LGBTQ

Britney Spears. (Getty/ Bruno Vincent) The fan-led movement to free Britney Spears from her conservatorship has inspired California lawmakers to consider changing the law around the complex legal arrangement. Spears, 39, has for more than a decade seen her affairs, which includes her estate, career and mental health, governed by her father, Jamie Spears, among others, as

Sarah Peters, a member of the Nevada State Legislature, comes out as pan on the Assembly floor. (Screen capture via Twitter/Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A Nevada lawmaker proudly came out as pansexual on the Assembly floor in a powerful speech Thursday (25 March) that celebrated the state’s triumphs in LGBT+ rights. Assemblymember

Sharon Osbourne (L) and Piers Morgan. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Piers Morgan claimed Sunday (28 March) that Sharon Osbourne was “bullied” into departing US show The Talk by “woke tormenters”. The combative television anchor sought to support Osbourne after she defended his much-criticised outburst against Meghan Markle where he said he did not believe her accounts of life in the

Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett also famously declared once that part of her “would’ve loved to make Lara gay.” Ever wondered whether or not a certain video game character was queer or not? If not, you’re clearly not spending enough time on the internet. People love to speculate about their favourite games, and lockdown has

Tennessee became Friday (26 March) the third US state to cruelly pass a bill banning trans girls from playing in middle and high school sports as their correct gender. State governor Bill Lee announced on Twitter he had signed Senate Bill 228 to “preserve women’s athletics and ensure fair competition”. Such a view, the American Civil

Lil Nas X grinds on the devil, before becoming the new king of the underworld. (YouTube/ Lil Nas X) Lil Nas X is celebrating the success of his bottoming banger “Montero (CMBYN)” by casually clapping back any conservative calling the song “depraved” and “evil”. As countless fans welcomed Lil Nas X, who both invented private

Demi Lovato. (LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty) Demi Lovato has said she “fooled” herself into getting engaged to actor Max Ehrich as part of a desperate bid to “prove to the world” that she was OK. The singer started dating Ehrich in March 2020. They announced their engagement in July 2020, and broke up two months later. In

Queer Black lawmaker Park Cannon was forcibly arrested in the state legislature for knocking on the governor’s door. (Twitter) A queer Black lawmaker was arrested after she dared to knock on the governor’s door as he signed a law to restrict voting rights. Park Cannon, a Georgia state representative, was arrested and forcibly removed from

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes team up in the latest Marvel series to appear on Disney Plus, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. (Disney Plus) LGBT+ Marvel fans rise up – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier may have just confirmed that Bucky barnes is canonically bisexual. The new Disney Plus series sees Anthony Mackie

Arrested Development star and gay icon Jessica Walter has died. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jessica Walter, widely adored for her role as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80, her family confirmed on Thursday (25 March). The award-winning actor, and bona fide gay icon, began her acting career in the theatre in 1960, before

Mildred Loic, also known as Shakiro, one of the trans women currently held in jail (Facebook/ Shakiro) Two trans women in the central African country of Cameroon are facing five years in prison on charges of “attempted homosexuality”. Mildred Loic and Moute Rolland were arrested for wearing women’s clothes in the country’s largest city, Douala,

Rachel Levine testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.(Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images) Dr Rachel Levine has been confirmed as assistant secretary for health, becoming the first openly trans federal official approved by the Senate. The chamber confirmed Levine to the post Wednesday (24 March) in a 52-58 vote split

Russell Tovey. (David Levenson/Getty Images) Russell Tovey has revealed that he fell “desperately in love” with a “much older actor” while filming an early television series. The gay actor opened up about coming to terms with his sexuality and his first major crush in an interview with Attitude magazine. “I was doing a TV show and I

Giana Desir, a trans woman, won a hefty discrimination lawsuit against a real estate broker. A year later, she says, she still hasn’t seen any money. Desir, from Brooklyn, New York, won $50,000 in compensation from a real estate broker sexually who harassed her and said she couldn’t live near “people or children”. New York City’s

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black shared adorable snaps from their eight year relationship to celebrate their anniversary. (Instagram) Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have celebrated their eight-year anniversary with adorable throwback posts on Instagram. The Olympic diver and Oscar-winning screenwriter shared a selection of photographs of their relationship through the years and reflected

