LGBTQ

There is a lot of stigma around the word “butch”, and many myths lead people to believe it’s all about masculinity. The lesbian community is a diverse and vibrant one, with a thriving ecosystem of identities, aesthetics and sub-cultures. Femmes, masc leaning, butches, sporty gays, tomboys, pillow princesses, lipstick lesbians, bulldykes, studs, gold star lesbians, sapphics, queers – the list absolutely huge. Often the first question a baby gay – another titbit of terminology for you – will ask when they come to terms with their lesbian identity is “what...

Mallow the Abalone Merman explains what it is like to be a merman We speak to queer merman Mallow, who previously went by Maui, who has been donning a tail and swimming as a merman since 2018. Mallow the Abalone Merman is the “mersona” of Keenon Hooks, a professional merman and choreographer from California. A mersona – as explained by Mermaid Phantom of The Magic Crafter on YouTube – is persona which people who portray mermaid or mermen characters take on, the mersona can include a name, aesthetic and character backstory....

Kristin Chenoweth is officially a married woman. (Getty Images) Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth has officially tied the knot with her partner Josh Bryant after years of believing she was “never going to get married.” The Tony and Emmy Award winner was certain she’d be a “bachelorette whole life”, especially after having some poor luck with love in the past, but meeting musician Josh changed everything for her. “I even got engaged before and couldn’t do it,” Chenoweth, 55, told People after the ceremony. “Until I met Josh. Then I was...

Suella Braverman made her position on what she calls ‘political activism’ in policing clear in a letter to the chief constable of England and Wales. (Getty Images) The Home Office has commissioned a review into “activism and impartiality” in the police after Suella Braverman appeared to shame officers for “dancing and fraternising” with LGBTQ+ activists and “waving the Progress flag”. Home secretary Braverman announced on Saturday (2 September) that she is ordering a review into alleged “political activism” in the police, with the expectation that the police should “focus on...

Fenty Beauty launches sale featuring its popular makeup and skincare products. Fenty Beauty has launched a huge sale with deals across its popular makeup and skin ranges. It’s to mark Labor Day in the US and sees discounts on some of Fenty Beauty’s best-selling and viral products. The entire sale is now available to shop exclusively at fentybeauty.com. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products through the links. There’s currently more than 90 products to choose from in the sale, from...

Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime will mark 25 years since Matthew Shepard’s murder. (Investigation Discovery) A moving new documentary will explore the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard, 25 years after his death in what remains one of the most horrendous homophobic hate crimes in modern history. Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was just 21 years old when he was brutally beaten and left for dead in the US state on 6 October 1998. He was pronounced dead six days later, on 12 October. On 9 October this year,...

Sarah Jane Baker has been found not guilty of inciting violence over her ‘punch TERFs’ Trans+ Pride speech. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images) Trans activist Sarah Jane Baker has been found not guilty of inciting violence after telling the crowd to “punch a TERF” at London Trans+ Pride. Baker, 54, was filmed addressing a crowd at the Pride event on 8 July, shouting into a microphone: “If you see a TERF, punch them in the f**king face.” She was found not guilty of inciting violence at the City of...

To say that Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter to the curiously-named ‘X’ has been the subject of a massive, toxic debate on the platform would be something of an understatement. Since making the move from the iconic blue bird to the black and white capital ‘X’ in July, the revamped theme of the social media giant has been called everything from “a metalcore band teasing their next single” to a “teenage male deodorant”. Musk, and his team, have promised to uphold what Musk believes to be freedom of speech –...

Franz Rogowski as Tomas, the extremely unlikeable, wildly captivating protagonist in Passages. (Supplied) By introducing the world to Tomas (Franz Rogowski) in his brilliant new queer drama Passages, Ira Sachs’ has introduced us to one of the most captivatingly unlikeable characters in recent queer cinema history. There are very few redeeming features of Tomas, the protagonist at the centre of Ira Sachs’ Passages, which landed in UK cinemas on Friday (1 September). In fact, during the first UK screening of the film last month, there were audible gasps, slack mouths...