill) A Christian bootcamp run by the Bethany Church megachurch allegedly used homophobic and racist slurs against teens, and forced them to fight each other until they were bleeding. The “220i” leadership programme was run Bethany Church, a

Only half (50 per cent) of LGBT+ workers in the UK are open about their sexuality or gender to all their colleagues at work, according to a survey by YouGov and PinkNews. (Envato Elements) Only half of UK employees are certain that their employer has LGBT-inclusive policies, new polling by YouGov and PinkNews has found.

PRIDE is a six-part docuseries coming to Star on Disney Plus. (Disney) Disney has announced details of PRIDE, a six-part LGBT+ documentary series. PRIDE chronicles the struggle for LGBT+ civil rights in America and it’s heading to streaming services from 25 June. Viewers will be able to catch the docuseries, which comes from six renowned

The first trailer for the star-studded film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen has just dropped. The Tony-award winning musical debuted on Broadway in 2016, soon becoming hugely popular and especially beloved by queer audiences. The film version of the musical, from Universal, is set for release in September, 2021, with Ben Platt reprising

Guilty Gear -Strive-. (Arc System Works) Vocal performer Erin Fitzgerald will no longer appear in the forthcoming Guilty Gear -Strive-, as she is stepping down to make way for a Black voice actor instead Fitzgerald voiced the character Ramlethal Valentine, first introduced to the 2D anime fighting series in 2014’s Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- as

Iconic Facce pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery. (Gulfport Police Department) A trans woman has pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, admitting she robbed banks to pay for gender-affirming healthcare. Iconic Facce of Ashford, Alabama, was set to face trial in June this year, but requested via her attorney to enter a guilty

Alireza Fazeli-Monfared was killed and beheaded by family after they found out he was gay. (Twitter) Human rights group Amnesty International has called for a full investigation into the brutal “honour killing” of young gay man in Iran. This month, Alireza Fazeli Monfared, 20, who identified as non-binary gay man, was killed and beheaded by

In Just Like Us’ last two surveys, it found that Black queer youth struggle more than their white peers in school. (Robin Utrecht/Getty) Black LGBT+ school pupils are less likely to feel safe at school than their white peers, new research has found. LGBT+ young people’s charity Just Like Us reported that just 52 per cent

A former student is struggling with the lasting impact of conversion therapy at Liberty University (Envato) A former student of the evangelical Liberty University has recalled his cruel treatment at the hands of the college’s “in-house conversion therapist”. Lucas Wilson is among 33 plaintiffs suing the US department of education over the “widespread discrimination” in

Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Now that Resident Evil Village has been released, the world can finally experience in full the icon that is Lady Dimitrescu. The big tall vampire lady, as she’s colloquially known, has spearheaded the game’s promotion and sets the campy gothic tone for the rest of the game. That’s along with her

Brazilian footballer Neymar is accused of plotting an armed assault against a journalist investigating his alleged homophobic conduct. The journalist, an LGBT+ activist called Agripino Magalhães, has filed a lawsuit against the world famous striker in the Court of Justice of São Paulo, Brazilian outlet LO-Bianco reports. Magalhães claims he was told to “shut up

Andra Day as Billie Holiday. (Hulu) Andra Day revealed that playing Billie Holiday helped her find strength after battling porn and sex addiction. The singer and actor garnered high praise and a Golden Globe for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday. The 2021 film depicts Holiday’s rise to fame in the jazz world, addiction, arrest

Marsha P Johnson. (Netflix) The brand new design for the Marsha P Johnson State Park has been unveiled after initial plans were scrapped following complaints from the trans hero’s own family. New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced last year that Brooklyn’s East River State Park would be renamed for Johnson, making it “the first state

Ellen DeGeneres. (YouTube) Ellen DeGeneres “loved kissing ass with all the celebrities” and wasn’t interested in talking to “real” people, a former producer has claimed. Hedda Muskat joined The Ellen Degeneres Show in 2003 as a producer tasked with booking “human interest guests” – but her experience on the talkshow wasn’t a happy one. The producer, who was

Award-winning adult performer Alex Riley has tragically passed away aged 22. (Instagram/@hifromalexriley/Twitter/@JacobHansenXXX) Adult performer Alex Riley has tragically died aged 22, leaving his loved ones and fans “heartbroken” over the loss of a “vibrant and talented” performer. The award-winning performer was known mostly for his work with the gay porn company Helix Studios. Helix confirmed

Pennsylvania representative Brian Sims revealed that donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner with his family. (Instagram/@briansimspa) Democrat Brian Sims donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner. Sims, who is a Democrat in