Marisela Castro’s friend said the trans woman was “always so happy” and mourned her tragic death. (Human Rights Campaign) Marisela Castro, a trans woman who had a “bright and sunny” demeanour, was shot and killed just weeks shy of her birthday celebrations. Castro was killed early Friday (29 July) when a man got out of
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Beyoncé referenced Monica Lewinsky in ‘Partition’. (Parkwood/Getty) Monica Lewinsky wants Beyoncé to remove a reference from her song “Partition”. Lewinsky spoke out after Beyoncé revised her song “Heated”, from the new album Renaissance, to remove an ableist slur. “Uhmm, while we’re at it,” Lewinsky tweeted. She named Beyoncé’s 2013 song “Partition”, which includes the lyric:
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks at the 2022 Lambeth Conference held at The University of Kent. (Neil Turner for The Lambeth Conference) A influential group of Anglican bishops are calling for “homosexual practice” to be “rejected” at the Lambeth Conference, insisting that “God’s power” will help gay people with the “ordering of relationships”. On
Jill Scott of England celebrates with the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Trophy during the England Women’s Team Celebration at Trafalgar Square on August 01, 2022 in London, England. (Leon Neal/Getty) England hero Jill Scott interviewed the Women’s Euro 2022 trophy in a hilarious clip. The England team descended on London’s Trafalgar Square on Monday (1
Jinkx Monsoon in final lip-sync battle (left) Bianca Del Rio (right). (RuPaul YouTube/Getty) RuPaul’s Drag Race legendary legend Jinkx Monsoon has revealed how fellow drag queen Bianca Del Rio contributed to her iconic All Stars 7 finale lip-sync victory. The Queen of all Queens took to Instagram to post the behind-the-scenes of her stand out
Harley Quinn showrunners promise they are “never going” to break up Harley and Poison Ivy in the HBO Max animated series. (YouTube/HBO Max) Harley Quinn showrunners have vowed that Harley and Poison Ivy “will never break up” as long as they’re in charge of the HBO Max series. Patrick Schumacker, showrunner on the animated show, explained
Far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks that the monkeypox outbreak is something to “laugh at”, according to an interview. In a clip published by right-wing extremist watchdog PatriotTakes, Greene is heard saying that because the outbreak is only a “threat to some of the population”, people should dismiss it as another “scam.” “It’s not a
Beyoncé urged to remove ableist slur from new song Heated (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Beyoncé has confirmed that she will remove an ableist slur from new song “Heated”, just weeks after Lizzo removed the same word from her song “Grrrls”. The song, which appears on Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance, contains an offensive slur
Kemi Badenoch speaks during Britain’s Next Prime Minister: The ITV Debate on 17 July. (ITV via Getty/ Jonathan Hordle) Liz Truss “empowered” Kemi Badenoch to push back against trans rights during her time in government, the former equalities minister has claimed. Writing in The Sunday Times on Sunday (31 July), Badenoch detailed how she sought to hear
Jinkx Monsoon filmed the moment she found out she had won. (Screen captures via Twitter) Jinkx Monsoon found out she won RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in the most adorable way possible. Monsoon and fellow Drag Race alum BenDeLaCreme took a break from their Australia tour to tune into Friday’s (29 July) season seven finale.
Lynn Starkey was fired after working at the high school for almost 40 years. (YouTube/ FOX59 News) A federal court has ruled in favour of a Catholic school that ended a counsellor’s employment contract after they found out she was in a same-sex relationship. Lynn Starkey was a guidance counsellor at Roncalli High School and
Brittney Griner faces nearly a decade in jail. (The Washington Post via Getty Images) US secretary of state Antony Blinken says he has cranked up the pressure on Russia for a potential prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. During a news conference in Washington Friday (29 July), Blinken said he had a “frank
Jaelene Daniels of North Carolina Courage. (Bryan Byerly/ISI Photos/Getty Images). North Carolina Courage defender Jaelene Daniels missed her team’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) game because her team celebrated LGBTQ+ Pride. On Friday (29 July), Daniels declined to play a match between Courage and Washington Spirit as she was required to wear a rainbow jersey.
