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Music

Taylor Swift looks towards the camera as she holds the face of Laith Ashley, a trans model and singer, in a house party scene in her "Lavender Haze" music video

Trans model Laith Ashley shares how playing Taylor Swift’s love interest ‘humanises trans people’

Jan 28
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Celebrity

Eddie Redmaybe wears a white button-up shirt with a light brown jacket as he poses for the camera at an event

Eddie Redmayne reveals how he responded to backlash over The Danish Girl role

Jan 28
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Drag

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News

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Drag

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Music

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Pamela Anderson in a pink dress (left) and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy

Celebrity

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2023 Oscar nominees from LGBT films Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett against a pink background with a pink Oscar statue behind them

Film

Oscars 2023: here are all the LGBTQ+ films nominated in this year’s race

Jan 24
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Birmingham Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi performs. (James Watkins)

Arts

Birmingham Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi on gender euphoria and breaking binaries in her new show

Jan 24
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A screenshot from the GLAAD Award nominees presentation showing drag queens Salina Estitties wearing a white feather dress and Sasha Colby in a light blue dress against a jungle background

Arts

Drag Race stars announce 2023 GLAAD nominees with powerful message against LGBTQ+ hate

Jan 19
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Arts

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Jan 06
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Theatre

George Takei on living in a prison camp, coming out and right-wing plot to ‘divide and conquer’

Jan 06
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A graphic composite showing the Golden Globes 2023 presenters lineup - with Natasha Lyonne, Nicole Byer, Michaela Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Jamie Lee Curtis. All of the presenters are standing against a golden background

Culture

The 2023 Golden Globes presenters have been announced, and it’s a very queer lineup

Jan 04
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Celebrity

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Dec 31 2022
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Music

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Dec 26 2022
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Religion

There’s a long history of Jesus challenging gender norms: ‘I think of it as his coming out moment’

Dec 25 2022
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Books

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Jan 23
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Author Stephen King is an LGBTQ+ ally.

Books

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Jan 22
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Books

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Jan 14
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Gaming

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Jan 12
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A photo shows Prince Harry wearing a grey suit, white shirt and red and white tie

News

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Jan 11
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A cover of the book And Tango Makes Three featuring two adult penguins leaning into each other with a baby chick nestled in between them

Education

Florida school district bans book about adorable gay penguins under vile Don’t Say Gay law

Jan 10
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TV

Bad Bunny dons producer hat for Netflix adaptation of hit gay YA novel They Both Die at the End

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Harry Melling wears a red British school uniform complete with a straw cap and resting his arm against a fireplace while portraying Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter franchise

Celebrity

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Culture

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Former president Barack Obama smiles as he wears a suit with his arms crossed. He is standing in front of a red, white and blue American flag

US

Barack Obama spent 2022 stanning Rosalía, Omar Apollo, SZA and, of course, Lizzo

Dec 24 2022
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Taylor Swift looks towards the camera as she holds the face of Laith Ashley, a trans model and singer, in a house party scene in her "Lavender Haze" music video

Music

Trans model Laith Ashley shares how playing Taylor Swift’s love interest ‘humanises trans people’

Jan 28
3 min read

Eddie Redmaybe wears a white button-up shirt with a light brown jacket as he poses for the camera at an event

Celebrity

Eddie Redmayne reveals how he responded to backlash over The Danish Girl role

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2 min read

Music

Pastor claims he ‘went to hell’ and heard Rihanna songs playing. No, seriously

Jan 27
2 min read

Pamela Anderson in a pink dress (left) and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy

Celebrity

Pamela Anderson brands Pam & Tommy creators ‘a**holes’: ‘You still owe me a public apology’

Jan 27
2 min read

Exclusive

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Jan 27
6 min read

Drag

Drag Race icon Gottmik proudly shows off new ID after legally changing name and gender marker

Jan 27
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Drag

Controversial Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez comes out of retirement after stepping away from limelight

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Fun

Gay man’s huge tattoo of Taylor Swift’s 10-minute All Too Well lyrics divides internet

