LGBTQ

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow in the “Industry Baby” music video. (YouTube/ Lil Nas X) Lil Nas X has “sincerely apologised” to the LGBT+ community for not asking Jack Harlow to go gay for pay in his iconic “Industry Baby” music video. The video, which dropped on Friday (23 July) following on from a skit the

Psyche / PleasantlyTwstd. Slowly but surely, Twitch is becoming more diverse but it’s still heavily dominated by cis white men. Where exactly does that leave female streamers? It’s fair to say that Twitch – along with social media in general – can be toxic for women. Between body-shaming, stalking, unfair bans, alleged sexualisation, being demonetised

NASA’s new space telescope is named after James Webb. (Getty/ NASA) NASA has launched an internal investigation into whether it should rename its James Webb space telescope, after claims that the official was involved in an anti-LGBT+ government “purge”. When it launches later this year, the James Webb space telescope will be the largest, most powerful

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. (Sega) To celebrate the Tokyo Olympics 2020, we’re taking a look at LGBT+ representation in sports video games. It’s a topic that’s difficult, largely because there is so little queer representation in the genre. Sports are too often the domain of straight white men and sadly sports video games follow suit.

Le Gateau Chocolat performs at the GQ 30th anniversary party at SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden on 29 October 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) Drag and theatre icon Le Gateau Chocolat shares the challenges and “magic” of the last year. Bearded, bewigged and standing at six-and-half feet, Le Gateau Chocolat is

TikTok star Dez, who goes by dez.thelez on the social media platform, recalls the hilarious time her brother “stole” her “coming out moment” while they were driving to a family dinner. (TikTok/@dez.thelez) A lesbian TikTok star shared the hilarious story of how her little brother “stole” her big coming out moment. Dez, who goes by

A Drag Queen Story Time event. (Facebook/Drag Queen Storytime) The Alaska Department of Law has removed the state’s assistant attorney general over allegations he ran a secret social media account filled with anti-LGBT+, racist and antisemitic hate. According to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper, Matthias Cicotte allegedly mounted a Twitter account in a fake

Author Philip Pullman. (Getty/ MJ Kim) His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman has made it very clear that  he is “anti-transphobia“, while also condemning online abuse of JK Rowling. This week, Rowling shared a death threat she had received on Twitter, before describing the “hundreds” more she has received. The discussion led to a pile-on by

Lui Asquith, captain of Stonewall FC’s women and non-binary first team. (Lawrence Bury) Lui Asquith is captain of Stonewall FC’s women and non-binary people’s first team, having recently returned to football after a long hiatus from the sport. Here, they explain how ignorance and bigotry forced them to give up the sport they loved for

Celia Quansah, Tom Bosworth, Demi Stokes, Tom Daley. (Getty) We’re spoilt for choice at this year’s Olympics as the number of out LGBT+ athletes has more than doubled since the 2016 Summer games. The US is leading the way with 47 out athletes, including the phenomenal Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, Erica Sullivan and Kayla Miracle.

Britney Spears and her boyfriend Sam Asghari. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Britney Spears’ boyfriend Sam Asghari has addressed rumours that the pair have secretly married. The “Toxic” hitmaker sparked speculation that she and Asghari got hitched after she was spotted wearing a large rock on her ring finger this week. Britney recently said in court that she wants

LGBT+ activists and supporters rally in support of trans people on the steps of New York City Hall, 24 October 2018. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Louisiana lawmakers have defeated a Republican bid to override a veto and push through a vile transphobic sports ban. After Democratic governor John Bel Edwards vetoed a bill banning trans

Theresa Velasquez, 36, has been identified as a victim of the Surfside condo collapse. (Instagram/ djtheresa) A trailblazing queer music executive has been named as 95th victim of the Surfside condo collapse in Miami, Florida. Theresa Velasquez, 36, died in the tragic collapse alongside her parents Julio and Angela Velasquez. Velasquez was pulled from the

Some teachers told OFSTED the homophobic book was in the boarding school library for “research purposes”. (Envato) A horrific book calling for gay people to be murdered was found by OFTSED inspectors in a boarding school library. The Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was inspected on 18 and 19 May, 2021, by

Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán at a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia on July 08, 2021. (Filip Stevanovic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orban has declared a national referendum on “child protection” in an escalating battle with the EU over LGBT+ rights. Orban made the announcement on Wednesday (21 July),