Toby Rudolf. (Matt King/Getty Images) Australian rugby player Toby Rudolf opened up about his sexuality during an interview on the recent controversy around a Pride NRL jersey. In an article from Sydney Morning Herald on Friday (29 July), Rudolf said that he identified as heterosexual but “love is love, and I love to share it
Protesters at the San Francisco Federal Building demand that the federal government respond quickly to the recent San Francisco monkeypox outbreak. (The Washington Post via Getty/ Marlena Sloss) San Francisco has declared a state of emergency, with the city in “desperate need of vaccines” as monkeypox cases skyrocket. The US has seen around 4,600 confirmed
Kelis called out Beyoncé for not asking for permission to use her song Get Along. (Credit: Getty Images) Kelis has called out Beyoncé for “theft” claiming that the superstar has no “integrity” or “soul” for sampling her song without approval. Beyoncé’s new album RENAISSANCE was released today (29 July) at midnight to the delight of
Police attended a protest staged by the far-right at a Bristol library. (Twitter) A family-friendly Drag Queen Story Hour event in Bristol was rescheduled at the last minute due to “aggressive” anti-LGBTQ+ protesters. Drag queen Aida H Dee was due to read stories to children at Henleaze Library on Thursday (28 July), but the event
As Americans struggle to obtain the monkeypox vaccine, some queer men are travelling abroad to ensure they’re protected. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Some queer men are driving thousands of miles from the US to Canada to get a jab of the monkeypox vaccine. With cases of the once-rare virus in
Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute annual summit. (YouTube) Donald Trump has suggested he will run for president in 2024 while on an anti-trans rant, describing LGBTQ+ rights as “social decay”. Trump made the comments in a speech at the first annual summit of the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing Republican
Tavistock Centre. (YouTube) NHS England is to close its sole dedicated youth gender clinic and open new regional centres in a move to a “holistic and localised approach” to trans youth healthcare. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust will shut down its Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) by next spring, NHS England said Thursday (28
Joe Biden is seeking to free Viktor Bout (L) to ensure Brittney Griner’s freedom. (Getty Images) The Joe Biden administration has offered to exchange convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a deal to release detained basketball star, Brittney Griner. Queer WNBA star Griner is on trial for drug charges that could land
A fourth person thought to have been ‘cured’ from HIV has been announced. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) For the fourth time since the global epidemic began, a person appears to have been “cured” of HIV. The 66-year-old man, named the “City of Hope patient” after the Californian centre he was treated in, has been
Allison Bailey, the lawyer who founded LGB Alliance. (Allison Bailey/ Twitter) Allison Bailey has lost her lawsuit against Stonewall but has won her employment tribunal case against her employer Garden Court Chambers. Bailey, a lesbian barrister and co-founder of the anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance, sued LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall and Garden Court Chambers, of which
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Ted Cruz’s attempts to be funny have flopped once again after he announced his pronouns as “kiss my ass”. During a talk at the far-right organisation Turning Point
Joe Rogan. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Joe Rogan has denied he’s a Republican and insisted he is a “bleeding heart liberal” who backs marriage equality. The motormouthed presenter fought back against claims he’s a “secret conservative” on a 23 July episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Speaking with comedian Andrew Schulz, Rogan said: “It’s not just abortion
Britney Spears (left) with her mother Lynne Spears (right) at pre-Grammy party. (Getty) Britney Spears has called out her mother Lynne Spears for ignoring desperate texts sent during her “forced” stay in a mental health facility. It was announced in 2019 that Britney had been admitted to a mental health facility after she cancelled her
Marjorie Taylor Greene urged Republicans to embrace ‘Christian nationalism’. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Marjorie Taylor Greene has casually said that being a “Christian nationalist” is a “good thing” because of course she did. Greene, a far-right conspiracy theorist who represents Georgia, made the remarks at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on 23 July in
Monkeypox, a once rare virus, has spread worldwide in recent months. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Single genital lesions on the anus and mouth have been identified as symptoms of monkeypox as researchers better understand the virus. On Monday (25 July), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) updated its definition of monkeypox to say symptoms now include a lesion
Victoria Beckham singing “Stop” during karaoke. (Instagram) Stop what you are doing! Victoria Beckham is back as Posh Spice and belting out the Spice Girls’s 1997 classic “Stop”. That’s right, Victoria Beckham tapped back into her pop singer roots on a holiday to France with the Beckham family. David Beckham posted the chaotic clip to
Right-wing provocateur Ethan Schmidt filmed himself confronting PetSmart staff about a Pride flag in the store. A manager kicked him out shortly afterwards. (Twitter/@patriottakes) A right-wing thug, who once threatened to “hunt” LGBTQ+ people, was kicked out of a pet store after complaining to staff about a “satanic” Pride flag display. A video filmed by
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