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Boy George is finding it challenging to get on with Charlene White. (ITV/I'm A Celebrity...) Boy George has sparked outrage among fans after calling fellow I’m a Celeb contestant Charlene White ‘controlling’ while making dinner for the camp. The controversial incident happened after kangaroo sausages were delivered to the celebrities and White began organising how to use them for food. In Tuesday’s (8 November) episode, he told producers in the Bush Telegraph: “She just issues orders, for me as an observer of my own feelings, it’s mind-blowing. “I’m happy to...

New Hampshire’s James Roesener has made history as the first out trans man elected to the US state legislature. Roesener, 26, won the election for New Hampshire’s 22nd state House District, Ward 8, according to website LGBTQ Victory Fund, making him the first out trans man elected to any state legislature in US history. Roesener, who reportedly identifies as bisexual and lives with his wife and cat, said ahead of the election that he believes in removing barriers to “shelter, education, healthcare, voting, and other basic necessities for a quality...

Britney Spears (L) Millie Bobby Brown (R). (Getty) Britney Spears has spoken out against any suggestions to make a biopic of her life after actor Millie Bobby Brown suggested she could play her in a film.  During an interview on the Drew Barrymore Show, the Stranger Things star opened up about who she would want to portray on the big screen. “I want to play a real person and I think for me, Britney. would be Britney Spears. I think her story, first of all, resonates with me. “Just growing...

Take That are headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park and this is how much tickets will cost. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for Take That) Take That are headlining British Summer Time at Hyde Park – and the tickets prices have been revealed. In a UK festival exclusive, the group will headline the festival next summer on 1 July. They’ll be joined by special guests The Script and Sugababes who will perform as part of the lineup. Fans can get their hands on tickets in the general sale from 10am...

Jair Bolsonaro (left) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (right) will face each other in a run-off election in 30 October. (Getty) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known more commonly as leftist politician Lula, is the new president of Brazil after a nail-biting run-off election against anti-LGBTQ+ monster Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil went to the polls earlier this month (2 October) to cast their votes and decide who will be their next leader. Lula, the country’s former leader, beat the far-right incumbent Bolsonaro in the popular vote at the beginning of October,...

Tennessee resident Jessee Graham garnered praise online for her emotional speech before local library leaders defending the LGBTQ+ community. (WSMV) A Tennessee woman has gone viral for passionately defending the LGBTQ+ community after conservatives got angry over a Pride book display.  Zachary Fox resigned from his role as library board director in Maury County, Tennessee after right-wing uproar over a display of LGBTQ+ books, WSMV reported. The library board accepted Fox’s resignation during its monthly meeting Wednesday (26 October), but protestors raised their voices at the meeting in support of LGBTQ+ books and Fox. ...

The Florida medical board committee approved a prospective rule that will ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth under the age of 18. (Getty) The Florida medical board committee approved a proposed rule banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth, making it one step closer to reality.  A joint committee of the Florida board of medicine and the board of osteopathic medicine advanced on Friday (28 October) that would prohibit doctors from prescribing gender-affirming treatments for minors under age 18, ABC News reported.  The rule would bar a trans youth’s access to puberty...

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster believes "marriage ought to be between a man and a woman". (Getty) South Carolina governor Henry McMaster said he would enforce a ban on same-sex marriage should the Supreme Court overturn its 2015 landmark ruling.  McMaster was questioned about his stance on same-sex marriage in South Carolina if the nation’s highest court were to reverse precedent during a gubernatorial debate with his Democratic opponent, former representative Joe Cunningham.  McMaster said that South Carolina is one of several states that had not legalised same-sex marriage when the Supreme...

Michelle Visage is taking over Drag Race UK. (WOW) RuPaul won’t be on next week’s Drag Race UK – and Michelle Visage is taking over. Brooke Lynn Hytes did it. Nicky Doll did it. Pangina Heals (reverse) did it. Now, RuPaul’s long time bosom-buddy, Michelle Visage, is taking over the drag legend’s role as HBIC on episode seven of Drag Race UK. “For the first time in Drag Race herstory, the judges have taken control”, a teaser reveals. Visage – who looks right at home on the main stage – says:...

Drag Race UK’s Le Fil on androgynous, Asian representation and that Snatch Game episode. This week, the Drag Race UK queens were challenged to put on their best celebrity impersonations in front of guest judges Tess Daly and AJ Odudu, before walking the runway for the Spice Girls’ Mel B. While Cheddar Gorgeous and Dakota Schiffer stormed the Snatch Game, with the former picking up the win, Le Fil found themself in the bottom, lip-syncing against Black Peppa. The Snatch Game has not been particularly well received among fans. Speaking...

Legislation reforming the process for trans people to gain legal gender recognition in Scotland has passed its first vote in the Scottish Parliament. (Getty) A bill to streamline the laborious process on how trans people can change their gender on legal documents in Scotland has passed its first vote.  The vote came just a short while after the end of the chamber debate Thursday (27 October) on plans to bring the process for trans people obtaining a gender recognition certificate (GRC) – the legal recognition of their gender – in line with...

Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin says the new hate crime law doesn't go far enough. (PinkNews/Sonja Tutty) Activists have criticised Ireland’s law criminalising hate and violence against trans people, saying it’s ultimately “too little too late”. The Irish Cabinet approved new legislation that will repeal the previous incitement to hatred laws and is intended to make prosecutions for hate crimes as well as hate speech easier, the Irish Times reported. The bill will add gender – including gender identity and expression – as well as disability – to a list of protected characteristics covered and...

Alexis Bellino praises transgender son for his "strength and courage". (Instagram/Alexis Bellino) Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino has shared a touching message introducing her transgender son, Miles, to the world. The former RHOC star took to Instagram to share the news with her followers, and opened up about Miles’ transition over the past 16 months. Alongside the picture of her and her son, she wrote: “I had stopped posting the past few months due to this transition in Miles’ life, but he’s now ready to ‘come out’...

Olivia Rodrigo has released her first Glossier collection. (glossier.com) Olivia Rodrigo and Glossier have unveiled their first collection – and this is how you can buy it. After announcing their partnership earlier this year, the pair have finally dropped Rodrigo’s much-anticipated first collection. It sees the beauty brand swap their well-known pink for her signature purple on both the products and branding. The Olivia Rodrigo Collection is now available to shop on Glossier’s website. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products...