Jim Wells had the DUP whip withdrawn in 2018. (Getty) Former DUP minister Jim Wells doesn’t want conversion therapy to be banned in Northern Ireland in case he “struggles with same-sex attraction” and needs his pastor. Wells, who has a long history of making anti-LGBT+ remarks, made his comments during a Stormont debate on the
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Phillip Lühl and his twin daughters in South Africa. (Instagram/@phillipluehl) A top Namibian court rejected Monday (19 April) a gay couple’s plea to return home with their twin daughters, born in South Africa through surrogacy. In a case that threw the republic’s decades-old restrictions on LGBT+ people into question, Phillip Lühl and his husband Guillermo
Will Young (L) and Spencer Matthews (R). (Getty Images) Will Young has slammed Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews for “reaffirming gay stereotypes” on a BBC One show. Appearing on the fourth episode of This Is My House, which aired Sunday night (18 April), Matthews was tasked with guessing who the owner of a well-heeled
Years & Years singer Olly Alexander says he wants to play a “messed-up, gay superhero” in an interview with the Official Big Top 40. (Twitter/@BigTop40). Olly Alexander wants to play a “messed-up, gay superhero” for his next acting role after the success of It’s A Sin. The Years & Years singer spoke to the Official Big
Resident Evil. (Capcom) Pleasing horror fans across the world, Capcom announced a Resident Evil x Dead by Daylight crossover at their recent showcase. The asymmetric horror game has a huge following, especially among the LGBT+ community. A quick glance at Twitch is all you need to see for that. And it’s become well known for
Chandler in Friends. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal) A longstanding and oft-repeated urban legend is that Chandler was originally supposed to be gay in Friends until Matthew Perry was cast in the role. Speculation was rampant even back in the early years of the show, prompting Friends co-creator David Crane to give this quote to The Advocate in 1996. “We didn’t go into
Amsterdam Pride 2019. (Getty/ Soccrates/ Eric Verhoeven) A man from Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, has been cleared of terrorism charges after he tried to buy an AK-47 online, claiming he “needed it for the gay Pride parade”. The 32-year-old, identified as “Tahsin E”, was arrested on 7 August, 2020, according to DutchNews, after Dutch security service
Rebekah in the ACLU video “Meet the girl who lawmakers want to ban from playing sports”. (YouTube/Human Rights Campaign) A 14-year-old girl who plays field hockey at school has told lawmakers considering anti-trans bills that she just wants to play sports with her friends. In a three-minute Human Rights Campaign video, Rebekah says sports are
Celebrating 25 years, here’s a look at the evolution of Lara Croft (Square Enix) From Tomb Raider to Fortnite, Lara Croft, the original IT girl of the 90s, has changed the face of video games over the last three decades. Since her debut in 1996, Lara Croft has been an undeniable force in the world of
Elliot Page took to Instagram to speak out against the wave of anti-trans legislation. (Instagram/ elliotpage) Elliot Page has spoken out against the terrifying spate of “cruel and exhausting” anti-trans bills spreading across the US. Page took to Instagram to urge his followers to also push back against anti-trans bills and laws, which include banning
Liberty University is suing Jerry Falwell Jr for $10 million, claiming he withheld scandalous information from trustees while negotiating a new contract for himself. Falwell, a key Trump ally and one of the most powerful figures in the evangelical movement, was removed as head of the powerful private Christian university in August after he and his wife were accused of
Are you a fan of breakfast and being gay? Then Kellogg’s has the cereal for you (Kellogg’s) Kellogg’s is launching a limited edition LGBT-themed cereal in celebration of Pride, so you can start your day with the breakfast of champions: glitter. The company teamed up with GLAAD to create the special cereal, “Together with Pride”,
A student at Ridgeline High School cut down an LGBT+ flag. (Screen captures via Twitter/@golfgirly78) Students and alumni gathered with Pride flags after a “heartbreaking” incident that saw a student cut down a Progress Pride banner to cheers. In the airy halls of Ridgeline High School in Cache County, Utah, a student was caught on
Nathaniel “SpokGoane” Mbele was stabbed to death on 2 April. (Twitter) A beloved gay man has been stabbed to death in South Africa, prompting an outpouring of grief from the LGBT+ community and desperate calls for hate crime laws to finally be passed. According to MambaOnline, Nathaniel Mbele, known as Spokgoane, was found dead on 2
Yasiel Puig. (Getty/ David Maxwell) The woman accusing Major League Baseball (MLB) star Yasiel Puig of sexual assault has said they couldn’t have had consensual sex because she’s an “out and proud lesbian”. The woman filed a lawsuit against Puig in 2020, alleging that he sexually assaulted her in 2018 in the bathroom at a
