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January 27, 2020

John Barrowman made a shock return to Doctor Who as bisexual hero Captain Jack Harkness

Doctor Who fans were thrilled when John Barrowman made a surprise comeback as the “omni-sexual” time traveller Captain Jack Harkness, a decade after he last appeared on the show. Warning: Major spoilers follow. Captain Jack made his return during Sunday night’s “Fugitive of the Judooon”,...

January 27, 2020

This lesbian DJ quietly made herstory at the Grammys and stanning is the only option

Lesbian DJ Tracy Young won Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the Grammys, for her Pride remix of a Madonna tune. Young, who’s been in the music industry for more than a quarter of a century, is the first woman to win the category since it began in 1998. “We made history, ladies,” Young said in...

January 27, 2020

Friends star David Schwimmer wants you to know he’s aware of his privilege as a white, straight man

Friends star David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller on the sitcom, has said that he is “very aware” of his “privilege as a heterosexual white male”. In an interview with The Guardian, Schwimmer said that he has always been interested in social justice, and noted that this was inspired by his...

January 27, 2020

Lana Del Rey lost to Billie Eilish at the Grammys and fans are displeased to say the least

Lana Del Rey was snubbed by the Grammys in favour of Billie Eilish and her fans have thoughts. Del Rey’s Normal F**king Rockwell was nominated for best album at Sunday’s Grammy Awards 2020, but lost out to Billie Eilish’s debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which features the...

January 27, 2020

Liverpool arena cancels appearance by Donald Trump’s favourite hate preacher Franklin Graham after furious backlash

An event by anti-LGBT+ hate preacher Franklin Graham has been cancelled in Liverpool, after the venue said his views were “incompatible with our values”. Graham preached at Donald Trump’s inauguration, has said gay people caused a “moral 9/11” in America and has declared that gay people are...

January 27, 2020

Diplo brought Orville Peck as his Grammys date after striking up a friendship ‘in the DMs’

Orville Peck arrived at the Grammy Awards 2020 with sexually ambiguous super-producer Diplo. Diplo and Peck, the enigmatic masked gay country singer, walked the Grammys red carpet in matching cowboy ensembles: Peck in his signature mask and a dove-winged hat, Diplo with an ornamental collar and heavy silver jewellery. The...

January 27, 2020

Labour leader hopefuls Nandy, Thornberry and Long-Bailey pledge unwavering support for trans people

Labour has a “moral duty” to uphold trans rights and reform “stigmatising” and “humiliating” gender recognition laws, the three women vying to be the next leader of the party have said. Rebecca Long-Bailey, Emily Thornberry and Lisa Nandy all spoke strongly in support of trans rights at...

January 27, 2020

Lil Nas X deleted his Grammy celebration tweet after being told ‘this is Kobe Bryant’s day’

Lil Nas X deleted a tweet celebrating his first-ever Grammy win after upset fans accused him of disrespecting Kobe Bryant. Lil Nas X was a double-winner at the Grammy Awards 2020, which took place just hours after Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash nearby in Los...

January 27, 2020

Remembering Kobe Bryant, the basketball star who scolded a fan for using ‘gay’ as an insult back in 2013

Retired basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died yesterday in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven other people. Bryant was considered one of the best players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, and was also known within the LGBT+ community as a powerful ally. The...

January 27, 2020

Billy Porter wore a revolving crystal fringed hat to the Grammys amid wide reports of pearl-clutching and snatched edges

Billy Porter fed the children at the Grammy Awards 2020, debuting a “disco glam” jumpsuit complete with a revolving crystal fringed hat. Does Billy Porter ever get tired of of snatching wigs? By the look of his Grammys 2020 outfit, the answer is no ma’am. The Pose actor took to the red carpet in a …...