LGBTQ

Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has called on more sports to ban trans women. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Digital, culture, media and sport secretary Nadine Dorries wants other sports to follow swimming’s governing body in barring trans women from women’s sports. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) effectively banned trans women from competing in

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe condemns the “monstrous” attacks on trans rights by conservative lawmakers in the US. (Getty/Ira L. Black-Corbis) Megan Rapinoe has condemned the “monstrous” and “cruel” campaign by conservative lawmakers to attack trans rights in the US.  The queer icon was recently named among Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of 2022.

Keke Palmer, who stars as Izzy Hawthorne in Lightyear, says the film’s LGBTQ+ representation is “progress”. (Neil Mockford/FilmMagic/YouTube/Pixar/Disney) Lightyear star Keke Palmer has applauded the animated film’s LGBTQ+ representation for “depicting life and love the way that exists” in the world. The actor voices Izzy Hawthorne, who becomes a close ally of accomplished Space Ranger Buzz

Dame Kelly Holmes felt like she was “going to explode with excitement” after coming out publicly as gay. (Mike Marsland/WireImage) British Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has said she can “finally breathe” after she comes out publicly as gay.  The Olympic gold medallist told the Sunday Mirror that she first realised she was gay at the age

Ted Cruz has complained about Disney including more LGBTQ+ characters and says there are “lesbian toys” in the new Lightyear film. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty) Texas senator Ted Cruz went on a bizarre rant ridiculing “woke” Disney for including “lesbian toys” in its new Lightyear movie. The Republican took to his podcast the Verdict to discuss the

Michael Peterson has criticised HBO Max’s true crime series The Staircase for being “homophobic”. (YouTube/This Morning/HBO Max) Michael Peterson has blasted the HBO Max series The Staircase as “homophobic” for its “fabricated” depiction of his life and bisexuality.  The true-crime drama series stars Colin Firth as Peterson, a novelist whose wife Kathleen (Toni Collette) was found

Harry Woodgate, author and illustrator of Grandad’s camper, discusses the importance of inclusive children’s literature. (Provided) An award-winning non-binary children’s author explains the importance of children’s books where being LGBTQ+ is just a fact of life. Harry Woodgate is the author and illustrator of Grandad’s Camper – a colourful story about a gay grandad who regales his

A man in his 60s was brutally bashed by a man in a ‘despicable’ attack. (Stock photograph via Getty Images) A man in his 60s was left suffering severe facial injuries following a “despicable” homophobic attack in Liverpool, England. In the early hours of 16 May, the victim was set upon by a man while

Members of the Horry County Council on June 7 (Image: Horry County Council website) A South Carolina county council rescinded a Pride Month proclamation it apparently voted through by accident. Horry County Council approved a slate of items without discussion in a May session, including a resolution that proclaimed June as Pride Month in the county. “The

Joel Kim Booster in Fire Island. (Searchlight Pictures) Fire Island director Andrew Ahn said he had to fight for the 2022 Pride and Prejudice adaptation to include nudity. Many of the more sensational moments of the 1813 Jane Austen novel include coy hand-touching and the odd exposed ankles. But Ahn wanted his version to be

Peter Keeley was found dead in a ditch in New South Wales, Australia. (NSW Police) A top Australian court has found two teenagers who lured Peter Keely on Grindr only to bind, gag and beat him not guilty of murder. The boys, both aged 17 at the time of the incident so legally cannot be

Dad Grass has released a “Daddy Chill” themed Pride collection. A CBD brand has released a Pride collection featuring “Daddy Chill” apparel. The brand, named Dad Grass, has dropped the range featuring a t-shirt and hat with the phrase to raise vital funds for an LGBTQ+ organisation. They’ve released the capsule collection “to celebrate Pride

Jennicet Gutiérrez, a trans activists, has called out Joe Biden’s LGBT+ rights ‘failings’. (Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) A top trans activist has turned down an invitation to a White House Pride celebration in protest against president Joe Biden “failing” the LGBTQ+ community. On Wednesday (15 June), Biden is expected to

A Saudi Arabian official gestures towards a rainbow toy. (Screen capture via Twitter) Saudi Arabian authorities have begun seizing rainbow-coloured toys and children’s clothing for encouraging homosexuality. Hair clips, bows, pop-its, hats, pencil cases and more have been taken away from shops in the capital Riyadh for “contradicting the Islamic faith and public morals”, one official

Lake (Bebe Wood), and Lucy (Ava Capri). (Kelsey McNeal/Hulu) For most of its run, Love, Victor was focused primarily on its two gay male leads – but it’s finally getting some female queer representation. Lucy was introduced in season two as Andrew’s girlfriend, but by the end writers were teasing a queer romance between her and Lake.

