Blog Posts | OK 2B GAY

April 6, 2020

South African actress forced to come out as a lesbian after being publicly outed by a newspaper

A South African soap opera actress has been forced to publicly come out as a lesbian after a local newspaper outed her. Letoya Makhene confirmed that she is a lesbian on Twitter after South Africa’s Sunday World newspaper publicly outed her. The newspaper ran a headline that read: “Letoya lesbian lover...

April 6, 2020

James Charles can’t even get through lockdown without being involved in a controversial scandal

James Charles is coming under fire after he took part in a Tik Tok trend called the Mugshot challenge, where people share photos of themselves with fake injuries. The YouTuber and make-up artist shared photos of himself with fake blood under his nose and fake black eyes as part of the bizarre “challenge”. But...

April 6, 2020

Lil Nas X reveals why he refused to endorse Pete Buttigieg in the presidential race

Lil Nas X has revealed that he refused to endorse Pete Buttigieg for the presidency because the candidate’s sexuality was not enough to warrant his backing. In an interview with The Guardian, the “Old Town Road” hitmaker and gay icon in the making said he isn’t “too into politics”. When...

April 6, 2020

Lady Gaga joins Lizzo and Elton John for huge coronavirus concert raising money to help protect healthcare workers

Lady Gaga announced One World: Together at Home, a star-studded COVID-19 benefit concert with proceeds going towards funding protective equipment for health care professionals. The Chromatica singer spoke at a World Health Organisation press conference to reveal details of the One World: Together at Home concert special....

April 6, 2020

Harley Quinn animated series will finally feature her queer romance with Poison Ivy

The Harley Quinn animated series is to explore her relationship with Poison Ivy. Patrick Schumacker, the showrunner on the well-received DC animated series, suggested that plans are afoot for the second season to get a lot more queer. Fans will know that Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy – played by Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell...

April 6, 2020

Jake Gyllenhaal reveals how Heath Ledger shut down mocking jokes about Brokeback Mountain at the Oscars

Jake Gyllenhaal revealed that Heath Ledger stopped the Oscars from making gay jokes about Brokeback Mountain because he didn’t find them funny. In a new interview with Another Man, Gyllenhaal reflected on the “homophobic banter” he and his late co-star faced after starring in the famous film. When...

April 6, 2020

In these trying times, lesbian radical feminist Julie Bindel is debating whether ‘Karen’ is a slur. Yes, really

With the global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passing 70,000 and the UK government considering keeping us all indoors, this morning we awoke to a vital debate that started on Twitter: Is the name Karen a slur? This was sparked by a Twitter account that started a poll: “The term ‘Karen’ is being...

April 6, 2020

Love Is Blind season two might include LGBT+ people after all

Love Is Blind is gearing up to cast its second season, and it turns out that LGBT+ people might be included after all. After Netflix renewed the hit dating show for a second and third season, producer Chris Coelen clarified that his vision for the show didn’t allow for same-sex couples. Coelen told Metro that the...

April 6, 2020

An anti-gay pastor was arrested after organising a church service during lockdown. He just did the exact same thing again

An anti-LGBT+ pastor who was arrested for pressing ahead with a massive church gathering despite coronavirus lockdown has done the exact same thing again. Pastor Tony Spell faced misdemeanour charges last week when he refused to close down the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in light of coronavirus...

April 6, 2020

Lady Gaga will be the special guest at the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 press conference

Lady Gaga, singer, actor and noted virologist, will be the special guest at the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 press conference on Monday (April 6). The “Stupid Love” singer recently announced that she was delaying the release of her sixth album Chromatica, apparently so that she can focus her efforts on ending the...