Celebs Go Dating co-host and sex expert Dr. Tara has shared her thoughts on working with Gogglebox star Stephen Webb. (Supplied/Getty) Sex and relationships expert and Celebs Go Dating co-host Dr Tara has revealed what it was like working with former Gogglebox star Stephen Webb, and what he’s really looking for in a relationship. Webb,
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A trans man went undercover on a TERF dating app (Canva) A trans man went ‘undercover’ on a gender-critical dating and community app and found that it has fewer than 100 members. Writing in the Washington Blade, Henry Carnell detailed how he was able to gain access to L’App, an app created by gender-critical campaigner
Comedian Stephen Bailey is appearing with his husband Rich Taylor on new BBC show Unbreakable. (BBC) Stephen Bailey is a regular face on UK TV screens. The 37-year-old stand-up comedian and television presenter, who is gay, is probably best known as the presenter of Celebs on the Farm, however he does have many other strings
The hilarious moment was caught on live TV. (Eurovision/BBC) If the Eurovision Song Contest wasn’t already for the gays, this audience member just took it to the next level thanks to their Grindr notifications being caught on live TV. During 8 May’s rehearsals for the 68th song contest – which were live-broadcasted, by the way
Viewers want a taste of polyamory after seeing the film. (MGM Amazon) Challengers has been hailed for its sexy homoeroticism, as well as its poignant moments, but the romance drama has also served polyamory into the mainstream. Though the film is a tennis movie, at its core it’s about the dynamics of the three central
People are getting down and dirty (quite literally) in the countryside. (@saltburnfilm/Instagram/Getty) A new study has revealed that 20% of adults in the UK have had sexual intercourse in the countryside. Saltburn may have thrust us into some — shall we say, “different” — cult pop culture moments, including drinking bathwater and the rise of
Some terms are often exclusively used by the Black community. (Getty) Imagine being out on a date and they tell you that they’re a “baby dyke”, or a “chapstick lesbian” – would you know what that means? What if they start saying that they’re “femme” or “butch” or that they’re a “stud” or a “stem”?
Golden retriever lesbians are said to be a masculine lesbian who is actually happy and smiles around the people who she loves”. (Rosie Turner/Getty) Sometimes it feels like there’s a thousand new terms cropping up every day to explain personality traits, experiences, and dating history, and the only way to understand them is to carry
Harry is a British army engineer from Slough. (BBC) The Traitors series two contestant Harry Clarke might be new to appearing on TV, but his girlfriend and her family are no strangers to it. As audiences are transported back to the Scottish Highlands for Claudia Winkleman’s camp hosting and the show’s high-stakes drama, everyone’s eyes
Musician and influencer Jordy has spoken about falling for someone he met on Instagram, revealing the trials and tribulations of long-distance relationships. “In September, I got a message on Instagram from a random guy who saw one of my TikToks”, Jordy says, noting that he’s had flirtatious messages in his DMs before but that this
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
When Hex Coles woke up and discovered that their skin had turned yellow all over, they knew instantly something was very wrong. Hex, now 26, was a university student on the cusp of adulthood – but all of a sudden, they were spending much of their time in hospital, where doctors desperately tried to find
Demi Lovato is ready to date extraterrestrials. (Screen capture via Facebook Watch) Demi Lovato is perhaps the most relatable person on the planet. The singer and UFO hunter said they’re “tired of humans” and want to date extraterrestrials on Face to Face With Becky G on Facebook Watch. Aren’t we all, Demi. Aren’t we all.
