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Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk spills tea on Tan France ‘situation’

Bobby Berk has spilt the tea on the “situation” between himself and co-star Tan France, and the reason he’s leaving Queer Eye. The design expert previously announced he would be leaving the hit Netflix series following its eighth season. Berk has been a member of the Fab Five — which also includes Antoni Porowski, Jonathan […]

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Carrie Bradshaw’s statement white tutu from Sex and the City sells for over $50,000

Carrie Bradshaw’s statement white tutu from Sex and the City, worn by Sarah Jessica Parker, has sold for over $50,000.  The tutu might have cost the show’s costume designer, Patricia Field, just $5, but it’s arguably one of the character’s most iconic looks from her wardrobe. So much so, that one lucky fan forked out […]

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BAFTAs: Fans horrified by Andrew Scott Best Actor snub

All Of Us Strangers fans are shocked and horrified to see that Andrew Scott has been snubbed from the BAFTAs Best Actor category, despite putting on one of the most heart-wrenching performances of the year. The nominees for the 77th annual BAFTAs was released on Thursday (18 January) and, while it’s a thrill to see […]

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Emma Stone defends sex scenes in Poor Things: ‘I don’t just want to be naked’

Emma Stone has defended the sex scenes in her new movie, Poor Things.  The film, released on 12 January in the UK, portrays Stone as Bella Baxter, who is “brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Goodwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe),” as per the synopsis.  “Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to […]

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Controversial Pride flag ban reversed in Canadian town

A controversial bylaw that banned Pride flags and all other non-government flags has been reversed in the small town of Norwich in Ontario, Canada. The ban, which was voted through by Norwich’s town council last April, banned all non-government flags from being flown from town-owned property. It was originally introduced by Councillor John Scholten, who […]

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Madonna sued over late concert because fans ‘had to get up early’

Two concertgoers in New York City are suing Madonna for starting her concert late, as they “had to get up early to go to work” the next day.  The lawsuit, filed on 17 January in Brooklyn federal court, claimants Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden say they purchased the tickets to a 13 December show for […]

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Trans priest’s decision to come out is making parishioners feel welcome

Reverend Selina McMahon has detailed how coming out as trans has started making members of the parish feel more welcome. McMahon, originally a software developer from Middlesbrough, now lives in Australia and is a priest in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland parish.  Speaking to QNews, McMahon explained that, while a small number of parishioners dropped […]

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Ariana Grande launches next era with new single ‘yes, and?’

Check in on your Arianator friends today because Ariana Grande has officially launched her next music era with the release of her new single “yes, and?” The singer was MIA from the charts while she channeled Glinda the Good Witch for the highly-anticipated Wicked movie, but now that filming has wrapped, it’s time for Ari’s […]

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African Catholics tell Pope Francis they reject same-sex blessings

African Catholic leaders have announced that they will not be abiding by Pope Francis’s recent approval of same-sex blessings. Pope Francis announced in December that same-sex couples could be blessed by Roman Catholic priests as long as the blessings were not part of regular church rituals and did not resemble a marriage rite. It was […]

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Robert Garcia unleashes inner ‘Real Housewife’ while criticising Trump

California Democrat Robert Garcia has gone viral online after unleashing his inner Real Housewife while calling out Donald Trump at a House Committee hearing. Garcia, who was the first openly gay immigrant to be elected to Congress made waves during a House Oversight Committee session on Wednesday (10 January) when he reenacted one of an […]

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Ohio Rep says Republicans are ‘killing children’ after vote to override veto on trans care ban

It has been an especially tough week for the trans community, after Ohio Republicans voted to override their own governor’s veto of a dangerous trans care ban. On Friday (5 January), Ohio’s Governor Mike Dewine had vetoed the proposed House Bill 68 that would restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors and transgender girls’ participation […]

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Kristen Stewart says Twilight is ‘such a gay movie’

Kristen Stewart has said that Twilight is “such a gay movie” when she looks at it in hindsight. The actor, who identifies as queer, has gone on to star in more explicitly LGBTQ+ films in recent years, from the holiday film Happiest Season to the romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding.  But when she looks back […]

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Fellow Travelers creator hopes to ‘continue’ the series

After a titillating few weeks of television, critically acclaimed miniseries Fellow Travelers has officially come to an end – but it might not be goodbye if creator Ron Nyswaner has anything to do with it. The gay drama, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, followed a forbidden romance between Jonathan Bailey’s Tim Laughlin and […]

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Moms for Liberty told they have ‘no place’ in the ‘home of Stonewall’, Manhattan

The Borough President of Manhattan, Mark Levine, has told Moms for Liberty that there is “no place for them” there or anywhere else in New York. Levine called out the SPLC-designated extremist organisation online after the group announced plans to hold a town hall in Manhattan’s Upper East Side later this month. Moms for Liberty […]

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Vatican stands by approval of blessing same-sex couples despite criticism

The Vatican has defended the approval of blessing same-sex couples after facing criticism from more conservative bishops within the Catholic Church. Despite Pope Francis’s approval last month, some members of the church, particularly from African states like Zambia, Malawi, and Nigeria, have refused to allow priests to practice same-sex blessings. Some have argued that the […]

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Michael Knowles demands to see Mickey Mouse as a Nazi in bizarre Disney rampage

The Daily Wire host Michael Knowles has called for Mickey Mouse to be depicted as a Nazi as a way to punish Disney for supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Knowles’ suggestion was inspired by the news that Disney’s copyright on the earliest versions of the famous cartoon mouse expired in the US on 1 January. Less […]

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Trans political candidate disqualified from House race for not using her deadname

A trans woman has been disqualified as a candidate for Ohio’s House of Representatives because she didn’t disclose her deadname. Vanessa Joy had been planning to run as a Democratic representative for District 50, but her campaign came to an abrupt halt this week when it was discovered that she hadn’t included her deadname in […]

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Moms for Liberty candidates face defeats in school board races 

Moms for Liberty backed candidates are facing blistering defeats in Philadelphia, despite holding their annual conference there. In July, Moms for Liberty hosted their annual conference in Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania.  Moms for Liberty, which now has branches across 48 states, with over 300 local chapters, focuses on opposing the mention of LGBTQ+ […]

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America’s gayest states have been revealed

The states in America with the highest LGBTQ+ populations have been revealed in new research. Researchers at the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles have estimated that almost 13.9 million adults in the US – equal to 5.5 per cent of the population – are LGBTQ+, a figure which matches previous studies. […]

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Martina Navratilova reacts to praise of Uganda’s anti-gay law

Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has reacted in the perfect way to Republican Tim Walberg’s cruel support of Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law.  Navratilova spoke out on X/Twitter in response to Walberg’s speech which he made in Uganda in October at the National Prayer Breakfast. The Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was enacted in May and carries the death […]

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