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Dracula’s Cabaret review: A queer-coded Menagerie of delights

Dracula’s Cabaret brings a naughty, dark twist to Broadbeach, on Australia’s Gold Coast, with plenty of hilarious over-the-top moments and jaw-dropping acrobatics in its latest show, Menagerie. It all started in the 1960s for Dracula’s Cabaret in the cooler climate of Melbourne, before the launch of their Queensland location in 1985. Now, the previously taboo […]

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Moms for Liberty gets damages after event shut down over ‘misgendering’

A California county will pay $70,000 (£55,300) in damages to settle a lawsuit filed by Moms for Liberty and other women’s groups, after a librarian shut down their women’s sport forum for misgendering trans athletes.  Yolo County has agreed to pay the damages and lawyers’ fees. As part of the settlement, it will also revise […]

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Taylor Swift adds seven new songs to The Eras Tour setlist in Europe

Taylor Swift has kicked off the European leg of The Eras Tour in France, and her setlist has had a very The Tortured Poets Department-style makeover. In the wake of her record-breaking new album, the singer has added seven new songs to her critically-acclaimed Eras Tour setlist. However, she’s had to cut six songs from […]

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Brittney Griner asked about ‘her sick thoughts’ for being gay in Russian prison

Basketball star Brittney Griner has spoken out about the homophobia she faced whilst in Russian detention in her new book, explaining that she was asked about “her sick thoughts”. The WNBA star – who is expecting a baby with her wife Cherelle Griner this summer – served 10 months in a Russian prison before being […]

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Belgium’s Mustii offered Eurovision role while on Drag Race set

Drag Race Belgique judge Mustii has revealed how he was offered the chance to represent Belgium at this year’s Eurovision. Fans went wild last August after Mustii was named as the first Eurovision Song Contest entrant for 2024, and the 33-year-old singer-songwriter and actor sang his broody tune “Before The Party’s Over” in the second […]

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Ricky Martin speaks about his foot fetish again in new interview: ‘I love feet’

Ricky Martin has spoken out about his foot fetish again during an interview on The View, telling co-host Joy Behar: “I love feet.” The Grammy award-winner recently discussed his fetish back in February, admitting that he posts feet pictures for his fans’ enjoyment.  Now, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer – who announced his divorce […]

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AFL’s Wil Powell suspended after allegedly calling player homophobic slur

Australian Football League (AFL) player Wil Powell has been suspended from the next five matches after allegedly calling a fellow player a homophobic slur, which he admitted was a “terrible mistake”. The Gold Coast Suns defender uttered the offensive homophobic language towards a Brisbane Lions player on 5 May’s match at Brisbane Cricket Ground, just […]

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Dannii Minogue says she’s open to hosting a trans and non-binary dating show

I Kissed A Girl host Dannii Minogue has addressed the possibility of a similar dating show for trans and non-binary people.  On Sunday 5 May, the debut episode of the UK’s first ever lesbian dating show I Kissed a Girl will air on BBC Three – with “I Begin To Wonder” songstress Dannii Minogue hosting. […]

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JoJo Siwa says Dance Moms producers wanted her to ‘call’ Abby Lee at reunion

JoJo Siwa has alleged that producers wanted her to “call” Abby Lee Miller whilst she was filming Dance Moms: The Reunion.  The reality star turned singer appeared alongside five of her former cast members from the Lifetime dance series for the 1 May reunion episode, including Chloe Lulasiak, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kendall Vertes and […]

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The Fairly OddParents drops sequel trailer, and we’re re-living our childhood

Nickelodeon has released the first trailer for The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, and we’re about to re-live our childhood. The original series, Fairly OddParents, spanned 10 seasons between 2001 and 2017 and also spurred on three live-action films starring Drake Bell – who recently spoke about enduring alleged abuse by a Nickelodeon dialogue coach […]

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Heartstopper star Kit Connor gives verdict on his striking new look

Heartstopper’s Kit Connor has changed up his look, and has given fans his verdict on his striking new style.  Swapping out his trademark curtain bangs for something a little edgier, the British actor buzzed off his 90s-inspired hair in place of a classic, albeit shorter, buzz haircut. “I kinda like it,” he wrote on his […]

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Donald Trump says liberals ‘wanted’ him to overturn Roe v. Wade

Donald Trump has accused liberals of wanting him to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying: “Everybody wanted this to be done!” The former president is currently rallying for a non-consecutive, second presidential term, and had a stop in Freeland, Michigan on 1 May. The “Make America Great Again” founder claimed to the crowd that Democrats never […]

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Fertility expert warns on inequalities in lesbian IVF funding

This Lesbian Visibility Week, a fertility expert is warning women about lesbian IVF funding inequalities in the UK which have been “overlooked for far too long”.  LGBTQ+ couples can become parents through a variety of options, including donor insemination, intrauterine insemination (IUI), surrogacy and adoption or fostering. For women in same-sex couples looking to become […]

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Jesse Sullivan says his 15-year-old has been subjected to transphobic ‘hate’ online

Jesse Sullivan has opened up about navigating transphobia online, revealing his 15-year-old child has even been subjected to transphobic “hate”.  Sullivan, who is transgender, has remained open online about his IVF journey with Too Hot To Handle star Francesca Farago. But before the reality star fell pregnant, Sullivan was already a parent to Arlo Sullivan, […]

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One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush comes out and confirms she’s dating Ashlyn Harris

Sophia Bush has come out and confirmed her relationship with retired football player Ashlyn Harris in an exclusive first-person piece for Glamour Magazine. The One Tree Hill star said she “hates the notion of having to come out in 2024“, but understands the importance of standing proud in your identity “in a year when we’re […]

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Jonathan Van Ness shares ode to their pets for ‘teaching me how to love myself’

Anyone who keeps up with Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness will know that they are a parent to a menagerie of gorgeous pets.  And now the grooming expert, who is non-binary and uses he/she/they pronouns, has shared a wholesome ode to their pets for “teaching me how to love myself”. The star is parent to three […]

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Sam Smith’s Proms performance will be ‘appropriate’ after ‘Satanic’ backlash

Fans can kiss goodbye to Sam Smith’s raunchy on-stage moments – at least, for now – as the BBC has vowed the singer’s upcoming Proms performance will be “entirely appropriate”.  Smith was announced as a headliner for this year’s BBC Proms on 2 August under the pop programme. However, the broadcasting company was forced to […]

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Who should be crowned winner of Drag Race season 16?

And then there were three. RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 has named its top three queens, but who deserves to walk away with the crown? We’ve broken down the each of the queens’ challenge successes, track records, social media numbers and story arcs. After 14 episodes, not including a still-to-come lip-sync for the gods, the […]

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Why Taylor Swift named one of her new songs after a possibly bisexual 1920s star

Taylor Swift thrilled her fans during her acceptance speech at the 2024 Grammys by announcing that she will soon be releasing a new album, The Tortured Poets Department – and one of the tracks, “Clara Bow”, has caught people’s attention. What’s more a surprising track list inclusion has caught a lot of eyes – the […]

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‘Plane Jane is the reality TV villain Drag Race has long been missing’

Plane Jane has made it to the top three of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 by sheer charisma, uniqueness, nerve, talent – and the embodiment of that acronym. And the show has been all the better for it. We freely admit that Sapphira Cristál or Nymphia Wind should probably take home the crown. Their storylines […]

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