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May 7, 2022

Heartstopper’s Joe Locke says his ‘dream’ would be to play the ‘first gay Disney prince’

Heartstopper star Joe Locke has set his sights on his next big role and said he would love to play the “first gay Disney prince”. Locke has quickly become a household name for his role as loveable gay teen Charlie Spring in Netflix’s beloved LGBTQ+ show Heartstopper. The role was Locke’s first-ever acting gig, and he...

May 6, 2022

New Drag Race spin-off to bring back iconic queens from all over the world

Bring Back My Girls is a new RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off which will reunite queens from the US, UK, Down Under and beyond. The new series will feature iconic queens from across the Drag Race franchise in conversation. It will be filmed live at the upcoming RuPaul’s DragCon LA 2022, and will feature the likes of...

May 6, 2022

UK’s newly-elected trans councillors want to prove ‘trans people can achieve great things’

There were scenes of jubilation in London and Plymouth on Friday as two trans people were elected as Labour councillors. Kira Lewis, 22, was elected in the Higham Hill ward of London, while Dylan Tippetts, 21, won a seat in Plymouth’s Compton ward – a Tory stronghold that has never elected a Labour councillor before....

May 6, 2022

If you buy makeup from Drag Race icon Kim Chi’s brand this month you’ll be helping this good cause

Kim Chi has announced her beauty brand is donating to a good cause this month – and she once again proves why we all love her. To mark Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the beauty brand is teaming up with an important organisation. The Drag Race royalty’s makeup company, KimChi Chic Beauty...

May 6, 2022

Gay K-pop singer Holland punched in ‘homophobic’ attack: ‘This is obviously a hate crime’

Singer Holland, known as the first openly gay K-pop musician, was left bloodied following a “homophobic” attack. Holland wrote on Instagram that he was out in Seoul with his manager and a friend when a stranger approached him, calling him “a dirty gay” and striking him in the face twice. “This...

May 6, 2022

Arcade Fire announce huge 2022 world tour: dates, tickets, presale info and more

Arcade Fire have announced details of a huge world tour – and tickets go on sale soon. The band will headline arena dates across the UK, Europe and North America between August and December. Fans can get their hands on tickets from 10am on 13 May via ticketmaster.co.uk and ticketmaster.com. This article contains affiliate...

May 6, 2022

Arcade Fire announce huge 2022 world tour: dates, tickets, presale info and more

May 6, 2022

Everything you need to know about Karine Jean-Pierre, the new White House press secretary

“I am everything Trump hates,” said Karine Jean-Pierre back in 2018. “I am a Black woman. I am gay. I am a mom,” she added, speaking to MoveOn.org Four years later, Karine Jean-Pierre has been announced as the White House press secretary – becoming the first Black person and first out LGBTQ+ person...

May 6, 2022

A Sinn Féin victory in Northern Ireland could spell much-needed change for the LGBTQ+ community

For the first time ever, Sinn Féin is projected to become the biggest party at Stormont, meaning the DUP could lose the first minister post. If those projections come to pass, it would be a history-making moment in Northern Ireland. If Sinn Féin emerges as the country’s biggest party, it will be the first time...

May 6, 2022

Parliament to debate non-binary legal recognition after more than 140,000 call for change

MPs are to debate introducing legal gender recognition for non-binary people after a petition amassed more than 140,000 signatures. The Gender Recognition Act allows adult trans men and women to obtain legal recognition of their gender. However, non-binary people have no path to legal recognition, meaning hundreds of...