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May 27, 2022

Jussie Smollett plots comeback with film about queer love after hate crime hoax conviction

Jussie Smollett is plotting a post-scandal comeback with his directorial debut, an LGBTQ+ film, set for release on BET’s streaming service. BET Plus has picked up B-Boy Blues – an LGBTQ+ movie written and directed by the disgraced former Empire star. Executive director Devin Griffin described the film as an “artful,...

May 27, 2022

Trans teen assaulted by group of men over conspiracy theory Texas school shooter was trans

A 17-year-old trans girl was assaulted and harassed by several strangers over the misinformation that the Uvalde school shooter was trans. Warning – transphobia. After shooter Salvador Ramos killed 21 people – 19 children and two adults – and injured at least 17 more in an Uvalde, Texas school on Tuesday (24 May), false...

May 27, 2022

The Other One actor Christopher Jeffers found five new siblings after taking DNA test

Christopher Jeffers could never have known when he auditioned for BBC Three’s The Other One that his character’s arc would so closely match his own life. In The Other One, Christopher plays Callum, a builder and part-time model who discovers he has two sisters he never knew about. The only problem is that he...

May 27, 2022

The Other One actor Christopher Jeffers found five new siblings after taking DNA test

May 27, 2022

Bratz releases special edition Pride set featuring its first ever same-sex couple dolls

Bratz is releasing its first ever same-sex couple dolls to celebrate Pride. The new set from queer-favourite brand, Bratz features characters Roxxi and Nevra, who came out as girlfriends in 2020. The brand say they’re releasing the set “to honour” the many LGBTQ+ fans who have “made Bratz what it...

May 27, 2022

Laurence Fox ordered to pay £36,000 legal fees to actor, Drag Race queen and ex-Stonewall trustee

Actor and failed London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £36,000 in legal fees in an ongoing libel battle after he accused several people of being “paedophiles”. In October 2020, Fox, 44, described Drag Race UK‘s Crystal, former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and Coronation Street...

May 27, 2022

Drag Race All Stars 7 leaves fans gooped as frontrunner fumbles and alliances stall

May 27, 2022

Lesbian couple forced to sail around the world for 16 years looking for a country to call home

A lesbian couple forced to sail around the world for 16 years just to be together are making a last ditch effort to settle in Europe. Elena Ivanova, who is Russian, and Meg Stone, from Canada, having been living on their 14-meter sailing boat, Boadicea, for more than a decade. The couple first met online …...

May 27, 2022

Block9 returns to Glastonbury Festival with Notting Hill Carnival, queer icons, kink and couture

Legendary creative group Block9 have announced their long-awaited return to Glastonbury Festival bringing queer nightlife, culture, underground music and even a brand new collaboration with Notting Hill Carnival to the hallowed fields in Somerset. Block9 are a London-based organisation led by Gideon Berger and Stephen...

May 27, 2022

Skagen release a rainbow watch for Pride Month to raise funds for an LGBTQ+ organisation

Skagen has released its 2022 Pride collection with all proceeds going to an LGBTQ+ charity. The watch brand has unveiled its colourful design inspired by the inclusive Pride flag to mark Pride Month. They’re partnering with InterPride and will donate 100 percent of sales to the organisation. The collection is now...