Netflix faced censorship from the Turkish government. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty) Netflix sought to rebut claims it will end its Turkish service after production of an upcoming local drama was blocked by the country’s government over a gay character. According to Turkish screenwriter Ece Yorenc, the streaming giant scrapped her series If Only just days before
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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 09: Todrick Hall performs at the 2019 Capital Pride Concert on June 09, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) Todrick Hall has come a long way since his childhood in the Texas panhandle. But when he learned his state had become America’s deadliest place for trans people, it
Andrew Lloyd Webber. (Mike Coppola/Getty) As much as the moon has lost its memory, Andrew Lloyd Webber certainly hasn’t after he sent the Donald Trump campaign team a cease-and-desist letter after the US president used “Memory” from Cats at a rally all the way back in 2017. The year 2020 really knows how to keep
Andy Samberg’s new Groundhog Day-inspired streaming hit Palm Springs is getting some praise for featuring some unapologetic bisexuality. The comedy, streaming on Hulu in the US, is set in a time loop where Samberg’s character Nyles is doomed to experience a wedding in Palm Springs over and over and over again. While much of the
Far-right Christian group One Million Moms has taken a surprise break from homophobia to instead protest against Disney for daring to stream Hamilton with the “f-word.” We are in the midst of a global pandemic as well as a wide-scale reckoning on systemic racism, but there are more pressing concerns for the evangelical Christian group, which is
A body has been found in the search for missing Glee star Naya Rivera after she vanished while swimming at Lake Piru with her son last week. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a body was discovered this morning following a six-day long search, but officials have not yet confirmed that the body is Rivera’s. The sheriff’s
Tessa Thompson has said that the next phase of Marvel films will “push the bounds” of representation. The Thor star plays the superhero Valkyrie – who is bisexual in the comics but has so far had most references to her sexuality left on the cutting room floor. Thompson has already told fans to expect a queer
This “ladies man” thought he was straight – until he had a stroke and ended up in the care of a handsome gay nurse, he revealed on First Dates. Adam, who appeared on First Dates in 2014, went down a storm with viewers at the time – and now the clip of his date has resurfaced, reminding viewers
Nicholas Petricca of Walk the Moon has come out as bisexual (Steve Jennings/Wireimage) Walk the Moon lead singer Nicholas Petricca has proudly come out as bisexual in an emotional video about the importance of living your truth. The singer-songwriter came out to his 100,000 Instagram followers in a powerful video recorded on the last day
Paris Jackson is set to play Jesus Christ in the new film. More than 277,000 people have signed a petition to stop Paris Jackson playing a lesbian ‘gender-bending’ Jesus in new film Habit. The queer actor, musician and daughter of Michael Jackson is set to take on the role of Jesus Christ in the upcoming
Billy Porter has revealed that he “wept for an hour” when same-sex marriage was legalised in the United States. The Pose star said he “never thought” same-sex marriage would be possible – so it came as a shock when a 2015 Supreme Court ruling made it the law of the land. “The day it became
Empire creator Lee Daniels wants to make a gay superhero film – Superb***h – but he thinks a white director might find it easier. The gay director has been teasing the project for some time, but said in an interview with Insider that the film has struggled to get off the ground. “I have been trying
Rebecca Black. (World of Wonder/Getty Images for World of Wonder) It’s Friday, and Rebecca Black is looking forward to the weekend. It’s her birthday on Sunday. She’s turning 23, but all she wants to do is enjoy the California rain — the “June gloom”, as she puts it — and unwind. She’s in her Los
Janet Mock on the red carpet for Pose. (Rich Fury/Getty Images) Pose director Janet Mock says bookshops still don’t stock her bestselling debut memoir Redefining Realness because of “racism, sexism and transphobia”. The writer, TV host and Emmy award-winning director was responding to a fan who asked, on June 16, why “neither Barnes & Noble
The second season of The Politician has landed, and given us a new Ben Platt cover to obsess over. The Politician season two features two stunning musical performances from Ben Platt, including a weirdly perfect cover from an iconic Broadway musical Ryan Murphy is not afraid to utilise the musical talents of his Tony-winning lead,
Lady Gaga gives speech at Pride Live’s 2019 Stonewall Day on June 28, 2019 in New York City. (James Devaney/GC Images) The GRAMMYs has been accused of bi-erasure after forgetting about openly bisexual Lady Gaga and naming Sam Smith as the “first LGBT+ person to win Best Pop Vocal Album”. In one of a series
