A candle-lit prayer was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 25 April 2017 in remembrance, one year after the gruesome murders of LGBT activists Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Tonoy. (Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty) Six members of an Islamic militant group have been sentenced to death for the brutal murder of two prominent Bangladeshi gay rights
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Robyn Lambird. (Athletics Australia/YouTube) Paralympics history has been made after Robyn Lambird became the first out non-binary athlete to win a medal. The Australian wheelchair racer, 24, won bronze in the Women’s 100-metre T34 sprint Sunday (29 August) with a triumphant score of 18.68 seconds. They trailed just nail-biting seconds behind Brits Kare Adenegan and
TV personality NeNe Leakes and husband Gregg Leakes visit the SiriusXM Studios on 12 December 2014 in New York City. (Getty/Cindy Ord) TV personality Nene Leakes has shared a shocking and heartbreaking update about her husband’s ongoing battle with cancer. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum said Gregg, 67, is “at home dying” after she
Whoopi Goldberg appears during the presentation of the Pirelli 2020 Calendar on 3 December 2019. (Getty/Marco Piraccini/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Mondadori Portfolio) Whoopi Goldberg revisited the backlash she faced for joking about president George W Bush while railing against cancel culture. The legendary American actor addressed the issue at the Edinburgh TV Festival, according to Variety. During
The LGB Alliance supporter was escorted away from the Manchester Pride Protest by police. (Twitter/ Pudz890) When a man showed up to Manchester’s Pride Protest decked out in LGB Alliance merch, queer demonstrators told him exactly where to go. On Saturday (28 August), as the official Manchester Pride festival kicked off, an alternative Pride event
A TikToker has joked that ‘meerkat’ should be adopted as a stereotype for an “anxious, sassy gay” who’s looks around instead of paying attention to conversations. (Envato Elements) You’ve heard of bears, otters and cubs. Now, a TikToker has suggested a slew of hilarious gay animals to add to the LGBT+ lexicon. Greg – who
Viewers can add flowers to the Marsha P Johnson bust in Christopher Park. (Twitter/ EliErlick) Queer activists have put up a bust of Marsha P Johnson in a New York City park, after waiting years for the city to deliver a promised monument. Johnson founded the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries (STAR), which was dedicated to
A TSA worker with the monitor for the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after officials tried to strip search her trans daughter at airport security. The alleged incident happened in May 2019 when Kimberly Erway tried to take a flight
On the same day as the official Pride festival headlined by Yungblud, activists marched through Manchester calling for “Pride not profit”. The official Manchester Pride is taking place this weekend (28 and 29 August) following a storm of controversy surrounding its finances. Earlier this month, the organisation dropped a life-saving safer sex scheme, distributing free condoms
Mormon university BYU is “reviewing” the incident. (TikTok/ amber_jane_9) The Mormon Brigham Young University (BYU) is “reviewing” a video of a man who defaced messages of support for queer students, insisting: “F****ts go to hell.” Rainbows and messages of support were emblazoned on the pavement outside a BYU campus in Provo, Utah, this week, following
A US Marshal says he was fired just 70 days before retirement because he stood up for a lesbian colleague who was facing disgusting harassment at work. The woman, deputy US marshal Dawn Mahoney, says male officers relentlessly bullied her because of her sexuality, and at one point even urinated in the cookie jar on
A Moscow man was abducted and taken to Chechnya where he was interrogated for information on LGBT+ activists, the Russian LGBT Network reports. On Wednesday (25 August), the group said that a Dagestan native named Ibragim Selimkhanov was approached by four Chechen-speaking men near a subway station in the city’s Novogireyevo District on 15 May.
