The most LGBTQ+-friendly countries have been ranked. (Getty) Trans advocates have discovered the friendliest cities for LGBTQ+ travel lovers; unsurprisingly, London hasn’t even made the top 10 on the list. Trans prosthetic experts at Emisil conducted a study to discover the best LGBTQ+-friendly cities across the globe for queer travellers. The team took worldwide marriage
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JoJo Siwa’s performance has broken records. (Getty) JoJo Siwa has broken audience records with her performance at Miami Beach Pride. The singer performed to the biggest crowd the Pride event has ever seen. The former Dance Moms star angered queer music fans by claiming that she created “gay pop” with her new single “Karma”, but
The Foreign Travel Office has issued a new warning. (Getty) You might be starting to organise your hot girl summer plans, but the Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning to LGBTQ+ holidaymakers visiting Greece. Despite Greece recently legalising same-sex marriage and adoption – becoming the first country with a Christian Orthodox majority to
The AFL player has accepted a ban. (Getty) Australian Football League (AFL) player Jeremy Finlayson has accepted a three-match ban for using a homophobic slur which he admitted was “hurtful and totally unacceptable”. Umpire microphones recorded the “unprompted and highly offensive” homophobic language Finlayson uttered towards an Essendon opponent at Adelaide Oval during a match
Jerrod Carmichael (R) is a comedian, actor, director, and producer. He’s taken aim at fellow comedian Dave Chapelle (L) (Netflix/Getty) Comedian and filmmaker Jerrod Carmichael has blasted fellow comic Dave Chappelle, opening up about the pair’s ongoing feud and calling out Chappelle’s opinions on the LGBTQ+ community. Controversial comedian Dave Chappelle has been criticised for
Andrew Scott talks Thomas Ripley’s sexuality as new series lands on Netflix. (Netflix) Andrew Scott’s new eight-part Netflix series Ripley has dropped, but, according to the All of Us Strangers star, the jury is still out on whether the murderous scammer is in fact gay. Based on the 1950s novels by queer author Patricia Highsmith,
Nick Sturniolo – best-known as one of TikTok’s Sturniolo Triplets – has spoken about the exact moment he realised he was gay. The Sturniolo Triplets, who have 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube (not to mention their other channels), are rarely seen without one another, and have generated a devoted fan base for their particular brand
The law allows public officials to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion. (Stock image/Getty) Public officials in Tennessee are now able to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion for any reason, sparking concern for gay couples applying for a marriage license. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 878 into law on 21
The homophobic incident took place aboard a TUI flight from Almeria, Spain, to Manchester last October (Getty) A homophobic incident unfolded aboard a TUI flight from Almeria, Spain, to Manchester last October, as a woman unleashed a barrage of abuse at cabin crew after being denied permission to charge her phone during takeoff, reports the
John Walter Lay (L) was fatally shot at West Dog Park in Tampa (R) last week. (Facebook/Yelp) Last week, a 52-year-old gay man was fatally shot in a Tampa dog park in what his friends are describing as a hate crime. When he was shot, the victim had reportedly just had a run-in with another
The couple has looked after 33 children since retiring. (Swiis Foster Care) A gay couple in the UK have fostered 33 children since their retirement, and are encouraging other people in the LGBTQ+ community to consider fostering. Barney and Rajainder followed the “unretirement” trend, changing their career at age 66 to something which gave them
Dublin-native Andrew Scott is making headlines at the moment after starring in All of Us Strangers with Paul Mescal. The film, which is inspired by the 1987 novel Strangers by Japanese author Taichi Yamada, explores the queer relationship between Andrew Scott’s character Adam and Paul Mescal’s character Harry. As Adam and Harry’s relationship intensifies, the
Twenty two-year-old, New Brunswick-based Drew Hudson was six the first time he watched 2004’s pop culture phenomenon Mean Girls. When he’d stay at his mum’s apartment, her neighbour would always put on movies that he “definitely wasn’t supposed to watch, because I was way too young,” he tells PinkNews. Out of all of them, Mean
Gay hockey veteran Brock McGillis has commented on the NHL Pride Tape and Pride Jerseys controversy. (Getty Images) Gay hockey veteran Brock McGillis has said that he’s not interested in making players “pretend they’re inclusive” in the wake of the NHL Pride tape scandal. McGillis, who rocked the hockey world when he came out as
Ciarán Griffiths has the perfect response when people mock him for playing a gay character. (Channel 4/ Getty Images) Corrie star Ciarán Griffiths has the perfect go-to response when dealing with ignorant hecklers who give him grief for portraying a gay character. The actor, who has also starred in soaps like Holby City, Waterloo Road,
Barry Manilow recalled how performing alongside Bette Middler at the Continental Baths, an iconic gay bathhouse, was ‘unusual’, but ultimately a ‘job for 75 bucks’. (Getty Images) Barry Manilow is looking back on his storied career and how it all famously began when he played piano at a gay bathhouse in New York City. Back
The family of a gay man who was allegedly killed by his cellmate are calling for jail reforms. (Getty Images) A family in Florida is calling for jail reforms and preparing to make a wrongful death claim against a Broward jail after gay man Janard Geffrard was allegedly killed by his cellmate. Geffrard, 29, was
Billy and Elliot (Melbourne Zoo) In absolutely adorable animal news, a gay swan couple at a zoo has been given 3D-printed eggs to raise after they built a beautiful nest together. The two male black swans – named Billy and Elliot – live at the Melbourne Zoo together after being rescued follow a dog attack.
