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Trans
Dec 11

Wes Streeting announces indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth

LGBTQ+ news across the world

US
Dec 11

Republican Nancy Mace claims alleged attacker was ‘pro-trans’

Pornhub has revealed that twinks were the most searched category in 2024.

Sex
Dec 11

Pornhub reveals most-searched gay terms in 2024 – and guess what’s back on top

Europe
Dec 11

Poland’s first LGBTQ+ history museum opens to eager crowd: ‘Exceeded all expectations’

A hooded individual with a trans flag wrapped around them walks in the rain.

Health
Dec 11

Puberty blockers banned ‘permanently’ in Northern Ireland

Luigi Mangione's post-arrest photo

Crime
Dec 11

Where did the rumour that Luigi Mangione is bisexual come from? Unpacking the internet trend

Trans
Dec 11

Dylan Mulvaney has ‘never felt more like a woman’ as she celebrates transition milestone

Trans darts player, Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

Sport
Dec 11

Transgender darts star Noa-Lynn van Leuven battled panic attacks and depression

Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during preparations for the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum.

Politics
Dec 11

Trump nominates his son’s ex-fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

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Taylor Swift

Music
Dec 12

Taylor Swift honours the end of The Eras Tour with her ‘All Too Well’ lyrics: ‘It was rare’

Split photo of Austin Butler and Luca Guadagnino.

Film
Dec 12

Austin Butler to star as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho

The cast of Queer Eye on The Today Show.

TV
Dec 12

Queer Eye cast gives presenter Hoda Kotb ‘her flowers’ ahead of her final Today Show episode

Armani Latimer of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Sport
Dec 11

Dallas Cowboys cheerleader with alopecia proudly performs without her wig to raise awareness

A politician at a podium with two microphones stands infront of a red screen.

Trans
Dec 11

Wes Streeting announces indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth

Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.

Film
Dec 11

Ariana Grande sent Selena Gomez ‘sweetest message after Golden Globes nomination for trans movie

Couple holding hands.

Health
Dec 11

Experts fear ‘STI boom’ after Christmas party season

Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva of Brazil plays a backhand in his Boys' Singles first round match on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 9, 2018 in London, England.

Sport
Dec 10

Tennis player Joao Lucas Reis da Silva becomes first active male pro player to come out publicly

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Gay
Dec 09

Homophobe secretly films two men kissing and posts it online, but doesn’t get the expected response

A politician at a podium with two microphones stands infront of a red screen.

Trans
Dec 11

Wes Streeting announces indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth

Trans girl Violet DuMont speaking in a CNN clip

Trans
Dec 09

10-year-old girl fears she’ll be ‘murdered’ because she’s trans

Three pictures of David Tennant smiling, in one he's wearing a non-binary pin, in another, a trans-rights t-shirt

Celebrity
Dec 09

Nine times BAFTAs host David Tennant has proved he’s the ultimate LGBTQ+ ally

Pornhub has revealed that twinks were the most searched category in 2024.

Sex
Dec 11

Pornhub reveals most-searched gay terms in 2024 – and guess what’s back on top

person holding a pansexual flag

Pansexual
Dec 09

Trump supporters sent into meltdown by US health department’s ‘woke’ pansexual post

Two stills from the Missing You trailer showing Mary Malone in a yoga pose and Richard Armitage topless and looking shocked

TV
Dec 11

Richard Armitage heaps praise on his trans Netflix co-star Mary Malone: ‘It has been a revelation’

Exclusive
Dec 10

Fancy Dance director reflects on working with ‘incredible talent’ Lily Gladstone

Taylor Swift wearing a red dress and holding a mic at the Vancouver BC Stadium for the final show of the Eras Tour

Music
Dec 09

The most iconic LGBTQ+ moments from Taylor Swift’s epic Eras Tour as it finally comes to an end

Miriam Rivera in a promotional photo for her appearance on Big Brother Australia

Exclusive
Dec 09

Miriam: Death of a Reality Star director wanted to ‘give a voice’ to late trans trailblazer Miriam Rivera

Mariah Meets Rylan

Exclusive
Dec 06

Rylan Clark explains why Mariah Carey loves her guncles – and how he accidentally ‘stalked’ her

A red background with images of Christmas presents and trees on it, with Diana Vickers on the right and Danny Beard on the left posing

Exclusive
Dec 06

A chaotic Christmas chat with Danny Beard and Diana Vickers: ‘In my nativity I played H from Steps’

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande in Wicked, alongside a photo of Eric Vetro, against a blue sparkly background.

Exclusive
Dec 06

Hollywood vocal coach reveals secrets of working with Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey

Exclusive
Nov 27

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

Taylor Swift

Music
Dec 12

Taylor Swift honours the end of The Eras Tour with her ‘All Too Well’ lyrics: ‘It was rare’

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande in Wicked, alongside a photo of Eric Vetro, against a blue sparkly background.

Exclusive
Dec 06

Hollywood vocal coach reveals secrets of working with Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey

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

A Complete Unknown still: Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in a studio recording. He's got a harmonica stand around his neck and playing the guitar.

