Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty) Dolly Parton gave her iconic song ‘Jolene’ a drag makeover on an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers last week, and it was incredible. She told the story of how she wrote the song, explaining that Jolene was a bank teller who she felt
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A mother’s “secret” meatloaf recipe has been shared online – after she reportedly rejected her gay child. The “revenge loaf” recipe spread on Tumblr and Reddit after the teen explained they were making it public to get back at their mum. The poster wrote: “When I was little my mum’s meatloaf was my favourite food.
Police chief Rachel Swann (L) addresses reporters about the evacuation of Whaley Bridge in August. (Screen capture via BBC) A British police officer was subjected to “sexist and homophobic” abuse following a television appearance all because she had short, spiky hair with blond highlights. Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann was a crucial lifeline for many
Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson delivers a speech at the launch of his party’s manifesto. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) British prime minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday to “get Brexit done”, pledging in his Conservative Party manifesto to ram his deal through the European Union to withdraw from the bloc before Christmas. However, across the 59-page
A queer man donates blood at the ‘illegal blood bank’, set up by activists to highlight backwards laws. (UNILAD) Somewhere in a secret location in England’s capital city, an ‘illegal blood bank’ billed specifically for queer men was launched in a damning act of defiance against backwards blood donation laws. Men who have sex with
Divina De Campo. (BBC) Divina De Campo lost out on the crown and title of Britain’s first drag superstar by a red hair’s breadth last night. We caught up with them to chat about mental health, The Vivienne’s strategy and why she nearly quit Drag Race UK. Congratulations on making it to top two! How
Muslim protesters march against the LGBT+ community in Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in 2017. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) Several Indonesian ministries have come under fire for banning pregnant, disabled and LGBT+ applicants as it “only wants the normal ones”. In a winding list of requirement for job seekers, the Attorney General’s Office
A 20-year-old trans woman was shot in the head in a fatal injury by a school in Brazil during an alleged drug deal. Pedrita dos Santos Silva was shot in uptown São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, earlier this week. According to family, she participated in recreational drug use and was allegedly on her way to
A man has been hospitalised after he was attacked with a hammer and thrown onto the tracks of the New York City subway in a suspected anti-gay hate crime attack. The NYPD have opened a hate crime probe after the incident at a subway station in the Bronx in the early hours of Friday. Suspect
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again refused to apologise for referring to gay people as “tank-topped bum boys.” The leader was challenged during a BBC Question Time Leaders’ special on Friday evening about his use of racist and homophobic slurs during his work as a newspaper columnist. Johnson has repeatedly rejected calls to apologise
Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe performed Strictly’s first ever same-sex dance routine (Twitter/@@MOVEITSHOW) Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has spoken of his disappointment at the huge number of complaints sparked by the show’s first-ever same-sex dance routine. The BBC‘s popular ballroom dancing show made history on November 3 by when best friends Johannes
Make it reign (BBC). The experiment is over. The results are in. The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season one is… Drag Race UK season one: C.U.N.T. How much Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent was Drag Race UK’s first season packing? All of us. Sum Ting Wong’s stamp. Vinegar Strokes’ underground dress. Divina De
The results are in: The Vivienne has been named as the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and fans are going wild. The Vivienne fought off competition from Divina De Campo and Baga Chipz to snatch the crown. Speaking at the beginning of tonight’s finale, The Vivienne said: “If you think I’ve gone through
2006: Chinese protesters holding a banner that reads “Government leads campaign to insult gays and believes they need a cure” (MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty) LGBT+ people in China are being forced to undergo so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in at least 96 public hospitals and unlicensed centres, according to a new human rights report. The widely-discredited practise of conversion
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Courthouse after his court appearance on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has launched legal action against the city of Chicago, seeking damages for “mental anguish” caused by claims he faked a homophobic attack. The actor claimed he was the victim
