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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Tayce has been announced as a contestant for Strictly Come Dancing‘s 2024 Christmas special – and will make herstory as the first drag queen on the show. Strictly Come Dancing 2024 is underway, complete with a severe lack of celebrity queer talent – but never fear, because the long-running dance

An Iowa chaplain is helping LGBTQ couples plan their weddings before President-Elect Trump’s presidency begins. (Stock Image/Getty) Ever since Donald Trump was elected for a second, non-consecutive presidential term in office, the LGBTQ+ community has worried about what that could mean for equal marriage rights in the US. One Iowa chaplain is helping these couples

Who is Cooper Koch’s gay twin Payton? (@paytonjkoch/ Instagram) Cooper Koch, the breakout gay star of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has a twin brother – and he is also gay. Cooper shot to fame playing Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters, which focuses on two brothers who were sentenced to life imprisonment for

Monica Beverly Hillz has addressed ‘ex’ Josh Seiter’s trans hoax (WOW, @josh_seiter_official/ Instagram) RuPaul’s Drag Race star and trans icon Monica Beverly Hillz has broken her silence on alleged ‘ex’ Josh Seiter’s recent stunt of ‘pretending’ to be a trans woman. Seiter first appeared on the American reality television series The Bachelorette in 2015, and

Francesca Farago (left) gave birth to their twins, she revealed online. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Congratulations are in order! Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan welcomed their twins into the world. The Too Hot to Handle star and Sullivan, who is transgender, are now parents to a baby boy and girl, Farago revealed on social

Darts world champion Luke Humphries has thrown his support behind Dutch darts star Noa-Lynn van Leuven. (Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images) Darts world champion Luke Humphries has thrown his support behind transgender player Noa-Lynn van Leuven. Having transitioned in 2021, van Leuven will make history as the first trans player to take part in the Professional

A misprint has seen a porn website link appear on the packaging for the new Wicked dolls (Mattel) Toy company Mattel has apologised after a web address linking to the wrong website – which hosts pornography – was mistakenly printed on the packaging for its dolls promoting the Wicked movie. Based on the smash-hit Broadway

Lisa is making her acting debut in HBO’s The White Lotus. (HBO) HBO Max has revealed a new trailer for the third season of dark comedy drama The White Lotus, which gave fans a first look at Blackpink’s Lalisa Manobal. Beter-known as Lisa, Manobal is half Thai and half Swiss and is a member of

Season thirteen Miss Congeniality Lala Ri is ‘leaving drag behind’ (WOW) RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 Miss Congeniality and All Stars 8 icon Lala Ri has told fans she is ‘leaving drag behind’ in a cryptic message posted to her Instagram. Icon, legend and creator of the worst Ball look in Drag Race herstory, Ms.

Bryan Smith was found unconscious on 27 October. (GoFundMe) A beloved gay DJ and hairstylist has tragically died while in intensive care, following a robbery in Washington DC, though local police say they’re not treating it as an LGBTQ+ hate crime. The police said Bryan “The Barber” Smith died on Thursday (7 November). He was

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Valentina has opened up about mental health struggles while questioning her gender identity (WOW) RuPaul’s Drag Race and All Stars queen Valentina has opened up about experiencing ‘suicidal thoughts’ while questioning her gender identity. Valentina, who first appeared on season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017 before being eliminated in

The Dev Patel Lookalike contest went viral on TikTok (TikTok: Nick.Celeb.Strike) Actor Dev Patel might be in the UK right now, but many were fooled – if only for a second – by the impressive lookalikes who appeared at Mission Dolores Park, in San Francisco, at the weekend. In what was termed the “most San

Olivia Rodrigo ticket prices revealed for her BST Hyde Park show. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images) Olivia Rodrigo is the latest headliner confirmed for BST Hyde Park 2025 – and these are the ticket prices. The singer will return to London next summer for her biggest UK show to date at Hyde Park on 27

People have defended the advert, and Adjoa Andoh, following the right-wing backlash (Boots/YouTube) ‘Tis the season once again: where angry right-wingers get upset about so-called ‘woke’ Christmas adverts. This time, UK retail chain Boots are in the firing line – and incensed bigots are even calling for a boycott. The healthcare company recently released their

Amanda Calhoun spoke to MSNBC viewers (MSNBC) A psychiatrist has said that during the upcoming holiday season LGBTQ+ people have the right to shun family members who voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election. “There’s a societal norm that if somebody is your family, that they are entitled to your time,” she said. “I

Joe Locke stars in Agatha All Along. (Marvel) A very brief new look at Marvel’s spooky Agatha All Along series has given fans their first listen to Joe Locke’s American accent. Heartstopper favourite Locke stars in the brand new WandaVision spin-off series alongside Kathryn Hahn, who plays the show’s Head Witch In Charge, Agatha Harkness.

With the news breaking today that Shrek 5 will be coming out in 2026, we take a look at why the cantankerous green ogre is so beloved by the LGBTQ+ community. With the announcement of Shrek 5, the tetchy swamp-dweller (voiced by Mike Myers) is back in conversation. Shrek 5 will be arriving in cinemas

Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100 meter final of the 2024 US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials. (Patrick Smith/Getty) Bisexual track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has revealed her Olympic training regime in an exclusive interview with Vogue.  Appearing on Vogue’s August 2024 digital cover, the 24-year-old star athlete, who competes in both the

One All Stars runner-up claims they nearly ended up on the cast of All Stars 9. (World of Wonder/YouTube) RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 runner-up Kennedy Davenport has revealed that she was a Glamazon b***h ready for the runway of All Stars 9, but she ultimately didn’t make the final cast.  Kennedy Davenport, who

Kylie Minogue appears to have teased a new song. (Getty) Kylie Minogue has teased a new song ahead of her BST Hyde Park show, and fans are not okay.  The Australian pop icon has had an illustrious career from her “I Should Be So Lucky” days, right through to receiving her second-ever Grammy for “Padam

Etsy is set to ban sex toys and other adult content. (Getty) Online marketplace Etsy is banning the listing of sex toys and other erotica, in a bid to “keep our community safe”. The e-commerce site announced in June that it would be taking steps to ensure it remains a “safe and delightful place for

With Non-Binary Awareness Week, which runs until 14 July, underway, here’s a look at some of the big films and TV series on the way which star non-binary actors. Over the past few years, there’s been a huge uptick in trans actors starring in major series and cinema blockbusters. Barbie featured Hari Nef, Hunter Schafer

This is when the X-Men will enter the MCU (Disney/ Marvel) Everyone’s favourite mutants, the X-Men, are finally set to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Although there have been several on-screen instalments featuring the comic book characters, including Wolverine, Jean Grey and Storm, in the years since their first film, 2000’s X-Men, the

An emotional exchange of flags between a grey-haired man and a Pride-goer has highlighted why we still need Pride in 2024. Footage published on TikTok during Porto Pride in Portugal, a viral clip shows an older man waving a Portuguese flag as the march passed by. One of the parade’s participants, Lily, said she noticed

Samantha Lewis was reportedly excluded from the tournament. (Facebook) Trans darts player Samantha Lewis has said being banned from competing in a major tournament has left her broken. Lewis spoke out against the decision by the English Darts Open to block her from entering the female category. “I finally get the chance to [play] and

Bigots are mistaking a man’s butt in a porn video for a woman’s and they’re not happy (Getty) Bigots are getting all kinds of upset after accidentally thirsting over a gif of a gay porn star’s rear. Originally posted by a “Couple Goals” account, the black-and-white gif features two models showering together, with one squeezing