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Ellen and Portia have shared numerous updates about life on their Cotswolds farm (https://www.instagram.com/ellendegeneres) Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have reportedly put their Cotswolds farm up for sale through Sotheby’s International Realty after confirming their reason for fleeing the US. The lesbian star, who hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show in America between

George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison for identity theft and wire fraud. (Getty) Disgraced former congressman George Santos has said farewell to his diminishing list of fans a day before he is set to go to prison for over seven years. The 37-year-old former New York Republican bid farewell to his “messy”

Access to gender-affirming care in the UK has become an increasingly contentious issue. (Getty) A new study has found that trans and non-binary people in the UK are facing numerous “hurdles” when it comes to healthcare, with patients reporting misgendering, disruptions to prescriptions, and loss of access to previous NHS records. The report, published by

Sam Porter Bridges, played by Norman Reedus. (Death Stranding) Discord’s new age-verification tool may not be as rigorous as it seems, after users reportedly discovered it can be tricked using video game characters. The instant messaging and VoIP platform, commonly used for gaming, implemented an age-check tool earlier this month for UK users in anticipation

The video makes a point of highlighting the way some interviews have ‘trivialised’ women’s football (Wikimedia Commons/TikTok) A parody TikTok taking aim at the sexism England’s women’s national football team, the Lionesses, have faced in interviews has gone viral, with commenters calling the video “perfection”. A TikToker named Charlotte Northover posted the video on Thursday

Former MP Mhairi Black has quit the SNP over its stance on LGBTQ+ rights (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Queer former MP Mhairi Black has left the Scottish National Party (SNP), citing the party’s “capitulation” on trans rights as one of her reasons. Black announced her decision to leave the party on Friday (25 July), telling

London Trans Pride 2025. (PinkNews) Hundreds of thousands of UK residents marched across London as part of London Trans Pride 2025 today (26 July). Members of the public from across the country shrugged off the cloudy weather to spread messages of trans liberation across the nation’s capital. Marching from Langham Place to Parliament Square, activists

Naomi Watts and Kai Schreiber attend the Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2025/2026 show in Paris (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Balenciaga) Naomi Watts has continued to show her support for her children, this time joining her trans daughter Kai Shreiber for Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show on Wednesday (9 July). Emmanuelle star Watts was dressed head-to-toe in black,

People marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia in Hong Kong in 2019. (Getty) Hong Kong is set to introduce a bill that will recognise same-sex partnerships, in what would mark a major step forward for LGBTQ+ people in the special administrative region of China. In 2023, Hong Kong’s top court ordered the

Donald Trump met with African leaders at the White House (Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Donald Trump praised his Liberian counterpart for his “beautiful English”, during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday (9 July) – seemingly, and very awkwardly, totally unaware that it’s Liberia’s official language. The US president was hosting a lunch for

9-1-1 fans don’t have long to wait for season 9, with filming set to begin later this month. As with every new season of the show, viewers have already started speculating about the nature of the big opening emergency (how do you top a bee-nado?!). (Warning: Spoilers for 9-1-1 season eight follow). This year, there’s

“I really didn’t do much other than have a little dream and write it down and then yeah, it just sort of happened,” beams River Gallo, in a daze of wonder at where they’ve found themself. It must be history’s most understated description of spending the best part of a decade writing a performance piece,

James Lantz, who is known online as “Angry Gay Grandpa”, is fighting for trans rights. (Angry Gay Grandpa/YouTube) A gay grandad with stage four cancer has been fined thousands of dollars for taking part in a trans rights protest. Known online as “angry gay grandpa”, James Lantz pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and misdemeanour vandalism,

Cierra Ortega has apologised for using racial slurs toward Asian people. (Instagram/ cierra.ortega) Love Island USA star Cierra Ortega has apologised for using racial slurs. The queer Love Island USA contestant, who had a romance with fellow islander Michelle (Chelley) Bissainthe, was booted off season seven after being found to have shared social media posts

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will lead the Wicked special TV event (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are set for a live US TV special ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good. It was revealed on Wednesday (9 July) that the two stars will lead the two-hour

