Club-goers queue to get in to Heaven nightclub. (Getty/ Rob Pinney) Heaven nightclub in London has been criticised after a non-binary clubber accused staff of “invalidating” their identity. Jordan Bennett tweeted that on Saturday (9 October), they arrived at Heaven, “a place where I am meant to feel free and accepted”, to find that entrance queues were split
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Dave Chappelle. (Getty/ Sean Rayford) Netflix has “suspended” a trans employee who spoke out against Dave Chappelle’s new special, The Closer. In Chappelle’s latest comedy special, which premiered on Netflix on 5 October, he makes explicit jokes about trans women’s genitals and defends DaBaby and JK Rowling, before declaring himself “Team TERF“. The next day, Terra Field,
Kayden Coleman spoke to PinkNews for National Coming Out Day. On National Coming Out Day, trans advocate, educator and father Kayden Coleman opens up about his own coming out experience, saying the best part was “the freedom”. “It opened so many doors for me,” Kayden told PinkNews. “I felt like I could do anything, be
Dehenna Davison. (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has come out as bisexual, making her the first ever female Tory to do so. Davison opened up about her sexuality in an interview with GB News, which is due to be broadcast on Monday (11 October). The Bishop Auckland MP said she had known she was bisexual
People in the LGBTQ+ community may be more susceptible to mental ill-health so it’s important to know what resources are out there for queer people and their loves ones. (Pexels) Today marks World Mental Health Day, and the conversation around mental health has never been louder – especially for the LGBT+ community. Inequality and mental
Kim Kardashian roasted her whole family during her opening monologue as host of SNL on 9 October 2021. (YouTube/Saturday Night Live) Kim Kardashian opened her debut as Saturday Night Live (SNL) host with a sizzling series of jokes about her famous family members, including Caitlyn Jenner. The reality TV star took to the SNL stage
LGBT+ Christians at Pride in London, 2018. (NurPhoto via Getty/ Alex Cavendish) A vital new research project will examine the impact of “the increasingly toxic rhetoric around sexuality and gender identity” on LGBT+ Christians. A survey will be launched on World Mental Health Day (10 October) to measure how safe “increasingly vulnerable” LGBT+ Christians feel. The
Kiér Laprí Kartier was shot dead in Texas on 30 September, 2021. (Human Rights Campaign) A 21-year-old Black trans woman called Kiér Laprí Kartier has been shot dead in Texas. Her death is at least the 38th violent death of a trans or gender non-conforming person in the US in 2021. Kartier was shot on
Dolly Parton attends Variety and Women In Film’s 2017 pre-Emmy celebration at Gracias Madre on 15 September 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Getty/Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Dolly Parton has opened up about the significance behind her “little tattoos”, sharing she has “more than one” piece of pastel body ink. The “Jolene” singer has never revealed her tattoos
Victoria Scone. (BBC) Since Drag Race UK launched in 2019, the world has fallen even more in love with British drag than it was before. But it’s not just about the vulgar humour, hun culture references and British guest judges – as hilarious as they are. This year, the show broke boundaries by including the
Veronica Green. (BBC) This week, the queens of Drag Race UK truly looked camping right in the eye, creating iconic looks from a pile of camping materials. The sewing challenge always produces high drama: some queens create wearable art, while others struggle without being able to rely on a pre-made costume or flawless makeup. The
Jamie Clayton will take on the role of Hellraiser in a reboot. (Twitter/Entertainment Film Distributors) Trans actor Jamie Clayton has been cast as Pinhead in an upcoming remake of the very camp, very queer horror classic Hellraiser – and fans are overjoyed. Hellraiser quickly became a cult horror classic when it was released in 1987. The film revolves
Joyce Carol Oates, writer, Ronchi Di Percoto, Italy, 2010. (Leonardo Cendamo/Getty) Acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates has apologised after she suggested that the singular “they” pronoun will never become “part of general usage”. On Wednesday (6 October), Oates tweeted a link to a New York Times op-ed by linguist John McWhorter. In his article, McWhorter argued in favour
Kathryn Hahn stole the show in WandaVision. (Disney) Bonafide gay icon and all-round legend Kathryn Hahn is reportedly getting her own WandaVision spin-off, and fans are overjoyed. WandaVision took the world by storm when it was released on Disney Plus earlier this year – but it was Hahn who really captured fans’ hearts as the spectacular Agatha Harkness.
