LGBTQ

The first girlfriend of Freddie Mercury has revealed the awkward moment when she suddenly realised the singer was gay. Rose Pearson, an artist who now goes by the name Rose Rose, opened up about the icon in a new documentary titled “A Life in 10 Pictures”. She recalled a date to the V&A museum in

Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba chose to stand by the ‘homophobic’ comments she made in 2014 (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) The Color Purple actor Seyi Omooba has been ordered to pay over £300,000 in court costs after losing a lengthy legal battle over her anti-LGBT+ views. Omooba lost a religious discrimination tribunal case she raised after she

Lil Nas X holding one of his Satan-themed shoes. (Twitter) In spite of the furious conservative backlash, all 666 of Lil Nas X’s limited edition Satan shoes have sold out in under a minute. The red and black Nike Air Max 97 trainers include a gold pentagram and are made with 60 cubic centimetres of

Pablo Fracchia never thought it would be possible for him to adopt (Instagram/@pablitofracchia) A single gay man who always wanted to be a father has found the family of his dreams after adopting a baby girl who’d been left at the hospital. Growing up in deeply conservative Argentina in the 1990s, Pablo Fracchia never thought

Peter McGraith and David Cabreza became the first same-sex couple to marry after the practice was legalised in England and Wales. (Andrea Baldo/LightRocket via Getty) It is seven years today since the first same-sex marriages took place in England and Wales, proving once and for all that love always wins.  On 29 March, 2014, the

Britney Spears. (Getty/ Bruno Vincent) The fan-led movement to free Britney Spears from her conservatorship has inspired California lawmakers to consider changing the law around the complex legal arrangement. Spears, 39, has for more than a decade seen her affairs, which includes her estate, career and mental health, governed by her father, Jamie Spears, among others, as

Sarah Peters, a member of the Nevada State Legislature, comes out as pan on the Assembly floor. (Screen capture via Twitter/Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A Nevada lawmaker proudly came out as pansexual on the Assembly floor in a powerful speech Thursday (25 March) that celebrated the state’s triumphs in LGBT+ rights. Assemblymember

Sharon Osbourne (L) and Piers Morgan. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Piers Morgan claimed Sunday (28 March) that Sharon Osbourne was “bullied” into departing US show The Talk by “woke tormenters”. The combative television anchor sought to support Osbourne after she defended his much-criticised outburst against Meghan Markle where he said he did not believe her accounts of life in the

Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett also famously declared once that part of her “would’ve loved to make Lara gay.” Ever wondered whether or not a certain video game character was queer or not? If not, you’re clearly not spending enough time on the internet. People love to speculate about their favourite games, and lockdown has

Tennessee became Friday (26 March) the third US state to cruelly pass a bill banning trans girls from playing in middle and high school sports as their correct gender. State governor Bill Lee announced on Twitter he had signed Senate Bill 228 to “preserve women’s athletics and ensure fair competition”. Such a view, the American Civil

Kate Winslet as Mary Anning and Saoirse Ronan as her lesbian lover in upcoming romantic drama Ammonite. Kate Winslet has emphatically hit back at pearl-clutching critics of lesbian drama Ammonite, saying that she, above all, “champions same-sex love stories”. Speaking to Attitude magazine, the 45-year-old actor explained how people have taken offence at its same-sex

Demi Lovato. (LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty) Demi Lovato has said she “fooled” herself into getting engaged to actor Max Ehrich as part of a desperate bid to “prove to the world” that she was OK. The singer started dating Ehrich in March 2020. They announced their engagement in July 2020, and broke up two months later. In

Queer Black lawmaker Park Cannon was forcibly arrested in the state legislature for knocking on the governor’s door. (Twitter) A queer Black lawmaker was arrested after she dared to knock on the governor’s door as he signed a law to restrict voting rights. Park Cannon, a Georgia state representative, was arrested and forcibly removed from

Among Us. (InnerSloth) The developers of gaming phenomenon Among Us have added a new accounts system to battle toxicity and ensure the game is safe for all. Developer InnerSloth has struggled under the popularity of the game to deal with cheaters, hackers and unfair treatment in public lobbies. The new accounts system changes that, as