A Pride protest in Budapest, capital of Hungary, in 2019. (Getty/ATTILA KISBENEDEK) Ahead of Budapest Pride, 30 embassies from across the world have demanded “freedom from violence” for queer people in Hungary. The open letter, published Monday (19 July) was signed by the embassies of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,

Tom Daley (L) with husband Dustin Lance Black. (Getty/ David M Benett) Olympian Tom Daley has said he truly doesn’t care what people think about his marriage, because the most important thing is that he and his husband are in love. Daley, 27, married his husband, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, 47, in 2017. The couple welcomed

Britney Spears in 2017. (Scott Dudelson/Getty) Britney Spears was given a weekly cocktail of drugs so powerful she would speak of “parallel universes”, her former bodyguard has claimed. Speaking to The Sun, Fernando Flores alleged that Britney would often break down in tears while being “bossed” around by her father, Jamie, who exerts control over

Kenneth “Ken” Macharia is facing deportation to Kenya. (Change.org) Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia has won his five-year asylum fight, after the Home Office tried to deport him to homophobic Kenya. The Bristol Bisons player has been fighting deportation to Kenya, where gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison, since October

Elin Stillingen was honoured in the first church name changing ceremony in Norway. (Facebook/ Elin Stillingen) A church in Norway held a beautiful naming ceremony for a trans person, in what is thought to be the first ceremony of its kind in the country. Elin Stillingen, 49, came out as transgender nine years ago, and

Heaven, one of Britain’s largest lGBT+ nightclubs, finally reopened. (Screen capture via Twitter/@benjaminbutter) To the sound of Lady Gaga’s, queer nightclubs in England finally unfastened from a year-long lockdown – all amid soaring caseloads and warnings from officials. Ahead of what the tabloids dubbed “Freedom Day”, on Sunday evening (18 July) hundreds queued for hours

FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994 – (L-R) KIANA MADEIRA as DEENA and OLIVIA WELCH as SAM. (Netflix) The stars of Netflix’s new Fear Street film trilogy have heaped praise on the writers for their “groundbreaking” approach to queer representation. The films, based on the book series by RL Stine, follows lesbian high-school couple Deena (Kiana Madeira)

Trans kids have been targeted with a wave of Republican-backed laws in the US. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/ Getty) One mum’s response to a wave of anti-trans sports bans that could affect kids like her’s truly puts the meaning into the phrase “devoted parent”. Katie and her daughter, Maddie Jenifer, live in North Carolina – one of

A lesbian couple has opened up about the realities of raising a child in Russia. (Envato Elements) A lesbian couple has described the terrifying, everyday realities that come with being queer parents in Russia. While homosexuality is not illegal in Russia, the country faced fierce international backlash when it introduced its reviled “gay propaganda” law

Lorkeyla Jamia Spencer (L), Brittney Monique Mills (C) and Jordan Jarrode Richards-Nwankwo (R) were arrested over the shocking video. (Atlanta Police Department) Three people have been arrested on child cruelty charges after video footage was circulated online showing a 12-year-old boy being abused for doing “gay s**t”. Jordan Jarrode Richards-Nwankwo, 18, Lorkeyla Jamia Spencer, 19,

So you’ve just got an Xbox (or PC) with Game Pass and you’re looking for some LGBT+ games? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. Game Pass is an absolute steal, offering a wealth of games – both old and new releases – as part of a single subscription. And there are plenty of LGBT+ games included, especially

The Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. (Eric Thayer/Getty) Apple has been accused of enabling the widespread censorship of LGBT+ apps in 152 different countries in a damning new report. The tech giant came under fire after the release of a joint study from US-based advocacy group Fight for the Future and

Rebecca Dandridge, parent-of-two and director of public affairs for Gilead Sciences in the UK and Ireland, talks about coming out at work and how becoming a mother helped free her. (Provided) Rebecca Dandridge, parent-of-two and director of public affairs for Gilead Sciences in the UK and Ireland, tells PinkNews about her journey of coming out

Olly Alexander arrives at The BRIT Awards 2021 at The O2 Arena on 11 May 2021 in London, England. (Photo by JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images) Out singer Olly Alexander has thanked fans for an overwhelming outpouring of love and support after he opened up about “feeling a bit low recently”. The Years & Years

Vic at four months post-op, the week they stopped wearing micropore tape over their scars, lying outside for the first time with their new chest. (Vic Parsons) It’s the little things that I notice. Sometimes, the feeling of a T-shirt pulling across my bare shoulder blades. A glimpse of my side-profile in a shop window.