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February 10, 2020

Leo Varadkar unlikely to continue as leader following Ireland’s general election

Ireland’s gay leader Leo Varadkar is unlikely to continue as Taoiseach following the weekend’s general election, early results indicate. The Republic of Ireland went to the polls on Saturday, February 8, after a bitter and fast-paced election campaign which saw a huge resurgence in support for left-wing party...

February 10, 2020

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho gayed up the Oscars by making his awards kiss for the cameras

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has become an instant meme, after making two of his Oscars kiss for the cameras. The Korean director swept the Academy Awards on Sunday, picking up the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best International Film and Best Original Screenplay. Following his victory, Bong celebrated in...

February 10, 2020

Renee Zellweger pays tribute to gay icon Judy Garland’s ‘inclusivity’ in Oscars speech

Renee Zellweger dedicated her Best Actress Oscar to the late Judy Garland, paying tribute to her legacy of inclusivity. Zellweger took home one of the night’s top awards for her work in Judy, set in the actor’s final years. Accepting the Oscar, she said that “this past year of conversations celebrating...

February 10, 2020

Hero firefighter hit with barrage of vile homophobic abuse from Brexiteers after calling out racism

A gay British firefighter of more than 33 years was subjected to vile abuse from Brexiteers for simply pointing out that a comment was racist. Leighton brigade member Patrick Carberry, who has won countless national wards for his activism, was dubbed a “f**kin unless gay piece of s**t” and told he deserves...

February 10, 2020

Julianne Moore watched the Oscars in the most Julianne Moore way imaginable – from a legendary gay bar

Julianne Moore visited New York’s oldest gay bar, Julius’, to celebrate Oscars night. The Academy Award-winning actor – who is a fierce advocate for LGBT+ rights – shared a photo of herself with her 17-year-old daughter Liv Freundlich on a red carpet outside of Julius’ in New York’s West Village....

February 10, 2020

Janelle Monae and Billy Porter opened the Oscars serving Black queer excellence

Janelle Monae and Billy Porter opened the Oscars with a musical performance that blew the entire house down. The two out stars took to the stage for the opening of the Academy Awards on Sunday, leading a musical opening number that kicked off with Monae dressed as Mister Rodgers as a send-up to A Beautiful …...

February 10, 2020

Piers Morgan spent the Oscars struggling to understand why Phillip Schofield’s coming out is important

Piers Morgan questioned why Phillip Schofield needed to come out as gay to the public during Good Morning Britain‘s Oscars coverage. Phillip Schofield came out as gay in an emotional Instagram post on February 7, with Morgan among the many to have congratulated the This Morning host over the weekend. On...

February 10, 2020

This is why Laura Dern’s momentous Oscars win means so much to queer people

Laura Dern winning at the Oscars for Best Supporting Actress represents the pinnacle of her comeback, more than 20 years after she helped Ellen DeGeneres come out as gay. Dern took home her first-ever Oscar for her part in Marriage Story. Accepting the award, she thanked director Noah Baumbach for his “vision, magic...

February 10, 2020

Ian H Watkins passes the baton to Strictly Come Dancing after shocking Dancing on Ice elimination

Steps singer Ian H Watkins has hit out at Strictly Come Dancing for refusing to feature a same-sex pairing after he was eliminated from Dancing on Ice last night. Watkins made history as one half of Dancing on Ice‘s first same-sex pairing this season, but his journey came to an end last night when the …...

February 10, 2020

Eminem reunited with his ‘Uncle’ Elton John at the Oscars… 15 years after the rapper bought the singer a set of c**k rings

Eminem and Elton John capped off a successful night at the Oscars by reuniting for a photo. The rapper shared a photo of himself with his “Uncle Elton” to social media, congratulating the legendary singer-songwriter on his second-ever Oscar. Elton was all smiles after he and his songwriting partner Bernie...