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February 19, 2020

YouTuber Niki Albon comes out as gay in moving video that was ‘nearly 28 years in the making’

YouTuber Niki Albon has come out as gay in a moving video he’s been waiting his whole life to make. Albon is half of the popular twin duo Niki and Sammy, who have more than 185,000 subscribers on YouTube. The latest video released from their channel features him alone, speaking about his sexuality for the …...

February 19, 2020

Gay teacher brutally beaten and threatened with a knife by student’s parent in traumatising attack

A newly employed teacher was left “emotionally broken” after the parent of a pupil threatened to stab him because he is gay. Thando Dyamara IS a teacher at the Masakheke Combined School in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident occurred last weekend off school grounds after he attempted to reprimand a student...

February 19, 2020

From Moonlight to Tangerine, these are the films celebrating queer Black lives you really need to see

To mark Black History Month 2020, PinkNews has chosen eight must-see films celebrating queer Black lives and love. The Queen (1968). Before Paris is Burning, there was The Queen. Released a year before the Stonewall Uprising, it was a pioneering look at LGBT+ lives, specifically those of Jack Doroshow and the participants...

February 19, 2020

Indonesia to ban homosexuality and S&M with ‘offenders’ having their children taken away

A leaked draft of a new ‘Family Resilience’ law in Indonesia has revealed plans to ban homosexuality and S&M sex, with offenders to be threatened with losing custody of their children. Under the proposed law, anyone “suffering” from “sexual deviations” would be required to report...

February 19, 2020

Lady Gaga who? Woman’s rendition of Shallow has whipped the gays into a frenzy like no other

Lady Gaga who? We don’t know her. Didn’t she used to sing about poker and clapping? A star was, well, born on Tuesday after online talkshow host Kevin Freshwater asked a commuter to finish the lyrics to “Shallow” only for her to burst into a rendition that deserves a Grammy, to be honest. Eagle-eyed...

February 19, 2020

Red alert! This is not a drill! Britney Spears is in hospital with a broken foot

Red alert! Stop the presses! Gird your loins! Britney Spears has been hospitalised for a broken foot following a dancing injury, her boyfriend Sam Asghari has said. In a heart-warming Instagram post, the personal trainer revealed that the “Toxic” singer was being treated by medical staff after she broke a...

February 19, 2020

Hotels, florists and photographers in Northern Ireland will be unable to refuse same-sex weddings

Wedding service providers in Northern Ireland will not be given an “opt-out” clause allowing them to refuse same-sex couples, it has been claimed. The Northern Ireland Office is currently drawing up plans for regulations surrounding same-sex marriage, and has asked the public to give their views in a...

February 19, 2020

Lizzo downing Harry Styles’ wineglass of neat tequila at the Brit Awards is the energy we need

While neither of them won any Brit Awards, lesbian icon Harry Styles and all-round icon Lizzo won the love of fans last night for flirting their way through the ceremony. The moment of the night came when Harry was being interviewed by host Jack Whitehall during an interlude in the proceedings. Jack tried some of …...

February 19, 2020

Tyler, the Creator ‘thanks’ Theresa May in scathing Brit Awards acceptance speech

American rapper Tyler, the Creator “thanked” former British prime minister Theresa May in a scathing and satirical acceptance speech at the Brit Awards. Accepting the award for Best international Male Solo Artist, Tyler mocked May, who had banned the songwriter from the UK in 2015 when she was home secretary....

February 19, 2020

Rapper Young Thug deliberately misgenders Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter while claiming ‘God don’t make mistakes’

Rapper Young Thug misgendered Dwayne Wade’s 12-year-old daughter, who recently came out as trans, and said that: “God don’t make mistakes”. In the since deleted tweet, the rapper attempted to hamstring the overwhelming love and support directed towards Zaya by deliberately misgendering her. “All I wanna say to...