ABC News’ Tony Morrison had lived with HIV in secret for years (Instagram/@thetonymorrison) ABC News producer Tony Morrison has publicly shared his HIV status in a powerful, poignant essay written on the eight-year anniversary of his diagnosis. Morrison, 31, revealed his battle with the illness for the first time on Tuesday (24 August) after keeping
Ryan Murphy attends The 2019 Met Gala. (Getty for THR/ John Shearer) TV mogul Ryan Murphy has shut down a critic who whined that he writes too many “gay perverted addicts” with an epic clapback. This week, a Lady Gaga fan account caught Murphy’s attention when it tweeted: “Can Ryan Murphy write a season without
Gavin Grimm. (ACLU) After seven years of fighting Gavin Grimm, a trans man who was banned from using the correct bathroom at school, has finally received a $1.3 million payout from the school board that discriminated against him. In 2014, when he was just 15 years old, Grimm first told Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board: “All
Peter Tatchell. (Oli Scarff/Getty) Peter Tatchell has pulled out of a controversial debate with trans-exclusionary professor Kathleen Stock following criticism from the trans community. On Monday (23 August), the veteran LGBT+ activist announced on Twitter that he was set to appear on the Blackballed podcast alongside Stock, a University of Sussex professor who once branded LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall
The ITV exec insisted that Love Island is “about boys and girls”. (YouTube/ Love Island) ITV managing director Kevin Lygo has declared that queer Love Island definitely won’t happen any time soon, insisting: “It’s about boys and girls.” Speaking on a virtual Edinburgh TV Festival session on Wednesday (25 August), Lygo shut down the idea of
The Ofcom headquarters in London, England. (Getty/ Bruno Vincent) Britain’s media watchdog Ofcom has been widely criticised for cutting ties with LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall because of a “risk of perceived bias”. The Office of Communications, a communications regulator otherwise known as Ofcom, announced that it would be pulling out of the Stonewall diversity champions
Tommy Dorfman. (Getty) 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman has said she is much happier since coming out as trans. Dorfman confirmed she is a trans woman in a July interview in Time magazine, revealing that she had been “privately identifying and living as a woman” for almost a year. She told Time: “Coming out
Out Paralympian Robyn Lambird has spoken frankly about their experience of ableism, saying perceptions of disability often make it “hard to feel empowered and sexy”. The 24-year-old Australian wheelchair racer will compete in the women’s T34 100m Wheelchair Sprint this month as one of three out non-binary athletes in Tokyo. They were diagnosed with cerebral
BodyBlendz is a popular skincare brand based in Australia. Having stunning hair is important for many people, but it can often be difficult to keep on top of. With a lot of people dealing with fast-paced lives, Zoom calls and having a social life again, you might not be taking as much care as before.
Crystal Michelle Turner, 38, and Kylen Carrol Schulte, 24, were found fatally shot near their Utah campsite on 18 August 2021. (YouTube/FOX 13 News Utah, Courtesy: Bridget Calvert) A newlywed couple were found dead near their campsite in Utah after telling friends they were “creeped” out by a “weirdo” man nearby. Crystal Michelle Turner, 38, and
The new ‘hate crime’ cars coming soon to UK police forces (Instagram/@yourpolice.uk) UK police are facing heavy criticism for a new fleet of rainbow-coloured squad cars they claim will boost “confidence” among the LGBT+ community. The “hate crime cars” will be introduced in forces across the country in a bid to encourage more victims of
A’Whora on Drag Race UK. (BBC) Drag Race UK star A’Whora has apologised after she broke self-isolation rules despite having tested positive for COVID-19. A’Whora told followers on Friday (20 August) in a since-deleted tweet: “Miss COVID got me good today.” But after it was alleged on social media that she’d been seen in public, A’Whora
Miss Envy Peru stars in the ‘Hit Refresh’ campaign. Image courtesy of Lot 42. Drag Race Holland winner Miss Envy Peru speaks to PinkNews about family, her queer identity and making Ru girl herstory. Fans rejoiced when Envy earned a guest judging slot on Drag Race España, becoming the first-ever contestant to be invited back
Stonewall has said it is “proud” of its diversity champions programme after a police commissioner said the charity poses “a threat to women”. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Conservative Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend accused the trailblazing LGBT+ rights charity of pushing a “dangerous ideology” because it supports trans rights. Among
Jesy Nelson of Little Mix performs on stage during MTV Crashes Plymouth. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images for MTV UK) Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has said she would never rule out dating a woman after her last relationship ended in heartbreak. The singer opened up about her mental health struggles and her difficult decision to leave
Councillors debated whether to fly the Pride flag outside Moot Hall, Maldon (Google Maps) Local councillors have been criticised for their “blatant homophobic and outdated comments” in a meeting about a Pride flag outside a Grade I-listed building. In an open letter shared on Wednesday (18 August), 26 business owners in the town of Maldon,
Police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the death of a gay man in London. (Envato Elements) Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of murder after a gay man was found dead in a London cemetery. Emergency services were called to Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park at around 7am on Monday morning (16
Emily Frood has been flooded with love and support since announcing their plans for Edinburgh’s first lesbian bar. (Supplied/Emily Frood) A trans student has been flooded with an “outpouring of love and support” after announcing she’s quitting university to open Edinburgh’s first lesbian bar. The capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh has a population of around
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