Arthur Duncan and Betty White. (YouTube and Getty) Betty White, star of The Golden Girls and gay icon, once defended a Black dancer on her 1950s variety show in the face of racist calls for a boycott. White, who passed away on Friday (31 December), just three weeks before her 100th birthday, was a long-time
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Rob Brydon in Gavin & Stacey. (BBC) Rob Brydon says he believes his Gavin & Stacey Bryn is gay, addressing the character’s sexuality after years of fan speculation. The Welsh actor played Bryn West, the kind-hearted uncle to Stacey Shipman, for more than a decade. The BBC sitcom alluded to Bryn’s sexuality throughout with vague jokes often
We take a look back at some of the best queer films of 2021. (PinkNews) It’s been yet another difficult year as the world continued to weather the storm of a pandemic, but through it all, film helped keep us sane. From big blockbusters to indie darlings, film has the power to transport us to
A kaleidoscopic array of people have come out in 2021. (PinkNews) 2021 is, at long, long last, coming to an end. Nearly two years into a drawn-out pandemic that has left the world exhausted and ready to hibernate, we’re about to say goodbye to a year that, to be honest, felt about a decade long.
Colton Underwood. (Getty/ Emma McIntyre) NFL player turned reality TV star Colton Underwood has hit out at bigoted Christians who condemn his sexuality: “They do not represent our God.” Underwood, who came out as gay in a Good Morning America interview earlier this year, was the lead in the 23rd season of The Bachelor, and has since starred
Britney Spears has said that her refusal to record new music “is a way of saying ‘f**k you’” to the family members she holds responsible for keeping her in a conservatorship for almost 14 years. Fans of the singer have become accustomed to her frequent Instagram posts with lengthy captions which detail her experiences under
Joshua Bassett attends the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Party In Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Warner Music) High School Musical star Joshua Bassett has opened up about the sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a new interview with radio DJ Zach Sang. Bassett revealed he was a victim of child
Elliot Page sends fans “some love” for Christmas with an adorable selfie on Instagram. (Instagram/@elliotpage) Elliot Page is sending his “love” to fans with a heartwarming photo with his furry loved one, celebrating the festive season. It is the first Christmas-time photo of Page since they came out publicly as trans in early December 2020,
Madonna flaunts her ageless beauty in a sultry series of Christmas Eve snaps. (Instagram/@madonna) Madonna is once again flaunting her ageless beauty with sizzling news pictures on Instagram as she reflects on 2021. The Christmas Eve photoshoot features the “Like a Virgin” hitmaker wearing her signature black captain’s hat in a gorgeous tulle gown. In
Dolly Parton joked that in another life, she would have “definitely” been a drag queen. During an appearance on WWNO’s American Routes in 2000, Parton discussed girl power in the country music industry. She explained that growing up, she learned how to “be” and “deal with men.” “Well, it’s always served me well being a girl,”
JoJo Siwa (L) was left in tears at Meghan Trainor’s gift. (Screen captures via YouTube/Warners Brothers) JoJo Siwa guest hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show – and it was an emotional one. Siwa became the youngest person ever to host the daytime talk show, which kicked off its 18-year run when the dancer was just a
Nicole Byer roasted JK Rowling. (Netflix/Getty) Nicole Byer takes aim at JK Rowling in her new Netflix stand-up special. In Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), the Emmy-nominated actor and comedian criticises Rowling and jokes that she may have taken the plot for Harry Potter from the KKK (Ku Klux Klan). “I think JK-KKK Rowling was sitting in that coffee
Meghan Trainor wants you to know – she didn’t steal a Drag Race queen’s sandwich. When the “All About That Bass” singer guest judged on season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, fans were – to put it lightly – less than impressed. While the competing queens, RuPaul and Michelle Visage were working overtime to serve
Aaron Sorkin (left) and Billy Eichner (right). (Getty/ Rich Fury and Getty/ Frazer Harrison) Billy Eichner has slammed Aaron Sorkin for his “completely ignorant” comments on LGBT+ actors being cast in LGBT+ roles. Sorkin, a filmmaker, screenwriter and 60-year-old straight man who wrote the 2010 film The Social Network, waded into the debate in response to
Director Bryan Singer. (FilmMagic / Jason LaVeris) X-Men and Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been accused of “traumatising” and “abusing” a former assistant. Singer has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple men, and was named in two 2014 civil lawsuits. In one, it was alleged that he forced 17-year-old Michael Egan III into sexual activities at parties in