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Music

Taylor Swift fans praise ‘incredible’ trans representation in Lavender Haze music video

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UK

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TV

Harley Quinn gives Poison Ivy a super-powered, mind-blowing orgasm in new trailer

Jan 24
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An image of a panel from a DC comic book which depicts the Joker with a distended belly with one of his henchmen asking if the villain is pregnant

Comic Books

DC writer address backlash over ‘pregnant Joker’ storyline: ‘DM’s have never been more exciting’

Jan 18
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A comic books strip showing a clearly pregnant Joker and another character. Dialogue reads: Well, what we have here? I think you're pregnant. I think you're right. Do we have a good OB-GYN we use?

Comic Books

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Jan 06
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US

Gay Democrat Robert Garcia explains why he’ll be sworn into Congress on a Superman comic

Jan 04
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Aaron Fischer in a navy blue mask with the letter A on it and a pair of dungarees, while holding a Captain American shield.

Comic Books

Marvel’s gay Captain America makes mysterious return ahead of major crossover event

Jan 02
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A still from movie Birds of Prey showing actor Margot Robbie playing DC character Harley Quinn, who is styled wearing blonde pigtails and brightly coloured clothing

Celebrity

Margot Robbie still ‘pushing’ for Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy romance in DC movies

Dec 07 2022
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Film

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special has a surprisingly gay twist

Dec 02 2022
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Activism

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Dec 01 2022
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Comic Books

DC superhero Robin shares first kiss with boyfriend – and fans are screaming with joy

Nov 24 2022
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The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman speaks into a microphone at New York Comic Con 2022

TV

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman says show’s critics ‘don’t like gay or Black people’

Nov 18 2022
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Drag

37 thoughts I had watching Drag Race season 15, episode five: ‘This judging is all. Over. The. Place’

Jan 28
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News

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Drag Race season 15 contestant Marcia Marcia Marcia in a green dress and orange wig

Drag

Marcia Marcia Marcia says Drag Race experience becoming ‘worst thing ever’ thanks to trolls

Jan 27
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Drag

Drag show axed after armed Proud Boys hurl homophobic abuse at parents and children

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Drag

Drag Race icon Gottmik proudly shows off new ID after legally changing name and gender marker

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Drag

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Jan 27
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Exclusive

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Jan 27
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Drag

Drag Race teases drama ahead as Spice turns up the heat on season 15: ‘Say a name, f**k it’

Jan 26
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Drag Race season 15 stars Sugar and Spice (left) and judge Michelle Visage

Drag

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Jan 26
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Arkansas senator Gary Stubblefield sits during a hearing.

Law

Arkansas bill to classify drag shows as ‘adult-oriented businesses’ inches closer to reality

Jan 25
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Eddie Redmaybe wears a white button-up shirt with a light brown jacket as he poses for the camera at an event

Celebrity

Eddie Redmayne reveals how he responded to backlash over The Danish Girl role

Jan 28
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A screenshot from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once shows actor Stephanie Hsu as character Joy who's dressed in a white and red oriental-style outfit with her hair dyed pink.

Film

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Jan 26
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Film

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Jan 26
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Film

Viola Davis explaining how Black women are failed by Hollywood goes viral after Oscars snub

Jan 26
3 min read

Madonna and Julia Garner.

Culture

Madonna fans have one thing to say after biopic is scrapped: ‘Release the bootcamp footage’

Jan 25
2 min read

Anne Hathaway as Rebecca (L) and Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen (R). (Sundance Institute)

Film

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Jan 25
2 min read

Riz Ahmed and Alison Williams on stage at the Oscar nominations

Celebrity

Riz Ahmed cracks up laughing as he reads out My Year of D**ks Oscar nomination

Jan 24
2 min read

2023 Oscar nominees from LGBT films Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett against a pink background with a pink Oscar statue behind them

Film

Oscars 2023: here are all the LGBTQ+ films nominated in this year’s race

Jan 24
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Film

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Jan 24
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Film

SNL’s hilarious M3GAN spoof has gay Twitter in a chokehold: ‘Icon behaviour’

Jan 23
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Gaming

Heartstopper actor Sebastian Croft announced for controversial Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy

Jan 12
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JK Rowling next to an image of her tweet, which is cut out in front of a still from the Hogwarts Legacy video game.

