Mel B has long supported the LGBTQ+ community. (Getty) Mel B has spoken candidly about her five-year relationship after “falling in love with a woman”, but refuses to put labels on her sexuality. The Spice Girls star has long been an ally for the LGBTQ+ community, previously sharing her gratitude towards gay fans for supporting
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The label of bisexual speaks solely to sexual attraction, not romantic attraction. (Getty) Have you ever had sexual feelings for a wide variety of people, and genders, but can only imagine yourself in a romantic relationship with someone of the opposite sex? There are a lot of labels that people can use to describe themselves
Pop fans have declared Missouri singer-songwriter and “Good Luck, Babe!” star Chappell Roan as the music industry’s next big queer icon following her stellar Coachella set. The 26-year-old star, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, made waves on social media over the weekend after she gave a particularly sapphic performance at the California music
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
Dates for 2024’s London Trans+ Pride have been announced (PinkNews) London Trans+ Pride is set to return for 2024, with the annual march calling for “justice and liberation” for all. Thousands marched in the event in 2023, and a graphic posted on the organisation’s Instagram account has confirmed the date and time of this year’s
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 pageant celebrates Thai-national trans women. (Getty) A trans flight attendant has been crowned Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand. Saruda “Pimai” Panyakham won the coveted title in the beauty pageant on 4 February, which celebrates Thai-national trans women. She was announced as the winner of the 25th Miss Tiffany pageant at the Tiffany
LGBTQ+ ally, Britney Spears. (Getty) Princess of pop Britney Spears is paying back her LGBTQ+ fans for their devotion by helping to raise funds for young queer people in crisis. To mark Valentine’s Day (14 February), Britney teamed up with New York City coffee shop Glace to release her own sweet treat. The “Toxic” singer
The conference was held ahead of Swift’s Eras Tour in Australia. (Getty) The University of Melbourne has hosted a two-day academic conference on Taylor Swift ahead of The Eras Tour in Australia. Australians have been waiting patiently for the pop superstar to take her tour down under, with Swifties even going as far as tattooing
Character departures are inevitable for most shows. That doesn’t mean we have to like them. Sometimes, a character has to go because it’s necessary for the story. Other times, the actor moves on to a new role, and the character can’t continue without them. (That is, unless the actor just gets recast, like when Nathan
What is it about a woman in charge that brings out the critics? No matter the genre, you can always find a female lead character that gets a strong negative audience response. Call it a hot take, but we think a lot of those women deserved better than the treatment they got. Let’s be real;
The 2024 Grammys could be a historic moment for a number of LGBTQ+ artists, including Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus. Though R&B star SZA is the main artist to watch on Sunday night (4 February) as she’s up for an astounding nine awards, this year’s Grammys could also mark an impressive turning point for LGBTQ+
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
Mark Sahady and John Hugo (l-r) are seen at the Boston Straight Pride Parade and Rally organized by Super Happy Fun America on August 31, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) In case you were wondering, yes, it turns out that a ‘straight’ Pride flag does exist. More than one, in fact.
Glenn is the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to win. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Amber Glenn has won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to win. Glenn — who identifies as bisexual and pansexual — has competed in the championship eight times prior, and won the silver medal in 2021 and 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
An Irish cabinet minister has become the latest politician in the country to come out as gay in a beautifully-worded social media post. Fianna Fáil TD and minister for roads Jack Chambers made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Sunday (14 January). “As I look forward to 2024 I am sharing with you
Here are some of the many LGBTQ+ activists we looked up to in 2023, people who put in the work to serve and elevate the queer community. These people have put themselves out there – often in the face of public scrutiny – to campaign for the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ people around the
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
Community fans got their wish in 2022 when Peacock ordered a movie follow-up for the comedy series. Since the announcement, there have been few updates about the project, and, as expected, the project is on hold due to the Writers Guild Strike. Series star Joel McHale opened up to TV Line while promoting Crime Scene
Michael Fabricant was confronted by a protester on his way into the Conservative Party conference – but he wasn’t assaulted, as some claimed. (Twitter/Domhauschild) Tory MP Michael Fabricant has denied claims he was violently assaulted by left-wing protesters at the Conservative Party conference. There was immediate uproar on Sunday (2 October) when Times Radio journalist Dom
Atlanta city council member Liliana Bakhtiari has come out as non-monogamous, sharing they’re in a relationship with two “wonderful” life partners. (Instagram/@lilianaforatlanta) A queer politician from Georgia has proudly come out as non-monogamous as they introduced the world to their “wonderful” life partners. Atlanta city council member Liliana Bakhtiari, who is the first queer Muslim
Cherry Valentine posing in an iconic drag look. (Twitter) As well as being a one-of-a-kind drag artist, Cherry Valentine knew exactly how to shut down anti-drag arguments with class. The drag icon’s family – whose real name was George Ward – tragically passed away last Sunday (18 September) at just 28-years-old. The genderfluid artist’s family
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
Stefani Steel was one of the drag performers set to attend the event. (Instagram) An LGBTQ+ community event has been reluctantly cancelled amid rising hateful messages directed at organisers and borough officials. Organisers of LGBTQ+ OutFest in West Chester, Pennsylvania, shut down the event ahead of it’s scheduled date on 1 October due to an
England captain Harry Kane will wear an armband for the OneLove campaign during matches at the Qatar World Cup. (Getty) England captain Harry Kane will wear a rainbow anti-discrimination armband at World Cup matches in Qatar, where LGBTQ+ identities are criminalised. Kane and captains from several other countries that qualified for the World Cup –
Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić allowed the march to go ahead, but on a smaller route. (Getty) Serbia’s government has been forced into a screeching u-turn after its decision to ban EuroPride’s parade was met with fierce opposition. EuroPride is an international celebration of the LGBTQ+ community hosted by a different European country each year. Serbia
A woman take a photo using her mobile phone of the EuroPride flags fluttering during the opening ceremony of the EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade. (Oliver Bunic/Getty) EuroPride organisers have vowed to fight Serbia’s “disgraceful” ban on its planned march in Belgrade. The European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) are preparing to mount a legal challenge after
Police secure serbian LGBT Info centre during the ‘Litiya for salvation of Serbia’ in Belgrade. (Getty) Politicians from across Europe have condemned the Serbian government over the effective ban of this year’s EuroPride. Serbian police announced a ban on the route of the march on Tuesday (13 September) after weeks of hostile back-and-forth between EuroPride
Lyra McKee was shot dead while observing riots in Derry. (PH) A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing the gun police believe was used to kill journalist Lyra McKee. Niall Sheerin, 29, from Derry, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of the pistol between 11 September 2018 and
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