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May 25, 2022

R&B singer Tank explains why haters wont stop him from performing at Pride events

R&B singer-songwriter Tank has hit back against haters who are accusing him of being gay for singing at a Pride event. Featuring on the Drink Champs podcast, the Grammy-nominated star reflected on the backlash he received in 2017 for performing at a Washington DC LGBTQ+ Pride celebration. “In terms of the Black...

May 25, 2022

Adele Roberts opens up about living with stoma and marriage plans after cancer diagnosis

BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has opened up about living with a stoma and the unwavering support of her partner following her cancer diagnosis. Roberts revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and this week appeared on the cover of Women’s Health, proudly displaying her stoma bag. She had...

May 25, 2022

Indiana becomes 17th state to ban trans athletes as Texas resumes attacks on parents of trans kids

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have overridden the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports. Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed the measure in March and said that he found “no evidence” that it would fix an existing issue in the state. He also declared that the...

May 25, 2022

Ricky Gervais defends right to joke about AIDS and trans people amid blistering backlash

Ricky Gervais has defended his right to joke about “taboo” topics like trans women and AIDS as his Netflix special continues to draw heat. The British comedian has faced fresh criticism over his over-reliance on anti-trans jokes after his show Ricky Gervais: Supernature dropped Tuesday (24 May). The special had...

May 25, 2022

Ricky Gervais defends right to joke about AIDS and trans people amid blistering backlash

May 25, 2022

Laverne Cox is finally getting her own Barbie doll as the trailblazing icon makes history

Laverne Cox is once again making history as Mattel release a Barbie doll celebrating the trailblazing trans icon. The brand new collectible is the first of its kind for Barbie, giving trans girls a doll that represents them. She says that “so many trans girls grow up wishing we had dolls to play with” and...

May 25, 2022

Montana legally erases trans people with sinister birth certificate ban

Montana has legally erased trans people by banning birth certificate changes in the latest attack against the community. The western US state ignored a court order that blocked the GOP-controlled legislature from restricting even further the rights of trans people. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services...

May 25, 2022

Halsey’s claim label is blocking new music until they go viral on TikTok highlights troubling trend

Halsey’s claim that her record label is putting pressure on her to go viral on TikTok has shone a light on a troubling trend Halsey alleged on 22 May that their record label is demanding they fake a viral TikTok moment before it will release their new music. “Everything is marketing and they are doing …...

May 25, 2022

Anne Hathaway and Zendaya advert declared the ‘lesbian murder mystery’ we never knew we needed

May 25, 2022

Ricky Gervais condemned for crude, tired and lazy AIDS jokes in controversial Netflix special

Comedian Ricky Gervais jokes about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in his new Netflix special SuperNature. Netflix released Ricky Gervais: SuperNature on Tuesday (24 May), with the special immediately drawing criticism for a lengthy opening segment in which the comic crack jokes at the expense of trans people. After a 15-minute...