LGBTQ

Thousands have viewed the flag -raising ceremony on Twitter and praised the State Department for the move. (Twitter/Wendy R. Sherman) The US State Department flew the Progress Pride flag for the first time at its Washington, DC headquarters to celebrate Pride month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced last week that the department would hold

Shaed has launched “The Colorful Campaign” to help raise funds for the LGBT+ community this Pride Month. (Provided) Max Ernst was just 19 years old when he came out as gay to his twin brother Spencer. At that time, his band Shaed didn’t exist. He and his brother grew up with “really liberal” parents, but

Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Lucky” Lucanio leaving the court in New York on June 18, 1936 (Apic/Getty Images) The legendary Stonewall Inn will forever be remembered as the birthplace of LGBT+ rights – but the Mafia’s role in the story is lesser known, and far more murky. You might think the Italian mob and gay

Denmark players form a circle in front of a rainbow advert during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Round of 16 match between Wales and Denmark at Johan Cruijff Arena on 26 June, 2021. (DeFodi Images via Getty/ Alex Gottschalk) UEFA has approved pitch-side rainbow Pride advertising for all Euro 2020 round of 16 games, including

Munroe Bergdorf addresses the crowd at London Trans+ Pride. (Charlie Mathers/@charlie.mathers) Model, activist and author Munroe Bergdorf gave a powerful and emotional speech to thousands of trans and non-binary people in London today. Bergdorf, one of Britain’s most prominent trans voices, was the first to speak in London’s Soho Square after the third London Trans+

Hollyoaks star Ki Griffin addresses the crowd in Soho Square after the third London Trans+ Pride. (Charlie Mathers/@charlie.mathers) Hollyoaks star Ki Griffin addressed thousands of trans and non-binary people at the third-ever London Trans+ Pride today. Griffin, who plays non-binary character Ripley Lennox on the long-running Channel 4 soap, was there with campaign group Intersex

Portrait of the Chevalier d’Eon by Thomas Stewart (1792), at the National Portrait Gallery (Wikipedia/Public Domain) Gender non-conforming people have existed for as long as humans have, but there are few whose stories can rival that of the Chevalier d’Eon. The Chevalier d’Eon was an 18th century French diplomat, soldier, spy and intellectual who was

Kim Leadbeater is campaigning the Batley and Spen once held by her sister Jo Cox MP, who was murdered by a far-right extremist in 2016. (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater was aggressively interrogated by an anti-LGBT+ campaigner over her support for equality. Leadbeater – who is running as a Labour candidate in the

Romeo and Juliet. (Jane Hobson) A harsh, industrial scaffold set suggests a backdrop of urban war for this dark, modern take on Romeo and Juliet at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The gravel covered ground is severed with a crack along the centre, the stage front sloping off like a trench. It’s a literal

Final Fantasy VII Remake. (Square Enix) Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s co-director Motomu Toriyama has commented on the celebrated queer Honeybee Inn scene following the game’s release on PlayStation 5. The infamous cross-dressing scene, where protagonist Cloud must dress as a woman to meet a sleazy crime lord, is one of the most memorable of

Joe Biden delivered an empowering message of hope to LGBT+ youth in a message for the It Gets better Project. (YouTube) Joe Biden has delivered a powerful, urgent message of positivity and hope to America’s embattled LGBT+ youth. The president of the United States recorded a message for the It Gets Better Project, which shared

Pope Francis. (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has rejected Vatican efforts to interfere with the passage of an anti-discrimination law. There was widespread outrage among LGBT+ groups in Italy when it emerged that the Vatican had stated its opposition to the proposed law, which would extend anti-discrimination protections to women, LGBT+ people and

RuPaul is the Cover Girl of her new collaboration with Balenciaga. (Balenciaga) RuPaul has proven she’s the supermodel of the world in her new collaboration with fashion brand Balenciaga. The icon and world’s most famous drag queen wears it well in the campaign for the limited edition collection of apparel. The RuPaul x Balenciaga collab

Britney Spears attends the 4th Hollywood Beauty Awards on 25 February 2018 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) Britney Spears in an incendiary, impassioned and exactingly prepared speech to the courts Wednesday afternoon (23 June) has called for an end to her “abusive” conservatorship for good. Shattering her years-long silence regarding the complex legal arrangement that

A pitch invader ran out with a Pride flag at the start of the Germany v Hungary game. (Markus Gilliar/Getty) The crowd erupted into cheers at Wednesday evening’s football match between Hungary and Germany when a supporter ran out onto the pitch with a Pride flag as the Hungarian national anthem played. The football fan