Donald Trump, seemingly out-trumping himself, sought to send the supreme leader of North Korea a copy of Elton John’s music. (Chip Somodevilla/Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF) Donald Trump, you know, the leader of the free world, is apparently obsessed with sending Kim Jong-un, you know, the leader of North Korea, a copy of “Rocket Man” by
Catra and She-Ra in the opening credits for ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ (Screenshot: Netflix) Netflix’s She-Ra massively flipped the status quo by centring a lesbian love story on a kid’s TV series — but the show’s creator has revealed that it almost didn’t happen. Warning: major spoilers ahead for season five of She-Ra
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic was jailed for trying to have an animal rights activist murdered. (Netflix) Tiger King star Joe Exotic has likened prison to the “American slave trade” in a letter invoking the name of George Floyd and asking Black Lives Matter supporters to push for prison reforms. In an open letter, Exotic referenced
Tana Mongeau. (Morgan Lieberman/FilmMagic) Tana Mongeau has come out as pansexual in an emotional Instagram post uploaded to celebrate LGBT+ Pride Month. The influencer and model, who dated pan actor Bella Thorne from 2017 to 2019, herself came out as pan in a lengthy post uploaded June 15. In it, Mongeau, 21, told her 5.4
Takaya Honda and Matt Wilson play David and Aaron in Neighbours. (Channel 5) Neighbours star Takaya Honda, who plays David Tanaka in the soap, has spoken about his character’s trailblazing storyline of becoming a foster parent in a same-sex relationship. Tanaka’s character David married Aaron Brennan in 2018, making them the first couple to have a
Bonnie Wright with JK Rowling (Dave M. Benett/Getty) Harry Potter actor Bonnie Wright is the latest of the franchise’s stars to defend trans people after JK Rowling made her latest ‘gender critical’ tirade. Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the film series, ended days of silence on the subject last night with a simple but
Emma Watson restored the eroding hopes of Harry Potter fans Wednesday night (June 10) when she shattered her dayslong silence towards JK Rowling and her tirade of anti-trans tweets. While the British author of the beloved children’s series issued a meandering essay that nobody asked for on her opinions towards trans rights – many based
Eddie Redmayne with JK Rowling at the European premiere of “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” in 2015 (Samir Hussein/WireImage) Eddie Redmayne has become the latest actor from JK Rowling’s Wizarding World to take a stand against the author’s views on trans people. As outrage builds over the author’s statements on trans people, Redmayne
Actors David Walliams (L) and Matt Lucas. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Little Britain, the award-winning rapid-fire sketch show, has been pulled from all British streaming platforms due to concerns about the use of belittling Blackface by its two stars, David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show, which aired from 2003 to 2005, trafficked in racially-charged humour
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe spoke out (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Turner) Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has made his unwavering support for trans equality clear, in response to anti-trans comments from the series’ author JK Rowling. Rowling spent much of the weekend infuriating her own fans with an anti-trans tirade, insisting that “erasing the
Billy Porter has said that “LGBT+ Black folks are people too” in a passionate speech about racism and discrimination in the United States. The Pose star addressed anti-LGBT+ prejudice within the Black community in a video posted today (June 5), and spoke about the violence faced by Black trans women. “As a Black queer man
Divina De Campo did a drag make-up tutorial as part of the PinkNews Pride for All Drag Race UK icon Divina de Campo gives a masterclass in drag eleganza and a powerful statement on gender identity as she helps PinkNews celebrate Pride for All. If you’ve always wanted to do drag but haven’t taken the plunge,
MPs are required to walk the length of the Commons chamber – and we have definitely seen that somewhere before. The House of Commons has been transformed into a never-ending RuPaul’s Drag Race runway, thanks to Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg. Rees-Mogg, known for his antiquated views on everything from gay relationships to parliamentary reform, riled
Stephanie Beatriz pledged her support for those protesting police brutality in the US (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz has donated a chunk of her salary to bail funds for those involved in Black Lives Matter protests across America. Bisexual actor Beatriz plays the character of detective Rosa Diaz, who is also bisexual, in
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