Amazon has launched its spring sale with big deals on the Echo Dot, electronics, beauty and more. The online retailer is offering discounts on thousands of products across the site between 23-31 March. The deals include Amazon’s own devices like the 4th generation Echo Dot smart speaker with Alexa, which is priced at £29.99 instead

A federal court has ruled in favour of a Christian student group banned for its discriminatory leadership requirements. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A judge has ruled that University of Iowa administrators can be sued by a Christian student group that was placed under a ban for religious homophobia. In 2017, a Business Leaders in Christ group

Joe Biden. (Rick Loomis/Getty) Joe Biden is facing calls to give trans and non-binary people the legal recognition they need with “X” markers on passports. Under current rules, people must identify as either male or female on United States passports, meaning non-binary people are effectively forced to misgender themselves on official documentation. Joe Biden promised

The Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Foundation Balm from KVD Beauty. (KVD Beauty/@BootsUK) Kat Von D’s latest vegan foundation has launched at Boots, and fans are desperate to get their hands on it. The ‘Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Foundation Balm’ comes in 40 different shades and is now available at Boots. It’s the latest must-have from KVD (Kat

Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village. (Capcom) Today is the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, which began on the PlayStation way back in 1996. The story of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine exploring a zombie-infested mansion filled with puzzles and traps is a bona fide horror classic with a legacy that will long

A court ordered a woman to compensate a man whose wife she slept with (Stock image: Pexels) A rare court ruling in Japan has ordered a woman to pay compensation to a man whose wife she had sex with. The Tokyo District Court told the 37-year-old woman she must pay 110,000 yen (£725.81) to the

Married at First Sight star Hayley Vernon has come out as bisexual, revealing wants to film NSFW content with girls on OnlyFans. The programme sees total strangers marry after being paired up with their ‘ideal partner’ by relationship experts. Vernon was ‘married’ to truck driver David Cannon in season seven of Married at First Sight.

Republican representative Dick Marston. (Screen capture via Facebook/Manchester Public Television) Republican state representative Dick Marston has offered a grovelling apology after calling LGBT+ people “deviants” during a key state legislative hearing. Marston made the comment as the New Hampshire House of Representatives scrutinised a bill that would ban the so-called gay and trans panic defences. The measure

In a post-Trump America, Republican leaders scrambled for a way back to power. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Republican Party leaders are hoping to exploit attacks on trans students taking part in high school sports to grift themselves back to power, experts have suggested. In the post-Trump era, Republicans are scrambling for ways to boost

In Mexico City, Dua Lipa was charged at by waiting fans. (Screen captures via Twitter/@PopCrave) Dua Lipa narrowly escaped from frenzied fans in Mexico City, Mexico, after a group charged at her during a “scary” incident Saturday evening (20 March). Startling mobile phone footage posted on social media shows the moment the British singer strolled

Wallis Day (L) and Ruby Rose. (Getty Images) Batwoman revealed Sunday night (21 March) that Wallis Day will now star as Kate Kane following the abrupt departure of Ruby Rose. Rose quit the history-making role as the out-and-proud Kane last year, with reports at the time suggesting it was down to an on-set injury. As the CW show

Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga have worked together before, performing together on Lambert’s tour with Queen. (Getty) Adam Lambert has revealed he auditioned for a role alongside Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, but turned it down because the character was Latino. The singer auditioned for the role of Ramon, Lady Gaga’s gay best

DI Kate Fleming shared a very queer moment with DCI Joanne Davidson in the Line of Duty season six premiere. (BBC) The premiere of Line of Duty season six has left fans reeling after DI Kate Fleming shared a very queer moment with brand-new lesbian character DCI Joanne Davidson. The first episode of the hit

Mhelody Polan Bruno was 25 when she died after being choked during sex. (Facebook) A former corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force will not spend time in jail, despite being convicted for the death of Mhelody Bruno, a trans woman. Rian Ross Toyer, 33, pleaded guilty to Bruno’s unlawful killing on 21 September, 2019,

Bimini Bon Boulash lost out on the crown on Drag Race UK. (BBC Pictures) Drag Race UK icon Bimini Bon Boulash has broken her silence after she lost out on the crown to Lawrence Chaney on Thursday night (18 March). Bimini, an early fan-favourite, faced off against Chaney, Tayce and Ellie Diamond in the dramatic finale,