Sen. Sen. Susan Collins on September 9, 2020 in Washington DC. (Greg Nash- Pool/Getty Images) Susan Collins, a Republican senator from Maine, has accepted the endorsement of an anti-LGBT+ group by saying she’s “truly grateful” for its support – despite previously supporting the LGBT+ community. Collins was the fourth sitting Republican to indicate support for
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Mary Fay, one of the few openly gay Republican congressional candidates, was speaking when the event was hijacked (Campaign video) A lesbian congressional candidate has spoken out after a virtual debate she was involved in was hijacked with racist and homophobic messages. Mary Fay, one of the only openly gay Republicans running for office in
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the 2016 Toronto Pride parade (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The UN’s LGBT+ rights expert has praised Canada’s bill to ban conversion therapy, which could set a new international standard on the issue. The legislation, officially tabled in Parliament earlier this month (October 1) with the backing of prime
Yelena Mizulina, who successfully lobbied for Russia’s 2012 “gay propaganda” law, has emerged as a chilling barometer of the lengths Vladimir Putin will go to squash LGBT+ rights. (Nikolai GalkinTASS via Getty Images) Russia’s cabinet has rejected amendments to the country’s Family Code which would not only have banned marriage equality and same-sex adoption (which
Netflix has released a trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a new film starring Viola Davis as pioneering queer blues singer Ma Rainey. Rainey, widely known as the mother of the blues, forged a lucrative early career in the 1920s while peppering her songs with references to her sexuality, more than 40 years before the Stonewall
Asia Kate Dillon attends the “John Wick: Chapter 3” world premiere in 2019. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) There is growing demand for non-binary actors as directors seek more diverse onscreen representation, according to a talent manager. Transgender representation in film and TV has historically been woeful, with cisgender actors of the wrong gender playing trans characters.
Zendaya and Hunter Schafer stars in Euphoria. (Euphoria/HBO) Euphoria is returning with two new episodes ahead of season two, Zendaya confirmed in an Instagram post on Monday (October 19). Zendaya, who plays Rue Bennett on the show, told fans that “two special episodes” will air toward the end of this year. The new Euphoria episodes will tide
Leon Wenham explained that he wrote You, Me and Lots and Lots of Love because he never saw his family reflected in books he would read to his five-year-old son (Instagram) A Black, gay dad has written his own story book after being disappointed by the lack of diversity in traditional tales. Leon Wenham explained that
Carole Baskin could “just as easily have had a wife”. (Carole Baskin) Carole Baskin has revealed that she is bisexual, and that she discovered her sexuality while spending time with the LGBT+ community during the AIDS crisis. Speaking with PinkNews just two weeks after her elimination from Dancing with the Stars, Baskin said she was
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addresses a drive-in campaign rally at the Michigan State Fairgrounds October 16, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Joe Biden has been condemned by a designated homophobic hate group for saying he will “flat out change the law” to reverse Donald Trump’s transphobic policies. Biden made the comments in a televised town
Ann Widdecombe has previously backed gay cure therapy. (Steve Taylor / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Ann Widdecombe, the British former lawmaker known for her high-decibel anti-LGBT+ views, drew criticism Sunday (18 October) for saying “families” wouldn’t be interested in watching a same-sex couple dance on Strictly Come Dancing. Nicola Adams, the
Kendall Stephens was brutally beaten in her own home. (Human Rights Campaign) Kendall Stephens, a trans woman who survived a horrific transphobic attack in her own home, has described the shocking reaction by police who “cracked jokes while she bled onto the floor”. Warning: contains graphic descriptions of violence against a trans person. Kendall Stephens,
Nicola Adams (L) and her Strictly Come Dancing partner, Katya Jones. (Strictly Come Dancing/BBC) Nicola Adams made Strictly Come Dancing history Saturday night (17 October) after being partnered with seasoned pro dancer Katya Jones, becoming the ballroom show’s first same-sex contestants. It was a sight 16 years in the making, but now looking forward, both Adams
Robert Brissette, an ardent Trump support, coughed at Black Lives Matter protesters while hurling homophobic insults. (Screen captures via YouTube) A Donald Trump supporter once again proved that the president’s fans are the pinnacle of grace and decorum by… taunting Black Lives Matter supporters with homophobic slurs before violently coughing on them. While pumping gas
Mart Helme, chair of the of the far-right Estonian ERKE Party. (SVEN TUPITS/AFP via Getty Images) Those who are against defining marriage as only between a man and a woman are “heterophobes”, Estonia’s interior minister said ahead of a pitched referendum. Mart Helme, a member of the anti-immigration conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE), said that
