LGBTQ

A man charged with arson in connection to a fire that “completely destroyed” Rash, a queer NYC bar. (YouTube/NBC News/CBS New York/Rash NYC) A Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection to a fire that left a queer bar “completely destroyed”.  John Lhota, 24, is accused of pouring a canister of

Gay porn star Steven Miles, known professionally as Sergeant Miles, has been arrested for his alleged role in the 6 January, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Miles, 39, from Zephyrhills, Florida, was arrested on Tuesday, 12 April, according to the US Department of Justice.  The gay porn performer and director, who is also an army veteran, allegedly

Women’s cycling has been entangled with the drawn-out ‘debate’ over trans rights. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) A women’s cycling competition has lost vital funding over British Cycling’s decision to suspend trans athletes. Top tournament sponsor Peter Stanton said he would be “letting down” the trans community if he “did not make a stand to show my

Prominent Democratic Party donor Ed Buck appears in court in 2019. (Los Angeles Times via Getty/ Al Seib) Disgraced democratic donor Ed Buck, convicted of fatally injecting two gay men with drugs, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Last year Buck, a political activist who has given more than $500,000 to mostly Democratic

Fern Feather, 29, was found dead in Morristown, Vermont on 12 April 2022. (Facebook/Pride Center of Vermont) A Vermont community is “heartbroken” over the loss of a trans woman who was “always in bloom” and brought “joy and happiness to everybody”. Fern Feather, 29, was found dead alongside a road in Morristown, Vermont, on Tuesday

Kristen Stewart will star in “Love Lies Bleeding”, a romantic thriller set in the bodybuilding world. (Getty/Karwai Tang) Kristen Stewart is gearing up to flex her acting muscles in a new queer romantic thriller set in the competitive bodybuilding world.  Stewart, who was recently snubbed at the Oscars, is teaming up with English director Rose Glass

Michael Snee (left) and Aidan Moffitt. (The Irish Examiner) Ireland’s police force believe that a suspect in the barbaric murders of two gay men in Sligo, Ireland, may have been planning on killing further victims. The town of Sligo was left reeling this week after gay men Michael Snee, 58, and Aidan Moffitt, 42, were

Trans people and allies rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2018 before marching to demand basic human and civil rights. (Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty) Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House have passed a bill that would ban trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s sports – despite the governor’s promise to veto it. House Bill 972 (HB

Star of new Netflix reality TV show The Ultimatum, Rae Williams, has come out as bisexual in the show’s reunion episode. Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, The Ultimatum follows six couples who are considering marriage. When one half of the couple is ready to tie the knot but the other is less sure, they

Refugees from Ukraine wait for the bus after they crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland on April 8, 2022. (WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty) Most people will never understand just how traumatic it is to flee your home country to search for safety. It’s a terrifying prospect, and it’s one

A man has denied killing gay man Ranjith Kankanamalage with a hammer in a historic east London cemetery last year. Kankanamalage, a 50-year-old known affectionately by friends as “Roy”, had lived in Tower Hamlets borough for years before he was found dead on 15 August 2021. In a suspected homophobic killing that deeply rattled a

Miia Love Parker, described by friends as gentle and joyous, was shot to death. (Facebook) Police have launched a “manhunt” after a Black trans woman was shot dead in a car as an “epidemic of violence” tightens its hold on the US. Miia Love Parker, a model described as a “brilliant light” who loved puppies and

Billie Eilish has teamed up with Nike to release Air Force 1 sneakers and apparel. (Nike) Billie Eilish is teaming up with Nike to release a collaboration inspired by the singer’s signature style. The four-piece collection, made from recycled materials, includes her own version of the classic Nike Air Force 1 sillhouette. It will also

Britney Spears and her partner Sam Asghari. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Britney Spears fans across the globe are screaming, shouting and celebrating till the world ends after the pop star announced she is pregnant with her third child. Taking to – where else? – Instagram, the …Baby One More Time hitmaker revealed that she had been gaining weight

Britney Spears with her partner Sam Asghari. (Instagram) Pop star and overall goddess Britney Spears has announced she is pregnant with her third child – while teasing she may have married fiancé Sam Asghari in a secret ceremony. Taking to her Instagram to share a picture of flowers alongside a cup and saucer, she wrote:

