LGBTQ

A woman holds a banner reading “ICE stop attacking our community” during a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon. (Getty/ Anadolu Agency/ Alex Milan Tracy) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to wish everyone a happy Pride Month, but the LGBT+ community was having none of it. On Wednesday

Bryan Furze and LeeMichael McLean were the target of a bizarre homophobic campaign (Facebook/LeeMichael McLean) A gay couple who were harassed with homophobic magazine subscriptions found a way to put the abuse to good use with the help of their local community. For five years, Massachusetts couple Bryan Furze and LeeMichael McLean endured a bizarre

Because of a military ban on gay sex, the two male solders were considered by the court to have “molested” each other by having consensual oral sex.  (AFP via Getty/ Jung Yeon-je) A military court in South Korea has prosecuted two male soldiers, insisting that their consensual sex “bordered on rape”. The two men were

Priyanka is back with her new single, Cake. (BBC/Maria Bokhari) Priyanka on her new single “Cake”, the Canada’s Drag Race sorority and why she can’t wait to compete in an all winners season. How much can your life change in a year? For me, a closeted South Asian immigrant in the UK, watching Priyanka on Canada’s

Ollie Locke with husband Gareth. (Getty/ Jeff Spicer) Ollie Locke has explained how Made in Chelsea pulled a scene of him coming out as bisexual to his mum for a very important reason. A decade ago, Locke came out to Made in Chelsea co-star and best friend Binky Felstead, in the UK’s first “televised coming

Boris Johnson was criticised for welcoming extreme anti-LGBT+ Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban to 10 Downing Street (Getty) Boris Johnson surprised the G7 summit by saying the world must rebuild post-pandemic in a more “gender-neutral and feminine” way. At a meeting of leaders of the G7 member states and representatives of the European Union, which

The Rose family in Schitt’s Creek. (Pop TV) Dan Levy has said there are currently no plans to make a Schitt’s Creek film – but he hopes they will make one “eventually”. The actor – who created the hit Canadian comedy series with his father Eugene Levy – was asked whether he has any plans to bring

David Archuleta has come out as LGBT+. (Instagram) American Idol star David Archuleta has proudly come out as a member of the LGBT+ community, admitting he tried to change himself “for almost 20 years”. The 30-year-old, who came second on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008, opened up about how he identifies on Instagram on Saturday

A mural of Marsha P Johnson was vandalised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Screen capture via News12) A beloved mural of Stonewall legend and trans trailblazer Marsha P Johnson has been vandalised in New Jersey, US. In Elizabeth, where Johnson was born, a sprawling monument was painted by three local artists under the New Jersey Turnpike

Brian Falduto starred in School of Rock. (YouTube and Brian Falduto/ Facebook) Brian Falduto, who played Billy in School of Rock, has said being labelled “the gay kid” in the hit film delayed his coming out by years. Falduto played a sassy kid obsessed with costume design and style in the 2003 hit film – but

Footage of the “homophobic cowboy” has quickly spread online (Reddit/u/Goetzilla22) Police arrested a 71-year-old man for an “aggressive and homophobic attack” on a group of people painting a rainbow pedestrian crossing. Video circulated online of what appears to be a Yosemite Sam lookalike angrily interrupting a Pridewalk painting event in Saskatoon, Canada. “You don’t own this f***ing

Chicory: A Colorful Tale. (Finji) A word of warning: don’t play Chicory: A Colorful Tale on an empty stomach. That’s because the entire world of Picnic is named after food, from the central town of Luncheon, to every single character you meet. That includes the player character, a cute little janitor dog named after your

Dr Rachel Levine delivers opening remarks as she assumes her role as the 17th assistant secretary for health (YouTube/US Dept of Health & Human Services) Dr Rachel Levine has urged all vaccine-hesitant queer people to do their part in getting COVID under control: get the shot. As America’s vaccine rollout continues apace, the leading trans

Kid Rock performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Kid Rock has said there’s a “good chance you are a f****t” if offended by his use of a homophobic slur. But don’t worry, he stressed, he has “gay friends”. Kid Rock weathered fierce condemnation after he lobbed the word “f****t” at punters in

Tom Hiddleston says Loki’s ‘fluid’ identity has always been a “part of the fabric” of his character across his appearances in the Marvel universe. (Disney Plus/Marvel) Loki star Tom Hiddleston says the Marvel hero’s fluid identity has always been a “part of the fabric” of his character – especially now in the new Disney series.

Alyssa Edwards in Alyssa, Memoirs of a Queen. ( Pamela Raith) Theatre’s back, back, back again, and Alyssa Edwards is its unexpected new star. Walking into the Vaudeville Theatre – mask on, temperature checked, ticket in hand – I wasn’t entirely sure how a West End show starring, by and about Alyssa Edwards would work.

In a Washington DC laundromat, a trans woman was stabbed in the head during a brawl between her and three others. (Screen captures via Twitter/@ Killmoenews1) A trans woman was stabbed in the head in a laundrette in what police suspect may have been a hate crime. Disturbing video footage captured the moment three assailants –

Nick Dixon. (YouTube) Comedian Nick Dixon is raging after he wasn’t booked for a show because the promoter was looking for performers from diverse backgrounds. The Britain’s Got Talent star shared his rejection on Twitter, claiming that straight, white men are missing out on opportunities because of their enormous privilege. Nick Dixon shared a screenshot of a

A lesbian couple allege discrimination at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China. (Bobby Metelus/Getty) A lesbian couple are suing a zoo that barred them from buying a discounted couple’s ticket, claiming it only applied to “a man and a woman”. The women have filed a lawsuit against the Chimelong Safari Park, a zoo in China’s

US President Joe Biden speaks about the May jobs report on June 4, 2021. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) US president Joe Biden has doubled down on his plea that Congress boost HIV funding by millions as he commemorated 40 years since the first known case of AIDS. On Saturday (5 June), the White House