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February 8, 2020

Dancing on Ice is planning an emotional tribute in celebration of host Phillip Schofield coming out as gay

Dancing on Ice is planning a ‘celebration’ of Phillip Schofield on Sunday after he bravely came out as gay at the age of 57. Schofield presents the celebrity ice dancing show alongside his This Morning co-host, Holly Willoughby. On Friday he revealed that he was gay, having been “coming to terms”...

February 8, 2020

Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon endorses Bernie Sanders for president: ‘He’ll turn the system upside down’

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has given her official endorsement to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, saying he’ll “turn the system upside down”. On Friday the Sanders campaign released a video of the actress and LGBT+ activist explaining her decision, along with a statement. “In the same...

February 8, 2020

Eight times Jennifer Lopez screamed ‘gay rights’ and stanning was the only option

Don’t be fooled by the rocks that she’s got, because Jennifer Lopez is here to show you what a true ally looks like. While she’s known for many things – her amazing hair, her ridiculously catchy songs, her surprisingly good acting – one thing Miss Jenny from the Block deserves more recognition for is her …...

February 8, 2020

Get Off My Turf! New short film by an entirely trans cast and crew shows how illogical transphobia is

Making transphobia into a short film that’s both funny and exposes the illogical nature of transphobia is no easy task. But My Genderation filmmakers Fox and Owl were up to it, and have made an eight-minute film called Get Off My Turf! Director and co-writer Fox Fisher said: “The film was surprisingly entertaining...

February 8, 2020

Phillip Schofield defends Eamonn Holmes after ‘sleazy’ remark about his sexuality

Phillip Schofield has defended his This Morning co-host Eamonn Holmes as he faced criticism over a “sleazy” joke about Schofield’s sexuality. Schofield, 57, announced yesterday on social media that he is gay. Appearing later on This Morning, the star gave an emotional and impassioned interview in which he...

February 8, 2020

Eight men sentenced to two years in prison for ‘imitating women’ at a birthday party in Mauritania

A Mauritanian court has sentenced eight men to two years in prison for the crime of attending a birthday party. Police arrested ten men when a video that appeared to be Mauritania’s ‘first gay wedding’ began circulating on social media. Homosexuality is strictly illegal in the North African country and...

February 8, 2020

Phillip Schofield gives heartfelt thanks for overwhelming support and urges others to come out, too

Phillip Schofield has given thanks for the thousands of messages of messages of support he received after coming out as gay, and encouraged others not to suffer in silence as he did. Yesterday the This Morning presenter, 57, announced on social media that he had struggled with his sexuality throughout his 27-year marriage...

February 7, 2020

Meet the divorced dad who’s using drag to reconnect with his estranged daughter

Like many parents and children, Julio and his daughter Gabi don’t have the best relationship. A divorce when Gabi was just a baby meant they didn’t see as much of each other as they would have liked. So, the pair appeared together on MTV’s online series Drag My Dad, hosted by former RuPaul’s Drag...

February 7, 2020

Homophobes hurl vile abuse before knocking bartender unconscious and injuring two gay men

Police in Dallas, Texas are looking for two men who barged into a gay bar in the city and assaulted a bartender and two customers. The men reportedly hurled homophobic abuse at staff and customers during the incident, which took place at 12.30am on February 2 in the Liquid Zoo Bar & Grill, CBS DFW …...

February 7, 2020

Pete Buttigieg makes history by winning the Iowa caucus with the slimmest of margins

Gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has made history by winning the Iowa caucus with a narrow victory over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg came out with 26.2 percent of the vote count, beating Democratic rivals including Elizabeth Sanders and Joe Biden. Sanders placed just behind Buttigieg with 26.1 percent...