Buzz Lightyear is marooned on a planet. © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Disney-Pixar’s upcoming film Lightyear has been banned in 14 different countries following the re-inclusion of a same-sex kiss. The spin-off of the critically acclaimed Toy Story movie franchise will not make it to cinemas in several countries including Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates

Gay Welsh political leader Adam Price recalled his experiences with suicide as a young teenager. (Jon Pountne) Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has opened up about his experiences of suicide as a young gay man. Britain’s only openly LGBTQ+ political leader recalled a haunting moment walking home when he was a student in the early 1990s

Monkeypox lesions. (UKHSA) UK monkeypox cases have now reached 470, with men making up 99 per cent of all confirmed cases. On Sunday (12 June), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that a further 104 cases of monkeypox had been confirmed in England, bringing the UK total to 470. There are currently 452 confirmed cases

Kevin Spacey at Nantucket District Court in 2019 (Getty/Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool) Actor Kevin Spacey is due to appear in court on Thursday (16 June) after being charged with sexual assault against three men. Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing penetrative sexual activity without consent. The charges were

Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome (L) and Alicia Kearns, the Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton, attended the debate. (Screen captures via YouTube) Tory and Labour MPs urged the government to legislate a trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban in an impassioned parliamentary debate. On Monday afternoon (13 June), MPs debated a petition signed by

Rebel Wilson has responded to an attempt by an Australian newspaper to publish an article about her relationship before she could address it publicly herself. (Vivien Killilea/Getty for Netflix) Rebel Wilson has addressed attempts by an Australian newspaper to ‘out’ her, saying she’s handling the “hard” situation “with grace”.  The Pitch Perfect star revealed on Instagram Thursday

Members of the LGBTQ-inclusive Portland Mennonite Church. (Facebook/ Portland Mennonite Church) The Mennonite Church USA has passed a resolution acknowledging the harm it has done to LGBTQ+ folk, and removed a ban on same-sex marriage. The denomination is the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States, with 530 congregations and more than 60,000 members. On the

Patriot Front participate in an anti-abortion march in January 2022 in Washington, DC. ( Los Angeles Times via Getty/ Kent Nishimura) A group of 31 people, suspected to be members of the white supremacist neo-Nazi group Patriot Front, have been arrested at a Pride parade in Idaho. On Saturday (11 June), North Idaho Pride Alliance held

Almost four years ago, Tucker Shaw was on a train when he overheard a young gay couple discussing the early years of the AIDS epidemic. One of the men explained to the other that the crisis had “galvanised” the community, that it had “spurred change”. In the long run, he said, it had made things

Rebel Wilson with Ramona Agruma in April 2022. (Getty) Rebel Wilson fans are furious after the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that it had planned to publish information about the actor’s relationship before she was able to come out herself. On Thursday (9 June), the Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star announced her relationship with fashion designer

Drag queen Pickle reads from a book during a Drag Queen Story Hour event at the West Valley Regional Branch Library in Los Angeles, California.(Getty/ David McNew) Drag Queen Story Hour has hit back at Republicans who want to ban children from attending drag shows: “Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids.” Drag

James McFadzean has been described in the press as Britain’s first public case of monkeypox. (James McFadzean) Monkeypox is already being treated as a “gay disease” in the same way HIV was, Britain’s “first monkeypox patient to go public” has warned. Since 13 May, when the first case in the monkeypox outbreak was reported, health authorities

Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House voted to erase “homosexuality” from the state’s crimes code. (Michael Candelori/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty) Pennsylvania’s House unanimously voted to remove the word “homosexuality” from the definition of prohibited sexual acts in the state crimes code. State legislators in the state’s House passed House Bill 2125 (HB 2125) on Wednesday (8 June) with

Britney Spears (L) saw her wedding crashed by her former husband, Jason Alexander. (Getty/Instagram) Police have charged Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander with four misdemeanours after he “crashed” her wedding to Sam Asghari. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said on Thursday (9 June) that Jason Alexander, 40, broke into Britney Spears’ Los Angeles, California, home

Judy Garland (1922-1969) returns here to New York City to do a show at the famed Palace Theater. (Getty) It’s fair to say that Judy Garland had her fair share of hardship, but on her 100th birthday, let’s not forget how much joy she brought to the world throughout her illustrious career. When I was