LGBTQ

Matthew Olshefski – better known as the shirtless violinist – and his husband Paul Castle had their Instagram account removed for “violating” rules, despite the fact that they did nothing wrong. (Instagram) A gay couple are devastated after their hugely popular Instagram account was shut down for “violating” rules – but they still don’t know

Colton Stankowski was asked to leave a women’s clothing store when she told an employe that she was shopping for herself. (Envato Elements) A trans woman from Calgary, Canada, was told she was making shoppers “uncomfortable” in a women’s clothing store and was asked to leave – and now she’s fighting back. Colton Stankowski opened

Daniel Newman. (Twitter/Instagram) In a true Christmas miracle, Daniel Newman announced Friday (25 December) that he has joined OnlyFans, but stressed that it won’t be “x-rated”. The bisexual Walking Dead star and out and proud “dom top” is the latest celebrity to join the platform, which sees users pay for content that can range from

Ellen DeGeneres. (Steve Granitz/WireImage) In what might be the purest and most wholesome thing to occur during this well and truly cursed year, a closeted teen was gifted Ellen DeGeneres merchandise by her parents to let her know “it’s OK to be lesbian.” Sophie opened up her presents Friday (25 December) to find her parents

Marcus Bachmann. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Donald Trump appointed Tuesday (22 December) Marcus Bachmann, an anti-gay counsellor who once referred to gay people as “barbarians“, to an advisory post as the US president scrambles to entrench key allies in top positions. The husband of Michele Bachman, who was once dubbed “America’s biggest homophobe“, has been repeatedly

Jean O’Leary and Midge Costanza were in a secret relationship in the ’70s (National Archives/Getty) On 26 March, 1977, a couple of lesbian feminist activists in a secret relationship pulled off an incredible lovers’ plot: holding the first-ever meeting on LGBT+ rights at the White House. When Jean O’Leary, co-executive director of the National Gay

A gay couple who have been together for more than two decades offered up a striking rebuttal to the homophobic refrain that being gay is a phase. Kurt English and Nick Cardello shared a pair of eerily similar photos on Twitter taken 24 years apart, showing them blissfully in love at Washington Pride in 1993, and

HJ Farr and Deity Blair in A Very Queer Holiday. (YouTube) Christmas can be a tough time of year for LGBT+ people, and the lack of representation in films traditionally watched over the festive period is only one of the reasons. Family rejection, having to go back into the closet, having mental health issues exacerbated

‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic was jailed for trying to have an animal rights activist murdered. (Facebook) Joe Exotic has hastily withdrawn his lawsuit against the US Department of Justice after learning that his request for a pardon has actually been seen by the president. As he faces a 22-year stint in federal prison, the

Alan Turing was a gay man, a scientist and a war hero. (Getty) Boris Johnson’s last-minute Brexit deal has scrapped the Erasmus exchange programme and replaced it with a new scheme named for the gay WWII hero, Alan Turing. The prime minister announced on Thursday (24 December) that the UK had reached a trade deal

Christmas can be a mixed bag for trans people. For some it means celebrating with the ones they love most; for others, it means misgendering, deadnaming and rejection. According to a Stonewall report, one in seven trans people aren’t open about their gender identity to anyone in their family, and of those who are, 11

Gottmik will be the first competing trans man on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (VH1) Drag Race welcoming Gottmik – its first competing trans man – to season 13 is more than just an inclusive gesture – it’s “groundbreaking” mainstream representation, as one trans man perfectly explained. The long-awaited Drag Race season 13 lineup was revealed on

Zachary Quinto is to produce and star in a new audio drama podcast shedding light on Harvard University’s attempts to purge gay students. The Boys in the Band star is set to delve back into queer culture with upcoming scripted podcast series Secret Court, which tells the true story of a purge of gay students

Rainbow benches in Poland were vandalised with “F**k LGBT” (Facebook/Agata Wojda) Rainbow benches in the Polish town of Kielce have been vandalised after widespread opposition to their installation. Fifteen benches were due to be installed throughout Kielce throughout 2020 as part of a participatory budget, an initiative that gives citizens the opportunity to create projects

Conservative radio host and minister E.W. Jackson An evangelical radio host has warned Georgians that it would be spitting in the face of Jesus to vote for pro-LGBT+ candidates. American Family Radio host and minister E.W. Jackson made the claim ahead of January’s Senate run-off elections in Georgia, which are set to decide the balance

