The gay penguin couples are determined to be uncles to new chick Chips. (Facebook/ SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium) Two gay penguin couples have become “fabulous uncles” to a new chick named Chips at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. The aquarium has celebrated two brand new gay penguin relationships this year in its gentoo colony, between Klaus
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Black feminist bell hooks. (The The Washington Post via Getty/ Margaret Thomas) On Wednesday (15 December), legendary Black feminist author bell hooks passed away in her home in Berea, Kentucky, at the age of 69. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist, one of the most influential feminist scholars in the US, penned more than 40 books
Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness has landed a new Netflix series based on their podcast, Getting Curious. The show, produced by makers of RuPaul’s Drag Race World of Wonder, will see Van Ness meet with experts to uncover the interesting inner world of a wide range of subjects. Announcing the show on Instagram, Van Ness
A boy, just six, was harassed by a ‘homophobic’ neighbour in England. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A six-year-old has been left too scared to leave the house after his homophobic neighbour shouted that will “die of AIDS“. In Ely, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, a father was left fearing for his child’s life
Xavier Novell, a former bishop who was known for conversion therapy, now works in “artificial swine insemination”.(YouTube/ Euronews) A bishop who was known for performing exorcisms and conversion therapy has been formally stripped of his powers after marrying a Satanic porn writer. Xavier Novell, 52, the former Bishop of Solsona, Spain, made headlines around the world when
Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out publicly, has designed a pair of American Football cleats to raise money for LGBT+ organisation, The Trevor Project. The defensive end and Cleveland Browns’ fullback Johnny Stanton have designed footwear featuring LGBT+ colours for the NFL’s annual My Cause, My Cleats initiative.
Students at Durham University protested for a ‘safer, more inclusive’ campus on 8 December. (Theo Burman) Theo Burman is news editor at Palatinate, the award-winning student newspaper at Durham University. He writes for PinkNews about the now-notorious speech by Rod Liddle described as “racist” and “transphobic”, and the student protests that followed. On 3 December, students at Durham
Sareh, 28, was arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for “supporting homosexuality”, according to the Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network (6Rang). (YouTube/6rangIran) An Iranian lesbian potentially faces the death penalty after she was arrested by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) for “supporting homosexuality”. Sareh, a 28-year-old woman who lived and worked in the
Hunter Schafer as Jules in Euphoria. (HBO) Euphoria star Hunter Schafer has ‘vaguely clarified’ that she is bisexual, pansexual “or something”. Schafer has been a rising star in the acting world since she first appeared on screens as Jules Vaughn, a trans teen who begins a romantic relationship with Rue Bennett (Zendaya), on HBO’s hit
Jawhar Edwards. (Screen capture via ABC 7 New York) A gay man was brutally beaten with a metal pipe and robbed of his walker while bystanders ignored him in Brooklyn, New York. More than a month since the attack in his hometown of Coney Island, Jawhar Edwards still has a swollen eye after his eye
Grindr serial killer Stephen Port. (Metropolitan Police) British lawmakers have demanded a public inquiry into whether London’s Metropolitan Police Service is “institutionally homophobic” following the Stephen Port probe. Trust in the force has been shaken by claims that police investigations into Port were faltered because his victims were gay. An inquest into Port, who murdered
Mariah Carey (L) and Jane McDonald are one another’s biggest fans. (Getty Images) Mariah Carey and Jane McDonald casually stanning one another is the pure, wholesome antidote to the seething, bleak pit of chaos we call life. Carey, who famously invented the annual tradition of Christmas, beamed on Saturday (11 December) about the cruise ship
A gay elderly man was jailed for years simply for having oral sex. (Stock photograph via Envato Elements) A gay senior with Parkinson’s disease spent 22 months in jail after care home staffers saw him giving oral sex to a fellow resident. At the Southampton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Leroy Martin,
In just 24 hours, three trans and non-binary people were killed in Colombia. (El Colombiano/Facebook) In a single day in Colombia, three trans and non-binary people were brutally slain, capturing the “systematic” violence the community knows all too well. Maní, a sex worker, was stabbed to death in Bogotá, the country’s capital city, on Tuesday
Rosie Kay, British choreographer best known for her show 5 Soldiers. (Wiki Commons/Garazi Photography) A top British choreographer has been accused of “transphobia” after allegedly asking trans and non-binary dancers to “confirm their genitalia”. Rosie Kay, 45, resigned from her own dance company Tuesday (7 December) after two investigations were launched by trustees over the
