Andra Day gave an emotional speech after winning a Golden Globe for playing Billie Holiday. (YouTube) Andra Day thanked Billie Holiday in an emotional Golden Globes acceptance speech, as she became the first Black woman in 35 years to win Best Actress in a Drama. Day honoured the “transformative, dynamic” jazz singer as she accepted
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Joss Whedon. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images) Joss Whedon ran the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel sets as if they were “high school”, ex-employees of the embattled show creator claimed. Since series star Charisma Carpenter came forward with various explosive allegations against Whedon, such as him “abusing his power” on set, various castmembers and off-camera staff
The LGBT+ community is made up of a diverse group of people from all over the world, and their stories are often overlooked in history books. PinkNews spoke to ambassadors and workers from LGBT+ youth charity Just Like Us about the historical figures they wished they had learned about in school, from the past to
Robot Bender undergoes surgery in order to compete as a female robot in the 3004 Olympic Games. (20th Century Fox Film Corporation) A ‘transphobic’ Futurama episode landed with the series on Disney Plus Star, leaving a sour tase in fans’ mouths. Disney Plus‘ Star launched in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, bringing an
Drag Race UK star Sister Sister has opened up about the online abuse she has faced. (Drag Race UK/YouTube) Drag Race UK star Sister Sister has hit out at the “shocking and incredibly painful” online abuse she has had to endure. The season two star has faced persistent comments online from trolls who have criticised her
Carole Baskin is seen on 15 September 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by fupp/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Tiger King‘s Carole Baskin claims her late husband Don Lewis pretended to be someone else and used a fake name to hide their relationship from his then-wife. The Big Cat Rescue boss was married to millionaire Don Lewis when
Anne Robinson’s cruel comments on The Weakest Link have been subjected to scrutiny online (BBC) Problematic and unpleasant clips of The Weakest Link‘s Anne Robinson berating contestants have resurfaced after it was announced she would take over as the host of Countdown. It was revealed on Monday (15 February) that Robinson would become the first
Tammy Slaton, star of 1,000lb Sisters, has come out as pansexual. (YouTube) Tammy Slaton, star of TLC’s 1,000-lb Sisters, has come out as pansexual. The reality television star opened up about her sexuality in a clip from an upcoming episode, which was released by TMZ. In the clip, Tammy came out to her boyfriend Jerry while sitting
A Wizard of Oz remake is in the works and fans are clutching their ruby slippers in fear and anticipation. Nichol Kassell, who’s previously directed on HBO’s Watchmen, has signed on to direct the new adaptation of the Wizard of Oz for New Line Cinema. The L Frank Baum classic children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Gina Carano (L) and Ben Shapiro. (Getty) Gina Carano, who played combative shock trooper Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, is attempting to bounce back by… working with right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro. Carano, a 38-year-old actor and mixed martial artist, fuelled months-long fan backlash with her incendiary social media presence throughout her stint on the Disney+
Sarah Michelle Gellar. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Sarah Michelle Gellar sought to distance herself on Wednesday evening (10 February) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon amid a swelling wave of abuse accusations from co-stars. Gellar, who played the perky and sharp-tongued vampire slayer Buffy Summers, posted a statement on social media in response to
Gottmik (L) and Nina Bo’nina Brown. (VH1/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race star Gottmik, the franchise’s first openly trans masculine contestant, has spoken out after another queen made “transphobic” comments about her. Season nine’s Nina Bo’nina Brown encountered a buzzsaw of criticism from fans and fellow queens for comments she made over Gottmik’s body in a YouTube
Pedro Pascal (L) and his sister, Lux. (Getty/Instagram/@ luxpascal0) The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal lovingly introduced the world to his sister Lux as she publicly came out as trans on Tuesday (9 February). In a heartwarming Instagram post, the 45-year-old, who has his pronouns on his profile, uploaded a photograph of Lux’s cover for the Chilean
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
Dan Levy parodied the It Gets Better adverts that inspired queer youth in the early 2010s. (Screen capture via YouTube/SNL) More than a decade on since the beloved public service advertisement inspired an entire generation of queer folk, Dan Levy gave a much-needed update to It Gets Better. Bowen Yang, Punkie Johnson, Kate McKinnon and
