Stephanie Mayorga and Paige Escalera, have not been seen or heard from since April 15. Two bodies have been found inside the car belonging to one half of a lesbian couple who went missing last month, just weeks after they got engaged. Stephanie Mayorga, 27, and Paige Escalera, 25, vanished from their home in Wilmington,
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Joe Biden (Frederick M. Brown/Getty) The biggest transgender activist group in the United States has said Joe Biden is “the advocate and president we need” in a powerful endorsement. Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Action Fund threw her organisation’s support behind Biden in a wide-ranging statement released today (May 5).
A Florida appeals court has ditched vital LGBT+ discrimination protections in the middle of a global pandemic. Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals struck down the law, which protected LGBT+ people’s right to public accommodation, employment and housing, in a ruling last Friday (May 1). Plaintiffs in the case argued that the LGBT+ protections, which
Dillon Passage said Carole Baskin is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic without offering an explanation. (Instagram/Netflix) Tiger King star Dillon Passage said “there’s only one person” to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, “and that is Carole f**king Baskin”. Passage made the bizarre swipe at his husband Joe Exotic’s arch nemesis while offering his advice
Dylan McDermott (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/Getty) and Leslie Jordan (Harmony Gerber/Getty) Ryan Murphy has revealed that he is working on a new project which will star Leslie Jordan and Dylan McDermott – but there’s a catch. The popular gay television writer has apparently got the two actors on board for the project, even though he hasn’t
Franklin Graham has claimed the media and “liberal politicians” are using the coronavirus pandemic to “destroy” Donald Trump. Graham, the notorious anti-LGBT+ evangelist, made the comments in a Facebook post shortly after he was told to close a New York tent hospital set up by his charity Samaritan’s Purse. The Central Park tent hospital was
The singer Boy George, who was jailed in 2009 for imprisoning a male escort (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation) The convicted criminal George O’Dowd, more popularly known as Boy George, has said that people “want to be offended” over transgender issues. George, who maintains some popularity in the post-#MeToo era a full
Circus of Books director Rachel Mason has said she had a very emotional reaction to hearing her brother open up about coming out. Mason’s documentary, which debuted on Netflix earlier this month, tells the story of her conservative, religious parents Karen and Barry Mason – who ran a minor gay porn empire in Los Angeles.
Former intergalactic helmsman and all-round nice guy George Takei has a genius solution to keep right-wing bigots at home: just convince them coronavirus turns you gay. Takei, 83, makes no secret of his hatred for Donald Trump, and for the past few years he’s been using his platform of 2.9 million followers to highlight the
Tributes are pouring in for Derek Ogg, who passed away on Friday evening (Twitter/@@LGBTIScotland) A leading lawyer and civil rights activist who fought for LGBT+ rights in the UK has sadly died after what is believed to be a tragic accident at home. 65-year-old Derek Ogg QC was found dead at his home in Langside,
A new EP from Super Drama will be the label’s first release on June 1 (Facebook/Super Drama) A new, independent, LGBT-focused record label is set to launch next month to increase visibility of queer artists in the music industry. Named ‘51-53‘ after the address of the Stonewall Inn in New York, the label hopes to
Michael Brown urges people not to “rejoice” over the birth of Anderson Cooper’s son (YouTube/ASKDrBrown_ On Thursday evening CNN’s Anderson Cooper celebrated becoming a first-time father, announcing that he had welcomed a healthy baby boy into the world. The joyful news brought some much-needed positivity in the midst of a global pandemic, but predictably it
LGBT+ people are likely to be more vulnerable to coronavirus (Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty) State lawmakers are urging US officials to record the sexuality of coronavirus victims, as the data could be critical to the LGBT+ community’s safety amid the pandemic. The CDC currently breaks down coronavirus cases publicly by location, race, gender and age, but not
Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty) More than 3,500 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Taiwan since marriage equality was legalised almost a year ago. Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage on May 17, 2019, which also happened to be International Day
Scientists in the United States have developed a new potential treatment for HIV which would allow people with the virus to have a yearly injection instead of daily medication. The group of researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre published their findings this week in Nature Materials, a peer-reviewed research journal. They developed the first
Isle Gay stepped out onto her porch to see her loved ones had thrown her a Lady Gaga parade for her 89th birthday. (Screen captures via Twitter) The cars lined the road outside the quiet residential street in Albuquerque, New Mexico, blasting “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga. Children wearing studded eye-masks, feather boas and tin-foil
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on stage during Pride in London 2019. (Mike Marsland/WireImage for Pride in London) Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, has announced an emergency fund to support struggling queer venues in the UK’s capital during the coronavirus pandemic. Lockdown orders have closed the doors of theatres, bars and clubs up and down
Rafiki tells the story of two women, Kena and Ziki, who live on a housing estate in Nairobi, Kenya (YouTube/IndieWire) A high court in Kenya has refused to lift a ban on Rafiki, an award-winning lesbian romance film, on the grounds that it would encourage “moral decay”. Rafiki — which means friend in Kiswahili —
Brazilian President and “proud homophobe” Jair Bolsonaro. (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty) Jair Bolsonaro reportedly made the unfounded and false claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) promotes homosexuality and masturbation among children. Bolsonaro, who previously called himself a “proud homophobe” and has said he would rather have dead son than a gay one, reportedly took to Facebook
Lady Gaga (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty) It was the billboard that once ushered in a new era for singer Lady Gaga, but when her sixth studio album’s release date collided with the coronavirus pandemic, everything changed. In late February, a billboard popped up in Los Angeles, California, printed on it a gaudy pink and frosty blue
Harry Styles and Lizzo are top of fans’ lists for the Hercules live-action remake. (ITV/Disney) Disney is reportedly developing a live-action remake of Hercules, and the internet wants Harry Styles, Lizzo and Ariana Grande to nab starring roles. The Hercules remake will reportedly include the songs from the 1997 animated classic along with a few
Charmaine McGuffey wants to become her state’s first out female LGBT+ person to be elected sheriff (Twitter/@CharmMcGuffey) A lesbian deputy sheriff has just won the Democratic primary for her state, beating the boss who allegedly fired her because of her sexuality. Charmaine McGuffey is currently suing Hamilton county sheriff Jim Neil, claiming he fired her from
Stephen Fry attends The Royal Academy Schools annual dinner and auction at Royal Academy of Arts, 2020. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) Stephen Fry has revealed that he “hated the gay scene” when he moved to London in the eighties, adding that he felt “undesirable”. Fry, 62, spoke about his introduction to the London gay scene
Security guards patrol the grounds at an immigration detention centre in Sydney, Australia in 2005. (Ian Waldie/Getty Images) A gay Pakistani couple who fled to Australia have been granted a temporary reprieve after asylum courts initially said their sexuality was “implausible”. Both asylum seekers appealed after their applications for permanent protection visas were rejected, and
A scientist has explained why Mike Pence refused to wear a mask while visiting patients recovering from coronavirus, and the clear culprit is toxic masculinity. Pence, who is taking a break from his long career of fomenting anti-LGBT+ hatred to lead the White House efforts to tackle coronavirus, paid a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on
Megan Rapinoe interviewed Joe and Jill Biden. (Megan Rapinoe/ Instagram) Lesbian icon and football star Megan Rapinoe has offered to be Joe Biden’s vice president, and we’d really love to see it. Rapinoe interviewed 2020 democratic nominee Joe Biden in an Instagram live on Thursday, April 30, alongside his wife Jill who was sporting a