Former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus (Creative Commons photo/David Martin Davies) Joe Straus, the former Republican Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, has publicly come out in support of LGBT+ rights protections. The Republican politician, who served until January as one of the most powerful Republican leaders in the GOP-dominated
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his state of the nation address, as Senate President Vicente Sotto the III (top L) and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano (top R) look on at Congress. (NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images) Vicente Sotto, the incumbent Senate president of the Philippines, compared Pride Month to one of
Could this possibly be the messiest break-up of all time? A man has taken to Reddit to share his horrifying break-up story, which involves accusations of cheating and public outings. Posting in the popular “Am I the Asshole” sub-Reddit, the Reddit-user wrote: “I know the title sounds absolutely terrible.” “My ex and I were together
The Chick-fil-A restaurant has come under fire (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty) Chick-fil-A appears to have backtracked on its decision to end donations to charities that discriminate against LGBT+ people. The chicken chain, which has a long history of donations to lobbying groups that oppose LGBT+ rights, signalled on Monday that it would end donations to charities
Victor Farrell is standing as the Brexit party’s candidate for Glenrothes in Scotland (Facebook/brexitvictor.com) The Brexit Party has pulled its support from Scottish candidate Victor Farrell, who declared “war” on LGBT+ people in a series of bizarre online rants. Farrell was the Brexit Party’s candidate for Glenrothes in Fife. His name will still appear on
Two gay journalists from Saudi Arabia are being detained in an asylum centre in Australia after they were outed by the government in their home country and forced to flee. The men – who have not been named – believe they were outed by Saudi state security and had their romantic relationship revealed to family
Queensland MP Bob Katter has defended disgraced rugby star Israel Folau after he blamed bushfires on gay marriage in a bizarre sermon. In a lengthy Facebook post, Katter warned that “persecution of Christianity is on the rise” after Folau was widely condemned for blaming bushfires on gay people and abortion. “I may disagree with Folau
Harry Styles, pig boy. (SNL) Harry Styles rapping “call me pig boy ’cause you know I be squealing” deserves Oscars, Grammys, the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize. The professional thirst-trapper and ‘Lights Up’ singer inspired a veritable internet drought as he hosted this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, dancing in his underwear and talking about “getting
London’s first ever Trans Pride march on 14 September, 2019. (Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) “What do u want to say to cis people?” begins a Twitter thread encouraging trans and non-binary people to vent their frustrations and offer advice on how cis people can be better allies. The thread, which has
Harry Styles on Saturday Night Live. (Screenshot) Harry Styles – the sexually ambiguous lesbian icon, also a British singer – made his Saturday Night Live debut last night. Several aspects of this are deserving of their own write up. The outfits. Releasing a single, ‘Watermelon Sugar’, from his second album – while hosting SNL. The
Parade participants marching in the Boston Straight Pride Parade and Rally organised by Super Happy Fun America on August 31, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul Marotta/Getty) Two white men were the only attendees of Dallas Straight Pride yesterday, with not even the organiser of the event turning up. Dallas Straight Pride was announced earlier this
Lena Waithe tells John Legend about her secret wedding on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (YouTube) US actor and screenwriter Lena Waithe has revealed she secretly married her long-term partner Alana Mayo at a famous San Francisco gay monument. Speaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday (November 15), Waithe announced that she is officially a
Anna Blaedel, the queer pastor on indefinite leave after being accused of being a “practicing homosexual”. (Anna Blaedel/ Facebook) A Methodist queer pastor has been forced to take a leave of absence to avoid a church trial after they were accused of being a “self-avowed practicing homosexual”. Pastor Anna Blaedel of the United Methodist Church
Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman announced their engagement on Instagram. (Instagram) Bestselling bisexual author Roxane Gay and lesbian writer and artist Debbie Millman have announced their engagement. In an Instagram carousel post, Millman said: “I met a girl, who loves to write and is really into Beyoncé.” “We went on some dates, we fell in
Ahead of the general election, the Liberal Democrat party have pledged to prioritise LGBT+ asylum seekers. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) The Liberal Democrat Party have announced plans to end the ‘culture of disbelief’ pervading the UK Home Office which stonewalls some LGBT+ asylum seekers from the country. Countless testimonies from asylum seekers and their legal aids