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April 26, 2022

Fire Island’s Joel Kim Booster ‘not happy’ queer rom-com is being released by Disney

Joel Kim Booster has admitted he’s unhappy that his Pride and Prejudice-inspired LGBT+ romantic comedy, Fire Island, is being released on Disney-owned Hulu. Fire Island began life as a series on the short-lived streamer Quibi, but after being picked up by Disney’s Searchlight Pictures is now being released on...

April 26, 2022

Lil Nas X announces his ‘Long Live Montero Tour’ for 2022: dates, tickets and presale info

Lil Nas X has announced a headline world tour for 2022 – and tickets go on sale soon. The Long Live Montero Tour will see the rapper perform his biggest solo shows to date and he announced them in the most Lil Nas X way. He revealed the news with a clip on social media, which … Continued The post Lil Nas X announces...

April 26, 2022

LGBT+ activists forced to flee Russia as vicious dictator Putin clamps down on queerness

LGBT+ activists are fleeing Russia after a charity that advocates for their rights was liquidated by the courts. Sphere is a charitable foundation that has been working to advance LGBT+ rights and to support the wider queer community in Russia for more than a decade. Their work – at least in an official capacity – …...

April 26, 2022

Disney refuses to cut LGBT+ scene from Doctor Strange 2 for Saudi Arabia

A Saudi censor has denied banning Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – but confirmed it has asked Disney to cut an LGBT+ scene. It was reported last week that the upcoming Marvel film had been banned from showing in Saudi Arabia cinemas. According to The Guardian, the film was singled out for a 12-second …...

April 26, 2022

LGB Alliance activist who wants gay and lesbian ‘GLexit’ suspended from Conservative Party

An LGB Alliance activist campaigning for a gay and lesbian “GLexit” from the LGBT+ community has been suspended from the UK’s Conservative Party. Alex Bramham is running for both Manchester City Council and as committee chair of the LGBT+ Conservatives, the party’s official queer wing. LGBT+...

April 26, 2022

Johnny Depp’s house manager recalls finding severed finger after alleged fight with Amber Heard

The house manager of an Australian property used by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has recalled finding the actor’s severed finger on the floor after a fight. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 58, is suing ex-wife Amber Heard, 35, in a $50m (£38m) defamation suit after she claimed in 2018 that she had been …...

April 26, 2022

Lesbian Visibility Week: 15 unique gifts for the lesbian in your life including pins, t-shirts and jewellery

This week (25 April – 1 May) marks Lesbian Visibility Week. It was created by DIVA publisher Linda Riley “both to celebrate lesbians and show solidarity with all LGBT+ women and non-binary people in our community”. If you put the ‘L’ in LGBT+, or know someone who does, then the good news is that you...

April 26, 2022

Jameela Jamil quits ‘hell platform’ Twitter after Elon Musk takeover: ‘Lawless hate, bigotry and misogyny’

Jameela Jamil has quit Twitter after the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, purchased the highly influential “hell platform”. The Good Place actor joined other LGBT+ advocacy groups in expressing a mixture of worry and scepticism ahead of the Tesla mogul’s thumping takeover of the website. Jamil raised...

April 26, 2022

Doctor who runs online gender clinic for trans kids ‘competent to give treatment’, tribunal rules

A medical tribunal found a UK doctor who ran an online clinic for trans youth was “competent to provide treatment” but failed to provide some follow-up care. Dr Helen Webberley, founder of website Gender GP, was accused of breaching NHS guidelines by prescribing hormone therapy to trans youth as well as running the online...

April 26, 2022

Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino denies ‘censoring’ gay sex scenes

Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino is once again defending his decision to shy away from nudity and sex scenes in the Oscar-nominated movie. Based on the original book of the same name and adapted from a more explicit screenplay by James Ivory, Guadagnino has been forced to field criticism after his 2017 …...