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Man admits to killing Scott Johnson, gay student whose murder has haunted Australia for 30 years

Scott Johnson. (Justice For Scott Facebook page) Scott White admitted in court that he is “guilty, guilty, guilty” of the murder of gay US student Scott Johnson in Sydney in 1988. Johnson’s body was found naked at the bottom of a cliff in New South Wales more than three decades ago, and his death was initially ruled a suicide. But Johnson’s family tirelessly campaigned for justice, and finally, a 2018 coroner’s inquest ruled that he had likely died as a result of a homophobic hate crime. The police offered a $1 million reward to anyone who...
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The Masked Singer star Sarah Palin thinks ‘liberals’ want to ‘pound’ sex into people’s heads

Sarah Palin visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on 4 December 2015 in Universal City, California. (Getty/Noel Vasquez) Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin went on a bizarre rant accusing “liberals” of trying to “pound” sex in people’s minds. Palin, who once rapped Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” in a pink and purple bear suit on The Masked Singer, made the outlandish claims in response to a previous statement by New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC hit out at a former Trump advisor Steve Cortes, who oddly took umbrage with the...
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Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn tearfully breaks silence on ‘rift’ in emotional interview

Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of the pop superstar, is to appear in a tell-all Good Morning America interview. (Screen captures via Twitter/ABC) Jamie Lynn Spears is appearing on Good Morning America to discuss her “rift” with sister and pop superstar Britney Spears. The former child actor opened up about her strained relationship with her sister in a preview of the Wednesday (12 January) interview, set to coincide with the release of her memoir, Things I Should Have Said. “I love my sister,” Jamie Lynn Spears, 30, tearfully told anchor JuJu Chang in the clip....
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Civil rights titan Maya Angelou makes history as first Black woman on US quarter

Maya Angelou in 2008. (WireImage/ Jemal Countess) Poet and civil rights titan Maya Angelou, who passed away in 2014, will become the first-ever Black woman on a US quarter. Angelou’s coin went into circulation on Monday (10 January), and is the first in US Mint’s American Women Quarters programme, which will also honour queer astronaut Sally Ride, Asian American actor Anna May Wong, Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller, and suffragette Nina Otero-Warren. The author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a memoir which details how writing and literature helped...
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BBC finally confirms when Drag Race UK vs The World will arrive – and it’s soon

Drag Race UK vs The World will be unleashed during BBC Three’s launch night extravaganza. RuPaul fans, prepare to have your wigs snatched – the first-ever international all-stars edition has finally gotten an air date. Drag Race UK vs The World will bring a new level of competition to the already beloved worldwide drag phenomena. In the show, nine returning members of the international Drag Race family will fight it out for global drag dominance and the title of ultimate Drag Race Superstar. The new series will premiere on 1 February as part of...
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Cruel lawmakers ring in 2022 with swathe of ‘dangerous’ anti-trans bills across the US

Protestor holds 'Trans Lives Matter' placard during protest in Warsaw, 2018. (Getty/Maciej Luczniewski) Within the first week of 2022, seven US states have proposed nine bills that would roll back the rights of trans and non-binary youth. These proposed bills will negatively impact trans and non-binary youths’ right to privacy, restrict their ability to take part in sports and limit access to gender-affirming healthcare. Under Arizona’s proposed SB 1045 bill, it would be illegal for school staff to keep a transgender child’s gender identity private, which would forcibly out trans...
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Pose star Mj Rodriguez makes history as first trans actress to win at Golden Globes

Mj Rodriguez attends the amfAR Cannes Gala 2021 at Villa Eilenroc in Cap d'Antibes, France. (P. Lehman/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez has become the first ever trans actor to win a Golden Globe, taking home the award for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series for her role in Pose. Rodriguez, who played Blanca Evangelista in the groundbreaking FX series, made history at the muted Golden Globes on Sunday (9 January). In her category, she was up against Uzo Aduba for In Treatment, Jennifer Aniston for The Morning...
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South Korean court rejects gay couple’s bid for equal healthcare benefits: ‘Love will eventually win’