Gaming

JK Rowling targets trans journalist who suggested boycott of Harry Potter video game

Dec 19 2022
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Gaming

Twitch removes anti-trans LGB Alliance from approved charity list for violating ‘hateful conduct policy’

Dec 14 2022
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Gaming

Russia considering ban on video games under chilling ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law

Dec 08 2022
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Gaming

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Gaming

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Gaming

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Gaming

League of Legends reveals first Black LGBTQ+ champion K’Sante

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Gaming

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Gaming

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Taylor Swift looks towards the camera as she holds the face of Laith Ashley, a trans model and singer, in a house party scene in her "Lavender Haze" music video

Music

Trans model Laith Ashley shares how playing Taylor Swift’s love interest ‘humanises trans people’

Jan 28
3 min read

Music

Pastor claims he ‘went to hell’ and heard Rihanna songs playing. No, seriously

Jan 27
2 min read

Gay porn star and OnlyFans creator Alejo Ospina.

Fun

Gay man’s huge tattoo of Taylor Swift’s 10-minute All Too Well lyrics divides internet

Jan 27
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Music

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Jan 27
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Sam Smith shares abuse they received after coming out as non-binary. (Getty)

Celebrity

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Jan 27
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Exclusive

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Celebrity

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Jan 27
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Music

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Jan 26
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Music

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Jan 25
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Taylor Swift fans demonstrate outside hearing. (Getty)

Music

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Jan 25
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Exclusive

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Drag

Controversial Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez comes out of retirement after stepping away from limelight

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Celebrity

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Jan 25
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Theatre

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Jan 25
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On the left: Jinkx Monsoon on Late Night with Seth Meyers. On the right: Jennifer Coolidge on the red carpet at the Critics Choice Awards.

Drag

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A graphic shows a cut-out image of magician Derren Brown surrounded by pictures of mouths shouting towards him and there's also a single eye looking at him. To the right of his head is a big question mark. The background is in rainbow Pride colours.

Celebrity

Illusionist Derren Brown reflects on hiding behind magic before coming out as gay

Jan 17
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A promo photo of drag queen Jinkx Monsoon wearing a dark and light blue dress holding a poster for the Broadway production of Chicago

Theatre

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Jan 17
2 min read

LGBTQ+ rights advocates gather around in protest of Ron DeSantis and the 'Don't Say Gay' bill in protest

US

Florida high school students say their play was shut down due to vile Don’t Say Gay law

Jan 08
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Collage of photos showing George Takei as a young man and today, including photos of him on stage in a military uniform

Theatre

George Takei on living in a prison camp, coming out and right-wing plot to ‘divide and conquer’

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Drag

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Jan 28
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Drag Race season 15 contestant Marcia Marcia Marcia in a green dress and orange wig

Drag

Marcia Marcia Marcia says Drag Race experience becoming ‘worst thing ever’ thanks to trolls

Jan 27
4 min read

Pamela Anderson in a pink dress (left) and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy

Celebrity

Pamela Anderson brands Pam & Tommy creators ‘a**holes’: ‘You still owe me a public apology’

Jan 27
2 min read

Drag

Drag Race icon Gottmik proudly shows off new ID after legally changing name and gender marker

Jan 27
2 min read

Actor Reyn Doi on a red carpet (left) and as That '90s Show's gay teen character Ozzie)

TV

That ’90s Show’s teen star Reyn Doi steals the show as gay character Ozzie

Jan 27
3 min read

Film

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A screenshot of actor Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Poker Face In the scene she is seen wielding a squidgy mop at a car that has a dog sitting at the window.

TV

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Jan 26
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A close-up photo of athlete Dame Kelly Holmes wearing a pink dress as she attends the European Diversity Awards

News

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Jan 26
2 min read

TV

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Jan 26
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Will Byers (L) and Mike Wheeler (R) in Stranger Things. (Netflix)

TV

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