LGBTQ

Rory Harbinson was “shocked and humiliated” following the incident. (Equality Commission of Northern Ireland) A gay man has said he felt “shocked and humiliated” after his manager tore down Pride posters in the workplace. Rory Harbinson, who works for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, filed a complaint of harassment based on sexual orientation

Crocs have teamed up with Benefit Cosmetics for their first ever beauty collab. (Crocs) Crocs is taking a giant clog leap into the beauty world as it teams up with Benefit Cosmetics for, well, just wait for it. The footwear and makeup brands are collaborating on two lively and unusual new designs of Crocs, which

A prisoner has applied for a judicial review over a ban on gay sex and condoms in Northern Irish prisons. (Envato Elements) A gay prisoner has launched a legal challenge against an archaic policy that prohibits sex between inmates in Northern Ireland’s prisons. The inmate, who is currently incarcerated in Maghaberry prison near Lisburn, is

Chantale Wong. (Facebook) Chantale Wong is set to become the first ever out lesbian appointed to an ambassador-level post after Joe Biden announced her nomination. The president announced that he was nominating Wong as United States Director of the Asian Development Bank with the rank of ambassador on Friday (2 July). Writing on Facebook, Chantale

In a ‘historic’ moment, thousands of LGBT+ people and their allies protested against hate in Tbilisi. (Twitter/@Tabagari) Thousands protested in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday evening (6 July) after the capital’s Pride was cancelled amid far-right attacks. Tbilisi Pride organisers were forced to cancel week-long Pride festivities after their officers

Stephen Knott (L) and Alastair Bruce (R) married in Edinburgh. (Twitter) An army general has shared details of his poignant wedding to his partner of 20 years on social media, telling his followers that “love is constant”. Army Major General Alastair Bruce married Stephen Knott at St John’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh on Saturday (3 July)

Pope Francis. (Franco Origlia/Getty) Pope Francis invited a group of trans people to the Vatican to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at Easter, it has been revealed. The pontiff welcomed 50 people to the Vatican on 3 April to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and they returned later that month to receive their

Samuel Luiz, a gay nurse, was fatally beaten by a gang of men, witnesses claim. (Twitter) Young gay man Samuel Luiz was brutally beaten to death by a dozen men at A Coruña, Spain, in a suspected homophobic killing that has been condemned by government officials. Luiz, a 24-year-old nursing assistant described by pals as

Darren Kennedy was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. (Instagram) Gay television presenter Darren Kennedy has called out “everyday homophobia” after he was called a “f****t” on Camden Street in Dublin. Kennedy opened up about the shocking incident in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday (4 July) in which he told his

Dominic Raab. (Peter Summers/Getty) The Foreign Office has apologised for its “misguided” ban on queer diplomats 30 years after the discriminatory policy was scrapped. The ban was first put in place in 1967 over fears that gay diplomats would be vulnerable to blackmail due to their fear of being outed. The policy was eventually scrapped

Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster play best friends on vacation in a gay hot spot in the comedy film “Fire Island”. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Viacom/Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic) Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are set to start filming their modern day, gay film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice.

The UK has made legal leaps and bounds when it comes to LGBT+ rights – but the fight is in no way over. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) Karen Holden, LGBT+ lawyer and founder of A City Law Firm, writes for PinkNews about the legal leaps and bounds the UK has made in the last three decades. It

After an Arkansas mother put up a Progress Pride flag on her home, she received an adorable note from a queer youth. (Stephanie Robertson/Instagram) A mother has received an adorable handwritten note from an LGBT+ youth all for hanging a Progress Pride flag outside her home in Paris, Arkansas all Pride Month-long. At a time

Londyn Bradshaw. Londyn Bradshaw was made Twitch Partner this Pride month, making them the first ever Black drag Partner on the platform. That means they can continue their impressive work of supporting the wider LGBT+ and drag communities on Twitch, as the Twitch Partnership Program is a level up from Affiliate. Partners also get to keep a 70%

Rainbow flag inside the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2020: Round of 16 match between Netherlands and Czech Republic. (Andre Weening/BSR Agency/Getty Images) Volkswagen has claimed that UEFA blocked the company from using rainbow-coloured banners on advertising boards at the Euro 2020 quarter-finals in Russia and Azerbaijan. The auto-maker, a years-long sponsor of the football

