LGBTQ

Doctors are concerned over new strains of a bacteria which are antibiotic resistant (Pexels) Doctors have expressed concern over the rise of a sexually transmitted bacteria in gay men which they say is now becoming resistant to antibiotics. Researchers studied the bacteria – which is called Campylobacter coli – in gay men in Seattle and

The Indian Army wants to continue punishing gay soldiers, even though homosexuality was decriminalised last year (UMA SHANKAR MISHRA/AFP via Getty) Officials in the Indian Army want to keep punishing officers for being gay despite the fact that homosexuality was decriminalised in the country last year. Officials have reportedly approached the Ministry of Defence over

As a young gay man in the closet, Andrew Puccetti began to suffer from OCD, having obsessive and compulsive thoughts about washing his hands and counting steps. Coming out helped him overcome his mental illness. At just nine years old, Puccetti started having this “constant nervousness and anxiety”. He tells PinkNews: “I’d be in class

Ilija Vučević was left needing medical treatment after the attack, and shared a bloody selfie on Facebook. A man who was carrying a pink dog carrier has been brutally attacked in Belgrade, Serbia, after his attackers wrongly assumed he was gay. Police have arrested two men over the attack on Ilija Vučević at a pizza

Megan Mullalay (Karen Walker) will miss two episodes of the final season of Will & Grace Will & Grace star Megan Mullalay will be absent from two episodes of the show’s final ever season, amid reports of a behind-the-scenes feud. The revived show is already set to draw to a close for good at the

Saira Khan attends The Best Heroes Awards 2019 at The Bloomsbury Hotel on October 15, 2019 in London (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty) Loose Women host Saira Khan has said she’d like to see a trans woman become a panellist on the ITV chat show, providing she had something to add to the conversation. Her open-minded

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., takes a picture during a House Armed Services Committee markup (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty) Republican congresswoman  Vicky Hartzler, whose office hosted a group promoting gay cure therapy has refused to apologise. The Missouri Republican refused to back down after her staffers helped arrange a Washington DC forum for a group promoting

The rule change will allow federally funded health programmes to discriminate against LGBT+ people. (Envato) The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has scrapped nondiscrimination protections for LGBT+ people in federally funded health programmes, effective immediately. In a rule change announced on Friday (November 1), health programmes receiving grants from HSS will

Donald Trump lifts a baby during a campaign rally. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced today that adoption agencies will be allowed to discriminate against LGBT+ people. Ironically, the rule change was announced on the first day of National Adoption Month (November 1). The rule change, effective

A group travelling in a van grabbed Anahy Miranda Rivas off the street and killed her on October 27. (Facebook) A 27-year-old trans woman was grabbed off the street by armed suspects and stabbed to death in the capital of El Salvador last weekend. Anahy Miranda Rivas was on a street in San Salvador when

“F**k diamonds, try Crystal” (BBC). RuPaul’s Drag Race UK marched back on our screens to spice up our lives and deliver some TLC with an ode to girl groups. But did it reign Supreme over last week’s knockout Snatch Game? Drag Race UK season 1 episode 5: The verdict. How much Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and

Savannah Maddox is drafting legislation to ban potentially life-saving puberty blockers for transgender children (Facebook) A Kentucky Republican is drafting legislation that will make it illegal for trans children to receive crucial gender-affirming hormone blockers. Savannah Maddox was motivated to begin working on the bill after hearing of a custody battle over a seven-year-old Texan

Beyoncé Experience at Everest Base Camp. (Aaron Carty) Aaron Carty, otherwise known as drag queen and Queen Bey impersonator Beyoncé Experience, walked for seven days and climbed 5,364 metres to reach Everest Base Camp and perform as his idol. With no running water or heating in freezing temperatures and relentless snow, carrying a Beyoncé costume

Popeyes is bringing back its chicken sandwich this Sunday. (Joe Raedle/Getty) Popeyes has announced the return of its much-loved chicken sandwich, while also throwing serious shade at anti-gay Chick-fil-A. The sandwich was originally released by Popeyes during the summer, but was in such high demand that the chain ran out of stock by August. The

After being eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, Karamo Brown said he was “proud” of his “friend” Sean Spicer. (David Livingston/Getty) Karamo Brown is at it again, saying that he’s “proud” of his “friend” Sean Spicer, Trump’s former press secretary. Brown has previously come under fire for his relationship with Spicer, and there was so

