LGBTQ

World of Wonder has revealed the 12 new fantastic drag queens who will compete in the second season of Canada’s Drag Race. (Provided) The new cast of 12 fierce queens competing on season two of Canada’s Drag Race, and the competition is hot up north. It’s only been a hot minute since the gorgeous Priyanka was

RuPaul. (BBC/World of Wonder) Just when you thought the titan of the drag world couldn’t be more iconic, RuPaul now has been immortalised with a new species of fly. Australian entomologists announced they have named a new species of soldier fly after the ironic Drag Race host. The soldier fly – whose Latin name is

Timothée Chalamet wore a pair of Converse to the Met Gala 2021. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Timothée Chalamet walked the Met Gala 2021 red carpet in £70 trainers, showing us that celebs are just like us regular folk. Apart from, er, all of the fame, status and money, that is. While some stars including AOC and

Marsha De Cordova. (Dave Benett/Getty Images) British Labour Party politician Marsha de Cordova has quit her role on the opposition frontbench as shadow women and equalities minister. Her abrupt departure from the shadow cabinet was announced by the Battersea MP Tuesday afternoon (14 September) on Twitter, a decision made with “much sadness”. Now taking to

A fan of Nicki Minaj says they have put a ‘curse’ on Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC News political editor criticised Nicki on Twitter. (Getty/Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis/Jeff Spicer) A fan of Nicki Minaj says they have literally put a curse on BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg after the rapper called her a “dumbo”. It’s

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari at the GLAAD Awards. (Vivien Killilea/Getty) Britney Spears has joked that her “a**hole” boyfriend Sam Asghari’s proposal was “way overdue”. The singer proved that she’s not above making fun of her boyfriend shortly after she and Asghari shared the news that they had gotten engaged. Reflecting on the announcement on

An LGBT+ Pride parade in India. (David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his own father to death for being in a same-sex relationship in Uttar Pradesh, India. The father, identified by the authorities as Reshpal, was found dead in a sugarcane field in the Khatuauli area of Muzaffarnagar

Participant march in the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade on the streets of Tokyo, Japan. (Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A Japanese politician has apologised after referring to LGBT+ people as a “disease” during a discussion about school uniforms. Toshikatsu Ehara, 63, a member of the Tomisato Municipal Assembly, made controversial comments during a local

People wait in line at booth for Twitch, the official Livestream Partner of E3 during the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) annual video game conference and show on June 14, 2016 (Getty) Twitch has filed a lawsuit against two alleged instigators of hate raids. Hate raids have been a high profile problem over the last

Lil Nas X attends the Tom Ford AW/20 Fashion Show at Milk Studios on 7 February 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty) Nothing can bring down Lil Nas X – not homophobic haters, vile internet trolls or even a Marvel supervillain. Lil Nas X was blown away after learning about a

Jackary, also known as the ‘CEO of aggressive allies’ on TikTok, breaks down why it is important for allies to normalise pronouns by adding them on social media bios. (TikTok/@jackary17) The accurately titled “CEO of aggressive allies” gave a TikTok masterclass on why normalising pronouns is an important sign of allyship. With pure boss vibes,

Rev Dr Megan Rohrer was installed to the Sierra Pacific Synod at Grace Cathedral on 11 September 2021. (Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty) The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has installed its first openly trans bishop, Rev Megan Rohrer. Rohrer was installed as a bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod in a

California lawmakers have sent a bill banning secretly removing a condom during sex – commongly known as ‘stealthing’ – to governor Gavin Newsom. (Pexels) California could soon become the first state to outlaw “stealthing”, the vile practice of removing a condom during sex without verbal consent. State lawmakers sent a bill to governor Gavin Newsom’s

Sandi Toksvig (L) and Susan Calman (R) laugh after a contestant on British comedy panel show ‘QI’ thought she heard Toksvig say ‘lesbians’ instead of ‘laser beams’. (TikTok/@theqielves/BBC) Legendary comedian Sandi Toksvig tried valiantly to hold laughter over a contestant hilariously mishearing the words lesbian and laser beams on QI. The TikTok channel @theqielves, which

Twitch streamer BiggusBennus is one of those affected by the changes (Twitter/@biggusbennus1) “It’s instantly made streaming on Twitch more stressful. This number is going to be at the back of my head every day for the next year – I know I’ll receive less money if I take any days off, go on holiday, or