Caster Semenya competes in the World Athletics Championships in 2022 (Andy Lyons/Getty Images for World Athletics) Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya is celebrating a partial victory in her case regarding the eligibility of athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD). On Thursday (10 July), the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)ruled that the Swiss Federal

Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok 4 (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAIunveiled the latest model of its chatbot Grok, with the tech billionaire claiming Grok 4 was “smarter than almost all graduate students, in all disciplines, simultaneously”. He revealed the AI bot in a video livestream on Wednesday evening

Frankie Grande (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images) Frankie Grande has spoken about how he thought his life would “end” prior to getting sober. Ahead of the release of his debut album, Hotel Rock Bottom, the star told PinkNews that his desire for sobriety started after the One Love Manchester concert in 2017, which followed the bomb attack

Jewel Thais-Williams in 2017 (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) Jewel Thais-Williams, the pioneering owner of the Los Angeles Black queer disco Jewel’s Catch One, and HIV/Aids activist, has died. She was 86. The lesbian entrepreneur died on Monday night (7 July), according to the Catch One Instagram profile. The announcement was made on Wednesday (9 July).

Becca Tilley (left) and Hayley Kiyoko (right) are officially engaged! (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Congratulations are in order! Hayley Kiyoko and Becca Tilley have announced their engagement after celebrating seven years together. Kiyoko, affectionately known as “Lesbian Jesus”, took to social media on Thursday (10 July) to share that she popped the question to her long-term

JoJo Siwa’s new song, “Bette Davis Eyes” has finally dropped. (Don Arnold/WireImage) JoJo Siwa has doubled down on her drastic new look in light of her new song, “Bette Davis Eyes”, and the internet has thoughts. Earlier this week, the former Dance Moms star unveiled a very different look as she teased her new cover

Bobby Berk’s new series was announced just one day after the end of Queer Eye was confirmed. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Bobby Berk is returning to the small screen, people! And his new series was announced just one day after the end of Queer Eye was confirmed. Season nine of Queer Eye debuted earlier

James Carter Cathcart voiced Pokémon villain James among other characters. (Facebook/James Carter Cathcart/Pokemon) James Carter Cathcart, the voice actor behind Team Rocket member and queer icon James in Pokémon, has died after being diagnosed with throat cancer. Cathcart died on Tuesday (8 July) aged 71 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, according to his wife,

Saffron Burrows has shared that her 12-year-old has come out as non-binary. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Proof of Concept) Actress Saffron Burrows has revealed that her 12-year-old has come out as non-binary, and she’s praised their “very developed” views on gender and identity. Burrows, who starred in Netflix show YOU as Dottie Quinn, shares two

Beth Mead and Lauren Hemp of England embrace Vivianne Miedema following the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Group D match between England and Netherlands ( Florencia Tan Jun – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) Lioness star Beth Mead has revealed what she said to her partner, Dutch opponent Vivianne Miedema, following England’s 4-0 victory over the Netherlands

A staff member placing Pride flags on the Stonewall National Monument. (Getty) The US government is further erasing LGBTQ+ history after removing mentions of bisexual people from the Stonewall National Monument website. A website for the New York monument, which commemorates the historic 1969 riots outside the Stonewall Inn led by trans women of colour,

Labour MP Nadia Whittome has criticised her party’s view on trans rights, saying she is “appalled” by recent developments (Ollie Millington/Getty Images) Queer Labour MP Nadia Whittome has criticised her party’s views on trans rights, stating she is “appalled” by the ban on puberty blockers and the government’s response to the Supreme Court ruling on

Former Superman star Dean Cain (left) has taken issue with James Gunn’s comments about the new Superman film. (ABC/DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures) Former Superman actor Dean Cain has hit out at James Gunn, the director of the new Superman movie, after he likened the story to one of an “immigrant” coming to America. Cain, who

JoJo Siwa is facing pregnancy rumours. (Raymond Hall/GC Images) JoJo Siwa has added fuel to the ongoing Chris Hughes pregnancy rumour, leaving fans questioning, “Is JoJo Siwa pregnant?” The rumour that JoJo Siwa might be pregnant first surfaced after Chris rubbed his finger over her stomach during a recent TikTok, according to the Daily Mail.