Doctor Who star Pearl Mackie perfectly explained the importance of LGBT+ representation as she reflected on Bill Potts’ “phenomenal” impact on queer fans. Mackie made waves in the Doctor Who fandom as the beloved Bill Potts, the Doctor’s first out gay companion who joined Peter Capaldi in the tenth series. Three years after leaving the TARDIS,
It’s a Sin star Olly Alexander fought back tears on BBC Breakfast. (BBC) It’s a Sin star Olly Alexander struggled to hold back tears as he responded to a record number of people getting tested for HIV after watching the show. On Friday (5 February), at the end of National HIV Testing Week, UK HIV and
It’s a Sin star Nathaniel J Hall has shared his experience contracting HIV as a teenager, drawing parallels with the character he plays in the seminal AIDS drama. Hall appears in episode three of It’s a Sin as Donald Bassett, who disappears one day after Ritchie spots the tell-tale Kaposi’s sarcoma lesions on his back. The
Kylie Minogue (L) and RuPaul. (Getty/WOW) In today’s much-needed and truly welcomed distraction from the unrelenting chaos of the coronavirus and climate catastrophe, among many more ongoing or impending disasters, Kylie Minogue is appearing on RuPaul’s Drag Race. At least, fans are convinced. Minogue, who invented humanity’s ability to listen to music, is currently isolating
Ryan Murphy, the king of gay TV, received nominations for six projects this year, including Ratched, The Prom and 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty) GLAAD have unveiled its 2021 nominations for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards ahead of a visual ceremony in April 2021. Ryan Murphy led the pack with six of his projects
Alexandra Billings attends Equality California’s Special 20th Anniversary Los Angeles Equality Awards at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on 28 September, 2019. (Getty/ Matt Winkelmeyer) Alexandra Billings, star of the Roseanne spin-off The Conners, said she thinks it “took a lot of guts” to introduce a trans character to the show. The Hollywood legend, who
Armie Hammer. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images) Armie Hammer has emphatically denied allegations from yet another one of his ex-girlfriends, who claimed that he branded her and talked about “consuming her”. Paige Lorenze alleged that Hammer etched the letter “A” into her groin area with a sharp knife during sex. “I froze as he smiled
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Soju has denied sexually assaulting several men, insisting their claims are “completely false or misunderstood”. At least four people have shared troubling allegations of manipulation, gaslighting, coercion, and sexual assault by season 11 contestant Soju, aka Tony Hyunsoo Ha, one of whom says he was aged 16 at the time. The
The central cast of It’s A Sin. (Channel 4) It’s a Sin, the powerful and painful British AIDS drama applauded by viewers for its queer cast and groundbreaking portrayal of one of the darkest chapters in LGBT+ history, may not ever have happened if programme chiefs got their way. Russell T Davies revealed to PinkNews
Yetide Badaki plays the goddess Bilquis in American Gods (Paul Butterfield/FilmMagic/Getty) American Gods actor Yetide Badaki has revealed how her role on the show helped her feel comfortable enough to come out as bisexual. The Nigerian-born American stars in the Neil Gaiman fantasy series as Bilquis, the legendary Queen of Sheba and ancient goddess of love.
Graham Norton with Kristian Seeber, AKA Tina Burner from RuPaul’s Drag Race. (Dave M. Benett/Getty) Graham Norton once described his on-again off-again relationship with RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tina Burner as a “disaster”. Burner is among the queens battling it out to become America’s next drag superstar on RuPaul’s contest – but before she became a star
Russell T Davies thinks Olly Alexander would make a “marvellous” Time Lord (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has backed It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander to be the next Time Lord in the TARDIS. With Jodie Whittaker rumoured to be stepping away from the show in the coming months,
Bimini Bon Boulash reveals what was supposed to happen on Drag Race UK episode 2. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash tried and failed to cover their white corset in paint on this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (21 January) – but they’ve now revealed they intended to coat themselves in the colour of the trans Pride
Kimberly Hart-Simpson. (Instagram/@kimberly_h_s) Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has come out as pansexual, describing gender as “irrelevant” to her. Ahead of her stint on the E4 dating show Celebs Go Dating, the 33-year-old Welsh actor gushed that she “fancies everybody”. In an interview with The Mirror, she explained: “I have dated people who are male, female,
Star Trek: Discovery‘s LGBT+ crew just grew a little bigger as actor Mary Wiseman confirms she is “queer and proud”. Wiseman, a powerhouse actor who plays fan-favourite Ensign Tilly, revealed that she has loved “people of all genders” in a recent interview with StarTrek.com. That small detail almost wasn’t published as the Zoom call’s audio
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