English actor Robert Webb in 2017. (YANN COATSALIOU/AFP via Getty Images) Robert Webb has claimed it is impossible to say “anything even remotely reasonable” about trans issues without facing “defamation and abuse”. The Peep Show star faced criticism from the LGBT+ community when he expressed solidarity with anti-trans commentator Janice Turner in 2018. In the since-deleted tweet, Robert
Mae Martin. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Mae Martin has come out as non-binary in a heartfelt Instagram post. The star and co-writer of Netflix’s Feel Good opened up about their gender and announced their pronouns are they/them – they “don’t mind” she/her as well, they added. Martin is very much still on a personal journey when
The tea towel design celebrates British drag. (CardsbyOMLL) An amazing and unique tea towel that celebrates British drag has been created to raise money for an AIDS memorial. The unusual design, which sees popular drag artists from across the country reimagined with ‘potato heads’, is being sold on Etsy by an independent artist. The quirky
Mason “mason” Venne. (Dreamhack) Twitch has banned streamer and former professional Dota 2 player Mason “mason” Venne for allegedly using a homophobic slur on stream. He was playing the popular Dota 2 and commented on a teammate’s item choice, saying “I think the Aghs is a pretty terrible choice.” “Aghs” here refers to the item
Edward Walpole, the son of prime minister Robert Walpole, was accused of sodomy by a gang. Bands of extortioners targeted men – including the son of a prime minister – and extorted them for cash in the 17th and 18th centuries, researchers have discovered. Middlesex University London found that there was a “trend” of gangs
Robert Jacob. (Facebook) Robert Jacob, the former gay mayor of Sebastopol, California, has been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse. Jacob was being detained in the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Center on Sunday night without bond after he was arrested for the sexual assault of an adolescent, according to The Bay Area Reporter. The
Marvel fans are rejoicing after discovering that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier actor Erin Kellyman is gay. Kellyman, who previously starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story and played Maya Stone in the BBC One series Life, has become a Marvel fan favourite thanks to her starring role as Karli Morgenthau, the leader of the new
Leslie Jordan in his new sitcom Call Me Kat. (FOX via Getty) Will & Grace star and queer legend Leslie Jordan has explained that he can’t go to gay clubs anymore because he’s too famous. Jordan, best known for playing Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace and later starring in American Horror Story, reached new heights of
A chilling new bill in Texas would define the parents of trans kids who consenting to their affirming healthcare as “child abusers”. Texas Senate Bill 1646 was filed on 11 March, 2021, and is sponsored by 13 Republican state senators. The bill states that a person will be considered guilty of child abuse by “consenting
Rina Sawayama will be joined by Elton John on a new version of her song “Chosen Family”. (Twitter) Rina Sawayama will be joined by Elton John on a new version of “Chosen Family”, a soaring ballad from her debut album that pays tribute to queer friendships. “Chosen Family” first appeared on Sawayama’s critically-acclaimed debut album,
Sebastian Lletget during the Italy v USA International Friendly in 2018 in Belgium. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty) Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into LA Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget over a homophobic slur in a video he posted to Instagram. The 28-year-old, who began his career at West Ham before returning to the US in 2015,
Tony Perkins, President of the Family Researcil Council, said Joe Biden’s trans inclusion initiatives are from ‘the pit of hell’. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) In an unsurprising development, a cluster of right-wing groups that actively campaign for anti-trans bills are also backing voter suppression and anti-vaccine conspiracies. New restrictions that could see tougher limits on early
Love Island has previously faced criticism for failing to include LGBT+ contestants (ITV) ITV has announced it will welcome LGBT+ contestants for the 2021 series of Love Island after previously claiming it would be “logistically difficult” to do so. When the dating show returns in June the villa may be looking a little less straight
Uzbek LGBT+ activist Miraziz Bazarov sustained serious injuries (Twitter/Agnieszka Pikulicka @Aga_Pik) The Uzbek LGBT+ community say they’ve been driven underground in fear of homophobic backlash after a vicious attack on a prominent blogger and his supporters. Miraziz Bazarov remains hospitalised with serious injuries, which he sustained in a savage beating by three masked men with
Pete Buttigieg joked that he still has all his fingers after meeting Joe Biden’s dog, Major. (Screen capture via TMZ/Getty Images) For Pete Buttigieg, there’s only one man in the White House who he’d ever call a good boy, put a leash on and let him lick his face: Joe Biden’s dog, Major. Buttigieg spoke to
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