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Drag Race alum Manila Luzon had the best response to learning about the new Filipino spin-off of the RuPaul and World of Wonder franchise. (YouTube/WOWPresents/RuPaul’s Drag Race) Manila Luzon doesn’t have a problem with inviting more queens to the party after RuPaul announced Drag Race Philippines. Mama Ru announced the new World of Wonder series Monday (16

Tom Daley tears up as he waits to receive his gold medal on 26 July, 2021. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty) Tom Daley has opened up about undergoing surgery weeks before the Olympics after an injury left him unable to walk. The British diving champion has been striving for an Olympic gold medal since the age of 14

Drag legend RuPaul will be joining the cast of Netflix’s newest adult-oriented comedy series Chicago Party Aunt. (World of Wonder) Drag Race Philippines will go head to head with Manila Luzon’s Drag Den. Just when you thought it was safe to change the channel, RuPaul has announced yet another edition of Drag Race. Drag Race

Married At First Sight UK will welcome its first gay couple to its upcoming sixth series. (Channel 4) Married At First Sight UK will see its first-ever same-sex wedding, with two gay men set to be paired up in its eagerly-anticipated new season. The hit reality show sees total strangers be paired together by relationship

Kameron Michaels returned as a lip sync assassin. (WOW) Drag Race star Kameron Michaels wasn’t impressed by her All Stars 6 return. The “Bodybuilder Barbie” of season 10 has been high up on fans’ lip sync assassin wish lists since All Stars 5 introduced the twist, which sees previous contestants return to battle against All

An Illinois appellate court ruled Hobby Lobby violated the state’s anti-bias law by denying a trans employee access to the women’s bathroom. (Lewis Geyer/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty) Retail giant Hobby Lobby has lost its 11-year battle to ban a transgender woman from using the women’s bathroom while at work. The Illinois Second

Several thousand LGBT+ people and their allies proudly marched for Bucharest Pride on Saturday (14 August), the first since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 8,000 people walked the streets of the Romanian capital waving colourful flags, blowing whistles and attempting to resume the spirit of Pride after last year’s event was cancelled.

Trans dad Sav Butler is adopting a ‘gender-free’ approach to parenting (TikTok/@tired_honestly) A trans dad has eloquently explained why he isn’t revealing his baby’s gender until the child is old enough to share it for themselves. Sav Butler, 20, a father of two from Portland, Maine, has opted for a genderless parenting style with his

Trans women at the Aurat March for International Women’s Day on March 08, 2021 in Karachi, Pakistan. (Betsy Joles/Getty Images) Police officers in Pakistan cruelly laughed at trans and cisgender activists protecting against a surge in transphobic violence that has seized the country. On Friday (13 August), more than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the National

Carmen Farala. (WOW) Drag Race España Carmen Ferala opens up about her iconic runways, her most famous fan and why she wants to apologise to RuPaul. As RuPaul’s behemoth drag franchise continues to spread worldwide, international viewers are being given more chance than ever to fall in love with global drag royalty. Late last month, Carmen

An activist’s silhouette is seen through a rainbow flag. (Getty) When a school board banned Pride flags a farmer decided to pick up a paintbrush and create a giant show of rainbow solidarity. This week, the school board in the city of Newberg, Oregon, voted to ban Pride and BLM flags, signs and clothing, as

The bookshop owner’s TikTok went viral, with over a million likes. (TikTok/ thedogearedbook) When a bookshop owner exposed the petty homophobic customers that come to her store, she was overwhelmed with orders for LGBT+ books. Last month, Carrie Deming, owner of The Dog Eared Book in Palmyra, New York, revealed to her TikTok followers that

People participate in a protest to demand an end to anti-Asian violence in the US on 4 April 2021 in New York City. (Getty/Spencer Platt) A man is facing hate crime charges on suspicion of a homophobic, racist attack on a gay, Asian man and his parents. According to charging documents seen by the Washington Blade,

Team USA’s Kristie Mewis embraces Sam Kerr of Australia after the Olympic football bronze medal match between US and Australia on 5 August 2021. (Getty/Zhizhao Wu) Olympians Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr have revealed that they are officially dating with the most adorable photo on Instagram. Even before the Tokyo 2020 games, rumours swirled online

Catholic Archbishop Heiner Koch speaks to a congregation in December 2016 (MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty) The Archbishop of Berlin is set to appoint a pastoral minister for the LGBT+ community to help those who have been “painfully” sidelined by the Catholic church. Archbishop Heiner Koch made the pledge after a meeting with the Lesbian and Gay Association,

Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021. (Getty/Paras Griffin) Lil Nas X has a boyfriend – and he thinks he might be the “the one”. In an interview with Variety, Lil Nas X went full-on heart eye emojis as he gushed about his partner. “I’ve had some good boyfriends and some bad ones,” he

Forensic expert Jo Millington. (Facebook/ Jo Millington) A gay forensic expert has won a huge payout after her boss made bizarre and offensive comments about her sexuality. Jo Millington is a successful forensic expert and blood pattern specialist who has been called as witness in high-profile court cases, been featured in true crime documentaries and

The American Booksellers Association sent the controversial title as part of its monthly ‘white box’ (Twitter/@CaseyBookEater) The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has introduced a screening process for “hate speech” in the books it sends out, after apologising for sending an anti-trans book to 750 bookshops. The screening process comes after the ABA was forced to

An illustration the remains. (Veronika Paschenko) A 1,000-year-old skeleton that has baffled scientists for decades may have been a non-binary medieval warrior, according to new analysis. In 1968, workers in Suontaka Vesitorninmäki, Finland, found a grave that would touch off endless speculation among scientists. It contained a skeleton buried in “typical feminine costume of the

Fabio Fognini at the National Bank Open tennis tournament first round game on 9 August, 2021 in Toronto. (Icon Sportswire via Getty/ Julian Avram) Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini, who was condemned for his using homophobic slurs during the Olympics, returned to the court in a rainbow outfit. Fognini repeatedly yelled a homophobic slur after

Actor Matt McGorry. (AFP via Getty/ VALERIE MACON) A powerful video of Matt McGorry opening up about the shame he felt “for years” over “experimenting” with boys when he was young has resurfaced and gone viral. McGorry, who played correctional officer John Bennett on Orange Is the New Black and law student Asher Millstone on How

Scott Miller with Dr Jill Biden at the 2017 GLSEN Respect Awards on May. (Getty Images for GLSEN/ Ilya S Savenok) Joe Biden has nominated a queer philanthropist, who claims to be the “largest-ever contributor to LGBT+ equality”, as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Scott Miller, 41, a former banker and LGBT+ rights activist works

Tierramarie Lewis was just 36 years old when she was shot and killed. (Human Rights Campaign) Tierramarie Lewis, a “kind” woman who was “failed by the system” has become at least the 33rd trans person killed in the US in 2021. According to the Buckeye Flame, on 12 June, police in Cleveland, Ohio, responded to

The anti-trans billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, lasted less than 24 hours after complaints from residents. (Twitter/@jannejanne) An “anti-trans” billboard lasted less than 24 hours in Wellington, New Zealand, before widespread complaints resulted in it being removed. Paid for by campaign group Speak Up For Women, the black-and-white billboard displayed the popular gender-critical slogan “woman

Aaron Carter attends WE tv Celebrates the 100th Episode of the “Marriage Boot Camp” on 10 October 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Getty Images for WE tv/Presley Ann) Former child star Aaron Carter has shared his “love” for performing on OnlyFans ahead of his appearance in a queer, naked stage production. The 33-year-old will be

Silver medallist USA’s Erica Sullivan poses on the podium after the final of the women’s 1500m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Getty/Odd ANDERSEN/AFP) Silver medalist Erica Sullivan has revealed that an interaction with her favourite singer on social media fuelled her Olympic dreams. The 20-year-old, who came out as gay in

Team GB’s Tom Daley poses with bronze medal after the ceremony for the men’s 10m platform final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on 7 August 2021. (Getty/Clive Rose) Olympian Tom Daley has spoken out about the importance of being an out athlete after being targeted in anti-LGBT+ commentary on Russian state TV. The International

Fumino Sugiyama, a transgender man and former fencer, says he was forced out of fencing because of transphobia. (Instagram/@fuminosugiyama) Former elite fencer Fumino Sugiyama has opened up about deciding to quit his career in sport because of transphobia. Sugiyama told Bloomberg that he was a member of Japan’s national women’s fencing team before he started

An activist’s silhouette is seen through a rainbow flag. (Getty) Six LGBT+ activists have been beaten up and forced to flee the town of Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Acts of anti-LGBT+ violence and harassment have intensified in the region in recent months, with many members of the local community accusing LGBT+

The shop front of supermarket chain Tesco is seen on 22 November 2020 in Uuttoxeter, England . (Getty/Nathan Stirk) A man was punched repeatedly and subjected to homophobic abuse by a group of teens after he finished shopping with his partner at Tesco. The Lancashire Telegraph reported that the Blackburn magistrates heard how one member