Thor in God of War: Ragnarok. (Sony) With fresh gameplay shown at the PlayStation Showcase, God of War: Ragnarok is showing some much needed diversity. Of course, some corners of the internet aren’t happy about it. The game will follow the 2018 PS4 title set in the world of Norse mythology. As the second and

Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, was tragically killed after her assailant discovered she was transgender. (Facebook) The killer who strangled 17-year-old trans girl Nikki Kuhnhausen to death with a phone cord has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. David Bogdanov, 27, was found guilty of second-degree and malicious harassment under Washington state’s hate crime statute back

Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater addressed parliament and paid tribute to her late sister (BBC) Labour politician Kim Leadbeater has used her maiden Commons speech to pay a heartfelt and emotional tribute to her late sister Jo Cox. As well as describing Cox as the “best big sister anybody could ask for” she also used

A teacher resigned after a school sought to silence him for telling students he is gay. (Stock photograph via Envato Elements) A Missouri teacher resigned after his school forced him to sign a letter vowing to never tell his students he is gay. John Wallis taught speech and theatre a Neosho Junior High School –

Drag star Priscilla has been unveiled as the host of Drag Race Italia (Instagram/@priscilla_drag) International drag superstar Priscilla has been named as the new host for RuPaul’s latest spin-off show, Drag Race Italia. The inaugural season of Drag Race Italia will sashay onto Discovery Plus Italia and WOW Presents Plus this November, joining the ever-expanding drag

Mass Effect. (BioWare) The Mass Effect games are known for their alien romances, but it’s all too easy to fall into an unintended relationship, which can be frustrating and off-putting for asexual and aromantic players. Now there’s a new mod to fix that. As spotted by The Gamer, a new Optional Flirting Mod is available

Winterset High School in Iowa punished a bisexual teacher for disclosing his sexuality (Facebook/Winterset High School) More than a hundred students at Winterset High School in Iowa staged a defiant walkout after their teacher was disciplined for telling his class he was bisexual. Seventh-grade literacy teacher Lucas Kaufmann was placed on administrative leave last week after

Trans actor Meera Singhania Rehani stars in the Bhima Jewellery advert, “Pure as Love” (YouTube/Bhima) A beautiful advert for traditional wedding jewellery is making waves in India as it stars a transgender model. The ad from 96-year-old jewellery house Bhima follows the traditional narrative of a loving family gifting their daughter jewellery in the lead

Members of Pecs performing at Soho Theatre. (Harry Elletson) Drag king collective Pecs are back – and they’re bringing some much-needed queer joy into our lives. Dusting off their crowns after 18 long months of lockdowns, the award-winning drag troupe made their triumphant return to London’s Soho Theatre last week for a series of shows

BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 15: Judith Butler poses for a photo at the Jewish Museum on September 15, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Butler is a philosopher and professor awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award this year. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) Philosopher and feminist icon Judith Butler has explained why “rethinking the category

Raven-Symoné arrives for the premiere Of Disney’s “The Lion King” on 9 July 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Getty/Albert L. Ortega) Raven-Symoné has spilt some hot tea about her iconic Disney character, including that she could have been a lesbian. But the actor turned it down. The American actor is arguably best known for her role

Sarah Harding at the National Film Awards UK in 2018. (Mike Marsland/WireImage) Sarah Harding joked that she wanted “FFS” – short for “for f**k’s sake” – engraved on her gravestone in the final months of her life. The Girls Aloud singer tragically died on Sunday (5 September), aged 39, a year after announcing that she

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem at the 2020 Republican National Convention, South Dakota. (Getty/ Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee) The anti-LGBT+ governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, once had Donald Trump‘s face carved into a tiny version of Mount Rushmore. Noem is currently under fire for her financial decisions, which include

Two men assaulted shoppers after saying ‘anti-gay’ remarks. (New York Police Department CrimeStoppers) Two men were slashed with a glass bottle and stabbed with a screwdriver in an apparent homophobic hate crime. The New York City Police Department has launched an appeal after the victims, aged 36 and 28, were attacked by two individuals who

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has tragically passed away (Instagram/@sarahnicoleharding) Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has tragically died aged 39 after losing her battle with breast cancer, her mother has confirmed. In August 2020 Harding announced that she’d been diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer and had undergone a mastectomy and intensive chemotherapy. Earlier this year