LGBTQ

Hunter Schafer and Zendaya in Euphoria. (HBO) After a painfully long wait, Euphoria season two has a confirmed release date and a thrilling first trailer. Here’s everything we know about the new episodes. Euphoria won plaudits and awards (including a Best Actress Emmy for its lead, Zendaya) following its first run back in 2019. The series follows a group teenagers who struggle with difficult issues, including toxic relationships, drug addiction and mental illness. At its core are Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Hunter Schafer), who grapple with an on-off relationship while Rue...

Botswana upholds law decriminalising gay sex (MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images) Botswana’s Court of Appeal has upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalised gay sex in a “huge win” for the LGBT community. In June 2019, the Botswana High Court struck down Section 164 of the country’s penal code, which outlawed sex between men. Until then, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years in prison. The ruling was challenged in July of the same year, when attorney general Abraham M. Keetshabe launched an appeal to re-establish the colonial-era law.  The...

When Reid Alexander (R) found out he needed a kidney, it turned out his husband Rafael Díaz (L) was a perfect match and became his donor. (YouTube/Denver7 – The Denver Channel) Denver husbands Reid Alexander and Rafael Díaz are truly a “perfect match” after Díaz donated a kidney to his beloved partner. Alexander told NBC News that he was diagnosed with Alport syndrome – a genetic condition that scars the kidney and can lead to kidney disease and failure – when he was 17-years-old. He said it was “definitely scary”...

Elix, a drag queen who also streams on Twitch, says they were the victim of a vile swatting prank that resulted in armed police coming to their home. (Instagram/@elixttv) A Las Vegas drag queen and Twitch streamer was met by several police officers pointing guns at her after a vile troll falsely accused her of murder. Elix, a member of the Twitch drag collective Stream Queens, was streaming on the evening of 9 November when police arrived at their property and demanded they come outside. When they walked out the...

Jon Kent, aka Superman, is bisexual. (DC Comics) Jon Kent, Superman of Earth and son of Clark Kent, coming out scene in the comics has been in the works for two years, says DC comics writer. The young superhero came out as bisexual in Superman: Son of Kal-El #5, which hit shops earlier this month. In the comic, Kent falls in love with Jay Nakamura, a pink-haired reporter, after the hero becomes “mentally and physically burnt out” from his new role. Writer Tom Taylor told the Washington Post that the...

'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic was jailed for trying to have an animal rights activist murdered. Infamous Tiger King star Joe Exotic, currently serving a prison sentence for a murder-for-hire plot, has resorted to threats in his bid for a presidential pardon. Exotic is currently serving a 17 year prison sentence for a range of animal abuses and plotting to murder animal rights activist and his bisexual arch nemesis, Carole Baskin. During Donald Trump’s presidency, he desperately campaigned to be among the 143 pardons and commutations he issued as he left...

Dave Chappelle. (Getty/Eamonn M. McCormack) Dave Chappelle clashed with students at his former high school who called him a “childish bigot” with a brittle ego. After making cruel jabs against trans people in his latest Netflix special, The Closer, Chappelle has become a lightning rod for criticism. Instead of apologising, he has instead leaned hard into the conflict and decried so-called “cancel culture” – even as The Closer touched off a walkout among Black and trans Netflix staff. On Tuesday (23 November), Chappelle, 48, was lambasted by students at the...

A gay couple say they were “violently attacked” while walking down the street in Radcliffe, Bury, on Tuesday.  Ryan Winnard, 21, was walking with his boyfriend Max Green, 18, on Coronation Road when a group of men in balaclavas stole their belongings and assaulted them.  Uploading bloody photos to Facebook, Winnard said the group attacked him with a hammer, leaving him with injuries to his face and knees.  Winnard stated that the group shouted homophobic abuse and stole his coat, bag, phone, house keys, bank cards and shoes, while also...

The three finalists of Drag Race UK season three. (BBC) Krystal Versace has been crowned the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season three. The fashion queen battled Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott Claus in the final lip sync to “You Don’t Own Me” by Dusty Springfield. She ultimately won to be crowned Drag Race UK’s next drag superstar and receive a stunning scepter. Following her victory she said on stage: “Oh my god. This has been the most amazing experience I could’ve ever wished for in my entire life....

Madonna, in leather and fishnets, posed for her followers. (Instagram) Madonna spent her weekday evening posing bare-breasted on her bed in leather and fishnets before biting down on the bed frame. In other words, Madonna at her finest. On Wednesday (24 November), the 63-year-old “Vogue” singer proved that age is but a number as she staged a subtle throwback to her 1992 photo book, Sex. “Angel watching over me,” she wrote on Instagram. But it seemed that Madonna was very much hiding from that angel, with one snap seeing her...

Bimini Bon Boulash can top your Christmas tree this year. (Getty/ BFC/ John Phillips and Not On The High Street) Bimini Bon Boulash can top your Christmas tree this year, and suddenly we’re feeling festive. The Drag Race UK star has inspired an angel tree topper design that will make the yuletide instantly iconic. The unique Christmas tree angel is now available from Not On The High Street. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products through the links. The drag icon posted...

Freddie Mercury. (Steve Jennings/WireImage) Freddie Mercury. So trailblazing that an asteroid soaring between Mars and Jupiter was named after him. His very own “shooting star, leaping through the sky.” A box-office obliterating biopic was made in his honour. A concert in 1992 raised around $35 million for AIDS research to pay tribute to him. Queen was never a run of the mill band, and neither was its mystical, moustachioed frontman, Freddie Mercury. The lead singer of the 1970s band died 24 November, 1991, of AIDS-related complications. On the 30th anniversary...

Lil Nas X attends the 62nd Grammys on 26 January, 2020. (Patrick McMullan via Getty/ David Crotty) Lil Nas X is leading the long list of LGBT+ artists nominated for the 2022 Grammys, with five award nominations. The nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled for 31 January, 2022, were announced on Tuesday (23 November). Lil Nas X is, unsurprisingly, up for Album of the Year for his chart-topping album Montero, as well as Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Music Video for “Montero (Call Me By Your...

Ninja Black Friday deals are taking place at a number of retailers. Black Friday sales have kicked off already and they include Ninja air fryer cookers and blenders. Although it officially takes place on 26 November, the week-long sales are a chance for shoppers to get discounted appliances from the brand. If you’re after a new Ninja product then you’re in luck, because the brand is featured in a number of Black Friday sales including Amazon, AO.com and Currys. Ninja are a popular choice as they have a variety of...