Beyoncé and Alexandra Burke’s iconic performance on the X Factor (YouTube/Dingledoodie) Alexandra Burke and Beyoncé “blagged” their iconic “Listen” duet, the X Factor winner has revealed in a new interview. Appearing on Angela Scanlon’s BBC series, The Noughties, Burke recalled how the earth-shattering duet came about, revealing that Simon Cowell called her the day before the

We’ll never look at the Grinch the same way again thanks to a sinful sequel no one asked for on Saturday Night Live. The final SNL skit of 2020 saw Pete Davidson don the hairy green get-up to play the iconic Christmas villain in a way that Dr Seuss never, ever imagined. The scene opens on

Jennifer Roback Morse founder of the Ruth Institute. (Screen capture via YouTube) The founder of an American anti-LGBT+ hate group has sought to rebuke claims that her hate group is a hate group, despite it being recognised as a hate group by a top civil rights litigation group. Jennifer Roback Morse, who self-started the Ruth Institute,

Mike Tyson (L) and Boosie Badazz. (Screen captures via YouTube) Apparently, Mike Tyson isn’t the only punching powerhouse in the family – he had to stop his daughter from knocking out a transphobic rapper who appeared on his podcast. Indeed, Tyson’s daughter flew from New York City to Los Angeles, California, to confront Boosie Badazz

Owen Jones, Shon Faye and Freddy McConnell discuss British transphobia on ‘The Owen Jones Show’. (YouTube/OwenJones) Trans journalists Freddy McConnell and Shon Faye discussed the prevalence of transphobia in the UK with Owen Jones. Freddy McConnell, a dad whose pregnancy was documented in the film Seahorse, and the writer and journalist Shon Faye revealed why they

Writer Gaby Dunn has publicly spoken about “gender feelings” that they “don’t feel ready to explain”, on their Just Between Us podcast with Allison Raskin. In the episode released Thursday (16 December), Dunn talks about worrying about their gender identity. They said: “I get overwhelmed. Still, I’m not at a place where I have solid answers.”

A father hired a hitman to break his son’s fingers simply because he was gay. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A father has been sentenced to two years in prison for hiring an assassin to break the fingers of his gay son simply because “he loves another man”. The 75-year-old retiree paid a hitman €2,500

77-year-old Linda Warren, also known as Queer Santa. (Facebook/ The Center on Colfax) “Queer Santa”, a 77-year-old lesbian named Linda Warren, is giving “holigay” gifts to LGBT+ kids who have been rejected by their families. This holiday season, Warren is handing out gifts for the 22nd year as part of her “holigay” celebration at The

Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma and Ariana Debose as Alyssa in The Prom (Netflix/Melinda Sue Gordon) The Prom star Ariana DeBose has spoken about bringing a girl to her real-life prom and feeling “ashamed.” The Broadway actor, who previously took on roles in Hamilton and Pippin, plays closeted lesbian Alyssa Green in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix

Christmas Day is getting a ‘big gay party’. (Queer House Party) Queer House Party, a London-based DJ collective, is throwing an event on Christmas Day to tackle isolation and loneliness in the LGBT+ community. With the UK in the grips of a second wave of COVID-19, as many as 1.9 million are expected to spend

Pupils at Eton College. (Graeme Robertson/Getty) The wife of a former Eton teacher, who was fired after creating an anti-trans, sexist lecture, has insisted that her husband is “so respectful of women”. In November, Eton College English teacher Will Knowland was fired for “persistently” refusing to remove a YouTube video of an anti-trans, sexist lecture

Transgender student Fouad died by suicide after being told she was upsetting other students by wearing a skirt. (Stock image/Envato Elements) A trans teenager has tragically died by suicide after she was allegedly “humiliated” by school staff for wearing a skirt. The 17-year-old student, identified only by the first name Fouad, died by suicide on

Amanda Chidester and Anissa Urtez are engaged to be married, and they’ll battle against each other at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. (Instagram) A recently-engaged lesbian couple, both softball players, are set to face off against each other at the Tokyo Olympics on separate teams. Amanda Chidester plays for the United States softball team, while

Eminem used the Ariana Grande Manchester bombing in another song (Corbis/Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty) Eminem has continued rapping about the Ariana Grande Manchester bombing, going against the wishes of some fans and a victim’s mother. The rapper was showered with criticism earlier this year when he made light of the horrifying terrorist attack in the song “Unaccommodating”,

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow bought his three-month-old baby a miniature Bentley for Christmas. (Instagram/ donbarrie) One of Britain’s “first gay dads”, who is engaged to his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, is treating his children to £200,000 worth of presents this Christmas. Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 51, originally from Manchester, made headlines in 1999 with his former partner, Tony Drewitt-Barlow, when they