Amandla Stenberg is set to star in The Acolyte, a new Stars Wars TV series spearheaded by a gay woman. Written, directed and executive-produced by Russian Doll co-creator Lesyle Headland, the show will focus on the emergence of dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic, an era that began roughly 200 years before the
Moana star Auli’i Cravalho described co-star Rowan Blanchard as “biphobic” in a since-deleted post on TikTok. Cravalho and Blanchard are starring together in the upcoming queer rom-com, Love in Color. Fans were shocked when, in the caption of a now-deleted TikTok video, Cravalho appeared to call out her co-star. The bisexual star, 21, posted a
Stephen Laybutt plays in a football match between the Olyroos and Nigeria during the Four Nation Soccer Tournament played in Adelaide, Australia in January 2000. (Matt Turner/ALLSPORT) A retired Australian footballer has opened up about his remarkable experience donating a vital organ to a relative stranger. Stephen Laybutt played for the Socceroos, the Australian men’s
Hundreds of members of the LGBT+ community marched through Dundee as part of Trans Pride Scotland 2019. (Photo by Stewart Kirby/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Trans healthcare in Scotland will get a desperately needed financial boost of £2 million in “crisis funding”, the Scottish government has announced. The money for trans healthcare comes as part
Lauren Jauregui has spoken about her devastation after having the chance to decide when she came out as bisexual “taken” from her. The former Fifth Harmony member, 24, was outed on social media in 2016 after photos of her kissing a woman began to spread online. Speaking on Red Table Talk: The Estefans, the “Work
Steve Bronski of Bronski Beat has died at the age of 61 (Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Steve Bronski, co-founder and keyboard player of pop group Bronski Beat, has died. Bronski, best-known for the LGBT+ anthem “Smalltown Boy”, passed away at 61-years-old. No cause of death has been given. Jimmy Somerville, who formed Bronski Beat
The Real Housewives of Miami has announced its first out lesbian housewife, who’s married to tennis star Martina Navratilova Julia Lemigova will join the cast in season four when it begins on 16 December. A Russian former model who won the Miss USSR title in 1990, Lemigova is married to Czech-American former professional tennis player
And Just Like That… will air in the UK on Thursday (Liaison / Chris Weeks) Sex and the City’s much-anticipated reboot And Just Like That… will be hitting screens on Thursday (9 December). The New York ladies will be donning their Manolos for the new series, starring much of the old cast… except for Samantha.
JoJo Siwa (L) and Laverne Cox. (Getty Images) JoJo Siwa reflected on what it means to be labelled a “gay icon” in an interview with fellow trailblazer Laverne Cox. Siwa, the sugary-sweet bow-wearing social media superstar, beamed as she told E! what an “honour” it is to represent her community. On the 2021 People’s Choice
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has broken United States records (University of Pennsylvania) Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has broken United States records in two races over the weekend. The 22-year-old student from Austin, Texas, competed in the Zippy Invitational in Ohio where she smashed two records in the 200m and 500m freestyles. The University of Pennsylvania
US Conservative groups seeking to overturn Roe v Wade have spent millions on global campaigns against reproductive and LGBT+ rights, an investigation has found. OpenDemocracy says the groups have spent at least $28 million on international campaigns, including anti-abortion efforts in Poland, Colombia and El Salvador. The outlet scrutinised seven organisations it says have been involved
West Side Story adaptation banned in several Gulf countries due to trans character (West Side Story/YouTube) A Disney remake of West Side Story has been banned in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations over the inclusion of a trans character. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Steven Spielberg’s musical adaptation will not screen in Saudi Arabia,
Maddy Morphosis is the first ever cis straight man to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (WOW) Maddy Morphosis, the first straight, cis man to appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has spoken out following criticism of his casting. News that Maddy would compete on the upcoming 14th season of Drag Race was met with some criticism,
Argentina’s president just made gender-neutral passports a reality for non-binary citizens. (Manuel Cortina/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Argentina made history in July as the first country in Latin America to legally recognise non-binary people – but people issued with documents showing their gender as ‘X’ say they have been left in a legal limbo. Non-binary
A substitute teacher broke out into a Britney Spears song for no actual reason. (Screen capture via FOX59/Getty Images) A substitute teacher was given the boot after breaking into a full-blown rendition of a Britney Spears classic in school. At the Bowie High School in Austin, an unidentified teacher was filmed by his students breaking
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