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Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United smiling.

Sport
Dec 04

Manchester United ‘scrapped plans for LGBTQ+ jacket after Noussair Mazraoui refused to wear it’

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A still from Wicked.

Film
Dec 05

Wicked faces censorship in Kuwait for its inclusion of LGBTQ+ cast, local media speculate

Matt Lucas

Celebrity
Dec 05

Matt Lucas subjected to anti-gay abuse by football fans ‘twice so far this season’

Anok Yai and Alex Consani at the Fashion Awards in 2024.

Fashion
Dec 04

Anok Yai says she ‘doesn’t want’ Model of the Year award in post congratulating Alex Consani

RuPaul in a promo for RuPaul's Drag Race season 17

TV
Dec 04

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 cast and release date confirmed in wet n’ wild first trailer

British Loki actor Jack Veal revealed he is homeless.

UK
Dec 04

Marvel actor Jack Veal, 17, reveals he is homeless: ‘I need help’

Will Poulter is fundraising for a vital LGBTQ+ cause.

Celebrity
Dec 04

The Bear star Will Poulter is raising money for this vital LGBTQ+ cause

TV
Dec 04

Trans Yellowjackets star Nicole Maines receives major accolade ahead of season three

Zooey Zephyr, pictured at a red carpet event.

US
Dec 04

Republicans try and fail to ban trans politician Zooey Zephyr from women’s bathrooms

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Taylor Swift

Celebrity
Dec 05

Taylor Swift tops Yale’s most notable quotes list for calling herself a ‘childless cat lady’

Beyoncé

Music
Dec 05

Beyoncé fails to appear on Spotify Wrapped’s Top Artists of 2024 list despite Cowboy Carter success

Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United smiling.

Sport
Dec 04

Manchester United ‘scrapped plans for LGBTQ+ jacket after Noussair Mazraoui refused to wear it’

A person holds up a sign reading 'you are loved' during a demonstration in favour of the trans community amid legislative attacks on trans youth being able to access gender-affirming care

US
Dec 04

Trans physician perfectly explains why healthcare is a right, not a privilege

Lord of the Rings stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd stand next to each other as they smile intothe camera.

Exclusive
Dec 04

Lord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan-fiction is a ‘beautiful thing’

The AIDS Memorial Quilt has been displayed at the White House in honour of World Aids Day.

News
Dec 04

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at the White House for first time in 36 years

Putin on a rainbow banner

World
Dec 04

Moscow clubgoers found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ after LGBTQ+ bar raids

Desperate Housewives actor Doug Savant arrives at the "Pretty Little Liars" celebrates Halloween episode held at Hollywood Forever on October 15, 2013 in Hollywood, California.

TV
Dec 04

Desperate Housewives star explains why he didn’t come out as straight while playing gay

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Split photo of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and flooding in the UK after Storm Bert.

Celebrity
Dec 02

Ellen DeGeneres responds to claims her Cotswolds home has been hit by ‘worst flooding in years’

The Metro Underground Transport System Mexico City.

World
Dec 03

‘Non-stop gay sex parties’ taking place on Mexico City trains, report claims

Kirstie Allsopp attends a VIP Preview of Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2021 on November 18, 2021 in London, England.

Celebrity
Dec 03

Kirstie Allsopp attacked for trans allyship after Gregg Wallace claim

Lucy Liu Lesbian Art

Celebrity
Dec 02

Lucy Liu creates erotic lesbian art – a fact we never knew we needed in our lives until now

RuPaul in a pink dress with a stern face while hosting the final episode of drag race uk season 6

Drag
Dec 02

Drag Race UK finalist admits she’s never seen the show – and didn’t even know what Snatch Game was

Friends & Family Christmas; a blonde and brunet taking a selfie in front of christmas trees. Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis star in Happiest Season, walking outside holding hands. Under the Christmas Tree still; two women in Christmas jumpers leaning close.

Culture
Nov 27

13 festive lesbian movies that’ll warm your sapphic heart this Christmas

On the left, an image of Fra Fee and Siôn Daniel Young in Lost Boys & Fairies, leaning on each other wearing blue superman shirts. On the right, the show's creator Daf James poses in a black shirt.

Exclusive
Dec 04

Lost Boys & Fairies creator reveals ‘extraordinary’ impact of BBC gay adoption series

Lord of the Rings stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd stand next to each other as they smile intothe camera.