Britney Spears. (James Devaney/WireImage) Britney Spears reportedly dialled 911 to “report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse”, according to an explosive The New Yorker investigation. In the latest dizzying twist in the saga of Britney’s conservatorship, the 39-year-old singer is understood to have phoned the police the day before her bombshell court testimony. Since 2008

Britney Spears (L) and Jamie Lynn Spears (R). (Getty Images) Jamie Lynn Spears has asked fans to “stop with the death threats” towards her and her family following Britney’s bombshell court hearing. Jamie Lynn, 30, has faced off against days-long backlash from fans of the “Toxic” hitmaker for not speaking out over her sister’s 13-year-long

Minecraft. (Microsoft) Popular Minecraft streamer Dream has raised $140,000 this Pride Month for The Trevor Project, but has nevertheless been hit by a backlash for a perceived lack of streams. The Twitch streamer is known for courting controversy; accused of both racism and queerbaiting in the past, so this fundraising came as welcome news –

Eduardo Leite, one of Brazil’s leading politicians, has come out as gay (Facebook/Eduardo Leite) A Brazilian governor and possible presidential candidate has come out as gay, making waves in a country governed by “proud homophobe” Jair Bolsonaro. Eduardo Leite, the governor of the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, made the announcement in an interview

DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley apologised for comments made by her party colleagues about the LGBT+ community. (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty) Paula Bradley, deputy leader of the DUP, has apologised for “atrocious” comments made about LGBT+ people by members of her own party. The DUP has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, while numerous

Britney Spears (L) and Iggy Azalea perform via video during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. (Kevin Mazur/BMA2015/WireImage) Iggy Azalea has claimed that she “personally witnessed” Britney Spears being mistreated by her father Jamie Spears, who tried to use “the same tactics” on her. The Australian singer supported Britney’s claims that she is in an “abusive”

Disney Plus is home to series including High School Musical: The Series and Loki and films Luca and Cruella. (YouTube/Disney+) Following on from its huge Prime Day event, Amazon is launching a new deal that will give you a free Disney Plus subscription for six whole months. This deal is a pretty big, er, deal,

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the anti-trans sports bill into law. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) The parents of a 13-year-old girl have launched a federal lawsuit to challenge Florida’s reviled ban on trans girls taking part in school sports. Mounted by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the largest LGBT+ advocacy groups in the US,

The Methodist Church has voted for marriage equality. (Envato) The Methodist Church has voted to allow same-sex marriage, and will now define marriage as between “two people”, rather than between “one man and one woman”. In 2019, the Marriage and Relationships Task Group presented a report to the church’s annual conference, titled “God in Love Unites

IKEA has released a new line of loveseats inspired by ten different LGBT+ flags. This includes couch designed after the bisexual flag, trans flag and others. (IKEA Canada) A divisive set of IKEA Pride sofas has sent LGBT+ Twitter into a collective frenzy. IKEA unveiled a collection of 10 “loveseats” inspired by the flags of

Elton John is performing his final ever UK shows at stadium venues as part of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Elton John tickets for his final UK dates on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour are on sale today. The pop icon will perform his final ever shows at

Kataluna Enriquez. (Instagram) A trans woman has been crowned Miss Nevada USA for the first time in the pageant’s 69-year-long history. At the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas on Sunday (27 June), Kataluna Enriquez became the first openly trans Miss Nevada winner, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 27-year-old had

The Pride flag outside Café de Mode in Ballon, Carlow, was torn down and set on fire. (Facebook) Locals in a small Irish village have been left in shock after a Pride flag was torn down and set on fire in the dead of night. The Pride flag was erected outside Café de Mode in

An image of the first Yeovil Pride in 2019. (Len Copeland/Provided) LGBT+ Pride isn’t just for city folk. Pride is for all, as grassroots organisers from towns and islands told PinkNews. In the summer of 2019, around 200 people marched through Yeovil, South Somerset in the town’s first ever Pride march. Given the months of

The first-ever LGBT+ Pride parade was held in Malawi. (Malawi Human Rights Commission/Twitter) Braving the threat of persecution, dozens of queer people packed the streets of the capital of Malawi for the country’s first-ever Pride parade Saturday (26 June). Organised by the Nyasa Rainbow Alliance, some 50 LGBT+ people marched through the streets of Lilongwe