LGBTQ

Daemon Targaryen whispers to a male servant in House of the Dragon. (HBO) A House of the Dragon deleted scene has revealed that Daemon Targaryen is officially bisexual. During a banquet scene in the Game of Thrones prequel’s sixth episode, rumours were sparked by a moment full of sexual tension between Daemon and a male servant. The seconds-long interaction saw some seductive whispering, but when HBO revealed a deleted scene this week, eagle-eyed fans noticed a detail that confirmed that “Daemon Targaryen is a bisexual king”. The Twitter account “Out of...

Mitch and Cam in Modern Family. (ABC) An online critic who claimed Modern Family characters Mitch and Cam “set gay rights back to the ‘90s” has been thoroughly educated on why their comment is so wrong. Adam Ellis tweeted a photo of the sitcom couple, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitch) and Eric Stonestreet (Cam) with his opinion. He added: “The fact that Eric Stonestreet, a straight man, received two Emmys for performing a toxic caricature of gay men, in a show created by two straight men, certainly does not...

Daniel Franzese said he felt 'conflicted' over the casting choice for upcoming Darren Aronofsky's film The Whale. (Getty) Actor Daniel Franzese isn’t sure how to feel about Brendan Fraser being cast in the upcoming film The Whale. The Mean Girls star said in an interview with People that, while he thinks Fraser is a “lovely actor”, he doesn’t understand film casting directors didn’t opt to choose a gay actor who fit the character a bit more. The upcoming Darren Aronofsky A24 project will see Fraser transformed into a 400-pound reclusive gay...

Priyanka in the Disney+ Hocus Pocus 2 advert. (Twitter/Disney+) Canada’s Drag Race season one winner Priyanka has seen homophobic backlash after doing a promo for the new Disney+ movie Hocus Pocus 2. In the video, Priyanka does a spooky spell before switching into a witch’s costume and letting people know that Hocus Pocus 2 is out on 30 September. That’s literally it.  Despite the harmless video, bigoted trolls on Twitter have been out in full force attacking Priyanka, an increasingly concerning trend for drag queens.  Among the insults, words such...

Mermaids marches at Pride in London, 2019. (Barcroft Media via Getty/ Wiktor Szymanowicz) Trans children’s charity Mermaids has responded to an “investigation” by The Telegraph which suggested the charity was putting children at risk. On Sunday (25 September), The Telegraph ran a story headlined: “Trans charity Mermaids giving breast binders to children behind parents’ backs”. The story largely relied on an unidentified adult masquerading as a 14-year-old child to access services from Mermaids, including the charity’s youth forum and web chat helpline. The newspaper reported an email exchange between the...

Giorgia Meloni, leader of far-right party Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), is set to become the next prime minister of Italy. (Getty) Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who has rallied against “LBGT lobbies” and so-called “gender ideology”, is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister. Projections based on the near-final count of votes showed a victory for a right-wing coalition, led by Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, should have a solid majority in both houses of parliament. If victorious, Meloni is expected to form Italy’s farthest-right government since...

pro-LGBTQ+ protestors marching for trans inclusion in schools. (Mark Kerrison/Getty) A group of parents have ridiculously called for a teacher to be fired just because they are non-binary. The Medford school board in South Oregon heard absurd complaints from several people on Thursday (22 September) about a first-grade teacher at Griffin Creek Elementary school who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Several local community members told the board that preferred pronouns and the very concept of gender identity were somehow not suitable for first graders. Complainers included a “concerned...

Luke Macfarlane and Billy Eichner attend Universal Pictures's Bros New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater. (Getty) A group of pitiful homophobes have spent their free time review bombing Billy Eichner’s gay romantic-comedy Bros. The film’s IMDb score plummeted to 5.5/10 on Friday (23 September) with 312 one-star reviews out of 678 despite the film not being out in public theatres until 30 September for US audiences and 28 October for the UK. Since then, all reviews have been completely scrubbed from the movie’s page along with all professional...

Pope Francis leaves Assisi at the end of Economy of Francis, an international movement of young economists. (Getty) Pope Francis reportedly encouraged an LGBTQ+ Catholic group to build a church “that excludes no one.” According to L’Avvenire, the pope met with Italian LGBTQ+ Catholic group The Tent of Jonathon in a Wednesday (21 September) conference to discuss the organisation’s plan to build a hospitable church that would cater to LGBTQ+ people. The group, which was founded in 2018, works with various religious organisations to provide “sanctuaries of welcome and support...

LGBT+ Conservatives will no longer distribute their sloganed condoms at the party's conference. (Envato/CCHQ logo) Internal emails from LGBT+ Conservatives suggest the group was told to pull its branded condoms from conference by the prime minister. The party’s LGBTQ+ group announced on Thursday (22 September) that it would no longer be distributing its sloganed condoms at the party’s conference, which came with phrases such as “Never kissed a Tory but I’ve had safe sex with one”. LGBT+ Conservatives said in a statement they would distribute ordinary branded condoms instead following...

Traveller Pride attributed "so much of the success and growth" of the support and campaign group in the past year to Drag Race UK's Cherry Valentine. (BBC) Traveller Pride has paid an emotional tribute to Cherry Valentine, remembering the Drag Race UK star’s “buoyant and genuine love and care”.  On Friday (23 September), it was announced that the drag performer – whose real name was George Ward – tragically died on Sunday (18 September). Ward was only 28 years old.  Several Drag Race stars, RuPaul and fans remembered Ward for their work as a mental health...

Cherry Valentine. (BBC) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine, real name George Ward, has died at just 28 years old. Ward, from Darlington, County Durham, became the first-ever queen of Romany descent to appear in the entire Drag Race franchise when they competed as Cherry Valentine in the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.  They had also been a qualified mental health nurse in 2015, before starting their drag career as the gothic Cherry Valentine. When the second series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK was halted because of the coronavirus...

Daniel Durant says it's “beautiful” to be part of such an inclusive season on Dancing with the Stars and shared how he "wouldn't be here" if it weren't for his mums. (Getty) Dancing with the Stars contestant Daniel Durant has opened up about how he “wouldn’t be here” if it wasn’t for his two mums.  Durant, who played Leo in CODA, made his Dancing with the Stars debut Monday (19 September) alongside his professional partner Britt Stewart. The pair performed a tango to “Barbra Streisand” by Duck Sauce and received a score of 27 out of...

Sam Smith tickets go on sale this week and ticket prices have been revealed. (Samir Hussein/WireImage) Sam Smith recently announced two Royal Albert Hall shows – and the ticket prices have been revealed. The singer will perform two nights at the iconic London venue on 21-22 October. Following a sold-out presale, the ticket prices for the shows have been released ahead of the general sale. Fans can get their hands on them from 9am on 23 September via Ticketmaster and See Tickets. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn...