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June 16, 2022

Monkeypox: No reason to cancel Pride events, health experts say

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reassured Pride organisers that celebrations should not be impacted by the monkeypox outbreak. WHO’s Europe director, Dr Hans Henri Kluge, urged organisers not to let fears around monkeypox impact events at a briefing on Tuesday (15 June), adding that Pride could be an excellent...

June 16, 2022

PinkNews wins big at prestigious AOP Digital Publishing Awards

PinkNews has won Best Use of Video and was highly commended for Editorial Team of the Year: Consumer at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards for its unrivalled LGBTQ+ journalism. The UK’s Association of Online Publishers (AOP), which represents British digital publishing companies, celebrated the industry’s top...

June 16, 2022

Ezra Miller disappears from Instagram after ‘taunting authorities with cryptic posts’ amid grooming claims

Ezra Miller has deleted their Instagram account after a series of posts appearing to taunt officials who are trying to serve them court papers. Authorities are looking for The Flash actor to serve them a domestic violence protection order granted to the parents of 18-year-old Gibson Iron Eyes, for alleged physical and...

June 16, 2022

Games of Thrones star Maisie Williams thought Arya Stark was queer, too: ‘It was a surprise’

Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams has given LGBTQ+ fans something to talk about this Pride Month. The actor revealed that until she filmed a sex scene in the final run of HBO series, she always believed her character, Arya Stark, was queer. “The first time that I was surprised by Arya I guess was probably in the...

June 16, 2022

Savage x Fenty releases its Pride collection featuring rainbow rhinestones and mesh underwear

Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty has released its instantly iconic Pride collection. The lingerie brand has dropped four different ranges to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and every body. This year’s collection from the inclusive brand features jock straps, playsuits, mesh and crystal body stickers. The collection is...

June 16, 2022

Joe Biden applauded for finally taking action on anti-LGBTQ+ bills: ‘It cannot be overstated’

LGBTQ+ groups have welcomed Joe Biden taking action against conversion therapy and Republican attacks on trans youth. Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday (15 June) designed to protect LGBTQ+ people from the hateful discrimination of conversion therapy and an onslaught of state legislation targeting trans people....

June 16, 2022

UK ‘not as vitriolic’ on trans rights as the media would have you believe, polling reveals

Britain isn’t as divided over transgender people’s rights as you might think, according to research published on Thursday (June 16). The More In Common initiative, founded in the wake of MP Jo Cox’s murder, asked 5,000 Brits for their opinions on various gender identity-related questions, including...

June 16, 2022

Teenage boy tragically dies by suicide after relentless homophobic bullying

A 14-year-old South African boy has died by suicide after alleged homophobic bullying. Mpho Falinthenjwa was a a student at Leshata Secondary School, in South Johannesburg. Mpho’s sister, Thando Kutumela, told PinkNews that their parents found the teenager unconscious at 9pm on 2 June. They rushed him to the...

June 16, 2022

UK gender-neutral passports case headed for European Court of Human Rights after 30-year fight

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is being asked to hear a non-gendered campaigner’s fight for X gender markers in British passports. Christie Elan-Cane is fighting a landmark battle for legal recognition asking the UK government to provide X gender markers on passports for people who aren’t male or female. The UK...

June 16, 2022

Beyoncé finally announces new album and the world’s collective spirit is ready

Beyoncé has announced that her new album RENAISSANCE – her seventh – will be released 29 July. This year. No, really. Streaming service Tidal was the first to make the announcement of Beyoncé’s new album at 6:22AM, revealing little else than the title and its release date. Titled RENAISSANCE, Beyoncé’s upcoming...