Janet Mock on the red carpet for Pose. (Rich Fury/Getty Images) Pose director Janet Mock says bookshops still don’t stock her bestselling debut memoir Redefining Realness because of “racism, sexism and transphobia”. The writer, TV host and Emmy award-winning director was responding to a fan who asked, on June 16, why “neither Barnes & Noble
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Joe Ritchie-Bennett, David Wails and James Furlong have been named as the Reading victims. (Facebook) The three Reading victims killed in a suspected terror attack have been remembered as “true gentlemen” and proud members of the city’s LGBT+ community. James Furlong, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and David Wails tragically lost their lives on June 20, stabbed to
Donald Trump in 2016. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) In what may be a worrying signal that he plans to limit the impact of last week’s landmark Supreme Court ruling protecting gay and transgender workers, Donald Trump has tweeted in support of an Idaho law that bans trans athletes from girls sports. The Supreme Court ruled it
The second season of The Politician has landed, and given us a new Ben Platt cover to obsess over. The Politician season two features two stunning musical performances from Ben Platt, including a weirdly perfect cover from an iconic Broadway musical Ryan Murphy is not afraid to utilise the musical talents of his Tony-winning lead,
Vice President Mike Pence arrives at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Vice president Mike Pence has reacted pretty much exactly as you’d expect to the Supreme Court ruling that you can’t just fire people for being gay anymore. Pence, known for his hardline anti-LGBT+
Michael Pack, head of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). (Twitter) Michael Pack, the head of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) who was chosen by Donald Trump, has appointed a new federal agency director with ties to an anti-LGBT+ organisation. The USAGM is an independent agency which oversees state-run media outlets, for
A gender-questioning teenager from India has died by suicide after their classmates ridiculed them for their feminine looks and suggested they were trans. The 16-year-old, who has not been named, lived in Uttar Pradesh, India, and said in a suicide note to their father that they had started to question their gender identity. “Papa, I’m
Peter Sheward and his father, Peter Sheward Snr, who died of prostate cancer in 2017. (Supplied) Father’s Day will always be special for Peter Sheward-Himpson, a gay man who never dreamed he could have a child. But it is also a reminder of the father he’s lost, and the grandfather his son will never have.
Jiu-Jitsu expert and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass delivered a stunning rebuke to Christian homophobes. In a Pride Month themed message shared on Facebook June 14, DeBlass said: “I gotta be honest, your sexual preference, your religion, your colour, your job, nothing matters to me. I am friends [with] people of all backgrounds.” He added: “To
A gay doctor from Australia has hit out at the “old prejudice” that still prevents gay and bisexual men from donating blood. In Australia – as is the case in many countries – gay and bisexual men must remain celibate for a three month period before they can give blood. This week, 70 medical professionals
Lady Gaga gives speech at Pride Live’s 2019 Stonewall Day on June 28, 2019 in New York City. (James Devaney/GC Images) The GRAMMYs has been accused of bi-erasure after forgetting about openly bisexual Lady Gaga and naming Sam Smith as the “first LGBT+ person to win Best Pop Vocal Album”. In one of a series
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. (IMDb) Considering that Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine was no doubt countless queer folk’s sexual awakening, a new rumour that the mutant might be gay might send us all into overdrive. Although, it might be the lockdown talking here. With X-Men fans out petitioning for Pose star and trans activist Dominique Jackon
Donald Trump’s campaign team weathered criticism for its use of Nazi signage. (Facebook/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Facebook removed Thursday (June 18) adverts placed by the Donald Trump reelection campaign that included a symbol once used by the Nazis to designate prisoners in concentration camps. After tallying more than 950,000 and 500,000 impressions on Trump’s and Mike
PrEP. (Justin Sullivan/Getty) A life-saving trial of the preventative HIV drug PrEP will be rolled out across Northern Ireland in a two-year pilot programme. PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) is the most effective protection against HIV transmission. It is provided on the NHS in Scotland and in Wales but has not been as easily accessible in England and Northern
Donald Trump, seemingly out-trumping himself, sought to send the supreme leader of North Korea a copy of Elton John’s music. (Chip Somodevilla/Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF) Donald Trump, you know, the leader of the free world, is apparently obsessed with sending Kim Jong-un, you know, the leader of North Korea, a copy of “Rocket Man” by