Exclusive
Dec 04

Lord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan-fiction is a ‘beautiful thing’

Exclusive
Nov 27

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez: ‘Trans actors playing cis roles isn’t a question anymore’

Exclusive
Dec 02

Jessica Madsen confirms that her Bridgerton character Cressida Cowper isn’t gay

Michelle Visage (left) and Donald Trump (right)

Exclusive
Dec 02

Drag Race’s Michelle Visage shares vital message for LGBTQ+ youth in wake of Trump’s re-election

Exclusive
Nov 29

Drag Race UK winner on ‘almost killing Michelle Visage’ and possible return to the franchise

An image of Bilal Hasna and Amrou Al-Kadhi against a glittery background

Exclusive
Nov 29

Layla director Amrou Al-Kadhi says the ‘queer as hell’ love story is ‘universal’

Exclusive
Nov 28

The stars of BBC drag sitcom Smoggie Queens on making their riotous new show: ‘It’s offensive, basically’

Lord of the Rings stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd stand next to each other as they smile intothe camera.

Exclusive
Dec 04

Lord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan-fiction is a ‘beautiful thing’

La Voix at the Drag Race UK season six finale party

Video
Dec 03

Watch Drag Race UK’s La Voix read everyone for filth at the season six finale viewing party

Monica and Michelle married in 2023 following having no contact for 16 years.

Lesbian
Dec 03

‘I married my 7th-grade teacher after coming out as gay’

On the left, Jonathan Bailey's character poster for Fiyero in Wicked. On the right, Bowen Yang with his jaw dropped in shock during a junket interview

Exclusive
Nov 21

Wicked star Bowen Yang thinks Jonathan Bailey’s Fiyero is ‘canonically bisexual’

Video
Nov 06

How Project 2025 – a right-wing wish list for Trump’s second term – threatens LGBTQ+ rights

Joe Exotic Tiger King: Netflix crime doc based on 'gun-toting gay redneck' donald trump pardon

Video
Nov 04

Joe Exotic just got engaged to a fellow prison inmate half his age: ‘I wish I’d met him long ago’

Lesbian interracial couple Ebony and Denise.

Video
Nov 01

‘We’re an interracial lesbian couple: This is how we’re raising our twin boys’

LGBTQ+ stars who’ve publicly endorsed Kamala Harris include Cardi B (left), Lil Nas X (centre) and Matt Bomer (right)

Celebrity
Oct 30

The LGBTQ+ stars and celebrity allies who have come out swinging for Harris – so far

Gay farmer Michael Stücke is raising the world’s first flock of gay sheep.

Animals
Oct 30

Gay farmer raises world’s first flock of gay sheep he saved from the slaughterhouse

Film
Oct 29

Six of horror’s best-ever ‘final girls’, from Sigourney Weaver to Lupita Nyong’o

Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney's live action film poster, holding a red apple

Film
Dec 04

Trailer for live action Snow White drops – with the usual suspects complaining that it’s ‘woke’

Composite image showing Ben Whishaw on the left and Kadiff Kirwan on the right

TV
Dec 04

Is Ben Whishaw dating Kadiff Kirwan? Everything we know about the Black Doves star’s relationships

Fortune Feimster on stage in her Netflix special ‘Crushing It’ wearing a pink suit.

TV
Dec 04

All the tea about lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster as her new Netflix special gets rave reviews

Desperate Housewives actor Doug Savant arrives at the "Pretty Little Liars" celebrates Halloween episode held at Hollywood Forever on October 15, 2013 in Hollywood, California.

TV
Dec 04

Desperate Housewives star explains why he didn’t come out as straight while playing gay

Film
Dec 03

Nosferatu reviews praise queer star Lily-Rose Depp as ‘magnificent’ in ‘profoundly frightening horror’

La Voix at the Drag Race UK season six finale party

Video
Dec 03

Watch Drag Race UK’s La Voix read everyone for filth at the season six finale viewing party

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Music
Dec 04

What your top Spotify Wrapped 2024 artist says about you, from Taylor Swift to Charli XCX

Gaming
Dec 04

Every LGBTQ+ character you can play as in Marvel Rivals

Ariana Grande, Rachel Berry, George Michael, Crazy Frog, Taylor Swift against a pink and green background.

Music
Dec 03

35 versions of ‘Last Christmas’ ranked, from Taylor Swift to Crazy Frog

Chase Strangio pictured speaking into a microphone.

US
Dec 03

All you need to know about trans lawyer Chase Strangio ahead of historic Supreme Court appearance

Music
Dec 02

Every Britney Spears album ranked in order of greatness

Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe

Celebrity
Nov 29

All about Wicked star Cynthia Erivo’s famous partner Lena Waithe – their relationship explored

Aubrey Plaza at the Special Launch Event For Marvel Television's "Agatha All Along" held at El Capitan Theatre on September 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Celebrity
Nov 28

Aubrey Plaza’s new photoshoot sends sapphics wild: ‘A great day to be a lesbian’

Friends & Family Christmas; a blonde and brunet taking a selfie in front of christmas trees. Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis star in Happiest Season, walking outside holding hands. Under the Christmas Tree still; two women in Christmas jumpers leaning close.

