A boundary-breaking Bollywood rom-com starring a same-sex couple has been banned from being screened in Kenya by the country’s film regulatory body. The Kenya Film Classification Board banned the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which hit Indian theatres Friday to a consultation of five star reviews across the board. But in a statement to newsrooms, the board’s CEO Ezekiel Mutua
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Toya Delazy, Dua Saleh and Cakes Da Killa are three of our top queer Black artists. (YouTube) To celebrate Black History Month, PinkNews selects five artists making unapologetically queer Black music for the community. CJ Run “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m not.” The opening bar of “Spaghetti”, CJ Run’s breakthrough hit, immediately sets the
Queer the Pier curator EJ Scott. (Rosie Powell) An unprecedented exhibition that delves deep into Brighton’s queer history has been put together by curator EJ Scott. Scott, known for his work with the Museum of Transology, led a process through which LGBT+ Brighton residents sent in objects, stories and images to be included in the
Rapper Young Thug (L) roiled Twitter users after deliberately misgendering Dwayne Wade’s daughter. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage/ Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Rapper Young Thug misgendered Dwayne Wade’s 12-year-old daughter, who recently came out as trans, and said that: “God don’t make mistakes”. In the since deleted tweet, the rapper attempted to hamstring the overwhelming love and support directed
Pose star MJ Rodriguez has introduced the world to her boyfriend in a Valentine’s Day message. The actress, best known for playing Bianca Evangelista in the Ryan Murphy drama, shared a cute Instagram slideshow of herself with boyfriend Stephen. MJ Rodriguez: ‘You have shown me what love truly looks like.’ She wrote: “They’ll try to
Sir Elton John is escorted off stage mid-way through a February 16 gig in New Zealand after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. (Twitter/EltonJohnOfficial) Sir Elton John has broken down in tears and cut short a New Zealand gig to be escorted off stage by medics. The singer, 72, revealed that he had been diagnosed the
Kim Petras poses in the winners room at the NME Awards 2020. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released anti-Valentine’s Day sad bangers, and we are here for it. Pop princess Petras has perfected the art of sad bangers, but her new track ‘Reminds Me’ tops them all. The
As we all impatiently await the release of ‘Stupid Love’, Lady Gaga has proposed to herself. (Klarna) While the world is still waiting for her unreleased single “Stupid Love”, Lady Gaga has proposed to herself on Valentine’s Day. 2020 is a leap year and on February 29, otherwise known as “Bachelor’s Day”, outdated tradition dictates
RuPaul’s roused fear in The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon over him being called a ‘drag queen’. (Screen capture vids YouTube/NBC) The moment TV talkshow shot Jimmy Fallon called RuPaul a “drag queen”, he thought his career would come crashing down. Cancelled. Terminated. Last week, while interviewing the, well, drag queen on The Tonight Show,
The gay lobby’s latest attempt to pressure pop queen Lady Gaga to drop her new song, “Stupid Love”, has officially hit the catwalk. Stylish New Yorkers who braved the metro and the cold to make Christian Cowan’s Fall/Winter 2020/21 show on Monday were truly blessed to hear the song in its closing. After a leak