LGBTQ

A new study has revealed that gay men and lesbians are just as bad for bisexual erasure as straight people. (Envato Elements) Erasure of bisexual men is common, even among other people in the LGBT+ community, according to new research. The study, published in the European Journal for Social Psychology, found that most people still believe bisexual men are more attracted to other men than they are to women. Meanwhile, most people believe bisexual women are equally attracted to both men and women – suggesting that there is a problematic bias in...

A teacher is under investigation over her pro-LGBT+ lessons. (Envato Elements) A trailblazing teacher who gives children lessons on LGBT+ rights and Black Lives Matter is being investigated by her school district over her inclusive approach to education. The third grade teacher works at the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. In her spare time, she runs a popular TikTok channel where she teaches young people about social justice issues. The teacher – who PinkNews has decided not to name – is now under investigation from her school district after...

Lil Nas X and Kid Cudi could be about to collaborate. (Emma McIntyre/Getty/Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Lil Nas X has accepted Kid Cudi’s offer to collaborate after he faced criticism over a lack of Black male artists on his debut album. The “Industry Baby” singer and rapper revealed the tracklisting for his debut album Montero on Wednesday (1 September), with Elton John, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Miley Cyrus set to appear on the record. But it wasn’t long before Twitter users started to criticise Lil Nas X over the lack of Black...

Brian Tamaki. (YouTube) A bishop who thinks he’s being “bullied and overpowered” by the “gay agenda” is now trying to stop progressive, pro-LGBT+ legislation being passed in New Zealand. Brian Tamaki, the self-appointed bishop of the Destiny Church, condemned the LGBT+ community in an article published on his own website in August. In the wide-ranging piece, Brian Tamaki hit out at New Zealand’s left-leaning government for introducing the Self Identification Bill, which would allow trans people to legally change the gender marker on their birth certificates. He also hit out...

Russian cadets on stage at the Dobrynin Palace of Culture in Yaroslav (Facebook/Тарас Александрович Сидорин) Russian paratroopers horrified an audience with a homophobic theatre performance depicting a gay man being crushed under a concrete block. The performance was shown as part of an anniversary celebration for a local patriotic military club at the Dobrynin Palace of Culture in Yaroslavl on Sunday (29 August). As an unsuspecting audience looked on, cadets in camouflage fatigues hoisted a shirtless man above their heads and placed a concrete block with the inscription “death to...

Alexandra Billings slammed Cameron Mackintosh over comments the British theatre producer made opposing the casting of trans actors in certain roles. (Getty/Amanda Edwards/Mike Marsland/WireImage) Trans actor and Broadway star Alexandra Billings has slammed a West End producer’s comments opposing the casting of trans performers in certain roles. In an interview with The Telegraph published earlier this month, Cameron Mackintosh said he wouldn’t be in favour of casting a trans actor in the lead role of his Mary Poppins musical because the story is “not about that, that was not the...

Trey Lowery was asked to take a pregnancy test before his scheduled bariatric surgery. (Envato) A trans man is planning to file a lawsuit against a New York hospital after he was “degraded”, misgendered and asked if he was pregnant. In July, 2021, Trey Lowery was admitted to Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, for scheduled bariatric surgery. He told Rochester City News that he had undergone all of his pre-surgery tests and screenings before he was admitted, but as he prepared to be taken to theatre, he was handed...

The vaccine, developed by Johnson & Johnson, is just the latest HIV vaccine to fail at clinical trial stage. (Envato Elements) An experimental HIV vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson has failed at clinical trial stage in a devastating setback to HIV and AIDS research. A mid-stage study called Imbokodo found that the vaccine’s efficacy at preventing HIV transmission was just 25.2 per cent, the National Institutes of Health said in a press release. The Imbokodo study ultimately found that the experimental vaccine did not provide adequate protection against the...

Lil Nas X has once again trolled Drake. (Getty Images) Lil Nas X once again invented comedy after he hilariously trolled Drake’s new Certified Lover Boy album artwork. Earlier this week, Drake dropped on Instagram the sleeve cover for his upcoming album, to be released Friday (3 September), which consists of 12 different pregnant woman emojis. Lil Nas X, 22, slated to release his own album next month, took Drake’s new album as an excuse to deal a cheeky jab against the singer and his fans. Taking to Twitter, the...

TV personality NeNe Leakes and husband Gregg Leakes visit the SiriusXM Studios on 12 December 2014 in New York City. (Getty/Cindy Ord) TV personality Nene Leakes has shared a shocking and heartbreaking update about her husband’s ongoing battle with cancer. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum said Gregg, 67, is “at home dying” after she was called out for not acknowledging a fan’s birthday, according to Metro.co.uk. In footage obtained by It’s OnSite, Nene, 53, is seen addressing customers at her Atlanta-area lounge, The Linnethia, alongside her son. “My husband...

Elton John opened up about the impact Russell T Davies' series It's a Sin had on him. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty) Elton John has said Russell T Davies’ acclaimed series It’s a Sin made him realise how lucky he was to avoid contracting HIV at the height of the AIDS epidemic. The music legend opened up about the huge impact the AIDS drama had on him on Will Manning’s Official Big Top 40 show on Capital and Heart radio on Sunday (29 August). Elton John said he loves the show’s star Olly Alexander “dearly”,...

The LGB Alliance supporter was escorted away from the Manchester Pride Protest by police. (Twitter/ Pudz890) When a man showed up to Manchester’s Pride Protest decked out in LGB Alliance merch, queer demonstrators told him exactly where to go. On Saturday (28 August), as the official Manchester Pride festival kicked off, an alternative Pride event got underway – the Manchester Pride Protest. Following a storm of controversy surrounding the finances of the city’s official Pride organisation, queer activists organised their own march, bring Pride back to its roots. Hundreds of protesters joined...

The school district said the social media post caused "alarm and concern". (Twitter) A teacher is being investigated over a TikTok in which she jokingly described allowing her students to “pledge allegiance” to a Pride flag instead of the American flag. Kristin Pitzen of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California, posted the video to her since-deleted TikTok account @mrsgillingsworth. In the TikTok, she said: “Okay, so during third period, we have announcements and they do the pledge of allegiance. “I always tell my class, stand if you feel...

A TSA worker with the monitor for the full-body scanner at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after officials tried to strip search her trans daughter at airport security. The alleged incident happened in May 2019 when Kimberly Erway tried to take a flight with her 15-year-old daughter, Jamii, according to CNN. The pair were flying out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, in North Carolina, when a TSA body scanner indicated a “false positive” as Jamii went through airport security....