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June 15, 2022

Love, Victor’s George Sear was ‘gutted’ when he found out show was ending: ‘We grieved’

George Sear was devastated when he first found out Love, Victor would be ending with season three. The actor has made a name for himself in the LGBTQ+ community for playing Benji, Victor’s love interest in the groundbreaking teen drama. The show has built up a fiercely dedicated fanbase since it debuted in 2020,...

June 15, 2022

Love, Victor creators open up about ‘bittersweet’ ending: ‘We got to tell the story we wanted to’

The creators of Love, Victor are having a lot of big feelings about the show’s ending. After three seasons, Love, Victor – the trailblazing show that tells the story of a queer Latinx teenager as he comes to terms with his sexuality – is coming to an end. Speaking to PinkNews, showrunner Brian Tanen and creators...

June 14, 2022

Plaid Cymru’s gay leader Adam Price on attempt to take own life: ‘I couldn’t find a way out’

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has opened up about his experiences of suicide as a young gay man. Britain’s only openly LGBTQ+ political leader recalled a haunting moment walking home when he was a student in the early 1990s in which he considered taking his own life. “I came here to Cardiff for university and...

June 14, 2022

Disney refuses to cut same-sex kiss from Lightyear after film banned from 14 countries

Disney-Pixar’s upcoming film Lightyear has been banned in 14 different countries following the re-inclusion of a same-sex kiss. The spin-off of the critically acclaimed Toy Story movie franchise will not make it to cinemas in several countries including Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon. The...

June 14, 2022

Leader of white supremacist neo-Nazi group Patriot Front among 31 arrested at Idaho Pride

Thomas Rousseau, who founded the neo-Nazi group Patriot Front, was among those arrested for conspiracy to riot at a Pride event in Idaho. On Saturday (11 June), 31 people packed into the back of a U-Haul truck were arrested near the North Idaho Pride Alliance’s Coeur d’Alene Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene,...

June 14, 2022

G-A-Y venues’ future in doubt as owner Jeremy Joseph considering ‘closing and selling up’

The owner of Britain’s most successful queer nightclub Jeremy Joseph is considering shutting down the venues for good. Joseph, who owns the G-A-Y line of bars and clubs in London, not closed all venues on 12 June to “protect our mental health [and] to have a true break“. While G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late and...

June 14, 2022

Edinburgh university defends investing millions in company that donates to anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans

The University of Edinburgh has invested £2 million in a company that supports anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans in the US, according to the Edinburgh Tab. According to its most recent list of investments, published in January 2022, the University of Edinburgh has invested £1,979,844 in The Charlies Schwab Corporation. The Charlies...

June 14, 2022

Drag Race UK’s Ella Vaday opens up about mum’s cancer journey

Ella Vaday was riding high off the back of her Drag Race UK debut when she got the news that her mum had been diagnosed with cancer. Ella was one of the breakout stars of season three of Drag Race UK, narrowly missing out on taking home the top prize. But as the ‘beast from Dagenham East’ … Continued The post Drag...

June 14, 2022

Republican congressional hopeful wants LGBTQ+ allies executed for treason

Pastor and Republican hopeful Mark Burns has claimed that parents and teachers who talk about LGBTQ+ topics with children pose a “national security threat”. Burns in running in South Carolina’s 4th District Republican primary on Tuesday (14 June) against three other candidates. In an appearance on The...

June 14, 2022

Jonathan Van Ness has perfect response for Elon Musk’s ‘ignorant’ trans tweets

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness had the perfect response to Elon Musk’s “ignorant” tweet about gender-affirming surgery. Hair stylist extraordinaire and fierce LGBTQ+ advocate Jonathan Van Ness has once again shut down anti-trans discourse in a brilliant clap back at Elon Musk’s latest tweet about the trans and gender...