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Modibodi have launched a colourful underwear collection to brighten up your drawer. The brand’s leak-proof underwear have been given a makeover, with vibrant prints and colours. The planet-friendly, bold new range is now available to shop at modibodi.co.uk. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products through the links. The new collection features four bold shades inspired by the jewels of the earth: Amethyst, Serpentine, Garnet and Clay. They’re available in a range of best-selling styles and absorbencies including the Classic Bikini,...

Jenny De Leon. (Facebook) Just days after 2021 became the deadliest year on record for anti-trans violence, yet another trans woman, Jenny De Leon, has been slain in the US. De Leon, a 25-year-old with a “bright soul”, was murdered in Tampa, Florida, on 2 November. With her death comes a grim realisation for activists. That 2021 is the deadliest year for fatal violence against trans folk since national record-keeping began – and with six weeks of the year left, the figure will only continue to climb, they warn. The...

Grace Petrie. (Wireimage/ Shirlaine Forrest) The legendary lesbian singer-songwriter Grace Petrie had a simple message to the transphobes that saw her play: Go get a refund. As part of her Connectivity tour, Petrie played to a packed Stanley Arts in South Norwood, a quiet south London suburb, on Friday (12 November). But during the performance, some patrons reported hearing transphobic jabs be made against fans. Grace Petrie says transphobia is the exact ‘opposite’ of what her music means It wasn’t supposed to be like this, thought fan Laura Dale. After all, the...

Britney Spears with her mum Lynne. (Barry King/WireImage) Britney Spears’ mother has spoken out after her daughter’s conservatorship was terminated. In just half an hour on Friday (12 November), a California probate judge brought an end to the complex legal arrangement of some 14 years that stripped the singer of her freedom. From professional contracts signed on her behalf to filtering her friends, dictating her travel and healthcare to being made to log in every single purchase – even a cup of coffee – the conservatorship oversaw almost every part...

Lady Gaga (L) and Britney Spears. (Getty Images) Lady Gaga “couldn’t be happier” for her fellow pop sensation Britney Spears after the singer was finally freed from her years-long conservatorship. Gaga is now the latest constellation of stars to have celebrated Britney’s Friday (12 November) legal win. A California probate judge moved to terminate the complex legal arrangement that has, since 2008, overseen all aspects of not only her $60 million estate but her day-to-day life, too. “I have loved Britney Spears her whole career,” Gaga tweeted Saturday afternoon. “I looked...

LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 5: Singer Britney Spears performs at 102.7 KIIS-FM's 3rd Annual Jingle Ball at the Staples Center on December 5, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Britney Spears paid tribute to her fans in her first words since her conservatorship was terminated. The conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life for 13 years was dissolved by an LA judge on Friday (12 November). After lawyer Mathew Rosengart announced outside the court that Britney had won her freedom, crowds of gathered Free Britney supporters burst...

Governor Kevin Stitt. (Alex Wong/Getty) The governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt has reneged on a settlement agreement that meant non-binary people could have their birth certificates amended. Oklahoma’s health department had previously agreed that it would amend the birth certificates of non-binary people on request after Kit Lorelied sued over the state’s refusal to recognise their gender identity. However, Kevin Stitt has now rolled back on that settlement, saying he never agreed that non-binary people should be allowed to have their gender identity legally recognised. He has instructed the Oklahoma...

Demi Lovato is ready to date extraterrestrials. (Screen capture via Facebook Watch) Demi Lovato is perhaps the most relatable person on the planet. The singer and UFO hunter said they’re “tired of humans” and want to date extraterrestrials on Face to Face With Becky G on Facebook Watch. Aren’t we all, Demi. Aren’t we all. “If there was an ET that hit every box of criteria that would be like the most ideal partner, would you date an ET?” asked host Becky G. “Yes, absolutely, replied Lovato with a laugh....

Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Andrew Garfield has said he was “pressured” to apologise for wanting Spider-Man to “explore” being bisexual, so that “bigots” would buy tickets. Garfield, who starred as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2012 and 2014 respectively, made the comments in an interview with The Independent.  In 2015, Marvel Studios and Sony made a deal to share the character rights of Spider-Man and Peter Parker was recast, with Tom Holland taking over the role for 2017’s Spiderman: Homecoming.  On his time...

Grindr serial killer Stephen Port. The partner of one of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims has said he was “pushed out” of the police investigation because they were a “gay, unmarried couple”. An inquest is currently taking place into Port’s crimes, aiming to assess the competency of the Met Police in investigating the murders of his four victims: Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, and Daniel Whitworth, and Jack Taylor. Port used dating apps like Grindr to seek out young gay men before bringing them back to his apartment for sex. He...

Jennifer Coolidge in the trailer for Single All The Way. (Netflix) The trailer for Netflix’s gay Christmas film Single All The Way is finally here – and it features Jennifer Coolidge screaming “Grindr”. Single All The Way follows best friends Peter (Ugly Betty‘s Michael Urie) and Nick (Philemon Chambers) as they return to Peter’s family home for the festive season. They initially decide to pretend they’re in a relationship so Peter’s family will leave them alone – but that plan quickly goes awry when his mother (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a...

Kim Cattrall. (Getty/ Amy Sussman) Sex and the City icon Kim Cattrall will officially join the Queer as Folk reboot as a “martini-soaked” socialite in the crossover of the century. NBC’s Peacock network, which will stream the reimagining of Russell T Davies’ groundbreaking series, announced on Tuesday (9 November) that Cattrall will play a “martini-soaked, high society Southern debutante with trailer park roots”. While the original series followed a group of gay men living in Manchester, England, the reboot will explore the lives of a modern-day, diverse group of friends in New Orleans, Louisiana. It...

Virginia queer couple Nicole Lovewine (left) and Detra Brown (right). (Facebook/ Pookie Lovewine) A queer couple killed in a Virginia mass shooting while trying to protect their daughter have been remembered as “loving” and a “big part of the community”. Nicole Lovewine, 45, known to friends and family as “Pookie”, and her partner Detra Brown, 42, were shot dead in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday (3 November). According to The Virginia Pilot, a group of adults and children, residents of Norfolk’s Young Terrace community, were socialising after work when a car pulled up. Lovewine’s...

The Robert Dyas Christmas advert has been baffling audiences for five years (Twitter) It’s that time of year again – the gay Robert Dyas Christmas advert is once again doing the rounds, which means the festive season has officially begun. The advert, which was first released in 2015, shows staff and customers in a Robert Dyas store talking about their hobbies and their sexuality – and it’s truly something to behold. “Hi, my name’s Marcus. I work at Robert Dyas and I’m gay,” one man proudly declares in the advert....