Aaron Sorkin arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studios’ “Being The Ricardos” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on 6 December 2021. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Being the Ricardos filmmaker Aaron Sorkin has said that casting only gay actors as queer characters is an “empty gesture” and a “bad idea”. The comments came on the
Lil Nas X, Little Mix and Adele are among the artists nominated in the gender-neutral Brit Awards. (Getty/Kevin Kane/WireImage/JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/YouTube/ITV) Lil Nas X, Little Mix and Adele are among the nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards, which features gender-neutral categories for the first time. Starting with its 2022 ceremony, the awards scrapped its
Kaylee Bryant, who plays Josie Saltzman, has said goodbye to ‘Legacies’ after four seasons on the show. (CW) Kaylee Bryant has said goodbye CW’s Legacies after portraying fan-favourite queer character Josie Saltzman for four seasons. Bryant has played Josie Saltzman on the supernatural drama series, which is a spin-off of The Originals, since 2018. The
Actor Chris Noth. (Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic) Sex and the City star Chris Noth has been accused of sexual assault by two women – with one alleged victim requiring stitches after being raped. Noth, who played Mr Big, the towering on-again-off-again love interest of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), took on the role once more for the
Black feminist bell hooks. (The The Washington Post via Getty/ Margaret Thomas) On Wednesday (15 December), legendary Black feminist author bell hooks passed away in her home in Berea, Kentucky, at the age of 69. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist, one of the most influential feminist scholars in the US, penned more than 40 books
Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness has landed a new Netflix series based on their podcast, Getting Curious. The show, produced by makers of RuPaul’s Drag Race World of Wonder, will see Van Ness meet with experts to uncover the interesting inner world of a wide range of subjects. Announcing the show on Instagram, Van Ness
Hunter Schafer as Jules in Euphoria. (HBO) Euphoria star Hunter Schafer has ‘vaguely clarified’ that she is bisexual, pansexual “or something”. Schafer has been a rising star in the acting world since she first appeared on screens as Jules Vaughn, a trans teen who begins a romantic relationship with Rue Bennett (Zendaya), on HBO’s hit
My good colleague Pete Hammond tells us the film awards season is in full swing, live and in-person. Screenings. Panels. Parties. Lunch with the stars. Just like 2019. Now, if the audience would only catch up. This weekend, an extremely important connection got missed, as Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, meant to be a crowd-pleaser,
Mariah Carey (L) and Jane McDonald are one another’s biggest fans. (Getty Images) Mariah Carey and Jane McDonald casually stanning one another is the pure, wholesome antidote to the seething, bleak pit of chaos we call life. Carey, who famously invented the annual tradition of Christmas, beamed on Saturday (11 December) about the cruise ship
Rosie Kay, British choreographer best known for her show 5 Soldiers. (Wiki Commons/Garazi Photography) A top British choreographer has been accused of “transphobia” after allegedly asking trans and non-binary dancers to “confirm their genitalia”. Rosie Kay, 45, resigned from her own dance company Tuesday (7 December) after two investigations were launched by trustees over the
Steve Bronski of Bronski Beat has died at the age of 61 (Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Steve Bronski, co-founder and keyboard player of pop group Bronski Beat, has died. Bronski, best-known for the LGBT+ anthem “Smalltown Boy”, passed away at 61-years-old. No cause of death has been given. Jimmy Somerville, who formed Bronski Beat
At the exit to a gallery in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a display of opinions about the future of cinema. For example: “THE FUTURE OF CINEMA IS INCLUSION NOT EXCLUSION” –Kimberly Steward
It’s fascinating to watch local governments—New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans—rush to enact Covid vaccine requirements for entry to the publicly accessible spaces of private business, including, yes, movie theaters. I’m not equipped to judge the ultimate propriety or efficacy of such mandates. Frankly, the complexities posed by breakthrough, uncertain vaccine longevity, variants,
It’s thrilling to watch Lionsgate make a run at the box office top spot with The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, a grown-up comedy. Not a kiddie fantasy, like Peter Rabbit 2 or Cruella. Not a Covid-era placeholder, like The War With Grandpa, or a streaming event, like Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. But a rough, raucous, R-rated action
On Wednesday morning, studio executives and exhibitors will rally at AMC’s Century City 15 multiplex to cheer the return of movie theaters that had been closed by the pandemic. “The Big Screen Is Back,” they’ll declare. Glad to hear it. That’s great, as far as it goes. But those movers and shakers should probably charter