LGBTQ

Andra Day as Billie Holiday. (Hulu) Andra Day revealed that playing Billie Holiday helped her find strength after battling porn and sex addiction. The singer and actor garnered high praise and a Golden Globe for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday. The 2021 film depicts Holiday’s rise to fame in the jazz world, addiction, arrest

Marsha P Johnson. (Netflix) The brand new design for the Marsha P Johnson State Park has been unveiled after initial plans were scrapped following complaints from the trans hero’s own family. New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced last year that Brooklyn’s East River State Park would be renamed for Johnson, making it “the first state

Tom Holland in his show-stopping ‘Umbrella’ lip-sync. (Getty Images/YouTube/Paramount Network) Tom Holland’s iconic Lip Sync Battle performance of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was almost switched out for a rendition of Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did It Again”. Instead of a very, very wet Tom Holland, the world came close to being gifted with the actor donning a red

Award-winning adult performer Alex Riley has tragically passed away aged 22. (Instagram/@hifromalexriley/Twitter/@JacobHansenXXX) Adult performer Alex Riley has tragically died aged 22, leaving his loved ones and fans “heartbroken” over the loss of a “vibrant and talented” performer. The award-winning performer was known mostly for his work with the gay porn company Helix Studios. Helix confirmed

Pennsylvania representative Brian Sims revealed that donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner with his family. (Instagram/@briansimspa) Democrat Brian Sims donated a kidney to a neighbour, and then he took the recipient and his husband out to dinner. Sims, who is a Democrat in

Lindolfo Kosmaski. (Facebook) Lindolfo Kosmaski, a gay activist who strived to uplift the rural poor, was found shot and burned to death in Brazil. The 25-year-old was shot twice and then set on fire while tied up inside his vehicle, local activists reported. His body was found along the PR-151 road, São João do Triunfo, in

American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy exited the singing competition after a video surfaced online showing him with a person wearing a Ku Klux Klan-style hood. (Instagram/@calebkennedyofficial/ABC) Caleb Kennedy has been cut from American Idol after a video surfaced showing him sitting next to someone wearing a white hood reminiscent of those worn by the Ku Klux

Canadian singer Grimes revealed on Instagram that she was hospitalised for a panic attack shortly after appearing on SNL alongside Miley Cyrus (pictured) and Elon Musk. (Instagram/@grimes) Grimes has revealed that she was hospitalised for a panic attack after her surprise cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live. The Canadian singer, who has been in a

Former HRC youth ambassador Weston Charles-Gallo testifying before Congress (Twitter/@HRC) A former foster child adopted by two fathers after being abandoned for his sexuality has urged Congress not to stand in the way of loving LGBT+ families like his. On Wednesday (12 May) Weston Charles-Gallo, a former youth ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign, bravely

Cassie Randolph (L) and Colton Underwood (R) attend the MTV Movie and TV Awards at Barker Hangar on 15 June 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic) Gay Bachelor star and former NFL player Colton Underwood has denied ever ‘physically abusing’ his ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph. The reality TV star came out as gay

The family of the late fashion designer Roy “Halston” Frowick have slammed Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix biopic series as an “inaccurate, fictionalised account”. (Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix) The family of the late fashion designer Halston have slammed Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix biopic series as an “inaccurate, fictionalised account”. The series stars Ewan McGregor as the Studio 54

TK Strand (Ronen Rubinstein) and his partner, Carlos Reyes (Rafael Silva). (Screen capture via Twitter/Fox) As always, thing got pretty hot on 9-1-1: Lone Star during Monday’s (10 May) episode – but we’re not talking about the fire here. The Ryan Murphy drama centres on first responders working for the fire, police and ambulance departments in

The NHS will soon ask all donors about recent seuxal behaviours, meaning more LGBT+ people will be eligible to donate blood, plasma and platelet. (Envato Elements) The NHS will make the questions it asks of all blood donors gender-neutral from next month, allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood. The change, which will

Drag Race Down Under star Art Simone addressed the fan theory that RuPaul didn’t film the new series in person and recorded scenes on a green screen. (World of Wonder) Drag Race star Art Simone has dispelled the rumour that RuPaul never actually stepped foot onto the Down Under set. Views of the latest iteration of