Private user information from an Israeli LGBT+ dating site has been leaked online by hackers, who are threatening to release more data unless they receive a $1 million ransom. Geo-located dating service Atraf was among dozens of sites hit by the Black Shadow hacking group on Friday evening (29 October) after a break in at
The term “barebacking” became widespread in the LGBT+ community in the 1990s. (Pexels/ Ketut Subiyanto) Like riding a horse without a saddle, barebacking is when someone with a penis penetrates a sexual partner without using a condom. Many people who have any kind of penetrative sex report that going at it without a condom is
Jimmy Fowlie (L) and Sydnee Washington (R) will star in Grindr’s upcoming original comedy series Bridesman. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images/FilmMagic) LGBT+ dating app Grindr is getting its own original scripted TV show, which is set to air this fall. Bridesman will be a new scripted comedy series following a gay bridesman as he undermines his best friend’s
JoJo Siwa showed some love for girlfriend Kylie in a heartwarming Valentine’s Day post. (Instagram/@itsjojosiwa) JoJo Siwa proved that romance isn’t dead after all as she celebrated her first Valentine’s Day with her girlfriend Kylie on Sunday (14 February). Sharing adorable snaps of the pair in an Instagram post, the 17-year-old told the world she
JoJo Siwa introduced to the world her girlfriend. (Instagram/@itsjojosiwa) JoJo Siwa reminded the world that, no, love is in fact not dead after all as she shared adorable photographs of her and her girlfriend. The Masked Singer US star, who announced she is queer last month, introduced to the world her girlfriend as they celebrated
A quarter of British people have been body-shamed on dating apps or social media. (S3studio/ Getty/ Yu Chun Christopher Wong) The dating app Bumble has banned body-shaming, which it says includes “fatphobic, ableist, racist, colourist, homophobic or transphobic” language. From Thursday (28 January), the popular dating app will ban any derogatory comments about appearance, body
Podcaster, screenwriter, queer lifestyle writer and loud, proud lesbian Jennifer Lynae Lee has been getting off to male gay porn since her teenage years – and she’s convinced other lesbians do the same for a number of very important reasons. For PinkNews, she explains why. I hold my breath. I listen with my left ear
Jonathan Van Ness and Mark Peacock. (Instagram/@jvn) Jonathan Van Ness has opened up about his relationship with Mark Peacock after the pair quietly married in 2020. Taking to Instagram Saturday afternoon (2 January), the Queer Eye star shared adorable photographs of them together, his “favourite moments” of last year, he said. They ranged from re-enacting
Megan Barton-Hanson attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall. (Getty/ Jeff Spicer) Bisexual Love Island star Megan Barton-Hanson has revealed the “mortifying” homophobic comments she received from her brother’s girlfriend when she began dating women. Barton-Hanson came out publicly as bisexual last year when she appeared on Celebs Go Dating,
A gay couple who have been together for more than two decades offered up a striking rebuttal to the homophobic refrain that being gay is a phase. Kurt English and Nick Cardello shared a pair of eerily similar photos on Twitter taken 24 years apart, showing them blissfully in love at Washington Pride in 1993, and
David in the center of the proposal flash mob. (YouTube/Yuval David) Flash mob proposals have been done to death over the past decade – but this one will warm your cold, gay heart. Actor Yuval David shared the incredible surprise proposal he received from his boyfriend Mark McDermott. The couple were out having brunch in Manhattan with
Professor Jane Ward said straight couples can learn from queer couples to have deeper and happier relationships. (Envato) A gender and sexuality professor has written a book explaining the secret to straight people having happier relationships — be more like queer couples. Jane Ward, a gender and sexuality studies professor at University of California, Riverside,
The new straight chief operating officer (COO) of Grindr has said he wants the platform to be “a positive place for everyone, not just the good-looking people”. Rick Marini is one of three men who recently purchased a 98.59 per cent stake in the gay dating app from the Chinese tech company that acquired it
Alyssa Kayhil and Anhlinh Trinh were reunited after three months apart (Screenshot: New York Post) When the coronavirus pandemic kept a nurse apart from her girlfriend for three months, she enlisted the help of her neighbours to make their reunion unforgettable. Alyssa Kayhill is a musician who’s been working on the front lines as a
Justice Smith posted photos of him with boyfriend Nicholas L Ashe after chanting ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ at a New Orleans protest. (Instagram) Jurassic World actor Justice Smith has come out as queer by sharing photos of him and his boyfriend in solidarity with Black Trans Lives Matter. Smith, 24, shared the powerful statement on
To shave or not to shave pubic hair? Now that is the question. (Stock photograph by Elements Envato) It seems that, for queer men and women, a partner’s hairstyle is pretty important… but we’re not talking about the hair on your head here. An eye-opening study found that, when it comes to pubic hair, more
A woman showed she can deadlift more than her boyfriend, and his bruised toxic masculinity lashed out in the worst way. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A girlfriend asked the internet whether she’s in the wrong for “emasculating” her boyfriend, who’s clearly suffering from a bad case of toxic masculinity. But what did she do?