LGBTQ

Elton John was turned down from adopting orphan in 2009 for being gay (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Pop royalty Elton John has revealed that he and husband David Furnish were turned down from adopting a Ukrainian orphan in 2009 for being gay. Speaking on Dua Lipa’s podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service, the singer, 75, explained that the couple were turned down from adopting a boy from an orphanage in Ukraine after “carrying him around for hours”. He said: “I was carrying this little boy around for hours. We had a...

Holland. (YouTube/HOLLAND) Out K-pop star Holland has revealed that he’s currently in a relationship, and fans are absolutely over the moon with joy. Holland, real name Go Tae-seob, has been open about his sexuality from the beginning of his career, releasing his debut track in 2018 as the “first gay K-pop idol”.  The singer revealed during a live stream with fans on Thursday (24 March) that he is currently seeing a special someone, but he didn’t give many details about his new partner.  The singer was questioned by fans in...

Dr Ranj Singh at the Ideal Home Show 2022 in Olympia, London. (Supplied) Most Brits know Dr Ranj Singh as the man with a million-watt smile and eternally chirpy personality often found sat on daytime TV show couches. But in the children’s intensive care ward of a London hospital, patients know Singh as one of the countless exhausted but resolute healthcare workers. While the banana bread days of the first lockdown are a distant memory, not much has changed on the frontline, Singh, 42, told PinkNews. Chatting Strictly Come Dancing,...

Two people hold placards in support of trans people. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty) Republicans in Arizona have passed a bill to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in the state.  The state’s Republican-led House approved Senate Bill 1138 (SB 1138) on Thursday (24 March) by a 31-26 vote. The bill passed through the Arizona GOP-controlled Senate with a 16-12 vote in February.  The proposed legislation now heads to governor ​​Doug Ducey’s desk alongside an anti-trans sports ban, which was also passed on Thursday. The Republican governor has not...

George Webster (L) and Sam Retford in S.A.M. (James Kenneth Photography) “It’s really important to see people like us on screen. We’re people and we exist, and we’re not here to be judged.” George Webster is talking about the short film S.A.M, which he stars in alongside Sam Retford. The film, written and directed by Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, follows two teenage boys – both of whom are called Sam – as they form a close bond on the swings at their local park. It’s a heartfelt film that explores...

Marjorie Taylor Greene. (CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty/ Tom Williams) Firebrand Republican Majorie Taylor Greene has been dubbed an “insurrectionist” by a lawsuit seeking to stop her running for reelection. The Georgian congresswoman has, among many other things, touted QAnon conspiracy theories, spewed COVID misinformation and compared the mask mandate on the House floor to the Holocaust. Now bipartisan Texas-based group Free Speech for People has filed a complaint on behalf of Georgian voters arguing that, under the US Constitution, Greene is “ineligible” to serve in the House of Representatives. Section...

Jen Ives attended the LGB Alliance conference in October, 2021. (Twitter/ jenivescomedian) Trans comedian Jen Ives feels “vindicated” after shocking and distressing footage emerged of her being subjected to transphobic abuse at the 2021 LGB Alliance conference. The controversial conference was held in October at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, and was attended by many LGB Alliance supporters and so called “gender critical” lobbyists, including Graham Linehan, Labour MP Rosie Duffield and Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price. Panels were held on “transgender ideology” and although the group’s hero, JK Rowling, was...

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference on 27 February 2021. (Getty/Joe Raedle) Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has declared a school’s Pride event “illegal” and referred to LGBT+ people as “predators”.  Paxton wrote a letter to the Austin Independent School District superintendent Stephanie S Elizalde to speak out against the Texas school district’s week-long Pride celebration.  He claimed the event violates state laws against teaching “human sexuality” without the explicit consent of parents. Paxton added the school district’s curriculum and...

Fezco, who has been renamed Oscar, has found a loving home with a gay couple after being abandoned by his former owners. (WCCB Charlotte) An adorable dog who was dumped at a shelter by bigots who thought he was “gay” has been adopted by a queer couple, and everything is now right with the world.  The internet collectively shed tears over the weekend after hearing the dog, Fezco, who was dropped off at a North Carolina shelter. According to the shelter, Fezco’s previous owners abandoned the pup after insisting he was...

US Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson shut down a series of loaded questions on marriage equality, trans inclusion and the definition of a woman. Brown – US president Joe Biden’s pick for the bench – has been fielding questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee over Tuesday and Wednesday. If the committee advances her nomination, she will be considered for Supreme Court by the full American Senate. If confirmed, Brown, 51, would replace justice Stephen...

Elton John is “heartbroken” to be missing his long-running Oscars party. Elton’s annual Oscars watch party is a major Hollywood event, which raises funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. But this year, the singer will be absent due to tour commitments, with the likes of Lady Gaga, Billy Porter and Will & Grace star Eric McCormack stepping in as hosts. Elton  shared his heartbreak during an interview with Good Morning America. “It breaks my heart but I can’t be there, because it’s an event that means so much to...

Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon filming And Just Like That... (Getty) And just like that… the Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That…, has been renewed for a second season. HBO Max announced Tuesday (22 March) that the series has been picked up for another season, reuniting the world once more with Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York. “I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters — played by these powerful, amazing actors,” said showrunner Michael Patrick King...

Revellers carry a Disney logo during the Pride in London parade on 06 July, 2019 in London, England. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Inside the magical kingdom, Walt Disney Company employees feel “exhausted” yet “hopeful” as they prepare to walkout against CEO Bob Chapek. At issue: Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, blasted by critics as the ‘Don’t Say Gay‘ bill, that would ban classroom discussion of LGBT+ identities before fourth grade. As the state’s largest private-sector employer, Disney faced heat for not publicly condemning the bill. Reports that the...

Hundreds of anti-war protesters gathered at Times Square in New York City, to protest Russian attacks in Ukraine. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Between police raids and censorship, an LGBT+ group has fled Russia as they fear the “responsibility” for losing the Ukraine war “will be assigned” to the queer community. Watching Vladimir Putin invade Ukraine, Aleksandr Voronov, the CEO of the St. Petersburg-based LGBT+ group Coming Out, told PinkNews he knew what was going to happen next. His group, as well as human rights campaigners, political opponents and anti-war protesters,...