Film
Dec 11

Here’s what critics are saying about Timothée Chalamet’s new Bob Dylan biopic

Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.

Film
Dec 11

Ariana Grande sent Selena Gomez ‘sweetest message after Golden Globes nomination for trans movie

TV
Dec 11

Doctor Who season two coming ‘sooner than you think’, reveals Russell T Davies

Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Jeremiah Brent in Queer Eye season nine.

TV
Dec 10

Who is Bobby Berk’s Queer Eye replacement, Jeremiah Brent?

Drag Race Down Under season four cast.

Drag
Dec 10

RuPaul’s Drag Race queen slams ‘f***ing annoying’ guest judge: ‘It was bad, wasn’t it?’

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd sitting on the bus with antlers on the window from condensation

TV
Dec 09

LGBTQ+ superstar Richard Gadd nabs a Golden Globe nomination for Baby Reindeer

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala

Celebrity
Dec 09

Barry Keoghan/Sabrina Carpenter drama explained as TikTok star Breckie Hill denies ever meeting him

Film
Dec 09

No, Dove Cameron is not confirmed to play Dorothy in Wicked Part Two

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Cade Maddox is among Pornhub's most popular gay porn stars for 2024

Sex
Dec 11

Most popular gay porn stars of 2024, according to Pornhub

Stills from A Jenkins Family Christmas, The Holiday Exchange and Single All The Way

Film
Dec 11

14 Christmas films about men who love men to make your yuletide extra gay

Three pictures of David Tennant smiling, in one he's wearing a non-binary pin, in another, a trans-rights t-shirt

Celebrity
Dec 09

Nine times BAFTAs host David Tennant has proved he’s the ultimate LGBTQ+ ally

Film
Dec 09

Seven trans holiday movies to add to your Christmas watchlist

Grindr Unwrapped 2024

Sex
Dec 05

Countries with the highest percentage of tops and bottoms revealed by Grindr

Explainers
Dec 06

Exploring what ‘transmasculine non-binary’ means as Oppenheimer star comes out

Music
Dec 05

If Spotify Wrapped called you a pink pilates princess, you’re probably gay

Gaming
Dec 04

Every LGBTQ+ character you can play as in Marvel Rivals

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

Business
Dec 09

Kindness at work affirms dignity and social inclusion, study shows

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?

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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

Gracie Abrams announces 2025 North American arena tour dates.

Tickets
Dec 10

Gracie Abrams announces 2025 North American tour dates

Dylan Mulvaney to star in premiere of new West End show 'We Aren't Kids Anymore'.

Tickets
Dec 09

Dylan Mulvaney to star in premiere of a new West End show

Katy Perry announces European leg of her 'Lifetimes Tour'.

Tickets
Dec 09

Katy Perry announces European leg of her ‘Lifetimes Tour’

Guns N' Roses announce 2025 UK and European tour dates.

Tickets
Dec 09

Guns N’ Roses announce 2025 UK and European tour dates

Sabrina Carpenter ticket prices revealed for her BST Hyde Park show.

Tickets
Dec 06

Sabrina Carpenter ticket prices revealed for her BST Hyde Park show

Sabrina Carpenter announces BST Hyde Park show for 2025 - and this is how to get tickets.

Tickets
Dec 06

Sabrina Carpenter announces BST Hyde Park show for 2025

Reading and Leeds Festival announce first artists for its 2025 lineup.

Tickets
Dec 05

Reading and Leeds Festival announce first artists for its 2025 lineup

Flow Festival announce first artists on its 2025 lineup: tickets, prices

Tickets
Dec 05

Charli XCX announced as first headliner for Flow Festival 2025 lineup

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

A politician at a podium with two microphones stands infront of a red screen.

Trans
Dec 11

Wes Streeting announces indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth

US
Dec 11

Republican Nancy Mace claims alleged attacker was ‘pro-trans’

Trans darts player, Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

Sport
Dec 11

Transgender darts star Noa-Lynn van Leuven battled panic attacks and depression

Dylan Mulvaney

Trans
Dec 11

Dylan Mulvaney has ‘never felt more like a woman’ as she celebrates transition milestone

Film
Dec 09

Karla Sofía Gascón could make trans history as Emilia Pérez leads Golden Globe nominations

Nancy Mace

US
Dec 09

Republican Nancy Mace – who led Capitol toilet ban – uses vile slur to describe trans people

Trans girl Violet DuMont speaking in a CNN clip

Trans
Dec 09

10-year-old girl fears she’ll be ‘murdered’ because she’s trans

Miriam Rivera in a promotional photo for her appearance on Big Brother Australia

Exclusive
Dec 09

Miriam: Death of a Reality Star director wanted to ‘give a voice’ to late trans trailblazer Miriam Rivera

US
Dec 06

Drag Race icon Peppermint perfectly explains the importance of trans rights in fiery CNN clip

Explainers
Dec 06

Exploring what ‘transmasculine non-binary’ means as Oppenheimer star comes out