Elton John has joined a chorus of queer religious leaders in calling for British churches to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of spiritual abuse levelled against LGBT+ people. The singer threw his support to a Saturday (17 October) conference that will see around 400 church leaders across various denominations discuss how places of worship can be made
South Australia is planning to ban the horrific “gay panic” defence in court cases, meaning the practice would be illegal all across the country. The gay panic defence has been used in numerous murder cases over the years. The controversial legal strategy claims that discovering a victim’s sexuality or gender identity caused the defendant to
Pete Buttigieg has delivered a stunning takedown of Donald Trump over his frenetic town hall performance – and he went on to throw some shade at Lindsey Graham too. Trump was compared to a “crazy uncle” during his bizarre NBC town hall event, which aired on Thursday night (October 15). During the event, Trump was
Legendary TV presenter Phillip Schofield. (ITV) Phillip Schofield has admitted that his mental health is a “work in progress” after coming out as gay this year, and said he still “sometimes has doubts” about his decision. This Morning presenter Schofield, a father to two daughters, came out in February this year in a lengthy Instagram
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the state capital on May 24, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty) Social workers can freely discriminate against LGBT+, as well as people with disabilities, thanks to the administration of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott as of Monday (12 October). The lawmaker, who once signed a bill banning discrimination
Chi Chi DeVayne. (Getty) Latrice Royale and a legion of Drag Race legends are hosting a special tribute to Chi Chi DeVayne, celebrating her life and incredible legacy. PinkNews spoke to Latrice about her friend to find out how she’d want to be remembered. On August 20, it was announced that Chi Chi DeVayne, the
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland, Ohio, the day after the first presidential debate between him and Donald Trump. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump for turning a “blind eye” towards the violence inflicted on trans women of colour in a speech at an LGBT+ event. In his pre-recorded comments, which were
Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International on May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP) (Photo credit should read LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty Images) Demi Lovato has managed to convert the relentless, inexpressible rage people feel towards Donald Trump into a song
Don Lemon and Mary Trump. (Screen capture via Facebook) Mary Trump, the lesbian niece of Donald Trump, tore into the US president’s terrible dancing skills to the delight of CNN anchor Don Lemon. Mary, who recently published a scathing hair plugs-all book on her uncle, managed to compress the levels of horror, confusion and delirium felt
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is seething after Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s apology for referring to sexuality as “sexual preference”. At her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday (13 October), conservative Supreme Court nominee insisted she has never discriminated against LGBT+ people based on “sexual preference” after being challenged over her ties to anti-LGBT+
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. (LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett sparked outrage Tuesday (13 October) by insisting she has never discriminated against LGBT+ people based on “sexual preference”. You know, that vastly dated term long criticised by LGBT+ people as being a discriminatory dogwhistle? On
Viktoria Basakovskaya was allegedly strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend in Siberia, Russia. (Screen capture via YouTube) A police officer in Novosibirsk, Russia has confessed to killing his missing ex-girlfriend, a 24-year-old trans woman, after leading the charge to find her. The body of Viktoria Basakovskaya was found in the southern village of Burmistrovo and showed
Andrew Dvash-Banks and Elad Dvash-Banks with their sons Ethan and Aidan (Immigration Equality) An appeals court has upheld the victory of Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks, a gay couple fighting for their baby to get US citizenship despite efforts from the Trump administration. The State Department had refused to grant citizenship to two-year-old Ethan Dvash-Banks, who was
Judge Amy Coney Barrett attends first day of her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 12, 2020. (ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s nominee to replace LGBT+ rights hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, has been accused of cozying up to
Amy Coney Barrett (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) and Pete Buttigieg (Alexander Tamargo/Getty) Pete Buttigieg has expertly broken down the ominous Supreme Court opening statement from Amy Coney Barrett, calling it “a pathway to judicial activism cloaked in judicial humility”. The gay former presidential hopeful was being interviewed on MSNBC’s AM Joy on Sunday (11 October) when Barrett released
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