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Drag Race UK star Lawrence Chaney has deleted her Twitter following “disgusting” abuse she received after last night’s episode. The Glasgow drag performer deactivated her social media account following Thursday (4 March) night’s dramatic episode. It’s believed this came out after the episode featured a fallow out between Lawrence and fellow Drag Race UK contestant

Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (20th Century Fox Television) Charisma Carpenter has reflected on her decision to go public with her allegations of abuse against Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, describing it as an “effort to foster change”. Last month, Carpenter came forward in a social media post

President Joe Biden has appointed Reggie Greer, a former Victory Institute staffer, to be the next director of priority placement and a senior advisor on LGBT+ Issues at the White House. (Facebook/Reggie Greer) President Joe Biden has come through with his promise to promote inclusion by appointing Reggie Greer as a senior advisor on LGBT+

Jimmy Fowlie (L) and Sydnee Washington (R) will star in Grindr’s upcoming original comedy series Bridesman. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images/FilmMagic) LGBT+ dating app Grindr is getting its own original scripted TV show, which is set to air this fall. Bridesman will be a new scripted comedy series following a gay bridesman as he undermines his best friend’s

Disgraced comedy writer Graham Linehan (Creative Commons/re:publica from Germany) Graham Linehan has been invited to give evidence in parliament on “freedom of expression online” after being permanently banned from Twitter for “hateful conduct”. The disgraced comedy writer and anti-trans campaigner is set to give oral evidence to the Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday (9

A senior cop in Sydney, Australia has admitted to fighting and arresting a transgender woman because she didn’t say hi to him. Senior Constable Mark Follington, 61, and his junior colleague were on a patrol in Liverpool’s Golden Fleece Hotel in May 2019 and were asking customers at the pub for their IDs. But Anya

Bill Burr says fired The Mandalorian star Gina Carano was a “absolute sweetheart”. (Disney) The Mandalorian star Bill Burr has defended his former co-star Gina Carano, saying she was an “absolute sweetheart”. Carano, who played Cara Dune in the Disney Plus series, was fired after sharing an Instagram post seemingly comparing being a Republican to being Jewish during

Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars liked a post on Instagram that argued against trans participation in sport. (Glenn James/NHLI via Getty) National Hockey League player Jamie Benn has come under fire after he liked an Instagram post that said trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play sports. Benn, who is captain of the Dallas

Divine Allah speaking at a press conference for Trenton city council president Kathy McBridge on 26 February 2021 (Twitter/Reed Gusciora) A rally in Trenton, New Jersey descended into chaos after a speaker called the city’s first openly gay mayor a “little f****t”. Speaking on the steps of the city hall, Divine Allah, a New Black Panther

Doctor Patrick Nzounza, CTA medical coordinator in the Congo (Brazzaville and Pointe Noire) global treatment centre for HIV/AIDS sufferers. (Photo by Jean-Luc LUYSSEN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) HIV researchers believe a number of ‘elite controllers’ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be critical in finding new ways to treat the virus. Researchers found

Image of the LGBT+ Virgin Mary circulated by Elżbieta Podleśna (Amnesty International) Polish courts have dropped charges against three women accused of “offending religious beliefs” by distributing posters of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow halo. The posters were created in 2019 to protest increasing anti-LGBT+ hostility from Poland’s influential Catholic Church, which holds close

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (L) and his husband Chasten Buttigieg (R) wave during a campaign town hall event at Washington Liberty High School 23 February 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Teacher and LGBT+ rights advocate Chasten Buttigieg has shared a horrifying experience of being confronted by a manager about his

The closure of the Pink Broadway gay sauna could have implications for other adult venues (Stock photo: Envato Elements) An historic gay sauna may be forced to close its doors forever after insurers inexplicably denied it coverage. The Pink Broadway sauna has welcomed customers to Southampton’s East Street for the past two decades and had been

Sarah Paulson will always be our winner. (YouTube) Sarah Paulson may have lost her category at Sunday night’s Golden Globes (28 February) – but she radiated winning energy. As the saying goes, it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts – something that’s never really rung true as much as it did watching

Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) With more than 511,000 Americans dead from coronavirus, a group of Republicans have vowed to take action. Well, against Amazon for pulling a deeply anti-trans book off its shelves, that is. In a statement addressed to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos dated Wednesday (24 February), four senators slammed the online retail

Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons. (Scott Legato/Getty Images) Dan Reynolds, professional tall man and Imagine Dragons singer, has donated his childhood home worth $1 million for it to become an LGBT+ youth centre. As part of LGBT+ advocacy group Encircle’s ‘$8 Million, Eight Houses’ campaign, the 34-year-old reflected on the difficulties queer youth face. Reynolds,

Hamilton in Animal Crossing. YouTube) Ever since the game’s release in March last year, fans have been recreating music videos in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We’ve had everything from Mariah Carey, to Britney’s Toxic, Ariana Grande’s thank u, next and even Cardi B’s iconic video for WAP, complete with tigers and twerking. Now one YouTube

Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga‘s friend and dog walker, is expected to make a full recovery after being shot Wednesday evening (24 February), his family said. As Fischer, 30, strolled along Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, two people got out of a white car and demanded he hand Gaga’s three French bulldogs over. Wielding

Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. (Chris Polk/FilmMagic) The latest celebrity to respond to Framing Britney Spears, the explosive documentary about the singer’s conservatorship and life, is long-term friend Paris Hilton. Hilton, singer and socialite, has said the legal arrangement which sees Spears’ well-being and estate, among other things, controlled by her father Jamie Spears is

Lady Gaga’s dogs were stolen and her dog walker shot, according to reports. (Instagram) Lady Gaga is to be reunited with her beloved dogs after Los Angeles, California, authorities recovered the pups unharmed Friday evening (26 February). As the singer’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, strolled along Sierra Bonita Avenue in Hollywood, two people got out of

The police chief said he was ‘misrepresented’ but takes responsibility for his actions (Robert Alexander/Getty) A police chief investigated for workplace discrimination has genuinely claimed that he when he called officers “homo” it was short for “homosapien”. Lorain Police Chief James McCann was investigated by The Fraternal Order of Police following accusations of homophobia, offensive comments and

A KFC employee in Springfield, Illinois has been fired after yelling homophobic slurs at a gay couple who were using the drive-through. Joshua Garner and his partner, Lee Walls, told WAND 17 that they visited the KFC to pick up an order for delivery service DoorDash. When they asked about the order, they said a

Dr Rachel Levine gracefully sidestepped a barrage of loaded questions about trans healthcare from Republican Senator Rand Paul during her Senate hearing. Levine, 63, would make history if confirmed by the Senate as Joe Biden’s assistant secretary of health, becoming America’s first openly transgender federal official. The fact that she is trans has never interfered

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a landmark civil rights bill prohibiting discrimination against LGBT+ people in all 50 states. The House voted 224-206 on Thursday (25 February) to pass the sweeping legislation, which substantially expands the existing 1964 Civil Rights Act to include specific protections for sexual orientation

The UK government must prioritise LGBT+ young people facing homelessness in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a charity says. Charity akt – which supports LGBT+ young people in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness, abuse or living in a hostile environment – said the government needs to protect these young

The new documentary ‘Steelers’ tells the story of the King’s Cross Steelers, the world’s first gay rugby club When Israel Folau’s homophobia sent ripples through the world of rugby, he had no way of knowing his bigotry would inspire a bigger story. Folau’s claims that “hell awaits” gay people saw him sacked by Rugby Australia

Drag Race star Gottmik has revealed how RuPaul showered her with support as the pair “really clicked” behind the scenes. Gottmik joined season 13 as Drag Race‘s first openly trans masculine contestant, a seismic step for a show that has, at times, struggled and been criticised for largely excluding trans queens. While she’s had to endure

Mara Wilson lambasted the media’s treatment of both herself and Britney Spears. (Jerod Harris/Isaac Brekken/Getty) Matilda star Mara Wilson has criticised the media’s appalling treatment of Britney Spears in the years leading up to the singer’s mental health crisis, sharing her own experiences of being sexualised and targeted by the media. Mara Wilson, who made a name

Boris Johnson. (Christopher Furlong/WPA Pool /Getty) Lord Chris Smith, the UK’s first out gay MP, thinks Boris Johnson has a “blind spot” when it comes to LGBT+ people. Chris Smith made history when he came out as gay in 1984, making him Britain’s first openly gay MP. He later served in Tony Blair’s cabinet. While