Catra and She-Ra in the opening credits for ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ (Screenshot: Netflix) Netflix’s She-Ra massively flipped the status quo by centring a lesbian love story on a kid’s TV series — but the show’s creator has revealed that it almost didn’t happen. Warning: major spoilers ahead for season five of She-Ra
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic was jailed for trying to have an animal rights activist murdered. (Netflix) Tiger King star Joe Exotic has likened prison to the “American slave trade” in a letter invoking the name of George Floyd and asking Black Lives Matter supporters to push for prison reforms. In an open letter, Exotic referenced
Gail Hayden, head of the California Farmer’s Market Association, scolds a gay vendor for handing out LGBT+ Pride flags. (Screen capture via Twitter) A “farmers’ market Karen” jeered and berated a gay vendor was jeered and berated just for handing out LGBT+ Pride flags which she called “political”. The startling footage, uploaded to Twitter Monday
The new straight chief operating officer (COO) of Grindr has said he wants the platform to be “a positive place for everyone, not just the good-looking people”. Rick Marini is one of three men who recently purchased a 98.59 per cent stake in the gay dating app from the Chinese tech company that acquired it
Tana Mongeau. (Morgan Lieberman/FilmMagic) Tana Mongeau has come out as pansexual in an emotional Instagram post uploaded to celebrate LGBT+ Pride Month. The influencer and model, who dated pan actor Bella Thorne from 2017 to 2019, herself came out as pan in a lengthy post uploaded June 15. In it, Mongeau, 21, told her 5.4
Donald Trump praised American scientists for developing a non-existent AIDS vaccine (Screenshot: The Hill) Donald Trump has falsely suggested that American scientists have “come up with” an AIDS vaccine, which doesn’t exist. Speaking at a press conference on police reform, the president began rambling off topic and instead hailed his own efforts to tackle the
Sara Hegazy took her own life after enduring torture in Egypt (Twitter/@karimshot) A candlelight vigil is being held in honour of Sara Hegazy, an Egyptian LGBT+ activist who died of suicide after being tortured for raising a Pride flag at a concert. Hegazy took her own life on Sunday, leaving behind a handwritten note in
Donald Trump has said he will “live with” the Supreme Court’s ruling that LGBT+ people are entitled to civil rights protections, despite his administration’s fierce opposition in court. In a landmark 6-3 ruling on Monday, the court affirmed that LGBT+ people are entitled to protection from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII,
A gay man who was beaten to within an inch of his life in a 1980s hate crime has claimed that a police report from the time said he “deserved” to be attacked. Martin Parker told The Australian that he was beaten so badly by a man who pretended to be gay outside a public
Donald Zarda, Aimee Stephens and Gerald Bostock (L-R) have helped secure LGBT+ rights for millions Tributes have been paid to Aimee Stephens, Gerald Bostock and Donald Zarda – the three LGBT+ plaintiffs whose combined discrimination cases led to the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in favour of equality. In a landmark 6-3 ruling on Monday,
Bear Grylls. (Mike Pont/WireImage) Survival expert and chief scout Bear Grylls has said that the movement must learn from its homophobic, racist founder Robert Baden-Powell. It was announced last week that a statue of Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, is set to be removed from Poole Quay because it’s feared to be on a
Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco’s death spared outcry for typifying the failures of the criminal justice system for trans women of colour. (Facebook/Polanco family attorney) Officers swung open the iron doors of the cell of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco and called her name. They believed the Latinx trans woman was simply asleep while in solitary confinement. She was
Liz Truss gives a speech at think-tank ‘Onward’ on March 19, 2019 in London. (PLuke Dray/Getty Images) Topping off a dispiriting few years for trans Britons, vital plans to reform legislation around legally changing one’s gender have been reportedly abandoned. But ministers hope to, nevertheless, “placate” the LGBT+ community by introducing a state ban on
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Joe Biden spearheaded a blistering backlash against the Trump administration that on Friday (June 12) “cruelly” erased precious healthcare protections for trans patients less than two weeks into Pride Month. The Department of Health and Human Services finalised a rule that effectively means gender identity
Takaya Honda and Matt Wilson play David and Aaron in Neighbours. (Channel 5) Neighbours star Takaya Honda, who plays David Tanaka in the soap, has spoken about his character’s trailblazing storyline of becoming a foster parent in a same-sex relationship. Tanaka’s character David married Aaron Brennan in 2018, making them the first couple to have a
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