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Trans woman Thabsie Mabezane says she was abducted at gunpoint by her Tinder date in Johannesburg. (Reuters) A trans woman says she was abducted at gunpoint when meeting a man from Tinder amid a rise in dating app kidnappings and extortion in South Africa, often targeting the LGBTQ+ community. South African LGBTQ+ activist Thabsie Mabezane

British actor, broadcaster, writer and comedian Stephen Fry. (Getty) Stephen Fry says he’s ready to return to work, three months after he suffered a shocking six-foot fall from the stage at London’s O2 Arena.  On Saturday (9 December), the BAFTA-winning British actor, broadcaster, writer and comedian spoke about his recovery for the first time to

Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj at the Billboard Women In Music in 2019. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Billboard) Billie Eilish fans aren’t best pleased with Nicki Minaj after learning that a teased collaboration between the pair on the iconic rapper’s new album was just a sample. Trinidadian rapper and singer-songwriter Minaj dropped her much-anticipated fifth

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant has told Parliament that he feels less safe in the UK as a gay man than he did three years ago.  The MP for Rhondda, who was among only a handful of out gay MPs when he was first elected in 2002, explained that rhetoric used by equalities minister Kemi

Here’s what Heartstopper stars including Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney and Kit Connor are working on. (Getty) Alice Oseman’s queer Netflix series Heartstopper has not only birthed a new era of LGBTQ+ representation on screen, but it’s also created some of today’s biggest upcoming stars – including Joe Locke and Yasmin Finney. While Heartstopper is still

An education company which offers LGBTQ+ and equality resources to children, parents and teachers in schools is under fire for allegedly teaching “transgender education” to four-year-olds. But, as PinkNews found, that is simply not the case.  Pop’n’Olly is at the centre of a media storm after the Daily Mail ran a story focused on parents

The friends and family of a trans woman who was shot and killed are calling her death a “hate crime.”(Credit: Getty Images) Family, friends, activists, and lawmakers gathered this week to mourn trans woman Savannah Ryan Williams, who was killed in a targeted shooting they describe as a “hate crime.” Savannah Ryan Williams, 38, was

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah is stepping down from Kaleidoscope Trust to become the first CEO of UK Black Pride. (Phyll Opoku-Gyimah) Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the former executive director of LGBTQ+ charity Kaleidoscope Trust has called on the UK government to “go further and go faster” to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights around the world. Opoku-Gyimah issued the

One of the largest streaming services in Russia has changed its age rating for My Little Pony to “adult audiences” under the country’s so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda laws. It comes less than a week after the country’s Supreme Court declared the LGBTQ+ movement to be an extremist organisation. Created largely for children, the cartoon series My

Nicki Minaj fans have given us ‘Gag City’ ahead of Pink Friday 2. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV) Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 drops this week and Barbz have gotten the hashtag #GagCity trending in celebration – and it has taken off in ways they could never have expected. “Gag City” started off

Taylor Swift has called out Kim and Kanye in a new interview. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty) Taylor Swift has addressed her infamous feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and the psychological effects it had on her. The pop star, who is coming to the end of what has arguably been the biggest year of her career,

Sam Lantz will be attempting to win a colossal $4.56m in the Squid Game: The Challenge final. (Getty) The internet has been completely gripped with Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge, and now, two gay players – Sam Lantz and Phill Cain – have made it to the finale to fight for the show’s multi-million dollar cash

Moms for Liberty has lost a chapter because of their reaction to the rape allegations made against Christian Ziegler. (Credit: Getty Images) Moms for Liberty (M4L) has lost a heap of members after it responded to a rape allegation made against the co-founder’s husband. The SPLC-designated anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group is falling apart at the seams

Musician and influencer Jordy has spoken about falling for someone he met on Instagram, revealing the trials and tribulations of long-distance relationships. “In September, I got a message on Instagram from a random guy who saw one of my TikToks”, Jordy says, noting that he’s had flirtatious messages in his DMs before but that this

Sophie Anderson with partner Oliver Spedding. (Credit: Oliver Spedding / Instagram) Tributes have been paid to Sophie Anderson, one half of The C**k Destroyers, who has died. Sophie shot to viral fame, alongside Rebecca More, as the porn duo, with a series of iconic clips from their work together, and was much loved among the