Kevin Spacey during a rare public appearance in August. (Getty) Kevin Spacey has escaped sexual assault charges after his alleged victim passed away. The disgraced actor was facing a potential criminal case after a massage therapist accused him of forcing him to touch his genitals and asking him for oral sex. The alleged victim, who

Great British Bake Off winner David Atherton. (Channel 4) Gay baker David Atherton has been crowned the winner of the Great British Bake Off 2019, and he said it was the “best feeling in the world”. The self-described “underdog” managed to out-bake Alice Fevronia and Steph Blackwell in the final on Tuesday (October 29) on

Eminem performs during the 2018 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018 in Manchester, Tennessee. (C Flanigan/WireImage) A snippet of a song has been leaked online, and the track is reportedly a collaboration between Eminem and Joyner Lucas called ‘What If I Was Gay’. The pair previously collaborated on the song ‘Lucky You’

Rick Genest (L), better known as ‘Zombie Boy’, and Lady Gaga in her ‘Born This Way’ music video in 2011. (Screen capture via YouTube) Canadian officials have ruled that the death of Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest, a model known for his head-to-toe skeletal tattoos, died of “accidental death”, rather than suicide as first suspected. In

Booksmart director Olivia Wilde and stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein have reacted with anger after an airline edit gutted the film’s LGBT+ content. Olivia Wilde’s high school comedy, which features Kaitlyn Dever as lesbian character Amy, saw drastic edits for a version available onboard Etihad Airways, Emirates, and Delta flights, according to ScreenRant. A

Sgt. Keith Wildhaber, an officer within Missouri’s St. Louis County Police Department A gay police officer has won $19 million in damages from his employer, after he was told to “tone down” his sexuality. Sgt. Keith Wildhaber, an officer within Missouri’s St. Louis County Police Department, had filed a lawsuit in 2017 after he was

Members of Imaan wave from atop a float during the EuroPride parade. (Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty) A new LGBT+ Muslim Pride festival is just £400 away from reaching its crowdfunding goal. Imaan, Europe’s biggest charity sporting LGBT+ Muslims, is trying to raise £10,000 to put on an event which will “provide a space for LGBTQI

The graffiti accused gay MP Luke Pollard of being a “pedo”. (Luke Pollard/ Twitter) A gay MP in Plymouth has offered to “sit down and talk” with the person who spray painted homophobic graffiti on the front of his office. Luke Pollard, the Labour MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, had his city-centre vandalised today (October

Kelley Fisher was fired from Roncalli Catholic High School in Indianapolis. (Roncalli High School/ Facebook) A straight employee of a Catholic high school says she was fired for publicly supporting two guidance counsellors who lost their jobs for being gay. Two lesbian guidance counsellors at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis were told their contracts would

Jeff Goldblum. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Jeff Goldblum has revealed that his late gay brother was forced to endure traumatising conversion therapy by their father. In an interview with The Times Magazine, the actor said that his father’s treatment of his brother Lee, who recently passed away, was often “cruel”. The Jurassic Park star said that his father, Harold, had a

Openly gay wrestler Jake Atlas has been signed by WWE. The wrestler will join WWE in January 2020, according to OutSports. The wrestler, real name Kenny Marquez, has made a splash on the indie wrestling scene by winning the 2017 Southern California Rookie of the Year Award, before coming out in 2018. Responding to reports

Drag queen Charity Kase transforms into incredible spooky looks that you’ll want to recreate beyond your Halloween costume. We spoke to the “monster drag queen” herself to find out more about how to create a witchy drag look and why she loves the “darker side” of drag make-up. Watch Charity Kase create witchy Halloween drag

“Where are you from” may sound like an innocent question to ask on Grindr, but for queer people of colour (QPOC) it’s an exhausting, racist refrain. Mufseen, a queer man of Asian descent, is one of countless men who’ve been asked the dreaded question. After an unnamed man messaged him “where r u from btw,”

Photo illustration of popular dating website Tinder logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Tinder “only caters to cis people” and its attempts to be inclusive of the trans community are “virtue signalling”, say trans folks who’ve been banned from the dating app. Despite having more than 50 gender options,

A video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilling Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly uploaded to PornHub. (Twitter) A video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilling Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly filed on PornHub under “Public humiliation: Femdom”. The Democratic lawmaker dug her political heel into Zuckerberg’s throat on Wednesday, October 23, during a House of Representatives financial services committee hearing. Zuckerberg