A debate on the reparations owed to LGBTQ+ veterans for their treatment under the pre-2000 gay ban is set to go ahead. (PinkNews) A parliamentary debate on the treatment of veterans as a result of the “gay military ban” is set to be held in the new year as the government backtracks on its plans
Sam Lantz will be attempting to win a colossal $4.56m in the Squid Game: The Challenge final. (Getty) The internet has been completely gripped with Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge, and now, two gay players – Sam Lantz and Phill Cain – have made it to the finale to fight for the show’s multi-million dollar cash
Grindr is the most popular app among users aged 54+ in the UK. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Grindr was found to be this year’s most popular dating app among users aged 54 and up, according to a new study from Ofcom. The UK’s communications regulator published new research on Tuesday (28 November) on the nation’s online
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has been fired after losing the confidence of the board. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Sam Altman, the chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has been fired over Google Meet, despite the company receiving a $10 billion investment of Microsoft money. Altman, who is gay, was ousted from the company
Neighbourhoods in Orlando, Florida have introduced Safe Place Initiatives for members of the LGBTQ+ community. (Getty Images) A number of Republican lawmakers in central Florida have warned against the state’s LGBTQ+ Safe Place Initiative and said they are considering “all legislative, legal and executive options available” to prevent it from going ahead. The city-sponsored program,
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo said the support he received since coming out has helped encourage others to “open their wings in becoming themselves”. (Getty) Josh Cavallo celebrated his coming out anniversary in a moving post on social media and how the support he received helped others “open their wings in becoming themselves”. The Adelaide United
Lil Nas X got candid with concertgoers in Atlanta, Georgia after he disclosed to a cheering crowd that he paused the show for an emergency bathroom break. (Getty) Lil Nas X paused a concert after nature called, and he disclosed the emergency bathroom break to a cheering crowd of fans. The “Industry Baby” performer candidly
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
Rob Anderson. (YouTube/Rob Anderson) Rob Anderson blew up on TikTok with his Gay Science series – now, he’s ready to dominate. So to speak. You might have come across Rob on TikTok, where he’s racked up more than two million followers with his “Gay Science” videos, his Oscars coverage, and – more recently – his
Dr Demetre Daskalakis at a monkeypox briefing (L) and posing shirtless (R). (Getty/Instagram) Right-wing trolls are mocking a gay monkeypox doctor because he’s hot and has dared to wear a harness. Dr Demetre Daskalakis, one of the White House’s most senior figures appointed to respond to the monkeypox outbreak, has faced smears from right-wing media
Billy Eichner in the Bros trailer. (Universal) The first reviews are in for Billy Eichner’s history-making gay rom-com Bros – and they’re somewhat mixed. Much has been made of the film, which has been dubbed the first gay major studio romantic comedy to get a theatrical release. Its two leads are openly gay men, which has also
Wes Streeting. (Parliament) Gay Labour MP Wes Streeting has predicted that the Conservative party is “planning to lose the next general election”. Earlier this month, the Tory government said it would be sticking to a cap on medical student places, despite the NHS facing a severe shortage of healthcare staff. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in