Arrested Development star and gay icon Jessica Walter has died. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jessica Walter, widely adored for her role as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80, her family confirmed on Thursday (25 March). The award-winning actor, and bona fide gay icon, began her acting career in the theatre in 1960, before

Mildred Loic, also known as Shakiro, one of the trans women currently held in jail (Facebook/ Shakiro) Two trans women in the central African country of Cameroon are facing five years in prison on charges of “attempted homosexuality”. Mildred Loic and Moute Rolland were arrested for wearing women’s clothes in the country’s largest city, Douala,

Elle Osili-Wood / The Last of Us Part II. (Sony) The BAFTA Games Awards takes place Thursday (25 March) and this year’s list of nominations are the most LGBT-friendly yet. Leading the charge is Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us Part II with a record-breaking 13 nominations, making it not only the most-nominated game with

Giana Desir, a trans woman, won a hefty discrimination lawsuit against a real estate broker. A year later, she says, she still hasn’t seen any money. Desir, from Brooklyn, New York, won $50,000 in compensation from a real estate broker sexually who harassed her and said she couldn’t live near “people or children”. New York City’s

Russell Tovey. (David Levenson/Getty Images) Russell Tovey has revealed that he fell “desperately in love” with a “much older actor” while filming an early television series. The gay actor opened up about coming to terms with his sexuality and his first major crush in an interview with Attitude magazine. “I was doing a TV show and I

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black shared adorable snaps from their eight year relationship to celebrate their anniversary. (Instagram) Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have celebrated their eight-year anniversary with adorable throwback posts on Instagram. The Olympic diver and Oscar-winning screenwriter shared a selection of photographs of their relationship through the years and reflected

Amazon has launched its spring sale with big deals on the Echo Dot, electronics, beauty and more. The online retailer is offering discounts on thousands of products across the site between 23-31 March. The deals include Amazon’s own devices like the 4th generation Echo Dot smart speaker with Alexa, which is priced at £29.99 instead

A federal court has ruled in favour of a Christian student group banned for its discriminatory leadership requirements. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A judge has ruled that University of Iowa administrators can be sued by a Christian student group that was placed under a ban for religious homophobia. In 2017, a Business Leaders in Christ group

Joe Biden. (Rick Loomis/Getty) Joe Biden is facing calls to give trans and non-binary people the legal recognition they need with “X” markers on passports. Under current rules, people must identify as either male or female on United States passports, meaning non-binary people are effectively forced to misgender themselves on official documentation. Joe Biden promised

The Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Foundation Balm from KVD Beauty. (KVD Beauty/@BootsUK) Kat Von D’s latest vegan foundation has launched at Boots, and fans are desperate to get their hands on it. The ‘Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Foundation Balm’ comes in 40 different shades and is now available at Boots. It’s the latest must-have from KVD (Kat

Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Today is the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, which began on the PlayStation way back in 1996. The story of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine exploring a zombie-infested mansion filled with puzzles and traps is a bona fide horror classic with a legacy that will long

DI Kate Fleming shared a very queer moment with DCI Joanne Davidson in the Line of Duty season six premiere. (BBC) The premiere of Line of Duty season six has left fans reeling after DI Kate Fleming shared a very queer moment with brand-new lesbian character DCI Joanne Davidson. The first episode of the hit

Bimini Bon Boulash lost out on the crown on Drag Race UK. (BBC Pictures) Drag Race UK icon Bimini Bon Boulash has broken her silence after she lost out on the crown to Lawrence Chaney on Thursday night (18 March). Bimini, an early fan-favourite, faced off against Chaney, Tayce and Ellie Diamond in the dramatic finale,

Life Is Strange: True Colors. (Square Enix) Life is Strange: True Colors, the latest game in the LGBT+ series, will feature a bisexual lead when it’s released in September. Developed by Deck Nine Games since 2017, the story will focus on new character Alex who visits her brother’s hometown of Haven but soon must investigate

Lindsey Graham has vowed to filibuster so hard he’d collapse if it would stop the Equality Act from becoming law. The Republican senator will stop at nothing to block Joe Biden’s landmark anti-discrimination bill, even if he expends himself in the process. “I would talk until I fell over to make sure that the Equality