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December 8, 2019

LGBT couples make up more than 70% of Tumblr’s top 100 ships of 2019 but TV execs still won’t give the fans what they want

Over 70 percent of Tumblr’s top 100 ships of 2019 are LGBT+, leaving fans wondering just why TV executives are still so reluctant to show same-sex romances on screen. For those who aren’t in the know, ‘shipping’ refers to imagined romantic pairings between characters in TV shows, movies, books, or...

December 8, 2019

More and more daters are identifying their gender as something other than ‘man’ or ‘woman’, study finds

Research by Tinder has shown that more daters than ever are this year identifying with a gender other than “man” or “woman” on the app. The dating app’s annual “Year in Swipe” showed that use of its “more genders” function was up 30 percent compared to last year. The...

December 8, 2019

Southampton gay couple beaten in vile homophobic attack

A gay couple from Southampton were “punched to the floor” and repeatedly “kicked in the head” in a vile homophobic attack. According to the Southern Daily Echo, Jamie Edwards, 33, Damian Hampton, 26, were attacked near a local shop on December 4. They were leaving the shop together, but were...

December 8, 2019

Adam Lambert’s ‘holiday gift’ to fans is a Cher cover and it’s amazing

Adam Lambert has released a cover of ‘Believe’ by Cher as a “holiday gift” to fans, a year after he first performed the song and made Cher herself cry. In December 2018, Lambert performed an acoustic version of the iconic song ‘Believe’ at the Kennedy Center Honors. Responding to the...

December 8, 2019

This woman is the first openly gay contestant in Miss Universe history

This year’s Miss Universe pageant will include the first openly gay contestant in the competition’s 67-year history, who bravely came out despite homosexuality being illegal in her home country. Swe Zin Htet is the reigning Miss Myanmar and she came out publicly on a beauty blog just a week before she is due to...

December 8, 2019

Gareth Thomas left in floods of tears after emotional surprise from his parents

Gay former rugby player Gareth Thomas was left in floods of tears after he was surprised by his parents presenting him with an award. Thomas received an accolade for being a sporting inspiration and for breaking down stereotypes and stigma around HIV at the Mirror Pride of Sports Awards on Thursday (December 5). The Welsh...

December 7, 2019

New blood donation rules for gay and bi men in the UK has not changed rates of infected blood

New blood donation rules that allow gay and bisexual men to give blood if they have abstained from sex for three months have not changed rates of infected blood. Just seven out of 2 million blood donations made in England, Scotland and Wales in 2018 were infected with HIV, Katy Davison of Public Health England …...

December 7, 2019

Caitlyn Jenner not met by any friends or family after leaving the ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!’ jungle

Fans of Caitlyn Jenner were heartbroken for her when none of her friends or family showed up to greet her as she left the jungle after being eliminated from I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Jenner became the seventh celebrity to leave the show on Friday (December 6), along with Nadine Coyle, and …...

December 7, 2019

From Alaska Thunderfluff to Mama Ru, people keep naming their dogs after Drag Race royalty

Imagine shouting “Miss Vanjieeeeee!” across the park on a Sunday morning, and having a small, fluffy bundle of joy come running at you. That’s what thousands of dog owners are doing – with the name Miss Vanjie rocketing in popularity. Miss Vanjie isn’t the only RuPaul queen whose name is being...

December 7, 2019

Mum threatened for allowing her non-binary child to dress up in drag

The mother of a non-binary child who loves dressing up in drag has revealed the threats she received from other parents for allowing the 11-year-old to be themself. Jemma Lovell, from Shrewsbury, said her child Oz found out about drag when they saw snippets of her watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race and was immediately...