Kim Kardashian is set to star in another Ryan Murphy series. (FX/Hulu) Kim Kardashian appears to have wowed Ryan Murphy with her performance in American Horror Story: Delicate because she’s teaming up with the producer again for a brand-new TV series. The influencer is set to play the leading role in Murphy’s next project as

Zendaya has proven she’s a queer icon by wanting to direct a romance movie about two Black girls. The Euphoria star cemented herself as an LGBTQ+ ally through her character Rue, who struggled with compulsory heterosexuality throughout the show. Coupling up with Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, the pair shared many onscreen moments that were

Suranne Jones has teased queer fans with promises of more lesbian characters in the future. (Getty) Suranne Jones has teased queer fans by pledging to return to their TV screens soon with “more lesbian characters.” The actor developed a major LGBTQ+ fanbase in recent years thanks to roles like 19th-century diarist Anne Lister in Gentleman

Billie Eilish has called out reporters who ask her about her sexuality. (Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty) Billie Eilish isn’t too pleased about the line of questioning that led to her speaking about her sexuality over the weekend. The “What Was I Made For?” singer made headlines on Saturday (2 December) when she attended Variety’s Hitmakers event and

NRL player Adam Doueihi has been questioned by his team over a now-deleted social media post. (Getty Images) Australian NRL player Adam Doueihi has been issued a “please-explain” by his team after calling a pro-LGBTQ+ social media post “embarrassing.” Doueihi, a five-eighth for Wests Tigers rugby team based in Sydney, Australia, came under fire when

Victoria Derbyshire apologised for the explicit remark on air. (Getty) Broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire was forced to apologise to BBC Newsnight viewers on behalf of comments made by a Russian feminist musician and activist. The 55-year-old journalist apologised to viewers who may have been offended by comments from Russian Pussy Riot artist Nadya Tolokonnikova during a

Russian riot police detain LGBTQ+ rights activists during a St Petersburg march in May 2019. (Getty) Russian police have begun cracking down on LGBTQ-friendly clubs and venues in Moscow, just days after a Supreme Court ruling branded LGBTQ+ activism “extremist”. Overnight raids across the Russian capital saw clubs, saunas, bars and more overrun with police

A Liverpool court found the attack against The Vivienne was homophobic in nature. (Getty Images) A magistrates’ court has ruled that the assault on the Drag Race UK star The Vivienne was motivated by homophobia, despite the defendant’s claims to the contrary. Fifty-one-year-old Alan Whitfield admitted to assaulting the drag star, whose out-of-drag name is

Ottessa Moshfegh’s brilliantly twisted debut novel Eileen comes to life in a new film adaptation from Lady MacBeth director William Oldroyd, and starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. It’s a snowy December day in 1960s New England when Eileen – which hit UK cinenas today (1 December) – begins. The titular character, played by Jojo

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson on a double crowning, drag kings, and bond with RuPaul. (BBC) After the strength of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season five, many fans were torn over who they wanted to win between Ginger Johnson and Michael Marouli – so much so that some were were up for a rare

An expansion of the HIV opt-out testing scheme could save thousands of lives (China Photos/Getty Images) Opt-out blood tests for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C will be rolled out to more sites in the UK, with the potential to save thousands of lives and meet the goal of ending new transmissions by 2030.  Under

A record-breaking number of businesses are showing true LGBTQ+ allyship through their policies. (Getty Images) New data shows a record-breaking number of businesses are displaying true LGBTQ+ allyship to their employees, proving they “aren’t buying” mounting anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation issued its Corporate Equality Index (CEI) this week, and determined that

The ruling will effectively outlaw LGBTQ+ activism in Russia. (Getty) Russia’s supreme court has declared LGBTQ+ activism illegal, in a culmination of a continued crackdown on the community. The declaration by the nation’s top court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism by branding as “extremists” what it calls the “international public LGBT movement” – which does not

Rylan Clark will host This Morning alongside Emma Willis. (Getty) Rylan Clark will return to ITV’s flagship daytime show This Morning for the whole of next week, in a continuing presenter shake-up. This Morning has undergone huge changes over recent months following the shock departure of long-running presenting duo Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. The

Elton John has urged the next election winners to do more to eradicate AIDS by 2030. (Michael Kovac/Getty) Sir Elton John has said that AIDS could be eradicated worldwide by 2030, depending on who wins the next general election. The music legend, who works to find innovative HIV prevention methods through the Elton John AIDS