A candlelight vigil to bring awareness to the crisis of AIDS that was affecting the gay community, 1983. (Steve Ringman/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty) Three queer elders have explained the lessons they learned about resilience and love during the AIDS crisis, which are now helping them get through the coronavirus pandemic. Although the coronavirus pandemic
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Rapper YNW Bortlen (real name: Cortlen Henry), was granted release on bond in Broward County, Florida yesterday (May 23). One of Henry’s attorneys John M. Phillips announced the news in a tweet earlier this evening, stating that “Jamell Demons aka @YNWMelly’s co-defendant Cortlen Henry aka @YNWBortlen was granted bond and house arrest.” Phillips clarified that
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Hanifa just debuted its latest collection on Instagram Live using 3D models. Designer Anifa Mvuemba planned the digital-only show before the coronavirus pandemic. Fans were particularly delighted to have access to the groundbreaking online fashion show during quarantine. The coronavirus pandemic is changing so many industries worldwide. One such change that is already taking place,
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In just nine minutes, Pixar and Disney+ take a step forward in representation with the launch of Out, an animated, fun-for-all-ages short film featuring a gay protagonist. The short, released Friday, marks the first time the giant has centered a story of any length on an LGBT character. This is not a case in which
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Dr Caroline Norma will appear on a panel discussing “the major concerns around the proposed [conversion therapy] ban”. (CarolineNorma76/ Twitter) Students are revolting at an Australian university after a lecturer signed up to be a panellist at a “unscientific and dangerous” gay conversion therapy forum. Dr Caroline Norma is a lecturer in the School of
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Director and cinematographer Benjamin Ree injected his deep interest with art theft in his latest feature The Painter and the Thief, which drops in virtual cinemas as well as VOD platforms starting Friday. The documentary debuted at Sundance earlier this year and went on to win the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative
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Pakistan’s transgender community, already forced to the fringes of society, are being deprived of crucial support during the country’s coronavirus lockdown. (ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) Existing inequalities that mean trans people are more likely to have mental and physical health problems are being exacerbated by coronavirus, according to scientists who are urging governments to act. The
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Gabriel OlsenGetty Images On Friday, Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, formally pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the college admissions scandal, which broke last year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing happened via teleconference before U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Massachusetts. Loughlin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail
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The bestselling novel ‘Barkskins’ is coming to life in a National Geographic miniseries. HL spoke EXCLUSIVELY with the cast to get the scoop about their characters and immersing themselves in such an ‘extraordinarily different’ time. The National Geographic limited series Barkskins premieres May 25. The show is based on the bestselling novel by Annie Proulx
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