Brigitte Schmidt (R), a pastoral worker blesses a same-sex couple, Nini and Juliana Weinmeister-Bisping, in Cologne. (Andreas Rentz/Getty) Catholic priests in Germany have defied the Vatican by offering blessings to same-sex couples in group ceremonies in more than 100 churches. Numerous churches across the country performed mass blessings of same-sex couples in recent days after

Lil Nas X features in a photoshoot for GQ Style SS21, available on newsstands 13 May 2021. (Photo by Luke Gilford) Lil Nas X has revealed that he thought God was “tempting” him with his feelings for men, admitting he “never wanted to be gay”. The “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” rapper graced the cover

The Vagina Museum team Florence Schechter, Zoe Williams and Sarah Creed (Photo by Angus Young) London’s Vagina Museum is set to reopen this month with an exhibition dedicated to the history of menstruation. The Vagina Museum, which started as a pop-up in 2017, opened as the world’s first museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and gynaecological

Social media sites are “categorically unsafe” for queer users, the damning report found (Manan VATSYAYANA/AFP/ Getty) Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are all “categorically unsafe” for LGBT+ people, according to a damning new study from GLAAD. GLAAD had originally planned to give grades for each site as part of a new social media safety

Transgender people and supporters march through central London during the second Trans Pride protest march for equality on 12 September 2020. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) A retired Old Bailey judge has questioned why anti-trans groups such as the LGB Alliance weren’t included in a consultation on hate crime laws. Charles Wilde,

Pope Francis. (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Catholic churches in Germany have decided to bless same-sex couples despite a Vatican ruling that forbids them from doing so. The Church of St Benedict in Munich and three other churches in Würzburg offered blessings to same-sex couples on Sunday (9 May) in direct contravention of the Vatican’s widely condemned policy.

Princess Diana. (Getty) Princess Diana worked out a queer men’s gym because she “really liked gay guys” and she felt “at ease” around them, according to pioneering entrepreneur Jeremy Norman. In the 1990s, Norman set up Soho Gyms, a chain that catered primarily to gay men – and Princess Diana, of course. She was a

LGBT+ students were told to “die” in horrific graffiti. (Envato Elements) LGBT+ students were told to “die” in “appalling and terrifying” homophobic graffiti daubed over a Pride flag. Abusive slurs were scrawled on a white board that had a Pride flag projected onto it at Broadland High School in Norfolk, according to the North Norfolk News.

Phyllis Akua Opoku Gyimah during the GAY TIMES Honours 500 at Magazine London on 21 November 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage for GAY TIMES) The legendary Lady Phyll opened up about learning to accept herself in a new interview. The co-founder and executive director of UK Blade Pride shared her story on

Rob McElhenney with his family. (GLAAD/YouTube) Rob McElhenney has heaped praise on his lesbian mothers, describing them as a “great gift”. The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor spoke of his pride at having two mothers after both women appeared in a GLAAD video for Mother’s Day, where they reflected on their 37-year relationship. In the touching

The City of Atlanta Police Department says the man in this surveillance footage is a suspect in a series of armed robberies by thieves who are using Grindr to find their victims. (YouTube/FOX 5 Atlanta) Police in Atlanta, Georgia have warned that thieves are using Grindr to find their victims. At least eight people have been

Alleged neo-Nazi Andrew Dymock is on trial for terrorism at the Old Bailey (Getty) A student is accused of promoting a virulently homophobic neo-Nazi group in a bid to start a British “race war” against people of colour. Andrew Dymock, 23, is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with 12 terror offences and three other

Star Wars may have just included its first on-screen transgender character, Omega, in its newest Disney Plus series, The Bad Batch. (Disney Plus/Lucasfilm) Star Wars may have just introduced a trans character in its newest Disney Plus series, The Bad Batch. The Bad Batch, which premiered Tuesday (4 May) on Disney Plus, is both a

Franklin Graham got a frosty response from the Seattle Police Department (CNP/Ron Sachs//Anadolu Agency/Getty) Franklin Graham has insisted he’s “not anti-gay” after Seattle Police refused to attend his dinner because of his homophobic views. The notoriously anti-LGBT+ preacher is hosting the aw enforcement appreciation dinner in Seattle next week, but there’s just one tiny problem: Seattle

Two men have been convicted for a vile “unprovoked attack” on a shop worker who was threatened with homophobic abuse. Nathan Jones, 34, and Shaun Aston, 26, spat the slurs “f****t” and “batty boy” at the victim on 27 February as he worked at the One Stop Shop in Cardiff, Wales. Jones had already been