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May 18, 2022

First trailer for Billy Eichner’s all-LGBTQ+ rom-com Bros is here and it looks incredible

The first trailer for Billy Eichner’s rom-com Bros – that will be played entirely by LGBTQ+ actors (yes, even the straight characters) – has officially dropped. The film, which will also make history as the first gay rom-com from a major Hollywood studio, will star Luke McFarlane as Eichner’s love interest. The...

May 18, 2022

Franklin Graham accuses politicians of ‘religious discrimination’ as UK ‘hate’ tour met with fury

Anti-LGBTQ+ televangelist Franklin Graham has kicked off his UK tour amid criticism from politicians. Graham, who has previously claimed that LGBTQ+ people are to blame for a “moral 9/11” and is an outspoken supporter of conversion therapy, began his “God Loves You” tour in Liverpool on 15 May. The...

May 18, 2022

Amber Heard denies assaulting ex-girlfriend and accuses Johnny Depp of ‘smear campaign’

Amber Heard has denied allegations that she assaulted an ex-girlfriend in the final day of her cross-examination. Heard is being sued by her ex-husband Johnny Depp in a $50m (£38m) defamation suit over her claims that he abused her. Heard has filed a $100m (£79m) countersuit seeking immunity from Depp’s allegations, and...

May 18, 2022

Ellen DeGeneres wasn’t allowed to say ‘gay’ or wear jeans in early days of talk show

Ellen DeGeneres has opened up about the very beginnings of her iconic talk show, revealing she couldn’t wear jeans or say “gay”. The acclaimed comedian told the Advocate that there were very strict conditions that she had to follow when The Ellen DeGeneres Show first started airing back in September 2003. She alleged...

May 18, 2022

Boris Johnson uses mocking jibe about trans women to deflect from cost of living crisis

Prime minister Boris Johnson used a mocking remark about the trans community to deflect from answering a question about the cost of living crisis. Johnson was grilled by Labour leader Kier Starmer on whether the government would introduce a windfall tax during the Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday (18...

May 18, 2022

Struggling Netflix slammed by former staffers after brutally cutting LGBTQ+ jobs

Netflix has reportedly decimated its diversity-focused channels in another round of lay-offs. The streamer reportedly let go of 60 to 70 contractors working on its social media and publishing channels, according to Business Insider, including those running accounts that celebrated and targeted marginalised groups. The cuts...

May 18, 2022

Jake Daniels’ teammate apologises for homophobic posts after footballer comes out as gay

Blackpool FC defender Marvin Ekpiteta has apologised for historic homophobic posts after his teammate Jake Daniels came out as gay. Jake Daniels, who also plays for Blackpool FC, came out in an interview for Sky Sports on Monday (16 May), becoming the first active male pro in the UK to come out since Justin Fashanu …...

May 18, 2022

Furious campaigners force parliament debate on trans conversion therapy ban: ‘You did this’

MPs will debate the Tory government’s pathetic excuse for a conversion therapy ban in a stunning victory for campaigners. The government confirmed during the State Opening of Parliament that not only will the Conversion Therapy (Prohibition) Bill not cover trans people, but “consenting adults” also...

May 18, 2022

Justin Fashanu’s niece says gay footballer Jakes Daniels’ bravery will inspire others to come out

The niece of footballer Justin Fashanu, who came out as gay in 1990 before tragically dying by suicide, hopes Jake Daniels’ coming out is proof that the “tide is turning” on homophobia in sport. In an op-ed for The Guardian, journalist and activist Amal Fashanu said it was “wonderful to see the...

May 18, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ+ congressman Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid after nude video leak

North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn has lost his re-election bid after a video surfaced of him naked with another man. Cawthorn, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican and once the youngest freshman in Congress, was edged out of North Carolina’s 11th District on Tuesday (17 May) in the Republican primary. He conceded...