Broadway legend Audra McDonald has issued a powerful tribute to gay playwright Terrence McNally, who tragically died from coronavirus this week. In an interview with The Daily Beast, six-time Tony winner McDonald reflected on her time working with McNally and praised him as a powerful advocate for queer representation on stage. The Broadway veteran praised
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An LGBT+ charity has said it has seen a huge increase in the number of calls to its helpline since the coronavirus pandemic started. The UK-based LGBT Foundation said the number of calls received over the last week was more than double the number received in the same period last year. Worryingly, the charity said
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, along with 15 other senators, have urged the Trump administration to allow gay and bisexual men donate blood due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 17 senators told the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a letter that it needs to change its rules in order to meet blood transfusion demands
Now back home, Kathy Griffin experienced coronavirus-esque symptoms but clinicians were unable to offer her a test, she claimed. (Twitter) Kathy Griffin might have been exposed to the coronavirus. Or she might not have. The comic was not tested. Griffin revealed in a tweet Thursday that she checked into a hospital after experiencing “unbearably painful” symptoms, but
American Cody Pfister became a lightning rod for condemnation after taking part in a ‘coronavirus challenge’, including from British TV personality Piers Morgan. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) In news that proves, somehow, the world truly can get worse, British broadcaster Piers Morgan made a fisting joke Wednesday night. The Good Morning Britain talkshow host
Pornhub will also donate 50,000 face masks to first responders and hospitals. (Envato) Pornhub is offering free premium accounts to every one of its billions of users around the world, in a bid to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus lockdown. Pornhub’s vice president Corey Price said in press release: “With nearly one
Owen Paterson (R) leaving Downing Street on October 22, 2019. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Tory MP Owen Paterson, who strongly opposed equal marriage in the UK, makes £100,000 a year from a company that is privately selling coronavirus testing kits. As the Northern Ireland secretary in 2012, Paterson became the first cabinet member to publicly say
Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke. (Stefano Montesi – Corbis/Getty) An Italian homophobic Catholic cardinal, who blamed the church’s child sex abuse scandal on the “moral depravity” of gays and was exiled by the Pope for opposing condoms to prevent HIV, wants Catholics to keep going to church. Cardinal Raymond Burke is known as one of the
A gay man who contracted the coronavirus at a Miami beach party earlier this month has said that it is “the most incredible pain” he has ever experienced. David Anzarouth told CBC News that he was unable to put into words what having COVID-19 felt like. The 25-year-old contracted COVID-19 after travelling with friends to
Amid dire shortages of surgical masks – vital for frontline medics – designer Christian Siriano has vowed to manufacture them for New York state. (John Lamparski/Getty Images/Screen capture via Instagram) In today’s edition of celebrity activism that does a lot more good than singing “Imagine” for no ungodly reason, designer Christian Siriano has vowed to
Writer Roxane Gay attends the Feminist AF Panel at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, California.(TARA ZIEMBA/AFP/Getty) Roxane Gay has restored everyone’s faith in humanity by offering to buy groceries for people in financial trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bisexual feminist writer, professor and commentator wrote on Twitter: “If you are broke and need
Hilary Duff has offered some stern and important advice to young people everywhere as the coronavirus continues to spread across the world. Amid reports that some young people are ignoring social distancing guidelines and going out partying, the Lizzie McGuire star – who is easily the voice of a generation for her famous Disney Channel
A queer costume designer has shared his experience with the coronavirus and has urged people everywhere to take the pandemic seriously. Writing on Instagram, Tarek Soliman, who designed Sasha Velour’s headpiece for the season 10 finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race, shared his experience with COVID-19. He said he wanted “young people who think this virus
Iceland’s Daði og Gagnamagnið had been tipped to win Eurovision 2020. (Screen capture via YouTube) Weeping. Crying. Wailing. Mass orders of comfort food on UberEats. Staring into the abyss. Listening to ABBA. Caterwauling. More crying. These are just some of the symptoms of gay people discovering the news that the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled
Pride Edinburgh – the stalwart of Scotland’s LGBT+ celebrations – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Stewart Kirby/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Scotland’s Pride calendar suffered a devastating blow after Pride Edinburgh organisers announced Tuesday evening that the celebration will be cancelled, citing the swelling coronavirus pandemic. For the last 24 years, the Pride
Thousands of people spell out the word “Love” in lights at Singapore’s annual Pink Dot rally in 2015. (FYROL/AFP/Getty) Singapore’s epic Pink Dot Pride rally has been cancelled and replaced with a livestream as the coronavirus sweeps across the globe. The huge event usually attracts thousands of spectators to Singapore’s Hong Lim Park, but for the
Rachel Platten (R) poses backstage with Jeremy Joseph and Jacob the dog before her performance on stage at G-A-Y Club Night at Heaven. (Jo Hale/Redferns) Facing mounting pressure, British prime minister Boris Johnson delivered Monday a stringent set of guidelines to curb the surge of coronavirus cases in the UK, but a leading LGBT+ club
US president Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak was, well, trumped by fetish underwear brand Nasty Pig. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A CEO of a fetish gear and underwear brand has become a pacesetter for, well, actually delivering advice on navigating the coronavirus crisis snarling the US that is both informative and accurate. In other
BFI FLARE Film Festival at BFI Southbank on March 23, 2019 in London, England. (Tim Francis/Getty) Organisers of the LGBT+ international film festival BFI Flare have cancelled the 2020 event because of the “rapid evolution” of coronavirus. BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, which was supposed to take place between March 18 and March 29,
Katy Perry was the first to fall for the fake video. (Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Katy Perry, Madonna and Cheryl have all fallen victim to the same fake. Katy Perry was first when, at 12.07am this morning, she shared a viral tweet of a video of people standing on balconies with the caption: “A whole neighbourhood
A peach. (Charles Deluvio/Unsplash) The coronavirus pandemic has taken an unexpected turn as Chinese scientists warn the disease could be spread by rimming. Researchers studying COVID-19 among infected patients in a hospital in China are thought to be the first to test stool samples for the disease, and are now warning that coronavirus can be
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced new measures to control the spread of the coronavirus with gatherings of more than 100 people forbidden for the foreseeable future. This is down from the previous 1,000 person limit and follows President Emmanuel Macron’s speech last night which stipulated that all schools and universities in the country
Coronavirus is spreading across the globe, and it’s fair to say that people are anxious and scared about what’s going to happen next. But there’s no need to worry, because this anti-LGBT+ televangelist recently “healed” viewers by… asking them to put their hands on their televisions. Kenneth Copeland, who runs Kenneth Copeland Ministries, tried to
Spain’s public health services have been pelted by more than 1,000 cases of the new coronavirus strain, COVID-19. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images) As the coronavirus death toll continues to surge, a Spanish drug typically used to manage HIV was successfully used to ‘cure’ a man with COVID-19, giving health experts “hope”. Scientists across the world