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Following the release of Brat last month, Charli XCX is the moment! Queer British pop star Charli XCX has been taking over our Spotify algorithms with her critically acclaimed album Brat. But if you’re still out of the loop, we’ve got you covered, with 11 facts to help you get to know the singer who […]

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Nearly all LGBTQ+ pet owners agree that their pets positively contribute to their mental health, new data has found. Pet food brand Lily’s Kitchen, alongside research from 3Gem, found that 91% of LGBTQ+ cat and dog parents surveyed in the UK agreed that their pet is essential in contributing positively to their mental health. The […]

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Sir Lewis Hamilton has praised former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher after he came out publicly on 14 July. Schumacher recently announced the news on Instagram, uploading a photo of himself and his partner Etienne looking at a sunset. The picture was captioned: “The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right […]

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It’s probably no surprise to queer people with a television, but the 2024 Emmy nominations list is full of LGBTQ+ stars and stories. It feels like a turning point: the community is no longer just being represented by the TV industry, we are leading the conversation. There’s still plenty of work to do, of course […]

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Louise Brealey shows a tender side to a working-class lesbian relationship, in new musical rom com film Chuck Chuck Baby.  Brealey, seen as Deb in the BAFTA-winning sitcom Such Brave Girls and aspathologist Molly in BBC’s Sherlock, tells PinkNews about channelling repressed lesbian love, building chemistry with her on-screen co-star, The Sixth Commandment‘s Annabel Scholey, […]

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RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 finalist Kandy Muse is hoping that third time really is a charm, as she’s hinted that she’d be up for Ru-turning to the Werk Room once again. Initially appearing on Drag Race season 13 back in 2021, the Bronx-born drag legend made it all the way to the final […]

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Selena Gomez’s critically acclaimed trans gangster film Emilia Pérez finally has a release date in the UK and US, as well as a full trailer. The Spanish-language musical, described as a “masterpiece” by critics, follows the story of a Mexico City lawyer who is hired by a trans cartel leader named Manitas so she can […]

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People at a gay circuit party were reportedly asked to leave a hotel they had booked into after complaints were allegedly made by a sorority group also staying there. The Daddyland Festival was set to take place between 3 July and 8 July, with many people staying at the host hotel, the Crowne Plaza Dallas […]

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The mother of a transgender woman who has been missing in the Bahamas for three weeks, says her daughter’s gender identity is having a negative effect on search efforts. Taylor Casey, from Chicago, was last seen on 19 June on the plush Paradise Island, where she was attending a month-long yoga retreat. She was declared […]

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A Tory MP has suggested that Suella Braverman could defect to Reform UK after facing a backlash for making a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ speech. The former home secretary launched into a tirade against Pride flags and trans healthcare during a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in the US, saying she was “physically repulsed” by gender-affirming […]

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Despite a Channel 4 exposé that showed Reform UK campaigners in Nigel Farage’s seat in Clacton using extreme racist and homophobic language, the July 4 General Election saw the party exceed expectations. Reform won four seats – on a night that saw the party receive a high share of votes in many constituencies, often knocking […]

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Former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss has lost her South West Norfolk seat to Labour following a humiliating defeat in the 2024 general election. Truss, whose time as serving prime minister was memorably outlived by a wilting lettuce, lost to Labour’s Terry Jeremy by around 600 votes. She didn’t give a speech following the outcome. […]

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Alba leader Alex Salmond has blamed the Scottish National Party (SNP)’s poor performance in the general election on the party’s “obsession” with “divisive” self-identification for trans people.  The Labour Party won a majority in the 2024 general election, in a night that saw huge losses for not only Britain’s Conservatives but also the pro-independence SNP. […]

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Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg has lost his seat amid Labour securing a majority in the 2024 general election.  At just before 5am on Friday (5 July), the Labour Party hit 326 seats out of 650, officially handing them a majority in the next parliament.  Rees-Mogg, who last year claimed that “you can’t offend the dead”, during […]

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Anti-trans campaigner Posie Parker has lost her deposit after receiving a dismal number of votes for the Party of Women in the general election. Parker, whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, is one of the UK’s most recognisable anti-trans campaigners and leader of the Party of Women, a gender-critical single-issue party dedicated to opposing so-called ‘transgender ideology’. […]

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People are horrified after learning that a woman defended her dissertation at Rutgers just hours after giving birth. Tamiah Brevard-Rodriguez was about to present her doctoral dissertation presentation at Rutgers University, New Jersey when she went into labour one month early in March this year.  Tamiah ended up delivering her son in the front seat […]

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