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An Australian NBL basketball star has been slapped with a two-game ban after posting a vile homophobic tweet. Perth Wildcats player Corey Webster was instantly called out by fans for the blatant homophobia he displayed in the now-deleted tweet, which was also condemned by both the NBL and his basketball team. As a result of […]

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A Republican mayoral candidate with highly conservative values has confessed that she was once charged with “promoting prostitution” in the 1990’s. Gabrielle Hanson, who is campaigning with an anti-LGBTQ+ and pro-MAGA message, confessed this week that she faced a number of charges in her younger years, including promoting prostitution, money laundering, and engaging in organised […]

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When Frankie Miranda first heard of the possibility of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills in the US, it took him back to his upbringing in Puerto Rico. The Hispanic Federation’s (HF) first openly queer president says that while he was growing up there was an unwritten policy that LGBTQ+ issues were not welcomed. Various states across […]

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The Australian state of Victoria is to hold inquests into the deaths of five trans and non-binary people, in a bid to prevent further tragedy.  The deaths of the trans and non-binary people, who were undergoing gender-affirming care, and who were born between 1987 and 2001, are otherwise unrelated, but will be investigated together in […]

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Revolution Beauty has released its Emily in Paris collaboration – and this is how to buy it. The beauty brand has teamed up with the Netflix hit to release a makeup collection inspired by the series. The Revolution x Emily in Paris range is now available to shop at revolutionbeauty.com and revolutionbeauty.com/uk. This article contains […]

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Sir Ian McKellen has expressed fears of a return of Thatcher’s infamous Section 28, as the government considers new guidance that could ban social transitioning in schools. Section 28, which was introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1988, banned the “promotion of homosexuality” in schools, and remained in place until it was repealed in […]

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LGBTQ+ representation in film reached its highest point in 11 years in 2022, according to research conducted by the GLAAD advocacy group. Each year, GLAAD, the world’s largest non-profit LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation, conducts a Studio Responsibility Index annual report. This year, the group analysed a record number of films to determine how well the LGBTQ+ […]

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New research shows that almost half of all trans people in Australia have experienced hate – online or in person – in the past year.  The Fuelling Hate report, compiled by the Trans Justice Project and the Victoria Pride Lobby, found that an alarming proportion of trans people in the country have been the victims […]

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Olivia Rodrigo fans are convinced she’s announcing world tour dates very soon. The singer recently released her new album Guts and fans think an accompanying tour is being revealed this month. This is after the popular Twitter page, @concertleaks posted a short but sweet tweet which reads: “guts tour dates – coming very soon”. The […]

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Oscar-winning actor and football club owner Natalie Portman has praised the “resilience” of Spain’s football players amid allegations that Luis Rubiales kissed Spain captain Jenni Hermoso without her consent. Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup was overshadowed after Rubiales – the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – was filmed holding Hermoso’s […]

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Lake Worth Beach in South Florida has officially declared itself an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city, becoming the first in the state to do so. A city commission voted unanimously in favour of the move on Tuesday (5 September) after listening to community members’ concerns regarding recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislations that had been introduced in Florida. The declaration, […]

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2023 has been an unbelievable year for TV, kicking off with HBO’s ground-breaking video-game adaption, The Last of Us. The five-time Emmy Award nominee received critical acclaim, with a 96 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes thanks to its career-making performances, masterful story-telling, and utterly heartbreaking plots. It’s no wonder HBO was so quick […]

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As Ncuti Gatwa returns to the fourth and final series of Sex Education as sassy student Eric Effiong, the actor has opened up about his sexuality for the first time. The fourth season of the hit coming-of-age series arrives in September, and will be packed with more sexy shenanigans from the school students. As they […]

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Director Ira Sachs and star Franz Rogowski have spoken exclusively to PinkNews about their intimate, explicit new film, Passages. It’s been some time since the pair have seen each other. “Our marriage didn’t last very long,” Rogowski says, gazing at Sachs, who responds, “Now we’re back together.”  Sachs and Rogowski are in London to promote […]

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Christina Ricci is no stranger to dealing with the devilish – she was Wednesday Addams, after all. It’s no wonder, then, that she bagged the starring role in the video for Doja Cat’s new single “Demons”. The Yellowjackets star plays a woman being haunted by an all-black, scaly-backed, red-eyed demon with a particularly sharp manicure. […]

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Four universities across Florida and Texas have been excluded from a list of LGBTQ+-friendly schools due to the recent passage of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in both states. Campus Pride, a non-profit organisation that campaigns for LGBTQ+-friendly colleges and universities announced that they made the “difficult” decision to remove four schools from their list since “they must […]

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Two gay men have been assaulted in South London, just over a week after the homophobic stabbing that took place outside The Two Brewers bar in Clapham.  The couple, Michael Smith and his boyfriend Nat Asabere, were assaulted whilst waiting for a bus at around 11pm in Brixton on Saturday (19 August), after spending the […]

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Anti-trans harassment pedalled on social media by former US college swimmer Riley Gaines has been linked with a bomb threat at a California library.  On Monday (21 August), Mary L. Stephens library, in Davis, a city about 14 miles from Sacramento, received an anonymous bomb threat in a phone call that included anti-LGBTQ+ speech. The building […]

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With the actors’ strike currently putting new interviews and red carpet premieres on hold, promotion for Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s Theater Camp has been fairly muted as of late.  Cinema aficionados will know it for its award-winning debut at film festivals earlier this year; at Sundance Film Festival back in January, it received two […]

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