The mayor of Washington DC posing with a drag queen and her pups for Halloween is a huge, huge mood
An iconic photo of the Mayor of Washington DC Muriel Bowser posing with a drag queen and her pups is doing the rounds online – and we are so here for it. Bowser shared the photo of herself with the drag queen and the three men in pup play gear on Facebook. “Thank you to … Continued
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Gender Recognition Act, healthcare and sex work: What does the UK general election mean for transgender rights?
When Jeremy Corbyn announced that Labour would back a general election, you’d be forgiven if your first thought wasn’t wondering how this would affect transgender rights. With Brexit and the impending doom coming for us in the form of the climate apocalypse, among other things, this election will likely be...
Bisexual comedian Abigoliah Schamaun shares three powerful tips to help remind you of your self-worth
Standup comedian Abigoliah Schamaun gives us her three tips for reminding you of your self-worth even when self-doubts can cloud our minds. It’s 8am on the day of my final tour show. I’ve been up since 5am. Doing that old thing where I just lay there and hope I fall back asleep. I didn’t so here … Continued
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Supreme Court sides with anti-gay print shop owner who refused to make Pride t-shirt
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the owner of a print shop who refused to make a Pride t-shirt because it was against his religious beliefs. Blaine Adamson is the owner of Hands-On Originals in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2012 he declined to print t-shirts promoting a local Pride event, saying: “It goes...
Gay man in Turkmenistan goes missing after posting heartbreaking video fearing he might be ‘forcibly taken away’
A gay man in the central Asian country Turkmenistan has gone missing after claiming in a heartbreaking video that he might be “forcibly taken away”. Kasymberdy Garayev has reportedly vanished alongside his mother, father and siblings after police discovered that he is gay. Gay men can be imprisoned for up to two years in...
Mariah Carey has officially declared it’s Christmas season in the most Mariah Carey way possible
Mariah Carey has officially usurped Jesus Christ as the spirit of Christmas by announcing it is officially the holiday season today. The singer, who invented the cultural tradition of the festive season in 1994 with the release of ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’, tweeted a video to decree the change. Carey,...
Armed group violently murders trans woman in El Salvador as hate crime epidemic worsens
A 27-year-old trans woman was grabbed off the street by armed suspects and stabbed to death in the capital of El Salvador last weekend. Anahy Miranda Rivas was on a street in San Salvador when the group grabbed her, dragged her for several metres and then stabbed her with a sharp object. The group were …...
The Bachelor franchise’s first same-sex couple confirm split
Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty, the first same-sex couple in The Bachelor franchise’s 17-year history, have announced that they have ended their engagement Demi Burnett, a bisexual interior designer, appeared in the sixth season of reality TV show Bachelor in Paradise. She was initially attracted to co-star Derek...
The president of Argentina’s son is a drag queen and he’s the definition of iconic
With his drag name ‘DYHZY’ and a 157,000-strong Instagram following, Estanislao Fernàndez is a rising star in Argentina’s drag scene. The 24-year-old is also the son of the country’s latest president-elect, Alberto Fernàndez. Estanislao’s father, 60, was a relative newcomer in political...
