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November 15, 2019

Minister who heckled Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended by the church after saying being gay is ‘abhorrent’ and a ‘perversion’

The reverend who heckled Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and was exposed as homophobic, racist, Islamophobic and antisemitic, was just suspended by the Church of Scotland. A tweet from the religious bloc confirmed that reverend Richard Cameron – who referred to homosexuality as a “perversion” – has been...

November 15, 2019

Atypical actor Brigette Lundy-Paine comes out as non-binary with a heartfelt message

Atypical actor Brigette Lundy-Paine came out as non-binary and announced they were using they/them pronouns. The actor came out as non-binary on Friday, November 8, with a heartfelt post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram I’m non-binary, always felt a lil bit boy, lil bit girl, lil bit neither. using...

November 15, 2019

Taylor Swift says she’s been blocked from performing her own songs on TV by her ex-record label

Taylor Swift has accused Scott Borchetta, the owner of her former record label Big Machine Records, and his business partner Scooter Braun of blocking her from performing her own songs on TV. The singer accused Borchetta and Braun – who own the rights to all of her albums up until this year’s Lover – of …...

November 15, 2019

Meet the seven trans and non-binary people running for parliament in the UK general election

Did you know that, since parliament began over 200 years ago, at least 20 MPs have been killed in a duel? But, to date, there has never been a UK election that resulted in an openly trans MP. In the 2017 snap election in the UK, nine trans, including non-binary, candidates ran for election – … Continued The post...

November 15, 2019

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland to sue government over delays converting civil partnerships into marriage

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland are taking legal action against the UK government after it emerged that civil partnerships can’t be converted to marriages under the new law. Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland will be allowed to marry under the new law from January, but the 1,200 couples already in civil partnerships...

November 15, 2019

Drag Race star Miss Fame turned down a job on a Justin Bieber music video because his team wouldn’t pay her proper rate

Miss Fame accused Justin Bieber’s team of trying to cash in on queer artists after she was asked to star in a new music video for a paltry fee. The Drag Race star said she was approached to work on a video for the singer’s as-yet-unannounced single. A screenshot posted to her Instagram story shows …...

November 15, 2019

Hong Kong queer community banned by police from marching during Pride amidst violent protests in the city

For the first time, the LGBT+ community in Hong Kong has been banned by police from marching in its annual Pride parade amidst violent protests in the city. According to South China Morning Post, organisers of the march were told that the event on Saturday November 16 would be reduced to a standstill gathering. Director...

November 15, 2019

The battle lines are being drawn for Drag Race UK vs Drag Race US and we’re already gagging

Drag Race royalty Jinx Monsoon and Divina De Campo have said “they’re in” for a UK vs US series and honestly, we’re already gagging. Drag Race fatigue? What Drag Race fatigue! With season 12, All Stars 5, Drag Race Canada, Drag Race Australia and Celebrity Drag Race all in various stages of production (not to …...

November 15, 2019

Video game makes history with the first-ever playable transgender character from a major developer

A new video game is set to make history as it features the first ever playable transgender character in a major-developer release. Tell Me Why will allow gamers to play as twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan who are reunited following a decade of separation. The pair have special powers that allow them to share thoughts …...

November 15, 2019

Drag Race UK gave us a look at next week’s finale twist and we can’t wait to see how this one turns out

Drag Race UK is bringing back the eliminated queens for next week’s grand finale and we need to know what. Is. Happening?! It was always going to be a risk bringing RuPaul’s Drag Race to the UK. Before the show debuted, many fans were worried that our distinctive humour and style of drag wouldn’t...