LGBTQ

TikTok is loving the Soft Liquid Blush from Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty. (@keyuruh/TikTok) TikTok is hailing a liquid blush from Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty as a summer essential. The Soft Pinch Liquid Blush is quickly becoming many people’s go-to for a pop colour of the cheeks. As shown by a number of TikTok users –

Drag Race Down Under. (Stan) Drag Race Down Under’s Art Simone and Rhys Nicholson have addressed hearsay that RuPaul was green-screened in for the show. Speculation that RuPaul never attended filming in person have been rife since the first Down Under series aired in 2021. According to the rumour mill, RuPaul was only ever there by the

Sugababes have announced a headline UK tour and tickets go on sale soon. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns) Sugababes have announced a headline UK tour and tickets go on sale soon. The original trio – Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy – are officially back for their first headline tour in 20 years. The 17-date

“During the day, the city was full of people who wanted to speak out, about sorrow and anger, but also about support and solidarity and the will to continue fighting, for the right of every individual to live a free life, a safe life,” Støre said. “Bullets cannot kill love,” added the head of the

A Jewish university must recognise an LGBTQ+ student group after a judge ruled it is not a “religious corporation”. The New York County Supreme Court found that Yeshiva University (YU) was in violation of the city’s human rights laws by denying the YU Pride Alliance recognition and equal accommodations. Judge Lynn Kolter ordered the university

In a stunning show of solidarity, WarsawPride and KyivPride united for a single, joyous Pride parade. (WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) In a stunning show of solidarity, Poland’s Warsaw Pride and Ukraine’s KyivPride united for a single, joyous Pride parade in Warsaw. On Saturday (25 June), thousands of glittery protesters flooded the streets of Poland’s capital

The view from the basement bar after the shooting. (Christian Svane Mellbye) A witness to the deadly mass shooting outside a queer nightclub has recalled the moment he was trapped inside amid gunfire in Oslo, Norway. At 1:14am local time on Saturday (25 June), a 42-year-old man opened fire in the Norwegian capital’s popular nightlife

Trixie Mattel’s Trixie Cosmetics is available exclusively at Glam Raider in Australia and New Zealand. Oh honey! Trixie Mattel’s beauty brand, Trixie Cosmetics has launched exclusively via a cult beauty store in Australia. Fans of the Drag Race icon who live Down Under can get their hands on the popular products at Glam Raider. From

J K Rowling was tricked by Russian pranksters. ( Credit: Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) JK Rowling was fooled by two Russian pranksters who had her believe she was on video call with Ukraine president Vlodymyr Zelensky. Popular Russian prankster duo Vovan and Lexus posted a video of their call with JK Rowling, who appears to believe

Stock photo of a baby. (Envato) A lawsuit filed on behalf of the six-year-old daughter of a same-sex male couple, born via a surrogate mother, to have her biological father named on her birth certificate has been ruled inadmissible. The case, which went to the European Court of Human Rights, involved the girl’s dads, one

Zarah Sultana blasts Tories’ “anti-trans, anti-refugee, anti-worker” rhetoric (@zarahsultana/Twitter) Labour MP Zarah Sultana has blasted the Tory party’s “disgraceful” anti-trans, anti-refugee and anti-worker rhetoric in an impassioned speech to parliament. Speaking on Wednesday (22 June) in support of the UK-wide rail strikes, Sultana explained that these policies are linked in their “attempt to divide our communities,

A wedding cake featuring two gay couples. (Getty) A Reddit user came out to his homophobic family at his sister’s wedding and the internet has nothing but love and support for him. The 29-year-old man, u/UserMempsh, got candid on the popular subreddit r/AmITheA**hole and asked if he should have come out at his sister’s wedding,

Tory MP Nick Fletcher. (Screen capture via Twitter) Tory MP Nick Fletcher has doubled down on his anti-trans view that trans kids are “going through a phase” after circulating a private letter to schools. On Friday (17 June) it was reported that the MP for Don Valley called on headteachers in the area to clarify

Gay and bisexual men at high risk of contracting monkeypox are to be offered vaccines against the virus as cases soar in the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recommended the smallpox vaccine Imvanex be administered, which has been shown to be effective against monkeypox. Although the virus is not sexually transmitted, or

One of the last remaining barriers blocking British armed forces personnel living with HIV from serving has been scrapped. (photo by Jenny Matthews/In Pictures via Getty Images Images) The British Armed Forces has finally lifted a ban on people living with HIV joining the army, though restrictions on PrEP remain. From Tuesday (21 June), serving

Warner Bros ‘set to drop Ezra Miller’ after assault allegations (Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) DC bosses reportedly plan to drop Ezra Miller after they were arrested for assault on two separate occasions and accused of harassment. Miller has reportedly been the subject of two protection orders granted in recent weeks. The first saw them accused of using

Turkish Coast Guard members intervene a boat carrying refugees, who were trying to go to Greek Islands, after being caught by the Turkish coast guards. (Suleyman Elcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty) On World Refugee Day, we question why things are getting worse for asylum seekers – particularly for LGBTQ+ refugees. Increasingly, governments are pursuing hardline approaches that leave

Keke Palmer, who stars as Izzy Hawthorne in Lightyear, says the film’s LGBTQ+ representation is “progress”. (Neil Mockford/FilmMagic/YouTube/Pixar/Disney) Lightyear star Keke Palmer has applauded the animated film’s LGBTQ+ representation for “depicting life and love the way that exists” in the world. The actor voices Izzy Hawthorne, who becomes a close ally of accomplished Space Ranger Buzz

Dame Kelly Holmes felt like she was “going to explode with excitement” after coming out publicly as gay. (Mike Marsland/WireImage) British Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has said she can “finally breathe” after she comes out publicly as gay.  The Olympic gold medallist told the Sunday Mirror that she first realised she was gay at the age

Michael Peterson has criticised HBO Max’s true crime series The Staircase for being “homophobic”. (YouTube/This Morning/HBO Max) Michael Peterson has blasted the HBO Max series The Staircase as “homophobic” for its “fabricated” depiction of his life and bisexuality.  The true-crime drama series stars Colin Firth as Peterson, a novelist whose wife Kathleen (Toni Collette) was found