LGBTQ

Nohemi Medina Martinez and Yulizsa Ramirez were visiting family in Mexico when they were murdered. (Facebook/ Nohemi Medina Martinez) LGBT+ and feminist groups have taken to the streets of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in protest after a lesbian couple were tortured and murdered. Nohemi Medina Martinez and Yulizsa Ramirez, both 28 and living in Texas, were

Jack Monroe. (Mike Marsland/WireImage) Budget cooking blogger Jack Monroe has laid bare the brutal and “infuriating” reality of Britain’s cost of living crisis. Prices in Britain rose at their fastest pace in 30 years in December, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday (19 January). Energy bills, grocery expenses, household goods, motor fuel costs and

Britney Spears’ lawyer has asked that Jamie Spears be immediately suspended from her conservatorship. (Getty) Britney Spears’s legal battle against her father Jamie Spears has taken another bitter turn as he tries to make her private medical records public. After Britney won her battle to not only remove her father from his position of power

Cardi B. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Cardi B has pledged to pay for the funerals of the 17 victims who lost their lives after a devastating fire tore through a New York apartment building. On 9 January, a malfunctioning space heater on the third floor set off a fire that left possessions charred, stairwells blackened and thick smoke roaring

Britney Spears and her sister Jamie Lynn Spears (Getty/J. Meritt/Michael Loccisano) Britney Spears has sent her sister Jamie Lynn Spears a case and desist letter over the ongoing promotional tour for her new memoir, Things I Should Have Said. The singer’s lawyer Mathew Rosengart has issued a forceful legal letter in which the “Stronger” hitmaker

American screenwriter and director Joss Whedon. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) For fans of Joss Whedon, the American screenwriter behind countless cult classics and big-budget blockbusters was always something of a “god”. Whedon, after all, is everywhere. A staple of many a generations’ childhood, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Toy Story and The

Betty White arrives at the ‘Dr Suess’ The Lorax’ Los Angeles premiere at Universal Studios Hollywood on 19 February 2012. (Getty/Jason Merritt) Betty White’s assistant shared “one of the last photos” of the late Golden Girls star to mark what would have been her 100th birthday. Monday (17 January) would have been Betty White’s centenary,

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) sits at a table during The Nation Institute California Conference circa 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty/Martin Mills) Martin Luther King Jr’s family and activists have vowed to “restore the very voting rights protection” the late civil rights leader fought to protect. King’s family and over 100 groups honoured his

An artist claimed that Lego made a “blatant copy” of a jacket he made for Antoni Porowski as part of the toy maker’s Queer Eye set. (YouTube/Lego) Designer James Concannon is suing Lego over an alleged recreation of a custom leather jacket he made for Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski. Lego announced its Queer Eye “Fab

Rylan Clark attends The Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards at The Roundhouse on 6 October, 2021 in London. (Getty/ Dave Benett) Rylan Clark has opened up about his struggle with mental illness, which involved a recent hospital stay to keep him safe. Last year the TV personality, whose real name is Ross Clark, confirmed rumours that he

Stacey and Danielle are fighting for IVF equality in England. (Change.org) A FIFA referee has launched a fight for equal IVF funding for same-sex couples in England: “We realised how unfair and unjust the system was.” FIFA referee and teacher Stacey Pearson and her partner Danielle are determined raise awareness of unequal access to fertility

Sarah Paulson and wife Holland Taylor attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. (Getty/ Dia Dipasupil) Sarah Paulson’s message to Holland Taylor on her birthday is melting hearts and proving that true love exists. On Friday (14 January), Taylor celebrated her 79th birthday and Paulson, 47, took to social media to mark the special day.

Jorge Diaz-Johnston. (Facebook/ Don Diaz-Johnston) Police in Florida have opened a homicide investigation, after LGBT+ rights hero Jorge Diaz-Johnston was found dead in a landfill. Diaz-Johnston, 54, was one of those who fought for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Florida. In 2014, he and his husband were among six same-sex couples who sued the Miami-Dade

Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi and J Mase III are holding their fourth iteration of their #TransphobiaIsASin Campaign. (Instagram/@jmaseiii) A group of activists invite social media to join their campaign to ‘disrupt the religious violence trans people experience every day’. Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi and J Mase III edited the Black Trans Prayer Book to dismantle

Britney Spears (L) and Jamie Lynn Spears (R). (Getty Images) Britney Spears has accused her sister Jamie Lynn of cashing in on her name and her family of “ruining her dreams”. The singer spoke out after Jamie Lynn Spears accused Britney of “erratic, paranoid and spiralling” behaviour over the years in an interview with ABC’s

Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and season six star Angel Flores. (Getty/Roy Rochlin/Instagram) Queer Eye‘s Jonathan Van Ness has melted the heart of fans after revealing he’s become close friends with beloved contestant Angel Flores following her appearance on season six of the Netflix show. The transgender powerlifter had been struggling to find herself and

Scott Johnson. (Justice For Scott Facebook page) Scott White admitted in court that he is “guilty, guilty, guilty” of the murder of gay US student Scott Johnson in Sydney in 1988. Johnson’s body was found naked at the bottom of a cliff in New South Wales more than three decades ago, and his death was initially ruled

Sarah Palin visits “Extra” at Universal Studios Hollywood on 4 December 2015 in Universal City, California. (Getty/Noel Vasquez) Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin went on a bizarre rant accusing “liberals” of trying to “pound” sex in people’s minds. Palin, who once rapped Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” in a pink and purple bear suit on

Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of the pop superstar, is to appear in a tell-all Good Morning America interview. (Screen captures via Twitter/ABC) Jamie Lynn Spears is appearing on Good Morning America to discuss her “rift” with sister and pop superstar Britney Spears. The former child actor opened up about her strained relationship with her sister

Maya Angelou in 2008. (WireImage/ Jemal Countess) Poet and civil rights titan Maya Angelou, who passed away in 2014, will become the first-ever Black woman on a US quarter. Angelou’s coin went into circulation on Monday (10 January), and is the first in US Mint’s American Women Quarters programme, which will also honour queer astronaut