Pride in Seoul, South Korea. (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) One of South Korea’s top courts dismissed a landmark lawsuit that sought to bolster LGBT+ rights by enshrining equal access to healthcare benefits. The Seoul Administrative Court on Friday (7 January) shrugged off the suit brought forward by So Seong-wook, 30, against the country’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). Filed last year, the service withdrew Seong-wook’s ability to receive spousal benefits under the employer of his partner, Kim Yong-min. Yong-min had initially been able to register his partner in early 2020 as an independent,...
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Canada’s armed forces to ditch gendered uniforms to make sure all members are ‘safe and protected’

Members of the Canadian Forces salute. (Brent Just/Getty Images) Canada’s armed forces are to ditch gendered uniforms and allow service members to choose the get-up “most comfortable” to them. The Department of National Defence is to bring in genderless uniforms for Canadian Armed Forces troops, according to a memo obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, a news outlet that covers the nitty-gritty of government goings-on. The briefing note, called “Diversity and Inclusion”, said new uniform guidelines will do away with gender-specific accessories such as the bowler cap, long seen on women in...
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Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider makes history – again – as first woman to surpass $1 million

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider. (Twitter/ Jeopardy!) Reigning Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider has once again made history as the first woman to ever surpass $1 million in earnings. Schneider, the affable wiseacre and engineering manager from Dayton, Ohio, already has sufficient bragging rights from her nearly two-month-long streak on the syndicated game show. She is already the highest-earning female contestant and the woman with the longest winning streak – as well the first openly trans contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. But on Friday (7 January), Schneider broke the $1...
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Britney Spears shares liberated nudes after enjoying first glass of red wine in 13 years

Britney Spears radiates "free woman energy" in a series of liberating nude photos. (Getty/Jamie McCarthy/Instagram/@britneyspears) Britney Spears celebrated her “free woman energy” by posting liberated selfies and sipping on her first glass of wine in 13 years. The pop icon took to Instagram Thursay (6 January) and opened up about the freedoms she has enjoyed since her conservatorship ended, including being able to just enjoy a glass of wine. In a series of Notes app screenshots posted to Instagram, Britney Spears described a wholesome and “magical” night out at an...
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And Just Like That’s Che Diaz ‘isn’t here to be liked’, says Sara Ramirez – and it’s just as well

Che and Miranda in And Just Like That... (HBO) And Just Like That… star Sara Ramirez didn’t join the Sex and the City reboot to represent a community. In a series where Big died on a Peloton, Miranda bordered on Karen-hood and Carrie peed in a bottle, Che Diaz has somehow become the biggest talking point of And Just Like That… They’ve divided Sex and the City fans with their stand-up, terrible (let’s face it) podcast, and perhaps most of all, their odd insistence on full-naming themself at every given...
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OnlyFans creator arrested for ‘obscenity’ over ‘images of private parts’ in Singapore

Titus Low. (Instagram) Only Fans star Titus Low Kaide, 22, was arrested by Singaporean police and charged with “transmitting obscene materials”. Low was charged with two counts of transmitting obscene materials via electronic means during an appearance in district court on 30 December.  According to The Straits Times, police received reports Low has “transmitted images and videos of his private parts”. He’s believed to be the first person arrested and charged over OnlyFans in Singapore, where the possession, distribution, or sale of pornographic material is outlawed (it’s not illegal to stream porn,...
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Tributes pour in for Harvey Parker after beloved 20-year-old found dead

Tributes have been paid to student Harvey Parker, whose body was recovered from the River Thames. (Just Giving) Tributes are pouring in for Harvey Parker, a beloved friend, family member and “phenomenal” musician, after their body was discovered in the River Thames. The 20-year-old had been missing for three weeks and was last seen leaving the LGBT+ Heaven nightclub by Charing Cross in the early morning hours of 17 December. The Met Police confirmed on Thursday (6 January) that a body recovered from the River Thames that of Harvey Parker....
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