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May 22, 2022

Fearless non-binary teen wins prom king in full drag: ‘I left everybody speechless’

An 18-year-old drag queen was named prom king at an Indiana school and left their classmates gagged. Cristian Hernandez, who posts on TikTok under the user name hotboycristian, told NBC News that they “left everybody speechless” when they collected their crown and sash in a stunning black gown and long blond...

May 22, 2022

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown shares struggle with hair loss and the decision that changed his life

Queer Eye star Karamo Brown has opened up his journey with hair loss and learning how to love himself. Brown has always been a staunch self-esteem advocate both on and off the air, but even the confidence savant has found it hard to battle his own insecurities. In an interview with CNN for its beauty series As …...

May 22, 2022

Anthony Albanese wins Australian election, defeating anti-LGBTQ+ Scott Morrison

Labor’s Anthony Albanese has won Australia’s federal election, defeating anti-LGBTQ+ prime minister Scott Morrison. Initial results from the 21 May election show that Labor will form the next government, although whether this is a majority or minority government rests on the 14 seats yet to be confirmed. In a...

May 21, 2022

Students violently arrested by riot police at university Pride parade in Turkey

A Pride parade at Boğaziçi University, Turkey, was violently broken up by authorities, with dozens of students arrested by riot police. LGBTQ+ people face increasing persecution in Turkey, and in 2015, Instanbul Pride was banned for the first time. Following a failed coup attempt in 2016, Turkey declared a state of...

May 21, 2022

Teen brutally beaten by own uncle for carrying rainbow scarf in Italy

A 16-year-old in Italy was beaten so severely by his own uncle that he broke four ribs, all for having a rainbow scarf on his bag, rights groups have said. On 17 May, which was also International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), the teenager left his home in Cosenza, a city in Calabria, Italy,...

May 21, 2022

Coronation Street pays touching tribute to Martyn Hett and Manchester Arena bombing victims

Coronation Street paid a moving tribute to Martyn Hett and all Manchester Arena bombing victims, marking five years since the horrific attack. Hett, 29, was a gay Coronation Street super fan and former winner of Come Dine With Me, and was among the victims of the bombing at Manchester Arena at the end of an …...

May 21, 2022

Drag Race winner Krystal Versace shares first impression of RuPaul: ‘I was never scared of her’

Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace spills the tea on her biggest first times. Krystal slayed the season three competition with her cool demeanour and unequivocal charm, and – most importantly – made RuPaul fall in love with her. She started the season a sexed-up supermodel, but as the competition went on Krystal gave...

May 21, 2022

Queer mum couldn’t find a kids’ book that represented her family – so she wrote her own

For LGBTQ+ parents, finding children’s books that represent your family in all its rainbow glory isn’t always an easy task. For too long, the children’s books arena has been dominated by cis, white, middle-class and heterosexual characters. The result is that some kids are growing up without any positive...

May 21, 2022

Bill Maher thinks US is ‘literally experimenting on children’ and ‘everyone will be gay by 2054’

Bill Maher has said that more LGBTQ+ people are coming out because it’s “trendy” and that “we will all be gay in 2054”, while insisting that the US is “literally experimenting on children”. In the ‘New Rules’ segment at the end of his show Real Time with Bill Maher on...

May 21, 2022

Heartstopper’s Joe Locke sends beautiful message to young queer fans

Heartstopper star Joe Locke has opened up about telling queer stories and shared his advice for people in Charlie’s position. Based on a graphic novel by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper follows the teenage romance between Charlie Spring (played by Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (played by Kit Connor). Locke emphasised how...