Forget Joseph and his technicolour dream coat, it’s all about Drag Race UK queen Choriza May and her big, juicy, abstract jacket. What else did you think we meant. The Spanish-born queen has already given us some iconic moments during series three. From her unforgettable “hate me because I’m an immigrant” entrance line to her
Grindr serial killer Stephen Port. Grindr serial killer Stephen Port had an “absolutely incessant” obsession with date rape porn, a London inquest has heard. Port was given a whole-life order for the murders of Anthony Walgate, 23, Gabriel Kobari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21, and Jack Taylor, 25, in 2016. He lured the men through gay
The woman was devastated to learn she couldn’t separate from her wife citing adultery as the reason. (Envato Elements) A woman whose civil partner cheated on her was “devastated” when she discovered that their union can’t be dissolved on adultery grounds because of a legal double standard. The woman, named only as Amy, discovered that
Dominic Raab, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice at the Conservative Party Conference. (Getty/ Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Dominic Raab – justice secretary, deputy prime minister and the man who once said men get a “raw deal” because of “feminist bigotry” – has discussed misogyny ‘against men’ on live TV. While
Prosecutors are considering bringing forward obscenity charges over LGBT+ themed books. (Envato Elements) Librarians in Wyoming could face criminal “obscenity” charges for stocking LGBT+ books in sections aimed at teenagers. Prosecutors are reportedly considering whether to bring charges against Campbell County Public Library staff over their decision to stock young adult books about sex education
Nintendo Switch OLED model. (Nintendo) The release of the new Nintendo Switch OLED console is just around the corner. Gamers can pre-order the latest Nintendo console before it’s released to the general public on 8 October. Following demand for the original Nintendo Switch – and recent shortages – if you’re wanting to get your hands on the
A gay man has said he was afraid to leave his house after he was hit in the face with a hammer in a suspected homophobic hate crime. Lóránt-Árpád Tompos was attacked between 2am and 2.30am on Saturday 18 August in the seaside town of Torquay, Devon. Tompos decided to speak out about his experience
People take part in a rally organised by an activist group to support the LGBT+ legislation in Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan on 6 June 2021. (Philip Fong/AFP via Getty) Gen Suzuki, a Japanese trans man, has filed a request with a Japanese court legally change his gender without having to undergo surgery and be
British group Little Mix endorse The Transgender Issue on Twitter. (Getty/Twitter) British girlband Little Mix have endorsed bestselling book The Transgender Issue by trans author Shon Faye. Asked by a fan on Twitter what they were reading, Little Mix replied: “The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye. Everyone should read this”, adding a star emoji. Liked
The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X are still proving to be popular ahead of Black Friday and Christmas. (Photo by Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Xbox Series S and X consoles have been in huge demand since they were released – and Black Friday 2021 is just around the corner. Ahead of
British actor Harry Andrews on the set of the film ‘The New Spartans’ on June 01, 1975 in Derbyshire, England. (Getty/Anwar Hussein) Journalist and author Tim Walker is reflecting on a poignant interview he had with British actor and cinema star Harry Andrews, who never went public about his sexuality or his relationship during his
David J Reilly. (Facebook/ David J Reilly for School Board) Republicans in Kootenai County, Idaho, have endorsed a school board candidate who thinks Pete Buttigieg and his husband want to “dabble in human trafficking”. David Reilly is a Catholic, far-right former radio host who, despite insisting it was “absolutely out of the question” that he
Brian Gobelle “persistently referred to Jessie Nelson with she/her pronouns and with gendered nicknames like ‘sweetheart’, ‘honey’, and ‘pinky’”, according to the ruling by Devyn Cousineau, member of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Despite Nelson asking Gobelle to stop, he refused, and a second conversation between them about the issue became “heated”. Four days
The woman described the inclusive ads as “disgusting propaganda”. (Twitter) OkCupid has hit back at the bigot who attacked an inclusive campaign poster in a now-viral video. The dating site launched its ‘Every Single Person’ campaign in July to spotlight love in all its forms, and put out adverts with taglines like “every single bear”,
Temple High School students protesting in support of a trans classmate (Instagram/@johnny_salami17) Students across America are staging mass walkouts to protest LGBT+ hate in the education system, and schools are finding them harder and harder to ignore. Three LGBT+ protests happened in September alone – the first at Winterset High School in Iowa where more
Google at Tokyo Pride, 2018. (NurPhoto via Getty/ Alessandro Di Ciommo) A Black, gay Google security guard has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was physically and emotionally harassed for years at the tech giant’s Los Angeles offices. David Brown is jointly employed by security company Allied Universal, and Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc, according
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