Actor unceremoniously axed from The Color Purple for saying being gay ‘isn’t right’ drops legal action
Seyi Omooba, who was fired from a stage production of The Color Purple due to anti-LGBT+ remarks, has dropped her legal action against a Birmingham theatre. Omooba was due to play Celie (portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in the 1985 film) in a new stage adaptation of The Color Purple, a story about sexual abuse survivor …...
MP Layla Moran reveals she chose to speak about pansexuality as journalists have been trying to out her
British lawmaker Layla Moran has revealed why she decided to come out as pansexual amid reporters “sniffing around” her and her loved ones in an effort to out her. The Liberal Democrat and potential party leader came out as pansexual to PinkNews yesterday, criticising parliament as a “weird, backwards place”...
Strictly dancer who took part in history making same-sex routine shuts down ‘silly’ complainers
One of the dancers who took part in Strictly Come Dancing’s first ever same-sex dance pairing last year has hit out at those who complained about the routine. Graziano Di Prima told Attitude magazine that he and his dance partner Johannes Radebe were not worried when the BBC received almost 200 complaints about the...
Piers Morgan tells Ruth Davidson how he voted in the general election and it’ll come as little surprise
Piers Morgan has revealed who he voted for in last year’s general election, and it won’t come as much of a surprise. In an interview with lesbian former leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson on LBC Radio, Morgan revealed that he – gasp – voted for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Unsurprisingly, Morgan...
Unseen homoerotic work from queer icon Tom of Finland will be displayed in London for the very first time
Tom of Finland will receive his first major UK solo show later this year, with several previously unseen works set to be displayed in London. The Finnish artist, known for his subversive, sexualised portraits of sailors, policeman and bulging leather-clad bikers, will be remembered in a far-reaching retrospective at...
With Keir Starmer the current frontrunner for new Labour leader, here’s an in-depth look into his record on queer rights
Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer has emerged as the frontrunner for the new Labour leader, with a new poll predicting he’d get 61 per cent of the vote if he were in a a final run-off against Rebecca Long-Bailey. 31 per cent of the 1,059 Labour party members polled said Starmer would be their first …...
Trans woman found dead inside empty apartment building believed to have been shot to death by sex worker client
Police are investigating after a trans woman was shot dead in a vacant apartment building in Washington DC on December 29. The body was found in the building on December 30 after an alleged exchange of gunfire between the woman, an unidentified suspect and a private security guard. The security guard is believed to have...
Trans woman found dead inside empty apartment building believed to have been shot to death by sex worker client
Police are investigating after a trans woman was shot dead in a vacant apartment building in Washington DC on December 29. The body was found in the building on December 30 after an alleged exchange of gunfire between the woman, an unidentified suspect and a private security guard. The security guard is believed to have...
