Doulas are not medical professionals, but they provide parents with emotional and physical support, as well as advocacy and information, before, during and after birth. (Envato) A group of queer doulas is meeting the needs of trans and non-binary expecting parents, helping them to feel supported, affirmed and seen. Birth and parenthood are already scary journeys
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“Good afternoon, Baby-Sitters Club.” Well before Netflix’s current release and even the 1995 flick staring the decade’s most ubiquitous young actresses, Rachael Leigh Cook and Larisa Oleynik, there was Ann M. Martin‘s anthology. A key part of most ’80s and ’90s kids’ adolescences, the 131-book collection, debuting in 1986, told the tales of a group
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We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. Like you, we spent our week prepping for the Fourth of July long weekend… and that means finding fabulous beauty
NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson is sitting out the Brickyard 400 race this weekend after testing positive for coronavirus. According to a statement released by NASCAR, Johnson is missing Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway because of the diagnosis. “My first priority is the health and safety of my loved ones and my teammates,” the 44-year-old said in a team release.
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Indian sprinter Dutee Chand. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images) The fastest woman in India, Dutee Chand, has sought to inspire fellow sprinters and sporting enthusiasts alike to come out as queer and emphatically told same-sex couples: “Please, do not be afraid.” The 24-year-old told American diplomats, New Indian Express reported, that coming out as queer
Gay Utah County commissioner Nathan Ivie. (Screen capture via Twitter) An American gay commissioner who lost a local government election feels the reason he failed to win was “absolutely” because he is gay. Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie, 40, who came out as the state’s first openly gay elected Republican last year, was one of a
Merci Mack was just 22 years old when she was shot and left in a Dallas parking lot. (HRC) Merci Mack, a 22-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically killed by a gunshot to the head on June 30 in Texas, making her at least the 18th trans person murdered in the US so far this
Lucy Hale is speaking out about the cancellation of her show, Katy Keene. It was announced late Thursday night that the CW series was not picked up for a second season, prompting a tearful Hale to send a message to fans on social media. “Hi guys, this is take…I’ve had to do this a couple
Canadian Sports Centre host Dan O’Toole says his 1-month-old daughter Oakland O’Toole is missing. He shared the devastating news to his Instagram in a statement, alongside a photo of the newborn. “My baby Oakland. I’m praying that whoever has you, is holding you. That whoever has taken you from me, is protecting you. That however has you, lets you come
Kaitlyn Bristowe isn’t sure what would happen if she ended up running into her ex. It’s been more than a year and half since news broke that the Bachelor Nation star and Shawn Booth called off their engagement. And while Kaitlyn has moved on with Jason Tartick, she can’t help but wonder what it would be like if
Paris Jackson is set to play Jesus Christ in the new film. More than 277,000 people have signed a petition to stop Paris Jackson playing a lesbian ‘gender-bending’ Jesus in new film Habit. The queer actor, musician and daughter of Michael Jackson is set to take on the role of Jesus Christ in the upcoming
Long before Tom Cruise started doing his own stunts, Peter Graves starred in the classic TV series Mission: Impossible, making Captain Clarence Oveur—”over, Oveur”; “we have clearance, Clarence”—the man to pilot this flight, until he’s felled by the fish, of course. Like Barbara Billingsley, he didn’t understand what he was reading, either, when he first got the
Dr Mohamed Al Dabbas openly practices conversion therapy. (Vezeeta) A psychiatrist in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan has unashamedly described how he “treats” gay people with traumatising conversion therapy. Although Jordan decriminalised homosexuality in 1951, it was only in 2013 that honour killings stopped being legal justification for murder. LGBT+ people face discrimination and
Clare, at 39, is the oldest lead The Bachelorette has ever had, and only one Bachelor, season six’s Byron Velvick, was older, at 40. Rachel Lindsay was previously the oldest lead, at 32. Hannah Brown is the youngest at 24. The youngest Bachelor ever is Jesse Palmer, who was 25. More recently, Nick Viall and Arie Luyendyk Jr.
The break apparently did wonders for Cassie. She recalled catching up with friends, reading, attending protests, playing guitar, going surfing, re-evaluating her dreams and goals and ultimately, living “in the moment.” “Life is short. We all have struggles to figure out,” the reality TV star continued. “All we can do is the best we know in
LGBT+ South Africans wave Pride flags at Durban Pride Festival. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images) Lawmakers in the upper house of South Africa’s parliament passed a bill Wednesday (July 1) that bars marriage officers from objecting to marrying same-sex couples. South Africa remains an outlier in the patchwork of policies and laws in Africa wired to erase
Cars packed a road in Emo, Ontario, Canada, as part of an Pride ‘ambush’ after town officials asked why there is no ‘Straight Pride’. (Borderland Pride) Residents at a northwestern Ontario, Canada, township tied vibrant balloons to the hoods of their vehicles, tossed blankets and unfolded flags before buckling their seatbelts and driving. Around 70 vehicles
Amy Sherman-Palladino has no time for critiques, specifically this one about Midge Maisel, the titular character of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. During the comedy showrunner roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sherman-Palladino admitted she doesn’t read criticism of her work, but she has heard certain criticism about Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), that she vehemently takes
UPDATE: In a statement from the State of New York, it was announced that women who experienced a hostile work environment, sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination while working at The Weinstein Company or women who experienced sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein are entitled to receive restitution, pending approval from a judge. The to-be-determined sum that these individuals
Country music singers continue to weigh in on Chase Rice‘s controversial concert during the Coronavirus. Over the weekend, the musician known for hits like “Lonely If You Are” and “Eyes on You” made headlines after posting a video from his live concert in Tennessee. In the video posted on social media, thousands of fans appeared
One thing is for sure the rock n’ roll community always supports each other’s causes and gives back. Such is the case with rocker and Florida FM 105.5 radio host Kenny Wilkerson and his brand new benefit for autism book “Rockin’ Recipes For Autism.” Collecting secret cooking recipes from some of the biggest legends in
Cars drive past a billboard featuring Black trans model and activist Jari Jones in an advertisement for Calvin Klein. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) Popping a bottle of champagne, a Black trans plus-sized woman looked up at a billboard on Lafayette Street, in New York’s lower Manhattan, to see herself. Model Jari Jones was surrounded
One of the UK’s largest LGBT+ swingers festivals has been cancelled, citing coronavirus safeguarding measures. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato/Aurora Lifestyle Festival) Social distancing measures have imbued every aspect of life – pad-locking the economy, stonewalling loved ones from one another and… leading to the cancellation of Europe’s largest swingers festival. Nothing is sacred, not
In the quest for full inclusivity, Laverne Cox says the world is getting there, but there’s still “a long way to go.” Appearing remotely on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the star of Orange Is the New Black discussed the attention that is now being paid to Black transgender lives within the Black Lives Matter movement. “The [Black Trans Lives
Continuing the conversation. Tonight, Daily Pop co-host Justin Sylvester took to Bravo’s Instagram Live to, once more, moderate a powerful conversation about racial inequality in the United States. The E! personality was joined by The Real Housewives of Potomac‘s Candiace Dillard, Project Runway‘s Christian Siriano and Married to Medicine Los Angeles‘ Dr. Imani Walker. In
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Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon. (John Berry/WireImage) In a momentous landslide victory for LGBT+ activists, the upper house of the Gabon parliament, the Senate, voted to decriminalize homosexuality. It comes after lawmakers in the lower house of the west coast central African country voted to reverse a law criminalising same-sex relations that was only