Bimini Bon Boulash pleads with JK Rowling to be ‘loving of people’ (Getty/Mike Marsland/Gareth Cattermole) Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon Boulash has urged JK Rowling to “be accepting and loving of people” as the Harry Potter author continues to share her controversial views about the transgender community. Rowling has faced intense backlash over her

In London, thousands of LGBT+ folk and allies protested against the British government’s lacklustre conversion therapy ban. (Kestral Gaian) Thousands of LGBT+ people took to the streets of central London in a striking show of pent-up anger against the government’s threadbare conversion therapy ban. Organisers said that at least 3,000 people gathered outside Downing Street

Emma Watson was interviewed by Paris Lee for Vogue in 2020. (Screen capture via YouTube/Vogue) Harry Potter star Emma Watson has been praised for being an “example of true feminism” after her interview with Paris Lees resurfaced. With her usual grace and composure, Watson told the trans journalist in an interview with Vogue that she

Boris Johnson appointed former MP Nick Herbert as special envoy for LGBT+ rights (Peter Summers/Getty) The British government’s LGBT+ adviser has condemned the “LGBT lobby” for the cancellation of a landmark queer rights conference. In what he described as an “act of self-harm”, LGBT+ special envoy Nick Herbert criticised the “crocodile tears” shed by LGBT+

Oscar Isaac is, to his fans, ‘daddy’. (Getty Images/Imagine Entertainment) Stars Wars actor Oscar Isaac has a simple request for his most thirsty of fans: Call him “daddy”. The salt and pepper haired 43-year-old, who once famously asked whether “eight inches is enough“, made his Marvel debut last month as the Egyptian god-serving Moon Knight.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has long been an LGBT+ ally. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) London mayor Sadiq Khan has come out swinging for trans rights amid Boris Johnson’s repeated potshots against them. On Saturday afternoon (9 April), the Labour politician joined local council candidates in Higham Hill, a suburb in the northeast borough of Waltham

Holly Valance’s fans have threatened to boycott the singer after she dined with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. (Twitter) Fans were left sufficiently confused, to say the least, after Neighbours star Holly Valance dined with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. On Friday (8 April), the former British politician and one of Brexit’s most aggressive supporters

Jerrod Carmichael opens up about his family’s reaction to his coming out in his new HBO special Rothaniel. (Michael Hickey/WireImage) Jerrod Carmichael has opened up about talking to his mum for the first time since the release of his HBO special Rothaniel, in which he came out publicly as gay. Carmichael came out publicly as gay

Alabama lawmakers advanced a ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ bill and legislation that would criminalise gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty) Alabama lawmakers have passed a controversial bill that started as a trans bathroom ban and turned into a ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ bill. House Bill 322 (HB 322) –

Quidditch is a thriving, real-life sport. (Quidditch UK) Real-life quidditch – the sport that sprung from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books – has long championed LGBT+ inclusion. Now, its community is queerer than ever. To this day, the list of team sports that are mixed gender, acknowledge trans and non-binary identities and actively encourage people

Republican lawmaker’s ‘ugly’ anti-LGBT+ bill paves the way for child marriage in Tennessee (Newsy/YouTube) A Republican bill to make common law marriage legal in Tennessee, United States, could allow for cases of child marriage to occur, opponents say. The bill, which was sponsored by state representative Tom Leatherwood along with 23 other Republicans, would see

George M Johnson is the author of All Boys Aren’t Blue. (Penguin) LGBT+ authors have dominated a list of most-banned books in the United States, a study by PEN America has found. PEN America tracked bans involving titles by 874 different authors in school libraries and classrooms in the United States from July 1, 2021

Britney refuses to pay her mother’s £460,000 legal fees from conservatorship battle (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Britney Spears has asked judges to deny a request that she pay more than $600,000 (£460,000) for her mother’s legal fees. The colossal sum was amassed during the singer’s conservatorship battle, the PA news agency has found.  From

A heavily damaged hospital in Volnovakha, one of the cities most affected by the war. (Getty) A trans woman in Ukraine has said the community is struggling to access essential healthcare as the Russian war rages on. Anastasiia, director of Cohort NGO, an organisation for transgender people in Ukraine, has chosen to remain in the country

Star Wars heroes Finn and Poe were famously not gay. (Disney) A new Lego Star Wars game appears to give Finn and Poe Dameron the happy queer ending fans have longed for. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has seemingly confirmed the ‘FinnPoe’ ship – a romance between John Boyega’s stormtrooper-turned-rebel character Finn and X-Wing pilot