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January 6, 2020

The internet thinks John Barrowman is The Masked Singer’s rainbow-maned unicorn because obviously

The Masked Singer is without doubt the most bizarre television show to grace screens in recent years. So naturally people think that John Barrowman is part of it. After years of relative normalcy when it comes to Saturday night television, ITV decided to jump well and truly off the deep end in 2020 with the …...

January 6, 2020

Straight media shocked that Andrew Scott, a gay man, would use Grindr, a gay app, to ‘find love’

A gay man who is not in a relationship used the gay dating app Grindr in a story so shocking and unexpected that several ‘straight’ media outlets had no choice but to cover it. Local gay man Andrew Scott, known for playing the ‘hot priest’ on BBC’s Fleabag, had to “resort” to using...

January 6, 2020

Researchers find rare Victorian book that argued for acceptance of homosexuality

A largely forgotten 19th century book that argued for the acceptance of homosexuality in Victorian society has been rediscovered after a rare copy was found. The book – titled A Problem in Greek Ethics – was written by John Addington Symonds in 1883 and delved into the acceptance and celebration of same-sex relationships...

January 6, 2020

Britain’s ‘most prolific rapist’ jailed for life after drugging and assaulting 48 men

Reynhard Sinaga was described by a prosecutor as “the most prolific rapist in British legal history” and possibly “in the world” after he was convicted of 159 sex offences. The 36-year-old PhD student was found guilty of attacking 48 men who he would lure from outside of clubs in Manchester to his...

January 6, 2020

Patricia Arquette weighs in on Ricky Gervais’ feeble attempt at anti-trans humour – and she doesn’t hold back

Patricia Arquette weighed in on Ricky Gervais’ attempts at trans humour ahead of his Golden Globes 2020 hosting gig. The actor said the controversy surrounding Gervais’ recent tweets about trans people “is a really important conversation for everybody to have”. “Obviously, I have very strong...

January 6, 2020

Scotland could have saved hundreds from HIV in 80s blood scandal, new evidence reveals

Hundreds of people could have avoided contracting HIV in the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s if English health authorities had accepted help from Scotland, new evidence has revealed. As many as 30,000 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were infected with HIV-positive blood in what is now...

January 6, 2020

Ricky Gervais managed to get through the Golden Globes without making a single transphobic joke

Ricky Gervais made it through the entire three-hour Golden Globes ceremony without making a single joke or questionable comment about trans people. Gervais returned to the Golden Globes for his fifth, and if we are to believe his repeated protests, final time as host. The comedian was at pains to let the audience know that...

January 6, 2020

Ellen DeGeneres thanks ‘husband Mark’ and honours ‘power of television’ in emotionally-charged Golden Globes speech

Ellen DeGeneres was this year’s winner of the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes in recognition of her outstanding contribution to television. In her acceptance speech, DeGeneres said she felt “humbled and honoured” to receive the award in its second year. She then rushed through the early stages of her life – from...

January 6, 2020

Taron Egerton and Elton John just made history at the Golden Globes

Taron Egerton and Elton John have both won awards at the Golden Globes for critically acclaimed biopic Rocketman. Egerton won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for playing the openly gay rock star, while Sir Elton won an award for Best Original Song for ‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again’. Rocketman...

January 6, 2020