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June 11, 2022

Drag Queen Story Hour hits back at efforts to ban kids from drag shows

Drag Queen Story Hour has hit back at Republicans who want to ban children from attending drag shows: “Drag queens aren’t going into schools to shoot kids.” Drag Queen Story Hour is an organisation that operates across the US, bringing drag queens to libraries, schools, and bookstores to read stories to...

June 11, 2022

Newspaper planned to ‘out’ Rebel Wilson before she could do it on her own terms

Rebel Wilson fans are furious after the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that it had planned to publish information about the actor’s relationship before she was able to come out herself. On Thursday (9 June), the Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star announced her relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma in an...

June 11, 2022

Man living with HIV died in prison because officials refused him life-saving medication

HIV-positive 21-year-old Thokozani Shiri died in prison after officials neglected him and failed to provide life-saving medication, an inquest has found. The inquest into Shiri’s death, which took place at Essex Coroners Court, concluded on Wednesday (8 June). The young man served two sentences at HMP Chelmsford in...

June 11, 2022

Reverend Richard Coles blasts Church of England for being ‘behind pro football’ on LGBTQ+ equality

Gay Church of England priest, author and TV personality Reverend Richard Coles has blasted the church for being even behind professional football when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality. Despite overwhelming support for LGBTQ+ inclusion among Anglicans in the UK, the Church of England does not perform same-sex marriages and...

June 11, 2022

Former Christian singer Nicole Serrano comes out as a non-binary lesbian and slams church

Former Christian singer-songwriter Nicole Serrano has come out as non-binary lesbian. Serrano has penned songs with Christian artists such as Chris Tomlin and Matt Maher, but is moving away from gospel as she embraces her queer truth. The artist, the child of a pastor, told The Advocate they have embraced their identity...

June 11, 2022

Strictly’s John Whaite was cruelly outed to his mum by teacher he came out to

Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite has revealed that he was outed at a young age to his mum by a teacher that he trusted. Whaite, who was half of Strictly’s first all-male pairing, opened up about the hurtful experience in a candid essay for Metro. The Great British Bake Off winner recalled how he came out as gay to...

June 11, 2022

UK’s ‘first monkeypox patient to go public’ warns homophobia is already setting in

Monkeypox is already being treated as a “gay disease” in the same way HIV was, Britain’s “first monkeypox patient to go public” has warned. Since 13 May, when the first case in the monkeypox outbreak was reported, health authorities have recorded more than a thousand cases across 32 countries,...

June 11, 2022

LGBTQ+ teachers ‘failed’ by UK schools as six in 10 face discrimination at work

UK schools are “failing” LGBTQ+ teachers, the teachers’ union NASUWT has said, after a survey showed two thirds have faced discrimination at work. On Saturday (11 June), the NASUWT’s LGBTQI Teachers’ Consultation Conference, with the theme “a better deal for LGBTQI teachers”, will...

June 10, 2022

‘Homosexuality’ to finally be removed from Pennsylvania’s crime code

Pennsylvania’s House unanimously voted to remove the word “homosexuality” from the definition of prohibited sexual acts in the state crimes code. State legislators in the state’s House passed House Bill 2125 (HB 2125) on Wednesday (8 June) with a landslide 198-0 vote. The bill now heads to Pennsylvania’s Senate. ...

June 10, 2022

Britney Spears and Madonna recreate iconic kiss in incredible wedding photo

Britney Spears and Madonna recreated their epic 2003 lip-lock moment at the “Toxic” singer’s beautiful wedding to Sam Asghari. The iconic pop divas showed they are still close after they shared a smooth on Thursday (9 June) at Spears’ surprise wedding. The pair famously kissed as millions watched their performance at the...