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Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. (Getty Images) Elon Musk has reinstated conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ account on X, formerly Twitter, despite his history of extremist rants.  In August 2018, the far-right InfoWars host was banned from Facebook, YouTube, Apple and Spotify following years of extremist rants about transgender people, lesbians, drag queens, Muslims and immigrants.
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British actor, broadcaster, writer and comedian Stephen Fry. (Getty) Stephen Fry says he’s ready to return to work, three months after he suffered a shocking six-foot fall from the stage at London’s O2 Arena.  On Saturday (9 December), the BAFTA-winning British actor, broadcaster, writer and comedian spoke about his recovery for the first time to
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Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj at the Billboard Women In Music in 2019. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Billboard) Billie Eilish fans aren’t best pleased with Nicki Minaj after learning that a teased collaboration between the pair on the iconic rapper’s new album was just a sample. Trinidadian rapper and singer-songwriter Minaj dropped her much-anticipated fifth
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Here’s what Heartstopper stars including Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney and Kit Connor are working on. (Getty) Alice Oseman’s queer Netflix series Heartstopper has not only birthed a new era of LGBTQ+ representation on screen, but it’s also created some of today’s biggest upcoming stars – including Joe Locke and Yasmin Finney. While Heartstopper is still
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Holyrood and Westminster went to court over Scotland’s gender law reform bill A court has found in favour of the UK government blocking Scotland’s landmark gender law reforms. The Scottish government lodged a court case against Westminster for using a Section 35 order to block its Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The legislation, which was passed
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Nicole Maple Coenen has sent sapphic TikTok crazy with her wood-chopping videos. Coenen, who has over 1.2 million followers, has become known as the internet’s resident Canadian lumberjack, often seen in the depths of the forest chopping wood with an axe – or even a sword. “My FYP just pointed out the fact I’m bi
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gloriously called out Republican anti-trans legislation. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) effortlessly slammed Republican efforts to target trans women in sports. The Democratic rep for New York ripped into right-wing lawmakers during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (5 December) that discussed legislative proposals to restrict trans athletes from participating in
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Kemi Badenoch has unveiled the new list of approved countires. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Trans foreign nationals applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) after moving to Britain from certain countries will now have to provide medical reports, after some nations changed their laws – meaning their legislation is no longer seen to be as “rigorous”
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Zendaya has proven she’s a queer icon by wanting to direct a romance movie about two Black girls. The Euphoria star cemented herself as an LGBTQ+ ally through her character Rue, who struggled with compulsory heterosexuality throughout the show. Coupling up with Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, the pair shared many onscreen moments that were
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Billie Eilish has called out reporters who ask her about her sexuality. (Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty) Billie Eilish isn’t too pleased about the line of questioning that led to her speaking about her sexuality over the weekend. The “What Was I Made For?” singer made headlines on Saturday (2 December) when she attended Variety’s Hitmakers event and
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Russian riot police detain LGBTQ+ rights activists during a St Petersburg march in May 2019. (Getty) Russian police have begun cracking down on LGBTQ-friendly clubs and venues in Moscow, just days after a Supreme Court ruling branded LGBTQ+ activism “extremist”. Overnight raids across the Russian capital saw clubs, saunas, bars and more overrun with police
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Victoria Derbyshire apologised for the explicit remark on air. (Getty) Broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire was forced to apologise to BBC Newsnight viewers on behalf of comments made by a Russian feminist musician and activist. The 55-year-old journalist apologised to viewers who may have been offended by comments from Russian Pussy Riot artist Nadya Tolokonnikova during a
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Ottessa Moshfegh’s brilliantly twisted debut novel Eileen comes to life in a new film adaptation from Lady MacBeth director William Oldroyd, and starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. It’s a snowy December day in 1960s New England when Eileen – which hit UK cinenas today (1 December) – begins. The titular character, played by Jojo
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