Pokémon GO. (Niantic) Pokémon GO developer Niantic is making changes to the game in an effort to get back to pre-pandemic life, but fans aren’t happy. The game thrives on social interaction and walking outside, which has obviously been near impossible over the past year. In response, Niantic made various changes to allow players to

The Pride flag was removed from the church in Ballyfermot after the diocese intervened. (Facebook) People in Dublin are preparing to hold a solidarity vigil after a church in Ballyfermot was ordered to take down a Pride flag by Catholic leaders. Ballyfermot Assumption Parish Church put up the Pride flag and an Irish flag last

Billie Eilish. (Getty) Singer Billie Eilish has apologised and said she is “appalled and embarrassed” after a video surfaced of her mouthing to an anti-Asian slur. The Grammy-winning pop star, 19, addressed a tidal wave of backlash she has weathered for lip-syncing to Tyler The Creator’s 2011 song “Fish” when she was “13 or 14”.

Queer|Art is a New York-based nonprofit. (Queer|Art) For the queer community, “art helps us see that we are not alone and that there are others who understand what it is to feel the way we do”. That’s according to Travis Chamberlain, executive director of the New York-based Queer|Art. “Art, in this way, truly does have

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has received an outpouring of support from prime minister Jacinda Ardern. Hubbard, 43, became the first openly trans athlete to be selected for the Olympics when she was picked for the New Zealand women’s weightlifting team for Toyko 2020. Ardern offered Hubbard her full support. “All parties here have simply

An Emmy statuette pictured at the 71st Emmy Awards in 2019 (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty) Emmy nominees will now have the option to use the gender-neutral term “performer”, the TV Academy has announced. Starting with the Daytime Emmy Awards next month, nominees in any category will be able to choose the non-gendered description on their nomination certificate

Bayonetta 2. (Nintendo) Don’t worry Bayonetta fans: Bayonetta 3 is definitely on the way. There was a distinct lack of fierce witch queen action at Nintendo’s E3 Direct, which left many fans disappointed. But Gamespot’s Tamoor Hussain interviewed Nate Bihldorff and Bill Trinen of Nintendo Treehouse who both confirmed the existence of the hack and

The equality parade marches through Warsaw on 19 June 2021. (Piotr Lapinski/NurPhoto/Getty) Thousands rallied in Warsaw for the largest Pride parade in central Europe, taking a defiant stand against the rising tide of homophobia in Poland. Marchers gathered amid a sea of rainbow flags for the Warsaw equality parade on Saturday (19 June), with the

Elizabeth Rondón. (Twitter) A trans woman was reportedly beaten and brutally dismembered by her friends after going for drinks in an attack that has fuelled fear in Miranda, Venezuela. Elizabeth Rondón, a 33-year-old vegetable seller, was slain Monday morning (13 June) after at least three people beat her, according to activists and witnesses. Loved ones

The night of 9 September, 1982 started off like any other evening for Declan Flynn. He went to Belton’s Pub in Donnycarney, Dublin with a friend – an establishment that was just a short walk from his home. At 11.45pm that night, Flynn left the pub and set off on his walk home through Dublin’s

Brontez Purnell, author of 100 Boyfriends. (Stephanie Lister) When Brontez Purnell sat down to write 100 Boyfriends, he knew he wasn’t going to have to try hard. “Given the queer sex that we’ve been handed over the years, how hard is it to do something radically different?” he laughs. “I don’t think I tried very hard, I

Father Paulo Antônio Mueller hurling homophobic slurs from the pulpit (YouTube/Jacques Gosh) A Brazilian priest is under investigation after he was filmed delivering a homophobic slur-filled homily about a gay reporter. Father Paulo Antônio Mueller, a preacher in the city of Tapurah, is being investigated by Mato Grosso State prosecutors for a vile anti-gay sermon

Britain’s boarding schools can be places of camaraderie – and homophobia. (Stock photograph via Envato Elements) Earlier this year, London private school headmaster Nicholas Hewitt proudly came out to his students, echoing the bravery of one of his students. St Dunstan College is one of many wealthy private schools across the UK where a gesture

YouTube has been slammed for completely deleting Australian gay comedy channel Ding Dong I’m Gay during Pride month. The gay, sex-positive comedy web series follows Cameron, a gay man who came out six years ago and moved to Sydney, trying to prove to his newly-out cousin that his is “an all-knowing gay guru”. Released last year,

A USA Pride flag. (Getty/ ISI photos/ Brad Smith) The most dangerous states for LGBT+ people in the whole of the United States have been ranked. A research team at home security and personal safety company Safe Home used data from over a dozen sources, including the FBI, the UCLA School of Law and the US