Culture
Nov 27

13 festive lesbian movies that’ll warm your sapphic heart this Christmas

In the foreground, a pair of black hands are typing at a computer. In the background there is a silhouette of a distressed person..

Careers
Nov 12

Should you always bring your whole, authentic self to work?

Portrait of young Asian people Non-Binary person standing with arms crossed and colleagues working together in background while discussing on new project at modern office, Corporate business meeting and Successful partners teamwork, Employees engagement and white-collar worker, Finance and Economy, Global Business and Strategy, Looking at camera

Careers
Oct 11

Manchester Pride releases ‘Coming Out at Work’ guide to help LGBTQ+ staff and their employers

Business
Oct 04

Toyota won’t sponsor Pride events following backlash from ‘anti-woke’ mob

This is an image of a job interview. There is a Black man with glasses speaking to a white women with blond hair.

Careers
Oct 03

PinkNews and Jobbio’s Amply Network launch jobs board to help queer people find inclusive employers

Amazon employees protest outside the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington in May, 2023. (Getty Images)

Business
Sep 30

Vast majority of Amazon staff unhappy with full-time office return, poll suggests

Business
Sep 20

How DEI became the latest battleground in the right’s ‘war on woke’

This is an image of a Black man looking frustrated while leaning on a wall. He has short dread locks tied up behind his head. He has a beard and is wearing a blue shirt.

Business
Sep 19

UK employers losing focus on inclusive hiring, says new report

This is an image of two trans employees looking down at a tablet over the trans pride flag.

Careers
Sep 12

Here’s what all trans people need to know about their workplace rights

GK Barry announces 'Saving Grace' UK tour dates for 2025. (Getty Images)

Tickets
Dec 04

GK Barry announces ‘Saving Grace’ UK tour dates for 2025

Strictly Come Dancing announces first celebrity names for its 2025 UK tour lineup.

Tickets
Dec 04

Strictly Come Dancing announces full lineup for its 2025 UK tour

SZA and Kendrick Lamar announce joint stadium tour for 2025.

Tickets
Dec 03

SZA and Kendrick Lamar announce joint stadium tour for 2025

Pierce the Veil announce 2025 world tour dates and ticket details.

Tickets
Dec 03

Pierce the Veil announce 2025 world tour dates

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to star in Cabaret in the West End

Tickets
Dec 03

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to star in Cabaret in the West End

NOS Alive announce second headliner for 2025 lineup.

Tickets
Dec 03

NOS Alive announces second headliner for 2025 lineup

Victorious festival announces huge lineup for 2025

Tickets
Dec 03

Victorious festival announces huge lineup for 2025

Sabrina Carpenter announces more dates on her 2025 European tour.

Tickets
Dec 02

Sabrina Carpenter announces more European shows on Short n’ Sweet Tour

Lytham Festival announces latest headliner for 2025

Tickets
Dec 02

Lytham Festival announces latest headliner for 2025

Anastasia Beverly Hills launch Black Friday sale with 30 percent off

Pink Deals
Nov 29

Anastasia Beverly Hills launch Black Friday sale with 30 percent off everything

A person holds up a sign reading 'you are loved' during a demonstration in favour of the trans community amid legislative attacks on trans youth being able to access gender-affirming care

US
Dec 04

Trans physician perfectly explains why healthcare is a right, not a privilege

Zooey Zephyr, pictured at a red carpet event.

US
Dec 04

Republicans try and fail to ban trans politician Zooey Zephyr from women’s bathrooms

TV
Dec 04

Trans Yellowjackets star Nicole Maines receives major accolade ahead of season three

Anok Yai and Alex Consani at the Fashion Awards in 2024.

Fashion
Dec 04

Anok Yai says she ‘doesn’t want’ Model of the Year award in post congratulating Alex Consani

Europe
Dec 03

Spanish government aims to remove ‘Q+’ from LGBTQ+ and ban trans women from sport

The BBC is being cricised for including a trans woman on its 100 Women list (Lorenzo Palizzolo/Getty Images for Prada)

Trans
Dec 03

Trans woman’s inclusion on BBC’s 100 Women list sparks sad but predictable outrage

A person holding a sign that reads "trans healthcare saves lives."

Health
Dec 03

Trans youth ‘waiting more than six years for first NHS gender service appointment’

Chase Strangio pictured speaking into a microphone.

US
Dec 03

All you need to know about trans lawyer Chase Strangio ahead of historic Supreme Court appearance

A selfie of the late adult content creator Apollo Moon.

Trans
Dec 03

Trans adult performer Apollo Moon tragically dies aged 26

Alex Consani at The Fashion Awards 2024

Fashion
Dec 03

Alex Consani makes history as the first out trans woman to win Model of the Year at Fashion Awards