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November 22, 2019

Scout manager suspended after extreme anti-trans and Islamophobic tweets claiming trans women ‘can never be women’

A training manager for South Ribble Scouts in Lancashire has been suspended after a series of extreme anti-trans and Islamophobic tweets she wrote emerged online. Julie Harbot volunteered as a district local training manager while also working at HWR Accountants in Preston. She was suspended from the Scouts after an...

November 22, 2019

Man wins $157 million from tobacco companies after husband dies from smoking-related illness

A grieving husband who took on tobacco companies after his spouse died from smoking-related illness has been awarded $157 million. Bryan Rintoul prevailed in a wrongful death lawsuit against tobacco giants Phillip Morris and RJ Reynolds after his husband Edward Caprio’s 2018 death from smoking-related Chronic...

November 22, 2019

Robbie Williams reveals how Elton John checked him into rehab and helped him get sober

Robbie Williams has opened up about how his friend Elton John changed his life by checking him into rehab and helping him get sober. Speaking on tonight’s episode of The Jonathon Ross Show, Williams explained that during the early days of his alcohol and substance abuse, John forced him to get the help he needed. He...

November 22, 2019

Pete Davidson reveals he ‘used to jerk off to Leonardo DiCaprio’

Saturday Night Live comic Pete Davidson has revealed that he used to masturbate to Leonardo DiCaprio. The SNL star, who previously dated Ariana Grande, spoke about his admiration for DiCaprio in an interview with 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman for PAPER magazine. In a discussion about his status as a surprise sex...

November 22, 2019

The Vivienne on winning Drag Race UK, not having a relationship with RuPaul and Cher sort of marrying her

The Vivienne was crowned Britain’s first drag superstar in last night’s tense finale. We caught up with her to chat about addiction, what Drag Race UK left out and Cher *sort of* marrying her next month. Congratulations The Vivienne! How are you feeling the morning after being crowned Britain’s first drag superstar? Bloody...

November 22, 2019

Now we finally know why RuPaul told Pearl: ‘Nothing you say matters unless that camera is rolling’

Michelle Visage has clarified why RuPaul gave Pearl that infamous put-down. Visage was taking part in a Q&A at a live screening of the Drag Race UK final on Thursday, November 22, when the subject of Pearl and RuPaul’s supposed beef came up. The Drag Race UK finalists were asked by an audience member what …...

November 22, 2019

Kamala Harris says Pete Buttigieg is ‘naive’ for linking gay rights to civil rights

Kamala Harris has branded Pete Buttigieg “naive” for citing his experience of discrimination as a gay man during a discussion about black Americans. During an NBC Democratic debate on Wednesday, the South Bend mayor had referencing his own sexuality in response to questions about his failures in outreach to...

November 22, 2019

This is how the Trump administration has been quietly erasing LGBT issues

Researchers have revealed that under the Trump administration LGBT+ language, data, resource pages and anti-discrimination information has been disappearing from government websites. The research was conducted by the Sunlight Foundation’s Web Integrity Project (WIP) which says its “mission is to monitor changes to...

November 22, 2019

Michelle Visage is already talking about changes for Drag Race UK season 2, and we definitely need this one to happen

Drag Race UK has barely finished its first run and Michelle Visage – like the rest of us – is already looking forward to season 2. Drag Race UK topped everything that has come before it in every conceivable way but one. While the grand final was full of sickening performances and nail-biting lip-syncs, it …...

November 22, 2019

10 moments that prove Drag Race UK was the best season yet

Drag Race UK was an absolute triumph, and RuPaul deserves a damehood for shining a much-needed spotlight on British drag. Charisma. Uniqueness. Nerve. Tuppence. Drag Race UK had all of this and then some. Over a tight eight week run, ten of the UK’s finest queens proved that our drag can compete with the likes...